Inside The University 256 - Half Guard Pass to Mount

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Continuing his half guard lesson, Saulo discusses the importance of keeping pressure on his opponent while sliding his knee out from between his opponent's leg. Saulo also gets his classic grip with his forearm across the throat and uses his opponent's arm to tighten the choke. When done properly, the pressure should be enough that your opponent will give up the mount.

Inside The University 255 - Controlling the Half Guard on Top

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Saulo discusses one of the most important lessons in Jiu-Jitsu, which is dealing with the half guard. He shows some common mistakes that people make while on top, and how his opponent can capitalize on those mistakes. His main lesson here is to show how to keep the pressure and control your opponent from the top.

Inside The University 254 - Grip Fighting Basics

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Saulo shows some basic ways to break the grips during the stand up fight, how to defend from his opponent making grips on him, and what he likes to do after breaking the grips.

Inside The University 253 - Lapel Choke from Half Guard on Bottom

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Xande introduces Alex Taveira, a Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt born with a handicapped leg, to show that Jiu-Jitsu has no limits and can be practiced by anyone. Alex shows a favorite choke of his from the half guard. First he opens the lapel and feeds it to his other hand behind his opponent's back. He switches his grip and goes for the lapel choke but his opponent defends with his arm. Alex pulls the opponent's arm across his body, pulls his opponent down and sits up with his abs to finish the choke.

Inside The University 252 - Xande's Pan Am Review - Kata Guruma (Fireman's Carry)

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Continuing his Pan Am review, Xande shows favorite takedown, the kata guruma or fireman's carry. After establishing his grips, Xande drops to his knees, turning himself perpendicular to his opponent. He makes sure to get underneath his opponent, and pulls the lapel while raising his shoulder to finish the takedown.

Inside The University 251 - Xande's Pan Am Review - Brabo Choke from Half Guard

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Xande now shows how he finished a fight at the Pan Ams, using the brabo choke from the half guard. Since he was already up on points, Xande did not want to pass again, rather he wanted to finish the fight. So from the half guard, he feeds his opponent's lapel underneath the neck and switches his grip. From here, he pulls the arm across the neck and drops weight on top to finish the choke.

Inside The University 250 - Xande's Pan Am Review - Knee Cut Pass from Half Guard

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Xande begins to analyze his fights at the 2016 Pan Ams, and shows his knee cut pass from the half guard. First he shows how to react and turn your body when your opponent pulls half guard, so you are in a good position to pass. Xande's opponent was able to feed his lapel between his legs, so Xande kept pressure and tried to keep him flat. After getting the underhook, Xande places his head on the mat, turns his knee to the mat, and can take his time from here, passing with the knee cut.

Inside The University 249 - Preventing the Guard Pass Part 3

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Saulo continues to correct mistakes and refine the details of defending yourself while your opponent is trying to pass, again emphasizing the importance of the initial bridge. He also gives his students an exercise to practice transitioning to each of the four counter attacks he previously taught.

Inside The University 248 - Preventing the Guard Pass Part 2

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After watching the students, Saulo points out some common mistakes being made from the defensive position on the side. He shows some more details on how important the bridge is, and how to transition to each of the counter attacks while your opponent is passing.

Inside The University 247 - Preventing the Guard Pass Part 1

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Saulo shows how to play defense on the bottom when your opponent is passing your guard. His first move is to fall to his side and hug himself with his arms. From this position, he shows several options to move around your opponent depending on what he does or what you want to do.

Inside The University 246 - Triangle Choke Defense

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Saulo discusses one of his fights at the Pan Ams, and shows how he setup a triangle on his opponent, but focuses on how his opponent should have reacted to defend. Saulo drops his level and leans back to create space, allowing him to open his opponent's legs and escape the triangle.

Inside The University 245 - Ippon Seoi Nage Setup

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Saulo corrects some common mistakes he sees his students making, and goes into more detail on setting up the ippon seoi nage takedown, using the same principles he showed in the last position.