When the opponent attempts the Low-Head Over-Under, use a collar grip to engage the stiff arm to create space and sit up to recover guard. If he attempts the High-Head Over-Under and attempts to pass in the other direction, use the collar grip to engage the stiff arm to prevent your leg from fall...

In Closed Guard bottom, break the collar grip with a cross sleeve grip and then attack the arm drag to pendulum sweep, or the overhook choke. In the top position, break the collar grip by posturing and applying maximum pressure on the grip before initiating the break. Then grip his sleeve to init...

When starting from the seated open guard, the standing person often wants double pant grips, while the seated person wants double sleeve grips. Learn how to navigate this grip battle to enter the spider guard. Use grip breaks, stiff arm, and lasso to defend the spider guard.

Break the same-side or cross-collar grip by holding the opponent's hand still and either backing away or pull your collar away. Break the same-side or cross sleeve grip by holding the hand still while twisting the the grip and pulling your arm away. You can also break the sleeve grip with the use...

When standing and your opponent has a collar or sleeve grip that threatens you, use these techniques to break the grip. You will learn a general technique of creating tension on on grip before initiating the break.

When the opponent attempts to break your cross collar grip from standing, his hands are occupied, so you can time your launch into an ankle pick, followed by a collar drag and then single leg. These techniques in sequence with the cross collar grip will give you a high chance of getting to a leg ...

You can use the Stiff Arm to escape the Double Under pass, Leg Weave pass, Knee Cut pass, and Over Under pass. You can even use it to escape an established side control This video shows you general principles of the structure of the ideal Stiff Arm frame so you can apply it to any pass attempt.

When you are in the seated guard and your opponent reaches for you legs, use that opportunity to secure a cross collar grip. Then use the collar grip to engage a stiff arm to defend pass attempts, or to launch into the ankle pick, collar drag, or single leg sweeps.

When the opponent attempts to settle into Side Control, you can use the basic Stiff Arm escape to redirect his upper body to recover your guard. If he hugs your head, then reverse the position. If he switches base to the Kesa Gatame position, apply the stiff arm to the nearside lapel. If he makes...

When your opponent passes your leg, engage your arm frames on his arm to prevent head control. Then when he attempts to push in further, extend your arm straight to apply the stiff arm on his elbow or armpit and redirect his upperbody away from you as you sit up to escape your legs.

When the opponent defends your X Pass by countering with arm frames on your upper body, move your lower body closer. When he counters the lower body with his arms, then move closer with the upperbody. This video shows you an example sequence applying this principle with an X Pass using the grips ...

When you drop low for an Ankle Pick, but the opponent makes it difficult to get to his ankle, you can switch to a single leg by dropping your knee forward to shoot in for the single leg. If you do get the leg or ankle, you can also switch to a Low Single Leg where you hold his ankle still while b...

A good Ankle Pick takedown sequence is to aim for the farside ankle, but grab the nearside ankle for the takedown. Then pass the guard into Knee Ride and finish with the Spinning Farside Armbar. If opponent turns away as your passing to knee ride, flow with him into a backtake.

The Ankle Pick is a technique to pull the upper body down while grabbing an ankle and then pushing the opponent backwards while picking up his ankle. When you do this from a seated guard, you finish a sweep. When you do it from standing it's a takedown.

Riki shows the Spinning Farside Armbar from your Knee Ride or Side Control. He also shows how to break the Gable Grip defenses when opponent grabs his other had during your spin to the other side.

Riki shows that when you pass the guard, you can use movement among the positions of Side Control, Knee Ride, North South, and Mount to maintain your domination over the opponent. (Audio quality varies throughout the video because the microphone keeps falling off Riki's shirt)

When you have top half guard or mount position, you can use dilemma and distraction of passing or reguarding to isolate the head and set up the Ezikiel Choke. Alternative, when in mount, you can use the threat of an Ezikiel Choke, to get into S Mount for an armbar.

Wherever you can hug the opponent's head, you can set up an Ezikiel Choke. You can enter from Mount, Half Guard Top, Closed Guard Top, Under Mount, Half Guard Bottom, Closed Guard Bottom. You can use the Punch variation when you cannot get your hand across the opponent's neck. You can also enter ...

Malcolm shows the Ezikiel Choke, a simple submission that can be secured anywhere you can isolate the opponent's head with both your arms. Common entries are from closed guard, Mount, Technical Mount, and Back Control.

Riki shows you how to do an Ezikiel Choke from the Back Side angle, primarily using your underhook forearm to achieve the choke. Once the arms are locked in place, then you can configure the legs like a Bow & Arrow Choke. You can enter this variation from Technical Mount or from the opponent's tu...

When the opponent defends your Collar Drag Sweep by moving his hips away from you, you can enter the Loop Choke from your knees. If he has seated guard or a single leg, you can enter the Loop Choke with a cross collar grip.

When you can catch the opponent's head under your armpit from a cross collar grip, you can do variations of the loop choke with an overhook on his arm or leg, or with an underhook on his arm. Spin under to position yourself for tightening the choke.

This video shows you the fundamental mechanics of the Loop Choke where your wrap your arm around his head from a cross collar grip. Where your place your arms and legs will lock him into the position so you can complete the choke. You can initiate it from your knees, from within Kneeshield half g...

When you attempt Osoto Gari takedown, but your opponent defends by pulling his leg away, you can follow up with a Sasae Tsuriomi Ashi takedown by changing your angle to cause him to pivot and then block his leg for a trip.