Inside the University 729 - Tiger Routine - Protection Walk and Side Kick

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From S position, Rene plants his hands on the side of his front leg, and switches his legs to alligator position. A detail here is that he always makes sure he stays looking forward. Now for the side kick, he pushes himself up with his arms and kicks his back leg through, bringing his knee to his chest and extending his leg straight up. As he kicks his front hand goes behind him so he ends up in a crab walk position, with one leg in the air. To finish the movement, he goes back to alligator position and then back to S position.

Inside the University 728 - Tiger Series - Belly Down

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For the belly down movement, Rene drops his shoulder to the mat next to his front leg, plants his back foot on the mat to lift his knee and slides his front leg back through it. When he gets to bell down, his arms are wide and his chest is open, making it easy for him to roll to his side. Then he steps his foot up high and slides his other leg through to establish S position on the opposite side.

Inside the University 727 - Tiger Routine - Around the World

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Now for another transition from the S position, Rene leans to the side of his front leg and posts his hand and then elbow on the mat. He continues to lower himself to post his shoulder, and as he does, he kicks his back leg forward and straight across his body. Continuing his momentum, he swings his other leg and rolls onto his back with his legs stretched wide open. He keeps rolling on his back and finishes the movement in S position on the opposite side.

Inside the University 726 - Tiger Routine - Kick the Door

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Again starting from the S position, for kick the door, Rene brings his back leg in front of him, bringing his knee close to his chest. He kicks his leg forward til it's straight, and then switches it out with his other leg before swinging swinging it back, and ending up in the S position on the opposite side. Each time he brings his legs forward and switches them, he makes sure to bring his knee to his chest and exhale with his movements.

Inside the University 725 - Tiger Routine - The Whip

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In the Ribeiro system, the Tiger Routine is a series of movements designed to improve mobility, flexibility and strength. Professor Rene begins the series by showing the first transition, the whip. With his legs in the S position, he pushes off the edge of his front foot to kick his back leg in front of him. At the same time, he swings his arms to build momentum as his front leg swings back, finishing in the S position on the opposite side. It's also important to put an emphasis on your breathing and exhaling while swinging your legs.

Inside the University 724 - Freeing Your Head from the Choke

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Xande breaks down the finer details of freeing your head while your opponent is choking you. He grabs the sleeve with both his hands to pull it as he tries to peel his head out and put his crown on the mat. Once free he can look to get a better position.

Inside the University 723 - Back Escape when All Else Fails

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Now for his defense when everything else fails, Xande follows the same process, protecting his neck and stepping over the bottom hook, but his opponent is keeping the other hook locked and not letting him escape. Xande continues to step over the bottom leg, but as he does he is also scooting his body down until he can get his head in his opponent's armpit. At this point his opponent has to bail on the choke and try to maintain a top position, so Xande recovers his guard.

Inside the University 722 - Kick Back Roll to Escape the Back with Collar Grips

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Now Xande's opponent has his back with both collar grips, and has pulled him on his side, looking to finish the choke. Xande's first line of defense is to keep his opponent's triceps on the floor and prevent him from sitting up to his forearm. He pushes the top hook and scoots over the bottom leg, same as before, but this time he cannot get to side control because of the choke grips. Instead he kicks his leg back diagonally and rolls over his outside shoulder to his knees. From here he fights to establish side control.

Inside the University 721 - Back Escape when Opponent Has Seat Belt Grip

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Now Xande's opponent has his back with the seat belt grip, so Xande's first step is to grab the top arm and turns his chin to his own hand to protect his neck. He turns his back to the side of the bottom arm and falls back. Now he switches his grip on his opponent's arm with his other hand, and then goes straight to the top leg to push the hook off. Once free from the hook, he follows the same steps to work his way to side control.

Inside the University 720 - Back Escape when Opponent Has Both Underhooks

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Now Xande's opponent has his back with both underhooks gripping his lapels. He picks a side to turn to, and posts his leg out for leverage as he falls to his back, on top of his opponent's leg. He blocks the top leg to keep his opponent from mounting him, as he shimmies his hips and steps over the bottom leg. He keeps stepping until both his legs have cleared the bottom leg, and finishes on his opponent's side.

Inside the University 719 - Scoop Escape Back Defense

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In this scenario, Xande’s opponent is on his back, but does not have any underhooks because Xande is keeping his elbows close to his body. He also keeps his hands covering his face in order to protect his neck. Now Xande does the scoop by planting his feet and lowering his hips, bring his elbows inside his opponent’s thighs. Now he stretches one leg to break free of the hook, and then turns his hips and drops his other elbow inside the leg. Here he has the leverage he needs to turn into his opponent and scissor his legs to face him, often ending up ready to set up the over under pass.

Inside the University 718 - Finishing the Drag Based on Your Opponent's Reaction

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Now Xande breaks down several ways your opponent can react after you drag his arm across, whether it be a 2 on 1 sleeve drag, or him pulling it out to defend the armbar. Your opponent might bunker down, post his arm, post his leg, tuck his elbow in, etc. Xande shows several options to ether sweep or take the back based on his reaction.