When you do a collar drag from your butterfly guard, and the opponent grabs your collar to defend the backtake or hook sweep, you can trap his wrist on your chest and enter the belly down armbar or wrenching cutting armlock.

When you do a collar drag from your butterfly guard, and the opponent blocks your hip with his forearm to defend against a backtake or sweep, you can trap enter the Barataplata shoulder lock.

When you do a Collar Drag from your butterfly guard, the opponent may underhook you to avoid the backtake. You can then enter the Meat Hook Sweep by throwing your leg over his back and digging your heel into his far collar bone.

When you have side control, you can force your opponent to his side and then secure the same side collar grip. Then you can step over his head and secure the underhook to enter the Helicopter Choke.

When the opponent attempts a single leg takedown, you defend by pushing the head down and stomping your foot to the mat. Then secure the same side collar grip while his hands are busy with your leg. Then drag him to his knees to enter the Helicopter Choke.

When your opponent attempts to escape your back control by removing your hooks, you can reset your hip position to your knees and then enter the Helicopter Choke.

When your opponent is in the turtle position, you can attack the Helicopter Choke with the same side collar grip and stepping over his head. Your hips can be on his back or on either side.

When you have side control, and the opponent turns into you, you can enter the clock choke using a thumb in grip on his nearside collar as he is rolling onto his knees. When he turns away from you into turtle and blocks your clock choke grip, you can get the collar grip from the other side and th...

When you have a seatbelt in back control, you can enter the clock choke from any position by forcing his upper body downward into the mat.

To prevent the opponent from defending your clock choke by circling his hips in the direction of your leg walk, you can block his hips with your free arm by gripping his pants, underhooking the leg, or overhooking the leg.

When your do the clock choke from the opponent's turtle, you can use the variation where your free arm goes over the far shoulder and you drop your armpit weight over the back of his neck.

When your opponent has the turtle position, you can enter the clock choke submission hold if you get the same side collar grip and put your weight forward onto his shoulder and neck. Then want your legs around to tighten the choke.

When the opponent is attempting a clock choke, and he puts his arm under your far armpit, you can trap his arm and roll over your far shoulder for a sweep to side control.

When you are in the turtle position, and the opponent is in the position ready to do a clock choke, you can pop your head under his armpit and secure grips on his sleeve and pants. Then you can do a sweep by raising your hips and bump him over with your back with options to finish the sweep in si...

When you attempt an omoplata, but his forearm pops out from your hip area, then you can quickly wrench his arm to get an armbar without having to move your hips or legs.

When you are pulling guard with the collar sleeve, and the opponent grabs the pants of your free leg to defend against the triangle, omoplata, or sweep, you can swing your leg to bring his hand to you and enter an armbar on his arm that was gripping your pants.

When you pull guard using the collar and sleeve grip with the foot on the hip, you can put the foot on the bicep to do the scissor sweep to mount. Then immediately isolate the arm to do the cutting armbar.

When you have the collar and sleeve grip on the one side and press your foot into his hip for a guard pull, you can immediately enter the omoplata. This video includes details on ensuring he can't posture while you're setting up the shoulder lock.

When you have the collar and sleeve grips, you can pull guard by pressing your foot onto the opponent's hip on the sleeve grip side.

When pulling guard with collar and sleeve grips on opposite side, you can pull guard by pushing your foot onto the opponent's hip on the side of your collar grip.

This video explains what is pulling guard and why we need technique to achieve guard at the start of a BJJ match.

When the opponent pulls guard using a sleeve grip and the foot on your hip the same side, you can counter grip his sleeve and secure a cross pant grip. Then as he sits into guard, you can pull up your grips and finish the pass to kneeride.

When your opponent attempts to pull guard with the foot on the collar grip side, you can parry his leg across or push it to the mat. When he puts the foot on the sleeve grip side, you can push the leg to the mat and secure chest-to-chest half guard.

When the opponent grips your lapel in your closed guard, you can break the grip with a cross sleeve grip and then trap his arm in an overhook while moving your hips into the cutting armbar.