Inside the University 8 - Scissor Sweep and Collar Drag Combination from Classic Open Guard
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Xande covers three variations of the scissor sweep, two variations to the collar drag, and shows how they can be used in combination with one another in a push pull motion. You can find a step-by-step break down of the basic scissor sweep in chapter JJU 15-05 of the Jiu Jitsu University in Video (or book) and the collar drag in JJU 17-11.
JJU 17-13 Late Torreada Block
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Xande explains how to stiff arm your opponent's shoulder to block their torreada pass attempt and recover your guard.
Inside the University 6.1 - Black Belt Session Butterfly and Open Guard Concepts and Control Part 1/2
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Xande explains his competition mindset and talks at length about how it's important to be able to threaten your opponent at all times with both submissions and sweeps. He talks about how positioning yourself safely and taking your opponent's balance is the jab that will open up opportunities for successful sweeps and submissions. Xande also demonstrates some butterfly and open guard concepts such as how to engage your opponent in the butterfly when your opponent is trying to stay distant as well as how to maintain your butterfly guard when your opponent attempts the knee cross pass and the side smash pass.
Inside the University 6.2 - Black Belt Session Open Guard Concepts and Control Part 2/2
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Xande demonstrates his open guard retention and control as well as how he mixes up his sweeps and submission attempts to flow together from one to the next.
JJU 17-14 Two Handed Torreada Pass Defense
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Sometimes your opponent will initiate the torreada pass looking to get around your legs just enough to drop his hips onto your body to immobilize you to finish the pass. In this case, your hands must frame against your opponent's body before their hips are able to apply pressure. Using your frame, immediately shrimp away from your opponent to clear enough room to get your legs between you and your opponent to recover the guard. The pass defense must be built into reflex to achieve an instant response to stop your opponent's pass attempt as every second that you give to them increases their opportunity to pass.
Inside the University 4 - Framing Concepts in Action to Create Space and Mobility
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Xande talks about how his guard has only been passed by two people in two decades of jiu jitsu competition and how being able to frame and always stay safe will allow you to build up to an impassable guard. In this lesson we learn how to set the frame and use it to create the space and mobility needed to recover your guard. We learn that after setting the frame and/or shield on our opponent, we can greatly increase our mobility by using our other arm to frame against the ground with our elbow or hand for maximum mobility.
Inside the University 4.1 - Managing Safe Distance and Difference Between Sport and Self Defense BJJ
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Xande talks about his competition mindset and how his fighting strategy is the same regardless of whether the fight is scored with points or with submission only. Being able to sprinkle in submission attempts with your sweep attempts and always threatening with attacks will make for a more dangerous guard because it will be easier to keep your opponent guessing. He also talks about how managing a "safe distance" can be mean different things depending on whether we're fighting a sport bjj match or a MMA fight with punches.
JJU 17-11 Collar Drag When Opponent Sits Back
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This lesson was not in the JJU book but shares the same concept of collar dragging your opponent except from a different situation. In this situation, your opponent is on their knees and leaning their weight back in an attempt to prevent the collar drag. Some minor adjustments allow us to create the opportunity to collar drag our opponent even though they are on their knees and assuming a stalling position. The collar drag from butterfly goes very well in combination with the ankle pick from butterfly. This combination echoes the action-reaction concept that can be seen in many transitions in jiu jitsu.
JJU 17-12 Ankle Pick Against Torreada Pass
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The ankle pick from the guard is a quick way to score two points and is very useful in combination with the collar drag from butterfly guard. As you attempt a collar drag, your opponent may draw his weight back, setting you up for the perfect opportunity to sweep and come on top with the ankle pick instead. This combination clearly echoes the action-reaction concept that can be found in many other transitions in jiu jitsu.
JJU 17-16 Omoplata Off Straight Armlock
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Being able to impose a threat on your opponent regardless of their response is the key to a dangerous guard. In this lesson, Xande explains how to redirect your attack and transition into an Omoplata when your opponent defends against the straight armlock from guard. When your opponent attempts to pull away from your straight armlock, let them go, and take the omoplata instead.
JJU 17-09 Knee Slide Pass Block Defense
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Xande explains how to defend against the knee slide pass by using your knee shield as a block to recover your guard. The knee slide pass is a very common pass and it's important to understand the core mechanics of the knee shield as it can be applied throughout your jiu jitsu elsewhere. In a sense we can look at our defensive shields in layers. First your opponent must pass your hands and feet, your first layer of defense. Then comes your knees and knee shield. After your knees are defeated, you can use your elbows to frame against your opponent. As a last resort we have our bridging movements (upa or shrimping). Using your knee as a defensive frame is a technique that will be utilized from white to black belt.
JJU 22-03 Situp Reverse Roll Sweep
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Xande explains how to sweep your opponent with the reverse roll sweep from the situp guard. This sweep is good for use in combination with the classic situp sweep to keep your opponent guessing. If they resist your sweep attempt in one direction, counter their actions by going the other way to achieve the sweep.