When you secure the kimura grips from the top position, you can use it to pass the half guard by roll over the opponent's head and then take the opponent's back when he attempt get up to face you.

When you have side control, you can attack the Americana and then transition to the Kimura when the opponent bends his arm the other way to defend. Alternatively, you can also start the isolation for the Kimura at the wrist. If he does defends by grabbing his belt or gi, move to the north-south p...

When the opponent is attempting a Kimura from his side control or north-south position, you can escape the grips by using your knee or bringing your elbow to the mat.

When you attempt a cross collar choke, you can transition to the S Mount Armbar when he gets too defensive of his neck. If he captures your leg in half guard and then turns into you, you can transition to an unconventional choke by dropping your armpit on his neck and grabbing his belt.

From the mount position, the cross collar choke is an excellent finish. Once you secure the cross collar grip in mount, apply mindfulness on his bridging and protection against your second grip, and you should have a very strong finish.

If you secure a lapel grip under the opponent's farside armpit, you can do a cross collar choke variation from mount or kneeride, a north-south choke, or a Canto choke from side control.

When the opponent presents the Kneeshield Half Guard, you can switch among the Leg Weave Pass, Over-Under Pass, and Rugby Pass to chain together pressure passing techniques.

When you attempt the Leg Weave Pass, and the opponent opens his knees to prevent his knees from being pinned together, transition to the Over-Under pass. Alternatively, if he frames with his arms or becomes sticky with his hooks, you can transition to the Rugby Pass.

When you separate the opponent's legs and apply shoulder pressure on his hips, you can methodically clear his guard by straightening out his legs.

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.