Rico Vieira Competition Techniques 7 - Three Levels of Open Guard Passing Concepts

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Rico covers three levels of guard passing drills and goes into detail about the concepts of what makes an effective guard passing strategy.

Rico Vieira Competition Techniques 5 - Brown Belt Champ Techniques, Classic Open Guard to Triangle, Omoplata, or Tripod Sweep Combo

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Rico recalls the techniques that helped him win his 2 brown belt world titles. He explains that as your opponent gets more advanced, they will often break a grip and not let you control both sleeves to play a traditional spider guard. In this case, use the cross lapel and work a modified classic open guard to attack with the triangle, omoplata, or the tripod sweep.

Inside the University 74 - Q and A Session on Framing for Guard Retention and Escaping Collar Chokes from Back

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Xande does a Q and A during a seminar answering questions about using your arms and legs to create a frame to retain the guard, about setting up a collar choke from the knee cross pass, and escaping the collar choke from the back.

White Belt University - Triangle from Classic Open Guard

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Xande teaches how to set up the triangle from the classic open guard. This is a great submission to add to your game at the earliest stages because you can catch your opponent with it from almost any position.

Inside the University 71 - Defending Double Unders or Single Unders Pass

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Xande teaches how to defend against the double unders or single unders pass and position yourself to sweep them off their pass attempt. In this defense we straighten our leg and turn our hips to change the weight distribution and angle of our body to make it harder to complete the double unders or single unders pass.

Inside the University 69 - Side to Side Guard Recovery Drill for the Single Under Leg Pass Defense

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Xande teaches the side to side guard recovery drill movement. This drill is great for learning the proper way to shift your hips and replace your legs to defend against the single under leg pass.

Inside the University 68 - Advanced Details on Guard Retention and the Knee Cross Pass, X-Pass, Same Side Knee Pass Combos

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Xande goes into the details on what to look for to retain your guard and mentions that you want to keep your opponent off your three points of control (neck, shoulders, hips) to stay mobile and capable of retaining your guard. We also take an advanced look into the knee cross pass, x pass, and same side knee pass and examine how lifting your foot off the mats can neutralize the strength of the De la Riva guard and allow you to remain loose and glide over your opponent into a passing opportunity.

Inside the University 58 - Defending the Torreada Pass

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Xande teaches two basic ways to defend against the torreando (torreada) pass as seen in the Jiu Jitsu University book.

Inside the University 50 - Butterfly Hook Sweep, Knee Pick, or X-Guard Single Leg Combination from Classic Guard

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Saulo continues the chain of attacks from the classic guard to butterfly guard transition. In this lesson we learn to go from the classic guard to the butterfly hook sweep, the butterfly knee pick, or x-guard single leg sweep as a combination attack from the classic guard.

Inside the University 49 - Palm Up Palm Down and Helio Gracie Choke Combo from Classic Guard

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Saulo reviews the palm up palm down and helio gracie choke combination from the classic guard. The chokes are an essential attack to be mixed in with sweep attempts to ensure that your opponent is always threatened and never too comfortable in your closed or classic guard.

Inside the University 48 - Helio Gracie Choke and Butterfly Hook Sweep Combo from Classic Open Guard

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Saulo teaches the Helio Gracie choke (palm up palm up collar choke) and classic butterfly hook sweep as a combination attack from your classic open guard. He covers details on how to set up the grips as well as how to create the proper angle to finish the choke.

Inside the University 47 - Palm Up Palm Down Choke from Classic Open Guard

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Saulo teaches the palm up palm down choke from classic open guard. The details in the choke comes from creating the right angle to catch your grips and making space to tighten the choke for the tap.