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.

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.

Richard Nguyen, brown belt in Judo, teaches basics of the Osoto Gari Takedown. He shows the side breakfall for the person being taken down. He then shows how to properly step into the takedown and how to effectively execute the takedown when they're standing square or with one leg forward.

When the opponent defends your Americana by stiff arm, or rotating his elbow, or hugging your head, transition to an Smount Armbar, Farside Armbar, Kimura, or Chest-to-Chest Armbar from mount.

When you attempt an Americana from Side Control or Mount, and the opponent puts his free hand under your armpit to do a stiff arm escape, you can enter S Mount and finish an Armbar. You can also enter S Mount and finish Armbar when he clasps his hands together to defend the Americana.

When doing the Americana from Side Control, and the opponent defends by using his free hand to grab the defending arm, you can transition to the modified Bow & Arrow Choke, or you can step over to mount for an Armbar.

When in Top Control of Side Control or Mount, you can attack when they have arm frames close to their neck. Start attacking with the Americana and then switch to the Armlock with he attempts to straighten out his arm. You can start in Side Control and Finish in Mount or vice versa.

The Americana is a submission attack when the opponent uses arm frames against your Side Control or Mount. When the opponent defends by straightening his arm, you can transition to the Armbar.

When in the bottom position, you have opportunities to get the Americana lock from closed guard, chest-to-chest half guard, and side control.

When the opponent has secured hooks but you are able to grab both his hands before he can secure grips, you can escape his back control by moving his choking arm over your head, by sinking down into double underhooks on his legs, by leaning forward and inverting, or by trapping one sleeve under h...

When your opponent has back control and secures the Body Triangle, you need to find a way to loosen the figure 4 configuration of his legs to begin your escape from back control. This video shows you a method of escaping when the legs are locked on the top side or bottom side.

Escape the opponent's back control depending on where the back control is taking place. If you both are seated up, attempt to pull the choking arm to the other side of your head. If you fall on the underhook side, place your head on the mat and scrape your back along the mat to remove his chest o...

When you have back control of your opponent, and the choke is difficult to get, easily transition to the back triangle to get more submissions. If you go for the bow & arrow choke and your opponent peels your choking arm off his head, then easily transition to the armbar with minimal change.

When the opponent has back control, apply the escape technique that works best for the condition of the back control. If the opponent has his feet crossed in between your legs, apply a foot lock. If the seatbelt is loose, move the choking arm to the other side. If you fall onto the underhook side...

When you secure a collar grip around the opponent's neck, you should be able to find the Bow & Arrow Choke from multiple positions including Back Control, Side Control, Mount, and Turtle.

The Bow & Arrow Choke requires separation from the back control where you maintain a right angle of your body to the opponent. This choke can be entered from the Back Control or from Side Control. When setting it up from Side Control, you can also modify the finishing position of your legs so tha...

To maintain good back control, learn how to keep a tight seatbelt regardless of where the opponent moves. Learn the mechanics of the basic collar rear choke and the rear naked choke (RNC). Then learn the straight jacket hand fighting position that allows you to secure the rear choke hold.

The key to get to a rear choke is the level of back control. The seatbelt control is an excellent way to maintain back control during the opponent's resistance. From good back control, you can launch into rear chokes using the collar grip in the gi or a forearm grip in NoGi.

When you have a seat belt and Back Control on your opponent, secure the Kimura grips on the arm on your head side. Then start to lower him and move to a right angle. This will open opportunities for the Armbar, Triangle Choke, or Rear Chokes.

When opponent sits up and hugs your leg, push your knee into his chest and push him backwards to prevent the single leg. Then enter the Reverse Half Guard with the appropriate controls to avoid being swept backwards. Then complete the pass to side control, mount, or reverse mount.

When your opponent sits up to attempt a Single Leg Sweep while you are standing, enter Reverse Half Guard to counter. Then complete the pass from Reverse Half Guard while avoiding his Leg Lift Sweep.

When your opponent has the underhook from half guard bottom, the Reverse Half Guard is a good position to complete a pass. However, the opponent can present many problems during your entry and movement into the final pass. This videos shows you how to deal with the common counters to your entry t...

When the you have top position of chest-to-chest half guard, but your opponent has the underhook, you cannot pass on the conventional side, so you must enter the Reverse Half Guard and pass on the other side. While moving to the other side, pay careful attention to the cross face and control of h...

When your opponent has chest-to-chest half guard, but you have the underhook, his best option is to enter the Reverse Half Guard. You can counter with a Backtake or Sweep when he attempts to backstep into the Reverse Half Guard. If he manages to complete the backstep, you should stop his progress...

When your opponent prepares to stand up to break your Closed Guard, secure the collar and sleeve grip. When he stands up, enter the Collar & Sleeve Guard where you can attack with an omoplata, triangle, or armbar from the triangle set up.

When you go to stand up and break the closed guard, you have to be aware of the sweeps and guard reconfiguration of the bottom player. He may launch into a sweep or reconfigure to the De La Riva guard. This video shows what the bottom player options are, and what the top player can do to counter.

When your opponent has closed guard, it's safest to attempt breaking the closed guard by standing up and wedging your knees against his bum. This video shows you how to have good control of his ability to break your posture and grab both legs while also avoiding the Muscle Sweep where he can use ...

When your opponent has closed guard, secure a sword grip on the collar and one sleeve grip. Then stand up and wedge your knees behind their bum and push on their leg to break the closed guard.

After a standard Tripod Sweep, you can enter the SLX leg entanglement (Irimi Ashi) and do a straight footlock. After a Sickle Sweep (variation of Tripod Sweep), you can enter the Butterfly Ashi leg entanglement and do a straight footlock.

When the opponent configures the Tripod Sweep or Sickle Sweep, defend the sweep by immediately pushing his foot off your hip and then counter with a leg drag pass. If he is successful at completing the sweep, then counter with a straight footlock.

When you have a sleeve grip, you can configure your legs to the Tripod Sweep or Sickle Sweep. Both sweeps require a foot on his hip and an ankle grip on the same side. Push on the hip and pull on his ankle. Your other leg is used to stop the far leg from moving to retain balance. The sleeve grip ...

When you stand up in the opponent's closed guard, and he attempts a Tripod Sweep, you can react with a Leg Drag Pass by popping the foot off your hip, a Smash Pass if he transitions to DLR, or a Knee Cut Pass if you angle and counter grip his lapel.

The Tripod Sweep has a very fast setup because it only requires the foot on the hip and an ankle grip on the same side. Your other foot can be used to prevent the opponent from back stepping to get his balance. A common entry is when the opponent stands up to break your closed guard. You can also...

When you lock your hands onto your arm around the opponent's wrist, you can twist his wrist when locking it out. You can do this from standing or closed guard when they grab your wrist. You can also do this from mount when they do the vampire defense.

When you get into position of control, you can easily find a wristlock. Do it from your Lasso guard when the opponent attempts to spin his hand free, from the bicep sandwich top position, from the omoplata, or from stapling his arm in side control.

You can do wristlocks from anywhere as long as you trap the hand and elbow in a 90 degree bend. Access to wristlocks can be from standing when they grab your collar, from closed guard when they take the sword grip, from triangle hold, when they defend the choke and armbar, and from side control w...

You can do a wristlock when opponent secures a grip on your sleeve in closed guard, an underhook or arm frame from side control, or a collar grip from standing.

To defend the Leg Weave Pass, avoid or break the collar grip. Then break the knee grip and re-guard or use the leg weave arm to enter the Lasso guard with the option of doing the Catapult Sweep.

When opponent has knee shield half guard and he begins the Leg Weave Pass, use your arms to frame then sit up and re-guard. Alternatively, enter the lasso guard to re-guard or do the catapult sweep. If he grabs your collar, use the foot on his bicep to break the collar grip.

When in the opponent's Knee Shield Half Guard, weave your hand between the legs to control the bottom knee. Then pinch his knees together and grab the opponent's collar or sleeve to control the upper body, and then clear the guard with a kneecut over the shin or windshield wipe of the feet.

When the opponent has kneeshield half guard, pinch their knees together and grip their upper body to do the Leg Weave Pass.

When the opponent attempts the Leg Weave Pass, you can defend by sitting up and pushing away. Alternatively you can do the Lasso Catapult Sweep. If he grabs your collar, you can break it using your kneeshield foot on his bicep. If you secure a cross collar grip, you can do a Loop Choke.

When your opponent tries to loosen the triangle by stretching his head towards the choking side, you can do a hip bump sweep. When he tries to hide his arm behind you, you can switch to a reverse triangle hold and attack his arm, or distract him with a fist choke.

When you get caught in a deep Triangle hold, you can attempt to break the figure 4 of the opponent's legs by stretching his body out. You can move to the choking side, to the dangerous side, to the back or stack him.

The Triangle submission hold is closely related to the omoplata and armbar submission holds. Move from the Armbar to the Triangle if the opponent pulls his arm out. Move from the Triangle to Armbar if you can pass your leg over his shoulder or head. Move from the Omoplata to Triangle if he tries...

Triangle entries can happen from underneath the North South position or from the Lasso Guard. From underneath North South, enter the inverted spider guard by and spin through to catch the Triangle. From the Lasso Guard, push your leg through the lasso arm, and throw your other leg over the oppone...

You can catch a Triangle hold from 4 positions. In the Collar and Sleeve Guard use your shin to pin the far arm. During a Hip Bump Sweep attempt put your arm on the other side of the head. When the opponent defends by grabbing his hand during your Fallback Armbar, poke your leg between his arms. ...

The catching and maintaining a lock of the opponent's head and arm between your legs is a detail that is crucial to ensuring that you can finish the choke while dealing with the opponent's defensive reactions. If you do not get a good catch, the opponent will posture and throw your leg off him to...

Tash Bhattacharya returns to her lesson on using X Guard to access the back (Part 2 of 2). She shows how to access the 2nd pant grip and then use these grips to ground the far knee of the opponent and then lift the near leg to access the back.

The triangle choke is a common submission from closed guard. You need to get a good catch of the opponent's head and arm between your legs. Once you have a good catch, adjust the tightness and angle before completing the choke.

When you do the Leg Drag Pass, there are similar control points between the Gi and NoGi techniques. However, there are differences in the details of how you achieve the control points.

When the opponent has the De La Riva (DLR) guard or the Single Leg X (SLX) guard, you can break down the guard and get to a Leg Drag pin before passing to side control.

How to transition from the Triangle while in the guard from the Armbar and vice versa. Also, how to transition from the Triangle while in the guard to the Omoplata and vice versa.

When you have DLR (De La Riva), grab the nearside collar and pant leg. Then off balance the opponent by pulling him forward or backward to find the opportunity to enter SLX (Single Leg X). From SLX, find a way to get his hands on the mat so you can complete the sweep with both pant grips. Tash Ba...

When the opponent has open guard, and you can secure a cross pant grip, you can enter the Leg Drag position by dragging his leg passed your hips, controlling the dragged knee, controlling the hip, and pinning his free leg.

When your opponent is in combat base, you can use the Reverse De La Riva (RDLR) guard to spin under his hips and access the back side with crab hooks. When he puts his hips on the floor to deny you back control, you can use your pant and hip grips to come up into a sweep and pin him in a leg drag.

Review of using Reverse DLR to defend the Knee Cut Pass and then transitioning to Stomp Sweep or Single Leg. When opponent drops a knee to the mat for combat base, you can lift the leg up and move to the other side of your head to access the back and put on crab hooks.

From a grip in your open guard, secure the De La Riva guard. When the opponent puts you into Headquarters position, you can react by switching from De La Riva (DLR) to Reverse De La Riva (RDLR). Then you can enter the Waiter Sweep.

When your opponent attempts a knee cut pass from open guard, use the Reverse De La Riva (RDLR) Guard to defend. Then, you can transition to the half spider guard sweep by stomping your foot on his bicep. Or, you can transition to the single leg if he puts his weight to the far side. You can also ...

When your opponent attempts the Knee Cut Pass from your open guard, you can slap on the Reverse De La Riva Guard to defend. Then you can control the nearside sleeve to do a sweep by stomping on his bicep, or do a reverse sweep, or do a backward sweep over your body.

When you have the Reverse De La Riva (RDLR), you can spin under the opponent to get a backtake or sweep to leg drag pass. The opponent can be standing or in combat base (one knee down). This technique for spinning under from RDLR is also known as the "Kiss of the Dragon."

When you attack the Papercutter Choke by isolating one arm, you can give your self the option of finishing the Papercutter Choke, Nearside Wedge Armbar, Mounted Triangle Choke, or Goldchain Armbar.

When you isolate the arm during the Paper Cutter Choke attempt, you can transition to the nearside Armbar or Mounted Triangle Choke.

The Paper Cutter Choke requires a grip on the far collar and a grip on the near shoulder. This video shows you the basic setup from side control and north south positions. You can also set this up in side control by securing the shoulder grip first to isolate one arm, connect the forearm to next,...

The Paper Cutter Choke from Side Control requires a grip with the forearm across the neck, and a grip on the nearside shoulder to prevent him from turning into you. You can set up this choke from Side Control, North South, or from doing a Stack Pass.

When you have control of the opponent's leg and his far lapel from your open guard, you can set up the Worm Guard, created by Keenan Cornelius. The Worm Guard traps your leg against the opponent's hip and gives you opportunity for a sweep or backtake. If he defends your backtake, you can catch hi...

When the opponent has in the butterfly guard, reverse De La Riva guard, or the De La Riva guard, you can break it down to quickly transition to the X Pass before he has time to reconfigure his guard.

When you put yourself into shin-on-shin from your opponent's open seated guard, secure the pant and collar grips to execute passing. You can pass on the same side shin-on-shin or the cross side shin-on-shin. If you get the collar & sleeve grips instead you can directly pass using the step-through...

When you are dealing with the open guard, use the X Pass to clear his hooks and then move your legs around his legs to insert a divider between his chest and knee. The method of pinching his knees together helps you finish the X Pass in kneeride. The method of putting you hands on his hip and kne...

The X Pass provides a quick way to pass while keeping on the outside of the opponent's legs. One common way is to pinch the knees together while kicking backwards to the ceiling to clear any guard and then stepping into knee ride. Another variation is to place your hands on his hip and nearside k...

When you approach the opponent's seated open guard, you can use shin-on-shin to stay on the outside of his legs. Securing the collar and opposite pant grip will give you control needed for quick passing options from the shin-on-shin.

When the opponent grabs his belt to defend your Kimura from closed guard, place your foot on his hip to escape your far leg. Use your far leg to transition to a switch backtake, an armbar (aka choibar), or a triangle.

When the opponent grabs his belt, you can launch attacks of backtakes and sweep. You can also use your legs to re-enforce a tight shoulder lock or do the Tarikoplata.

Use your closed guard to set up the Kimura shoulder lock submission. Work on closing the distance and keeping the opponent's arm bent and lock your Kimura grip into place. Then move your hips out from underneath him to get a better angle for the finish. Finally, compress his entire arm before app...

Basics of entering the Kimura grip from Closed Guard and then details on how to finish the shoulder lock from the Kimura grip from closed guard. If he grabs his belt to defend, you can transition to a backtake.

When the opponent defends your Kimura from closed guard by gripping his belt, you can move your hips and legs to transform your attack to a backtake or armbar.

When the opponent defends your Armbar from Mount with a defensive grip (wrist grip, S-grip, gable grip, or figure 4 bicep grip), you can break the grip to complete the armbar without switching your position.

Learn how to break the Wrist grip, Gable grip, and Figure 4 bicep grip to complete your Armbar from Mount. You can also do a bicep slicer on his Figure 4 bicep grip.

Understanding the Armbar from S-mount can be broken down into the finishing part, the falling back part and the entry from regular mount. Coach Riki details the fundamental process starting with the finishing part.

When you have mount, the S-Mount position will give you tight control of the arms so that you can finish an armbar. This video shows you a way on how to enter it from a low mount, how to keep the position tight, how to deal with the defending arm, how to switch the side of the S-Mount, and how to...

When the opponent does the Hitchhiker escape from your Armbar from mount, you can configure your legs to catch him in a triangle choke hold, Armbar, or Tarikoplata shoulder lock.

When you have the cross lapel grip, you can enter the Brabo Choke from Guard or from Side Control top. If you have the Cross Collar grip, you can enter the Loop Choke and finish in half guard, or finish with the arm in.

When you are in side control, use the opponent's far lapel to set up a Brabo Choke using cross lapel grip. When you have the cross collar grip, you can use the collar drag to set up a cross collar choke. When you have the Collar & Sleeve guard, you can use the Scissors sweep to set up the Right-A...

The Cross Collar Choke requires a deep cross collar grip with a clean connection to the opponent's carotid artery on the neck. Your second grip can vary to keep the head and shoulders still while you apply the choke. This video explores common variations of the grip and control of the opponent's ...

The Collar & Sleeve Guard is the cross-collar and same-side sleeve grips with your foot on his far bicep. Learn how to retain this guard and launch submission attacks from it. You can enter the Triangle hold where you can finish an Armbar or Choke. If you pass your leg under his armpit and over h...

When the opponent underhooks you to do defend the collar drag, you can enter the omoplata position and complete a shoulder lock or sweep. If he stiff arms you to defend the collar drag, you can enter a corkscrew armbar or wrenching armbar. If he does not tap and does not roll, you can get onto yo...

When your attempt a Collar Drag sweep, and the opponent defends with an underhook, you can attack the Omoplata. If he defends with a collar grip, you can attack with a corkscrew armbar or a wrenching armbar.

When you can secure a cross collar grip, you can do a sweep from the seated butterfly guard. If you both are standing, then the cross collar grip will give you the opportunity for a takedown by getting to the leg. If his hands and knees are on the mat from the collar drag, you also have the optio...

When you secure a cross collar grip on the opponent, you can drag his upper body passed your body to get closer to his leg. If you do this from a seated butterfly guard, you can flip him over for a sweep. If you do this from standing, you can flip him over for a takedown. If he stands up, you can...

When you attempt the Collar Drag sweep from the seated Butterfly Guard, and your opponent circles his legs away from you, you can trap his head to threaten the Loop Choke. He either rolls out of the choke and you get side control, or you can finish the loop choke by grabbing his leg to enter the ...

When you have the foot and leg trapped, but your opponent defends your body's rotation, you can reconfigure the leg entanglement to Butterfly Ashi to assist in the finishing of the straight footlock. You can enter the Butterfly Ashi directly or from the Single Leg X (SLX) position while the oppon...

The Butterfly Ashi position is a type of leg entanglement for a straight footlock. Normally entered from a reconfiguration of the Single Leg X (SLX) entanglement. You can apply the Butterfly Ashi entanglement and finish the straight footlock when the opponent is seated or standing.

How to set up a tight clamp on the foot and the leg to finish the straight footlock. We go over the common defenses of the "boot" and keeping your leg clamp open. If they pop your foot off the hip to open your leg clamp, you rotate to prevent further defenses.

Fundamentals of the Straight Footlock (aka Ankle Lock) submission from the Straight Ashi position (aka Single Leg X or SLX), including dealing with common defense and escape reactions such as "putting on boot" and rotating out.

After breaking the closed guard in the top position, immediately catch the foot and fall into the Single Leg X position for a footlock. If the opponent hops off your leg, you can switch to attack the other foot. If he stands up, you can still attack the footlock if you keep his weight on the far ...

When your opponent locks in the Arm Triangle (aka Head & Arm Choke), you can escape by pulling your arm back in front of his head or by bridging away from him and move towards getting back onto your knees. When an opponent does one of these escapes on you, you can reconfigure your submission hold...

You can enter the Arm Triangle (aka Head & Arm Choke) from your side control and finish Knee Ride, Mount, or in Half Guard so long as you drop adjust the appropriate areas and tighten the choke by dropping your outside hip weight.

The Arm Triangle (aka Head & Arm Choke) can be set up from Side Control or Mount with emphasis on adjusting the tightness and location of the shoulder on the opponent's neck.

You can defend against the Arm Triangle Choke (aka Head & Arm Choke) by grabbing your leg. From there you can rock up and then back to put your arm back in front of his head, or you can rock to your side and then bridge away from him while turning onto your knees. You can also bridge immediately ...

When opponent has kneeshield half guard, you can smash the knees together to complete the smash pass (aka folding pass) or the rugby pass. When you do the rugby pass and he stiff arms your body to prevent advancing the side control, you can transition to reverse knee ride. You can use the rugby p...

The Rugby pass is requires the smashing of knees together, like the Smash Pass (aka Folding Pass). However, you pass on the front side with the Rugby pass instead of passing on the backside in the Smash Pass. This video shows you how the Rugby and Smash passes are linked, where you can enter eith...

The Smash pass (aka Folding pass) is pinning the opponent's knees to the same side and applying your weight on his knees to control the pass. You can enter it from the opponent's open guard or kneeshield half guard. You also have the option to weave your leg between his legs for better control of...

From DLR, you can move into the Headquarters position to gain passing options. You can either keep his knees apart, smash his knees together, or move into knee cut pass.

How to enter X-Guard from Open Guard and Spider Guard. Execute sweeps from X-Guard with ankle pick, overhead, technical get up, or forward sweep. Also, enter backside X-Guard to complete a back sweep.

How to enter the X-Guard from butterfly guard whether the opponent is standing or kneeling. Once in X-Guard, you can do back sweeps by controlling the far leg, or do the technical get up sweep by lifting the nearside leg.

Entry to the X Guard from Butterfly guard. To enter backside X Guaurd, get the opponent to fall forward onto his hands, and then lift the nearside leg and place it on the other side of your head and immediately grab his hip. Then from there, you can do a sweep or backtake.

Intro to the X Guard position with entries from butterfly and open guards. Learn simple back sweeps with far leg grip or ankle pick, learn forward sweep with the far sleeve grip, and learn the get up sweep with single leg.

When you have Spider Guard, and your opponent stands up, you can use the double sleeve grips to enter the X guard or the De La Riva guard with the advantage of a sleeve grip. You can use that grip advantage to complete a sweep forward backwards, or overhead.

When you have double sleeve grips in spider guard, you can transition to the X Guard or De La Riva (DLR) guards with a sleeve grip. Then you can execute sweeps from the X or DLR guard with the advantage of maintaining a sleeve grip.

Learn the basics of how to enter and retain spider guard using the double sleeve grip and the feet on the hips or bicep. You can use spider guard to do a scissors sweep, regardless of whether he is standing or on his knees.

When you have the double sleeve grips while your opponent is standing, you can use the Spider Guard Scissors sweep to get him to step over your leg so you can transition into 50/50 and then do a 70/30 sweep. If you also have the option to go into backside X-guard for a sweep, regardless of whethe...

This is an introduction to the the spider guard, including its definition and basic uses. You can use it to retain guard, sweep the opponent, or enter the triangle submission hold.

When you have spider guard with double sleeve grip, and the opponent is kneeling with both knees or in combat base (with one knee on mat), you can attack armbars, omoplata, triangle.

When your opponent attempts to escape your side control by securing an underhook, you can step over his body into a technical mount and launch attacks with a Kimura, omoplata, monoplata, or gold chain armbar.

When you have side control, and your opponent secures an underhook as part of his escape, you can use that underhook to attack that arm and shoulder. You can do a Kimura, wristlock, omoplata, monoplata, or armbar.

When your opponent attempts to get to chest-to-chest side control, use prevention by turning on your side and framing both of your arms on his arm that he would use for head control. If he gets to a tight side control with head control on you, then you start with arm frames and keep adding to you...

Roy Dean's favorite side control escape is to use a stiff arm to bait the opponent to switch base and then place your elbow or knee underneath his leg when he switches. Then you can use a stiff arm and your arm and leg under his leg to sweep him across your body. Brian Peterson's favorite side co...

When your opponent has the Lasso Guard, you can pass by either removing his lasso hook to enter the Over Under Pass or by smashing his lasso leg down to enter the Leg Weave Pass or Mount.

When you have a lasso grip on one arm, and you place your shin across the opponent's chest, you can do the lasso catapult sweep over your body once you can load his weigh onto your shin.

When you have the lasso grip, you can spin under to attack the triangle, tornado sweep, or omoplata. You can also use the lasso spin under principle to counter the leg weave attack.

When you have double sleeve grips from closed guard or from standing open guard, you can enter the Lasso Catapult Sweep by entangling your leg around one arm. Then you put your other shin across the opponent's body to execute a sweep. You can overcome common resistance by the opponent such as rot...

When you have a tight lasso grip on the opponent's arm, you can use it to move the opponent's shoulder to the mat and attack his farside with a corkscrew armbar, switch backtake, or omoplata.

When you have double unders from the opponent's open guard, you can do the stack pass by using your body pressure on his legs to complete a pass. When you modify the pass to pin the farside knee to the mat, you can also create a passing opportunity on the other side. This class also shows two com...

When your opponent attempts a Stack Pass, put your feet on his hips and grip both of his sleeves. Then you can enter a backtake, triangle, or omoplata. If he gets your legs onto his shoulders where you cannot put your feet on his hips, you can do the elbow push to retain your guard.

When your opponent's legs are open, you can secure double underhooks on his legs to enter the stack pass by lifting his hips high. If you cannot lift his hips, you can enter the Over-Under option where you pin his far knee to the mat, which will give you options of the stack pass or knee cut. If ...

When you are in the top position of your opponent's turtle, you can enter the Crucifix position by capturing his nearside arm between your legs and his farside arm with your arms. Then you can launch attacks of the choke, armbar, and kimura.

When you have chest-to-chest half guard top position and the opponent turns into you, you can use the opponent's farside lapel to do the brabo choke with or without his arm trapped. If he turns away, you can use the lapel to take his back and immediately choke him.

When you have chest-to-chest-half guard, you can use the opponent's farside lapel to pin his shoulder for a pass technique. You can also use the farside lapel for a choke option without passing the guard.

When you have chest-to-chest half guard, you can pass by securing a grip on the opponent's farside lapel under his armpit. This video deals with the basic technique and how to deal with common resistance.

When you have side control or knee ride, you can secure palm up and palm down grips on the opponent's collar or farside lapel to enter chokes from North South. You can also use the same 2 grips on either the collar or lapel to enter the Baseball Bat Choke.

When your opponent is on his knees and you have a cross sleeve grip, you can do an arm drag to secure a grip on his back and enter the hook sweep. You can also enter the hook sweep from the opponent's knee slice pass attempt.

The most common uses for the butterfly guard is to do a sweep either with same-side sleeve grip or cross-sleeve grip, guard recovery from side control, or entry into the Single Leg X position (Irimi Ashi entanglement).

When you have a seated butterfly guard with the cross collar and same-side sleeve grips, you can perform a collar drag and secure the belt grip or farside armpit grip. Depending on the opponent's reaction, you can attack sweeps, armlocks or the barataplata.

You can do sneaky entries into the Helicopter Choke from the opponent's turtle, when he escapes your back control, and from your side control.

When you have the choke grip from back control, you can enter the clock choke when you don't have hooks engaged and you have a good seat belt. You can also enter the clock choke from side control when he turns into you or away from you.

The mechanics of the basic clock choke from the opponent's turtle position. Variations include armpit over the neck, and blocking the hip movement by grabbing the leg.

When your opponent attempts a clock choke on your turtle position, you can sweep him over your far shoulder, bump sweep him with your back, or get an underhook to secure the single leg sweep.

Clark Gracie and his brother Ralston gave a detailed seminar at VRJJ on Wednesday 21st February 2024. This video is a review of many of the techniques that were taught at that seminar.

When you are pulling guard with the collar and sleeve grips on the same side, you can enter the omoplata or scissors sweep with the foot on his far bicep. If his hand pops out of the omoplata position, you can quickly execute a wrenching armbar without moving your hip position.

From a guard pull with the foot on the hip and collar and sleeve grips, you can do a nearside armbar, farside armbar, omoplata, or scissors sweep to mount.

A common way to pull guard is to get collar and sleep and then place the foot on the hip with tension. This method allows you to sit safely while keeping the distance from the opponent once you sit.

When you can anticipate the opponent's foot-on-hip guard pull, you can counter by parrying or pushing the leg down for a pass. You can also counter the grip the sleeve and pant to perform the Sheet Pull pass.

From closed guard, set up the double or single cutting armbar when you get two or one hand on the mat. If the single cutting armbar fails because he curls his arm around your body, transition to the omoplata.

Enter the Cutting Armbar from closed guard when the opponent's hands are on the mat and you can trap his wrists at your hip or armpit. You can also enter the cutting armbar when he extends his arms to grab your leg.

When you can hug the opponent's head and arm within your closed guard you can move into the cutting armbar by escaping your hip to the side and wrenching his arm straight.

When you have a seated butterfly guard, and your opponent is on his knees, you can hug him to enter a shoulder crunch. Then you can use the shoulder crunch to execute a cutting armbar. If he rolls, you can remain seated and pull back your leg to execute an armbar from top position when he finishe...

When the opponent rolls out of your omoplata, you can roll or backstep into the omoplata. You can also use the entry from closed guard to enter into Williams guard and get the meat hook sweep for finish on top

When the opponent attempts an omoplata, you can counter by stepping over his head to side control, roll onto your knees, doing a counter omoplata, doing a toe crush, or ducking under his legs for a pass.

How to enter the omoplata from closed guard, how to finish the shoulder lock, and how to deal with common resistance.

When the opponent has quarter guard, you can pass with a mount, farside knee cut, or backtake. When he has kneeshield, you can reset his hips to get the standard knee cut, X pass, or smash pass.

When your standard knee cut pass does not work, you have options to do double-underhook 3/4 mounted pass, Farside Knee Cut pass, X pass, or Smash pass.

How to do the knee cut pass from standing in open guard and from kneeshield half guard top, including overcoming common counters like kneeshield, bump forward, turning onto side, and quarter guard.

The class explores different knee cut passing styles. They cover Andre Galvao's Pressure Knee Cut where you place your knee on the sternum and pull his upper body into your knee before going into the knee cut. They cover Clark Gracie's Knee Cut over shins where you control the head to consolidate...

When you are going for the Torreando Pass by securing 2 pant grips, your opponent often counters with Spider Guard. These are techniques you can use to overcome the counters of the spider guard.

Drills for students designed to help them become aware of solutions to common defensive reactions to the torreando pass, especially in dealing with the spider guard.

Basics of Torreando Pass with options. If you push his feet to the mat and angle to the side, you can complete the pass with your shoulder or your knee on his belly. Then switch your grips before moving to chest-to-chest side control If you leave his feet in the air, complete the pass with a reve...

Counters when your opponent attempts the Torreando Pass by getting both pant grips. Break the pant grips for early prevention while securing a counter sleeve grip (nearside or farside) for a seated guard sweep. If he gets both pant grips, you can counter with the spider guard. You can also do the...

This class calls out for a drill to improve the execution timing of the flower sweep and a drill to improve completion of the flower sweep when the opponent defends. It also includes a technique for getting to the crab ride, and a technique for getting to the back directly.

When the opponent uses a cross post to prevent your flower sweep, you can attack the armbar, triangle, corkscrew armbar, or crab ride backtake from the flower sweep defense.

When the opponent is kneeling in your closed guard, you can do the Flower Sweep by securing the same side sleeve grip and the opposite pant grip. This video includes how to time the execution and apply extra force to complete the sweep.

The class explores Josef Chen's Split Half Guard Pass for pressure passing flexible guards, starting with a knee cut and ending in a pass of the chest-to-chest half butterfly guard.

When you start the Flower sweep, and the opponent defends by cross posting with his free arm, you can switch the attack to an Armbar, Triangle, Corkscrew Armbar, or Heisen Guard Sweep.

When the opponent attempts the scissors sweep, you can do the leg weave pass into side control or into knee ride. Alternatively, you can switch your collar grip and pressure pass into a chest-to-chest half guard.

When the opponent defends your scissors sweep, the collar and sleeve grips will allow you can pull him into an Omoplata, Armbar, or Triangle hold as an alternative attack.

Scissors Sweep has the basic grips of a cross collar and same-side sleeve grip. This video shows you how to execute the Scissors Sweep when the opponent gives resistance. You can also use the foot on the bicep to overcome the resistance, or you can transition to the Omoplata or Triangle.

When you have the cross sleeve and tricep grips on the opponent's sleeve from your guard, you can use them to attack the scissors sweep, arm drag to backtake, bodylock pass, pendulum sweep.

Review of Peruvian and Japanese Necktie Chokes. If the Peruvian Necktie Choke fails, you can pull the far arm towards you to attack the armbar or triangle from back. If the Japanese Necktie Choke fails you can switch your grip to an Anaconda Choke.

When you can trap his arm and head from turtle top, underhook half guard top, or single leg defense, you can apply the vice grip to force him onto his knee or side. Then ensure you have the trapped leg, adjust your grip if you need to, and fall forward onto your shoulder so that your belly blocks...

When your opponent does not tap from your Peruvian Necktie choke attempt, you can release the seatbelt grip and grip his far arm to pull him into an armbar. If his head pops out, you can still pull his arm so that he falls into a triangle from the backside.

When your opponent is in turtle, you can set up the Peruvian Necktie choke using your gable or S grip or your own lapel. You can do a variation called the Japanese Necktie whenever you have a Darce opportunity.

Priit Mihkelson's Defensive BJJ system has 5 distinct positions that defend against submission attempts. You can transition among the positions or exit to guard, offensive attack, or complete separation. The class explores the use of this system.

When the opponent is next to your hip while you are in the turtle position, you can get an underhook to do the single leg sweep. If his arm is across your back, you can hold his arm in your armpit and roll onto your back for a reversal. If he is in front of you and has at least one over hook, you...

When the opponent has the turtle position, you can attack him with the Helicopter Choke, Banana Split, Backtake, and Darce Choke.

How to use the Von Flue Choke as a counter to the Guillotine from seated open guard, closed guard, or standing.

Basics of the Guillotine Choke and counters including entries from Half Guard and Closed Guard. Details are shown on the wrist and elbow positioning when using the chinstrap headlock. This video also shows you how to deal the common defense of passing to side control or rolling over.

Exploring the 5-finger Guillotine Choke developed by Karel Pravec (aka "Silver Fox"). The class tries out entries from different positions: Body Lock Pass, Mount, Technical Mount, Kneeshield Half Guard, and Snap Down.

How to snap down into a headlock with options to put him into side control or a guillotine.

When the opponent has the Underhook Half Guard, you can transition to the Smash Pass position, go into Reverse Half Guard to reclaim the underhook, or do a farside knee cut.

Three half guard attacks starting from Kneeshield. Do the Underhook Half Guard Sweep with details to avoid pummeling or being smashed. Do the Kimura. Do the Reverse Sweep from Dogfight position.

An underhook from your half guard will give you many opportunities for sweeps and backtakes. The most common entry is from knee shield half guard. You can use it to perform a single-leg sweep, a backtake, or a reverse sweep.

When the opponent gets an underhook from his kneeshield half guard, prevent a deep underhook and then counter with a Kimura, Guillotine, or Kneebar.

When being smashed under half guard, you can recover the underhook by using the whip up technique where you use your hands and legs to move his body forward to create space. You can also use the half butterfly hook to create space to recover an underhook or full butterfly guard. If he attempts a ...

Use Butterfly Ashi leg position from Single Leg X for better control of the knee for your footlock. The position is also good for rotation to the belly down footlock. You can enter this leg entanglement from double seated or when the opponent stands up.

When you have double sleeve grips in guard, you can do a lasso sweep by hooking the far leg, far thigh, or far armpit. Pay attention to controlling the far shoulder and your angle relative to your opponent.

From Spider sleeve grips, you can enter DLR and use the sleeve grips to sweep. Use the far sleeve grip to do a forward sweep, and the near sleeve grip to do a back sweep. Once in DLR, you can also enter the crab ride position using the Baby Bolo technique or X-guard transition from a forward coll...

When in De La Riva (DLR) with a collar grip, bring the opponent's hands forward and transition to X-guard to do the get up sweep or enter the crab ride backtake. Another attack from DLR is to do a back sweep and invert into a mount or a Berimbolo roll to the back take.

How to use the De La Riva (DLR) guard to control the balance, recover guard from headquarters, and use with collar grip to perform single leg sweeps or takedowns.

When you have the opponent's collar grip from within your De La Riva (DLR) guard, you can do a leg hook sweep and finish with a knee cut pass. Or, you can get a deep DLR hook sweep and end up in the mount or smash position. Either sweeps can be done from the opponent's combat base or standing.

When your opponent stacks you from closed guard, you can climb the guard using your legs until you lock down the shoulder so that he cannot pull back his elbow. Then pass the leg over the head and you can finish in either directions, as long as your hips stay tight to his armpit.

This sequence shows you how to pull guard into a standard armbar, and attack the other arm if he defends the first armbar by pulling out his elbow.

From your closed guard, an effective way of enter the armbar is to secure a cross collar grip and a cross sleeve grip. Place a foot on his hip to block his elbow and push him into an angle with your other leg. Pay attention to when he resist by posturing, pulling his elbow back, stepping over you...

Practice pulling guard to get the hip and leg movement of the flying armbar. Then throw your legs directly into the armbar from the standing position before your body hits the ground. When you have an underhook and the opponent is on his knees or in dogfight with you, you can execute the corkscre...

When you have closed guard, and you have a cross sleeve grip with the same side pant grip, you can attempt a flower sweep to get his weight onto his far hand. This will give you opportunity to attack the triangle or corkscrew armbar.

From you cross sleeve grip in your closed guard, you can do the hip bump sweep or Kimura when he defends the hip bump sweep. Alternatively, you can throw your far leg over onto the same side to trap his arm between your legs. This gives you attack options of a back-up sweep, omoplata, or backtake.

The Hip Bump Sweep is a very good sweep from closed guard when the opponent keeps a good posture. You can do the sweep without a gi by cupping the elbo, or with the gi by holding onto the opponent's cross sleeve. If the opponent drives you back down when you sit up, or he posts his hand on the ma...

When your opponent shifts to technical mount, you must seize the vulnerabilities by the space he gives you to escape it. This video shows how to get into technical mount, and then how to deal with escaping it by using elbow-knee connection and double under grips.

Basic escape from under mount using frames. When he is upright, wedge elbow in, lay one leg flat and bridge towards the side of the elbow wedge to create space. When he is leaning forward, push on his knee to get his foot closer to your feet and use your feet to capture his foot or escape your leg.

The Estima Lock has similar mechanics to the Toe Hold. You can enter the Estima Lock from top positions for Reverse DLR, Knee Shield, and De La Riva. To defend the Estima Lock, you straighten out your leg. But the top player can transition to a Knee Bar when he straightens out his leg.

When your opponent defends against your armbar from mount by putting his arms in a figure 4, also known as the spider web defense, you can break it using one of these two methods. If the opponent manages to get onto his knees, you can transition to the belly down armbar.

Inside heel hook from the standard 50/50 and backside 50/50. This video shows a few ways to enter the backside 50/50 from a standard 50/50 or X-guard, including Robert Deggle's preferred entry.

When you are in 50/50 standing or double guard, you can put your foot to the other side and immediately put weight on that knee to complete a leg drag pass. You can also enter 50/50 from your De La Riva to defend against the standing opponent's leg drag attempt.

This video explains the important concepts of the 50/50 position and shows common escaping techniques that will lead to a position dominance.

When you have 50/50 from bottom, enter the backside 5050 by getting your opponent to his knees and then finish with the inside heel hook. You can enter from either turning to the outside or turning to the inside.

When you get the Kimura grips from half guard top or bottom positions, and the opponent defends by grabbing his belt, move your hips to a better position to enter the Tarikoplata.

When doing the Kimura from your kneeshield half guard, you can do the Choi Bar (armbar) by throwing your leg over his head and under his armpit. If he defends your Kimura by grabbing his belt, you can enter the Tarikoplata.

This video shows you details on how to enter and finish the kimura submission from the half guard bottom position. Enter the kimura from your kneeshield to prevent the opponent's posture defense. You can also finish from the top position if the opponent rolls forward to defend.

When you attack the omoplata from closed guard, you can turn it into an Choi Bar (belly down armbar variation) by swinging your free leg over his shoulder and under his armpit. You can also do the Choi Bar from a Kimura attack. If the Kimura attack fails, you can turn it into a Heisen Sweep.

When you have side control, and the opponent rolls away from you, you can slide your knee under his hips for a backtake when he starts to lift his hips off the ground. Similarly, from SLX top position, you can move his legs to the outside ashi position, stack him, and then slide your knee under h...

When you have top side control, and the opponent hugs your head, you can trap his far arm with a kimura grip. You can finish the kimura shoulder lock if you keep him from grabbing his body and you keep him from straightening his arm. This video includes how to effectively transition to the armbar...

When you are under the opponent's side control, turn on your side and use your hands to block his cross-face. Then secure the Kimura grips and rotate your body towards his head to apply shoulder pressure. Then move you hips around to the other side and roll over your shoulder for a back take. Alt...

When in mount, use the cross collar grip to get under the elbow and set up the armbar. If he defends his arm by grabbing his collar, you can enter a farside armbar by switching to the farside Smount. If he turns into you to escape his elbow, you can enter the Barataplata and finish it from guard.

When you are in mount, and the opponent's elbows are low, you can enter the cross collar choke. This video shows details on the placement of the choking arm and the supporting arm.

When you are in mount, you can use the cross collar grip to pull him on his side to set up the Bow & Arrow Choke. If it's difficult to execute a choke, you can work your way under his elbow to isolate the nearside arm in a figure 4 grip configuration of your arms, and then pull on his arm to crea...

Fundamentals of setting up the cross collar choke from mount with details that deal with the most defensive arm, bridging, and being rolled over.

When the opponent defends your double under pass by spreading his legs wide apart, you can staple one leg and control the other leg with your arms. Then step over his body to enter the kneebar. If he defends with crossed legs, you can break down his defense with pressing on the toes or you can at...

When you have a seated guard with control of one leg of a standing opponent, you can trap either the nearside or farside sleeve to do a sweep. The sweep becomes very strong when you also dive for the far pant grip to give you control of three of his limbs.

When you have a seated guard and your opponent is standing, you have 4 options to sweep him after you capture a leg. You can sweep from behind with a shoulder bump while blocking. You can sweep from behind with a double leg hip drag. You can sweep from the front side by trapping his nearside slee...

Learn how to maintain the seated guard by leaning forward and using your hands and legs to maintain appropriate distance from your opponent. Use the seated guard to capture a leg and then get up for a single leg takedown. This video includes details on completing the single leg takedown. You can ...

When the opponent has a seated guard and hugging your leg while your standing, use the same-side collar grip and the opposite pant grip to prevent him from sitting up for the single leg. Then back step into reverse half guard or reverse knee ride for the pass. If his arm is still hugging your leg...

Use this passing combination while standing in the opponent's seated guard. Secure a collar grip and opposite pant grips to launch into a sequence using elements of shin-on-shin, X-pass, and knee cut.

When you have the seated guard, you are always threatening a single leg sweep or takedown by always leaning forward. When you hook a leg with your inside leg and hug that leg from your opposite arm, you can get up onto your feet to drive him to the mat.

You can enter the Toe Hold form SLX bottom by forcing the opponent to turn away by pushing behind his knee and then catching his toes when it's off the mat. You can also use that position to catch a kneebar. To enter the Toe Hold from the top position of SLX, you disengage both of his feet from y...

When the opponent grips your wrist from the cross-side or the same-side, you can launch into a sequence of attacks. If you are standing and he has a cross grip on your wrist, you can do a torqueing wristlock or a takedown. If you are in closed guard and he has a cross grip on your wrist, you can ...

When you have closed guard, and the opponent grips your wrist on the same side, you can start attacking with the wristlock. If he defends the wristlock by flaring out his elbow, you can attack the Barataplata shoulder lock. If he defends the Barataplata by trapping your leg, you can do an armdrag...

Break the same-side or cross collar grip, and break the same-side or cross sleeve grip. You can apply these techniques from standing or from closed guard.

When both of you are standing, you can use these techniques to break the opponent's grips on your collar and sleeves. Using two hands, you can create strong breaks from either the same side or cross grips.

You can get a no-gi sneaky wristlock from your closed guard if your opponent grabs your wrist on the same side. You can also get one when your opponent tries to underhook you from under your side control. From mount, you can get one when he does the vampire defense.

When the opponent is in combat base position within your SLX, you can lift his foot off the mat to put on a tight footlock hold and turn your hips outward to get his bum on the mat to finish the footlock. If he turns in the opposite direction to prevent falling onto the mat, you can trap him in a...

Use the closed guard to enter an overhook on his arm. Then you can execute a sneaky Punch Choke or Americana. You can also get his hands on the mat and hug his head to enter the double underhook and get him in a double Armbar or double Americana.

You can enter the Ezikiel Choke hold from almost any position where you can hug the opponent's head. This video shows you the basic choke and options with the fist, with nogi, and with arm-in.

When in side control top, you can switch you hips facing the head and push the opponent's wrist to the mat to complete an Americana. You can also staple his wrist and slip your other foot under his elbow to lock in a kimura. When under side control, push his arm between your leg and attack the Am...

The Ezikiel Choke is an easy choke that can be done anywhere you can hug the head with one arm. Grab your own sleeve and trap the opponent's head in between your forearms, and then straighten out both of your arms. This video also shows variations of the Ezikiel Choke.

You can use the stiff arm to escape the double under pass and leg throw-by pass from your spider guard. You can enter the corkscrew armbar from your opponent's stiff arm escape, or whenever your opponent grips your lapel while you have guard.

When you have top position for SLX and knee shield half guard, the toe hold is available to you. This video shows you entry and finish from the seated position and then how to secure the grip from the top positions of SLX and knee shield.

When the opponent has a very good side control, you can use the Stiff Arm and Elbow Push escapes in combination with other techniques to regain your guard. You can use the stiff arm when he attempt to put his elbow on the other side of your face, or when he switches his hips facing you. You can a...

Details on the mechanics of the entry and finish for the Corkscrew Armbar. Common entries from the omoplata and standard armbar from closed guard.

When your opponent attempts to bring his elbow to the other side of your head to prevent you from turning into him, you can use the stiff arm escape by pushing on his elbow or armpit with your arm and body aligned in a frame that will allow you to sit up and re-guard.

This video shows you the important finishing mechanics of the Corkscrew Armbar and several entries: (1) collar drag, (2) omoplata from guard, (3) back control, (4) De La Riva guard, and (5) standard armbar from guard.

When the opponent has passed your knees but has not yet gained control of your head in side control, you can lock out your arm while pushing his arm to prevent him from controlling your head. Then sit up, turn away from him, while scooting your hips away to gain guard again.

When the opponent has the same side collar grip on you, get a cross collar grip on his sleeve to trap his grip on your collar. Then get your own grip with your forearm underneath his elbow. Pull his posture down and then spin under his arm for the takedown.

When you have half guard top, backstep into reverse half guard and sit on the opponent's hip. Then grab the knee with the outside arm, grab the heel with your inside hand, and sit onto the floor to straighten out his leg for a kneebar. You can do this from his open guard, half guard, or De La Riva.

When you trap the opponent's farside arm in front of his face from your side control, you can trap a straight-jacket and then farside S-Mount armbar. You can also do a farside entry into the back triangle.

When you have knee ride, and your opponent pushes his hand against your knee to alleviate the pressure, you can get an underhook and step over his head into an armbar. You can also do a similar armbar from side control if you have tighter control of his arm. This video includes a grip breaking te...

When the opponent turns to his side and attempts to get onto his knees, you can launch into a loop choke if you have the underhook. If he gets the underhook, then you can do a kneeling kimura, omoplata, or monoplata.

When opponent underhooks his nearside arm to attempt a Ghost Escape, you can do an nearside armbar. When he underhooks his farside arm, you can step over his chest to isolate and attack his far arm or shoulder. If he underhooks his farside arm and gets onto his knees, you can execute an overhook ...

When you have knee ride and the opponent uses his far arm to push on your knee, you can underhook his arm and spin into the farside armbar. You can also enter this armbar if he hugs your head to defend your Americana from side control.

When you have SLX (Single Leg X), you can buckle his knees outwards to get a sweep, put him into 50/50, and catch a false grip. If he rotates in the direction of the heel hook, you can finish him from Backside 50/50. Alternatively from SLX, if he turns his knee the other way, you can enter direct...

From side control, get a thumb in grip on the cross face arm, then step over head to get the Canto Choke. You can also start with an Americana attack to get the opponent to roll onto his side. When you trap him on his side you can launch the Half Nelson choke, Ezikiel Choke, or nearside Armbar us...

When you have side control and the opponent hugs your head, you can keep him from returning his arm in front of his head while you set up your north south gi chokes. You can do this using his lapel or his collar.

Basics of Americana from side control and mount. You can also do a chest-to-chest armlock when the opponent defends by straightening his arm.

When you set up the paper cutter choke from North South, you can get a sneaky armbar with the grips. When he defends your armbar by connecting his hands, you can grip the nearside collar and take your leg off his head to score a sneaky loop choke. You can also set this all up starting from back c...

When you are in side control or mount, you can do an Americana or Cutting Armbar by separating the arm and applying the submission using both arms. You can switch between the Americana and Cutting Armbar depending on how the opponent reacts.

When the opponent has half guard and sits up with an underhook, you can counter with a cross collar grip. Counter with a cross collar choke on the side or from mounted quarter guard. You can also do an arm-in loop choke.

Instruction of techniques from VRJJ Workshop "Passing the Half Guard" held on 27th August 2023. Techniques covered are Underhook Sweep from Half Guard, High and Low Knee Slice passes, Leg Weave pass, Over Under pass, and Folding pass. Also covered were conditions that create opportunities to tran...

Enter the Saddle (Inside Sankaku) from X-Guard by getting weight on hands, switching X-guard hooks, lift his far leg up. Then from Saddle, when the opponent turns away to do Running Man escape, you can catch the backside 50/50 using the Double 50 variation of trapping his secondary leg with X hooks.

This class was about 4 of the takedowns (Osoto Gari, Ouchi Gari, Uchi Mata, Ankle Pick) learned during the week along with a new option Kouchi Gari. We also practiced drilled chaining them together.

This video goes over 3 takedowns: Ouchi Gari (Inside Reap, with collar and sleeve grips), Uchi Mata when opponent steps leg back to defend your Osoto Gari, and Ankle Pick when your Uchi Mata does not knock him over.

This class introduces 3 takedowns: (1) Osoto Gari using collar and sleeve grip, (2) Ankle Pick with transitions from Osoto Gari or no-gi entry, (3) Double leg with quick transition from single leg with head on the inside, and from shoot in with head on the outside.

When the opponent attempts an Osoto Gari takedown on you, you can time his entry and execute your own Osoto Gari takedown. If the opponent steps his leg back to defend the Osoto Gari, you can drop to one knee and do an inside leg reap while grabbing the other leg.

This video shows how to do the Osoto Gari takedown, the Ankle Pick takedown, and the Single-leg to Double-leg takedown.

Uchi Mata takedown from the underhook/whizzer connection where the guy with the underhook on the leg gets the takedown. Set up can also be from the failed Osoto Gari takedown. Also options to go from Uchi Mata to Ankle Pick or Uchi Mata takedown to Armbar.

This class is about catching the exposed heel midroll and freezing the opponent in the ideal condition for a heel hook at the end of the roll. The 2 rolls explored are (1) the SLX reaping roll, ending in the Outside Ashi Heel Hook and (2) Inside Sankaku running man roll, ending in Inside Heel Hoo...

When in butterfly guard, you get up to catch the loop choke and finish with leg over shoulder, arm-in with forearm pillow, or arm-in with backwards roll to top. You can also enter the loop choke from a collar drag sweep attempt when the opponent defends the sweep by moving his legs away from you.

When you are turtle top, you can push the opponent's head into your armpit and secure the nearside arm before executing a gator roll. You can finish on your back or backwards roll to finish in top side control. You can also use this set up to pass the half guard when he gets an underhook.

Basic entry and finishing mechanics of the loop choke. Entry from butterfly guard and finishing with leg over the shoulder or in half guard. Also entry from a smashed kneeshield half guard.

Jay Pages developed a modified loop choke using the lapel and collar grips on the same side. You can easily control the neck with these grips which allows you to switch sides if he ducks under or put him under a dominant position if he attempts to spin out of it.

Set up the loop choke with thumb down variation from your smashed knee shield. Set up loop choke from lasso guard by pinning lasso shoulder low. Also cross choke backup if loop choke fails.

Fundamentals of the entry and finishing mechanics of the loop choke, including common escapes. Set ups from butterfly guard, closed guard, and mount.

When the opponent puts your foot between his legs from your mount, you can trap him on his side with the giftwrap, and then you can take his back and immediately do bow and arrow choke. Alternatively you can immediately go to the various chokes from his quarter guard.

Understanding how opponents maintain back control and basic escapes from it using shoulder scraping, arm overhead, and shoulder pin techniques.

Expose and catch the heel from Inside Ashi. When he rolls to defend the heel hook, you roll with him with the heel catch and trap him in the Outside Ashi position for the finish.

Review of the bow & arrow choke. Drills in hand fighting and hook fighting to practice identifying opportunities to quickly execute this choke.

Basic chokes from back control, including (1) 2-arm Rear Naked Choke, (2) Rear Collar Choke, and (4) Bow & Arrow Choke. Includes basic straight jacket hand fighting technique.

Armbar or side triangle choke from back control. Gator Roll half guard pass with pant and sleeve grips. Shoulder roll half guard pass over opponent's body.

When you have double trouble, you can execute a lateral kneebar using the far leg. When you abandon the far leg, you can catch an inside heel hook from the inside sankaku position.

You can break the closed guard by securing sleeve and sword grip and then stand up and applying knee wedges. Once the feet uncross, you can push the leg down and staple it for a tight knee cut pass.

When countering the over under pass, you can push the head to the passing side, apply a kimura, catch a triangle, or perform a pendulum sit up into the top crucifix.

When doing the over under pass, the opponent can do the Kimura, curl the leg, or cross feet. This video shows how to avoid the kimura and resistance with the legs. It also shows the over under pass with and without the foot trapped.

Enter the X-guard from Spider guard and find opportunities to sweep with the near side or far side sleeve grip. There are also opportunities to attack the triangle and backtake from his reactions.