Xande's Competition Year In Review 10 - Single Leg X-Guard Sweep (Dimitrius Sousa)

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Xande discusses his second fight at the World Championships against Dimitrius Sousa, and breakdowns the sweep he tried to use on him, and the variation that he ended up using on him. From the open guard, he secures the pants and cross collar grip, and then sets up the single leg X-Guard using shin-on-shin. He brings the leg over his head, and sits up to come to the top position.

Xande's Competition Year In Review 5 - Neutralizing the Worm Guard (Keenan Cornelius)

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Xande continues to breakdown his fight with Keenan Cornelius, and shows how he trained to neutralize the worm guard, and what his plan was for this situation. His first goal is to stuff the leg between his legs, and control the other leg at the pants. Then he would try to get to the side and even attack the neck with a cross grip if possible. However, he was not able to utilize this position in the fight.

Xande's Competition Year In Review 4 - Defending the Pass and Replacing Guard after the Worm Guard Sweep (Keenan Cornelius)

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Xande talks about his Metamoris fight with Keenan Cornelius, and shows a defense he was working on during training and prepared himself to use in the fight if necessary. After being swept by the worm guard, Xande focuses on not getting cross-faced, and then using his cross-framing pattern to turn back into Keenan and replace to a comfortable guard.

Xande's Competition Year In Review 3 - Cross Collar Choke After Being Swept from the Belt Lasso Guard (Keenan Cornelius)

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Xande analyzes his fight with Keenan Cornelius at Metamoris, and talks about how he tried to setup a cross collar choke when Keenan came to the top using a lasso hook on Xande's belt.

Luiza Monteiro Series 12 - Reverse Armbar from 50/50 Guard

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Luiza shows how she likes to setup a reverse armbar from the 50/50 guard when her opponent comes to the top position. First she grabs the elbow and the collar and pushes her opponent away as she to the comes up. The she brings her leg on top of the arm and squeezes to finish the reverse armbar.

Private Lesson with Saulo 6 - Back Take and Single Leg Takedown from De La Riva Guard

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Now working from the open guard, Saulo shows James how to setup some sweeps with the De La Riva guard. His first option is to place the deep De La Riva hook and go for the back take. If his opponent counters this by stepping over the deep De La Riva hook, he goes for the single leg takedown instead.

AJ Sousa Series 8 - Flying Triangle / Armbar

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AJ shows the flying triangle/armbar setup he used to finish Brian Mingia and Dennis Hallman in the BJJ LIbrary Challenge. AJ typically jumps and goes for the triangle lock, but finishes with the armbar. The triangle choke, however, is also an option.

AJ Sousa Series 7 - Finishing a Choke from the Omoplata

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AJ starts with the omoplata, reaches over his opponent's back to grab his lapel, and also grabs the triceps of the locked arm. Next he pushes off the mat to roll over his opponent, and controls the other arm in an omoplata crucifix type position. From here, he can either scoot his hips away to finish the omoplata, or feed the lapel to his hand and finish the choke.

AJ Sousa Series 6 - Finishing an Armbar from the Omoplata

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AJ shows how he likes to finish an armbar from the omoplata. First he makes grips on his opponent's pants and belt for control. Next he tightens his triangle with his legs to pinch tight on the arm. From here he grabs hold of the wrist and finishes the straight armbar.

Inside The University 203 - Open Guard Sweep with Cross Sleeve Control

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Xande shows an open guard sweep that Pe de Pano tried to use on him during their superfight at the American Nationals. Xande controls his opponent's cross sleeve, and his opponent drives his knee down, pinning Xande's leg to the mat. That's when Xande uses the leverage to sweep his opponent to the side of the sleeve he is controlling.

Rafael Lovato Jr. Series 2 - Setting Up an Open Guard from a Seated Position when Your Opponent Is Standing

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Rafael continues to discuss his ideas on drilling, and shows how he likes to setup an open guard while seated and facing a standing opponent. Again, he emphasizes that everyone should setup the guard that works for their game. He also believes that after you drill a sweep, you should also drill a pass right away.

Vini Aieta Basics Series 9 - Scissor Sweep from Classic Closed Guard

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Vini teaches a basic scissor sweep from the closed or open guard using the classic grip. This is a sweep that is applicable at all levels of jiu jitsu.