Inside the University 318 - Reverse Half Guard Pass

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Xande sets himself up in the reverse half guard and makes sure to free his knee from his opponent's legs. His other leg is tight under the thigh, his hips are pushing up on the elbow and his arm is under the armpit on the far side. He grips his opponent's top leg at the knee, and makes the space to back step his leg out of the half guard. Now he can change his base to establish side control.

Inside the University 310 - Passing the Knee Shield Guard

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Fredson Alves shows a combination of passes he uses to pass the knee shield guard. First he grips both lapels in one hand, and grabs under the bottom knee with the other. In the first pass, he stands up and walks his opponent's legs to the other side, and smashing them before he cuts his knee across the shin to pass. However, if his opponent reacts by escaping his hips while he is trying to smash the legs, Fredson simply switches to the X-pass to pass the guard.

Xande's World Masters and Grand Slam 2016 Review 7 - Kimura from Deep Half Guard on Top

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Xande now reviews his first fight at the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam. His opponent pulled a deep half guard, so Xande made sure to get the underhook and sprawled to keep his weight heavy on his opponent's head. He was able to step his leg over the head, and then pulled his elbow tight to his body to keep his opponent's arm trapped. His opponent turned in to him, and Xande was able to create the space to switch his grip to a kimura trap. His opponent tried to defend with different grips, but Xande was able to use his leverage to break the grip and finish the kimura.

Xande's World Masters and Grand Slam 2016 Review 4 - Half Guard Pass to Mount

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Xande goes over a position from one of his fights where he made a mistake, and shows what he should have done. From the half guard, he has the underhook on his inner side, so he uses his leverage to turn his opponent away from him. His free leg now come under his opponent's thigh, and his hips are heavy on top of the thigh. With his knee on the mat, Xande sprawls his trapped leg down until the half guard breaks open, and now he can take the mount.

Inside The University 267 - Passing the Lasso Guard

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Xande discusses his fight with Mahamed Aly at the World Pro Grand Prix, and shows how he should have passed the lasso guard. Muhamed was playing a half guard with Xande's arm lassoed, so Xande's first step is to use that arm to grab the pants on the bottom leg, and put the crown of his head on the shoulder. Now he uses his free hand to grab either the collar or sleeve, before cutting his knee out of the half guard. From here, he applies pressure with his head, and establishes a knee on belly, where he is able to break the lasso grip.

Fredson Alves Series 11 - Half Guard Pass to Mount

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From inside the half guard, Fredson grips his opponent's belt and sandwiches that same side leg between his legs. Next he moves his belt grip to the back of the pants and drops the weight of his shoulder on his opponent's hips. Now he steps his leg out of the half guard, pulls the far knee toward him and steps over to finish in the mount.

Fredson Alves Series 5 - Armbar from Half Guard on Top

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From the half guard, Fredson gets the underhook and controls his opponent's arm at the elbow, and pulls him to his side. He turns his hips in to free his knee out of the half guard, and then knee cuts while stepping his other leg over the head. From here, he spins over the head and sets up the arm bar.

Rodrigo Pagani Curu Curu Guard and More 14 - Leg Lock from Half Guard on Top

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In the half guard, when Rodrigo's opponent goes for the underhook, he turns his base into him, traps his arm and flattens him out. Next he frees his knee a few inches and grabs his opponent's foot, immediately bringing his elbow to his knee. His other hand now grabs the foot too, and he opens his knee and pushes his hips forward. To finish the submission, he places his head on the mat, stands up and puts his knee to the mat.

Rodrigo Pagani Curu Curu Guard and More 13 - Guillotine from Half Guard on Top

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From inside his opponent's half guard, Rodrigo keeps some distance, and when his opponent sits up to get the underhook, he immediately wraps his arm around the neck and grabs the chin. He posts with his free hand, steps his outside leg up and frees his other knee. As his opponent struggles to get his head out and tries to put Rodrigo off balance, Rodrigo throws his other arm under the chin and squeezes to finish the guillotine.

Xande's Pan Ams 2016 Review 4 - Bow and Arrow Choke

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Xande breaks down his 2nd fight in the Pan Ams, starting from inside his opponent's deep half guard with the lockdown. Xande was able to step his leg over his opponent's head, and ended up in a little scramble, and eventually stepped back over to a half mount position. Xande reaches his arm under the head to grip the lapel, grabs his opponent's pants and sits back, stretching out his opponent. Now he brings his leg over the shoulder and finishes the bow and arrow choke.

Xande's Pan Ams 2016 Review 2 - Brabo Choke from Half Guard

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After passing the guard in his first fight, Xande's opponent was able to replace the half guard, so Xande opted to go for the finish rather than pass for more points. From the half guard, Xande feeds the lapel behind his opponent's back and stays with his base low. He turns his hips toward his opponent to free his knee, and then cuts it to the outside. Now he switches the grip and goes for the choke, which causes his opponent to block with his hand, so Xande pulls the arm across and puts pressure with his shoulder to finish the choke.

Xande's Pan Ams 2016 Review 1 - Passing when Opponent Pulls Half Guard

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In this series, Xande reviews all his fights at the Pan Ams, and goes over the techniques he used to win double gold. In his first match, his opponent pulled half guard, so Xande made sure to keep his weight back and put pressure on the far shoulder to keep his opponent flat. Once he creates the space, Xande slides his hand in the armpit for the escrima, cuts his knee and puts his head to the mat to work the knee cut pass.