When you have a lasso grip and your opponent attempts to pass to side control, you can use the lasso to disrupt his balance and get to his leg to flip him over your body.

When the opponent attempts to swivel his hand to defend the Lasso Catapult Sweep, you secure your lasso grip by turning your palm to the ceiling and elbow to the mat. When he defends by pull his weight back, you can sit up and rock him forward to get a grip on his far leg.

When opponent attempts a Leg Weave Pass, you can grip his sleeve and spin under to counter attack. You can spin under for a Tornado Sweep, Triangle, Omoplata, Armbar, or Arm Drag.

When you have the lasso grip, you can invert to spin underneath him and grip his pants to pull him over your lasso leg for a Torando sweep. If he pulls back, you can spin through into the Omoplata.

When you have a lasso grip from your guard, you can cross grip both of the opponent sleeves and invert to spin through to a triangle hold.

When you have a tight lasso grip, you can use it to break down the opponent's posture and enter a Corkscrew Armbar (Belly Down Armbar) on the farside arm.

When the opponent attempts a double under stack pass, you can counter with a triangle by securing the sleeve grips and placing your feet on his hips.

When the opponent attempts the double under stack pass, you can counter with a back take by gripping both of his sleeves and wedging your legs under him.

When the opponent attempts a Stack Pass, you can get double sleeve grips and put your feet on his hips to create space. Then pummel one foot under his armpit to get a triangle or omoplata. Or, you can pummel both feet under his armpits to get to a general spider guard.

When your opponent attempts a stack pass by putting your legs over his shoulders, you can push on the opponent's forearms to loosen your knees, which prevents the pass. If he has already moved to an angle, then push on his elbow to escape your knee and block his pass.

When the opponent defends your stack pass by using his arm or his leg, you can pin his farside knee to the mat to create an over-under opportunity where you can complete a knee cut pass.

When you have double underhooks on the opponent's legs from his open guard, you can lift his hips off the mat and apply pressure onto his legs to complete a stack pass. If you can't lift his hips, you can modify the pass by pinning the far knee to the mat.

When you lose your hooks from back control, you can enter the Crucifix. Then you can increase your control by putting your leg over his head, further isolating his nearside arm. Then you can finish a Kimura using one arm (inspired by Ryan Hall).

When you isolate the nearside arm of your opponent's turtle, and he turns his forearm towards his hips, you can roll into a Kimura finish with him on his back.

When your opponent is in turtle, enter the Crucifix position and then lean back into the bottom position. You can work an armbar simultaneously as a choke.

When the opponent is in turtle, you can isolate his arm with a Crucifix entry, and then sprawl on top of his arm to complete an armbar.

When your opponent is in turtle, you can enter the Crucifix position by using your knee to pry open the space under his elbow. Then you can lean back or roll forward into the Crucifix position where you can secure a collar grip for a choke finish.

When you have chest-to-chest halfguard top position, you can use a grip on the opponent's farside lapel to secure a back take when he turns away from you. You can even use the same lapel grip to get a choke after the backtake.

When you have chest-to-chest half guard top position, you can use a grip on the opponent's farside lapel to enter the Brabo Choke, with or without trapping the opponent's arm under your chest.

When you have chest-to-chest half guard top position, you can feed the opponent's farside lapel under his armpit and secure a grip under his head. Then you can use that lapel to do a choke similarly to the cross-collar choke while still in half guard.

When you have chest-to-chest half guard, you can use the opponent's farside lapel to pin his far shoulder to the mat and work on freeing your leg from his legs. This video addresses common resistance encountered during this passing technique.

From your knee ride, you can secure a palm up and palm down grips on the opponent's collar. Then move your hips into a more north south position to complete the Baseball Bat Choke. If the opponent turns on to his knees, you can continue tightening the choke from underneath him.

When you have a dominant top position, secure a palm up grip and a palm down grip on the opponent's collar or farside lapel to enter a choke from the north-south position.

When the opponent attempts a Knee Cut pass, defend by entering the Reverse De La Riva guard. Then use your butterfly hook to put his knee to the mat and secure grip on his far collar and sleeve. Then lift his leg to complete the Hook Sweep.