Inside The University 262 - Butterfly Guard Pass

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Inside his opponent's butterfly guard, Saulo first drops his base and reaches over the back, grabbing his opponent's gi with one hand, and grabs the pants with the other hand. Now while sprawling back, he pulls his opponent down with the back grip and stretches his other arm to spin his opponent and finish in side control.

Inside The University 261 - Combining the Toreando and Over-Under Passes

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Xande uses the same passing principles as before, but now while he's toreando passing to one side, he swims the arm of the side he's passing to under the leg, and immediately changes the side he passes to. He drops to the shoulder land and finishes the over-under pass.

Inside The University 260 - Toreando to Over-Under Pass

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Starting with the same grips at the shin on the pants, Xande begins the toreando pass as he did before, but for whatever reason he doesn't feel comfortable finishing the pass as he did in the previous positions. Instead, he swims his far arm undernee ath the leg, and stretches his other arm to keep the near leg immobilized. From here he can work to side control, or establish his base in the half guard if he prefers.

Inside The University 259 - Toreando Guard Pass Dropping Your Shoulder Down

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Xande shows another variation of the toreando. He makes his grips on the pants at the shins, like he did before, and passes to the side while keeping weight on the legs. Now when he gets to the side, instead of going to knee on belly, he drops his shoulder on to his opponent's chest and establishes side control. It is important that he doesn't turn his hips to face his opponent or sprawl them to the mat.

Inside The University 258 - Toreando Guard Pass

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From the open guard, Xande grabs his opponent's pant legs near the shin and puts his weight down on them. When he passes, his outside arm stays stiff while his inside arm pushes down and in to stretch the leg, and he comes around to the knee on belly.

Xande's Pan Ams 2016 Review 9 - Bulldog Pass from Butterfly Guard

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Xande talks about his guard passing in the open weight finals, where he used the bulldog pass against his opponent's butterfly guard. He breaks down some mistakes he made while passing, and how his opponent was able to replace his guard. Xande also shows how he could have transitioned to other passes from the bulldog.

Xande's Pan Ams 2016 Review 7 - Jump X-Pass from Guard Pull

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Xande discusses his semi-finals in the open weight division, when his opponent tried to pull guard on him, and made the mistake of using same side leg that he had the collar grip rather than the sleeve grip. Xande immediately grabbed the pants, and as his opponent was falling to the mat, he jumped and used the X-pass. His opponent was able to turn and get his knee in, so Xande jumped to the other side, where his opponent turned again, so he again jumped to the other side and established the guard pass.

Luiz Panza Foot Locks and 50/50 Guard 9 - Leg Drag to Overhead Step Pass

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Luiz shows one of his favorite guard passes he likes to use from the open guard. He first pins his opponent's leg down with his knee, as if he's setting up a leg drag. His opponent knows he wants the leg drag and blocks it, so Luiz steps around over his head, and passes to the other side.

Inside The University 232 - Headquarters to Jumping Guard Pass

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Saulo shows another guard pass from the headquarters position. This time he fakes like he wants to knee cut, causing his opponent to escape his hips and face him. Immediately Saulo makes a grip on the pants and drives his weight down on his opponent with his lapel grip. Next he shuffles a little bit toward his opponent's head, and after creating the space, he jumps to the other side and settles in side control. He can also go right to his classic lapel choke.

Inside The University 231 - Headquarters to Smash Pass Part 2

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Saulo continues his lesson on the smash pass from headquarters, but covers some mistakes he sees his students making. His first comment is for his students to make sure their weight is going forward before they come to the side to smash. He also emphasizes the importance of using the stiff arm when he grabs the pants.

Inside The University 230 - Headquarters to Smash Pass Part 1

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Saulo shows one of the main positions of Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu, headquarters, which is when he squats in a firm base with one of his opponent's legs between his legs. In this case, his opponent tries to lift him for the sweep, so Saulo goes to the side and smashes him. He grabs underneath the head, switches his base and uses his forearm to put pressure on the face. Now he grips the pants and grinds his opponent down. As soon as he feels he might lose the position, Saulo passes the guard.

Xande's Competition Year In Review 7 - Passing after a Double Guard Pull (Arnaldo Maidana)

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Xande begins to analyze his fights at the World Championship and starts with his first fight against Arnaldo Maidana. He found himself in a double guard pull situation, so his first step was to gain a collar grip and a cross grip on the pants. From here, he put pressure on Arnaldo and used a stiff arm with the pants grip as he passed to side control.