Inside The University 233 - Hip Bump Sweep from Closed Guard
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Saulo shows his best sweep from the closed guard, the hip bump sweep. Saulo first controls his opponent's sleeve, and when his opponent goes to put his knee in Saulo's butt to open his guard, he immediately shifts his hips to the side. Now he has the leverage to bump his opponent over with his hips and come on top to the mount.
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.
Inside The University 229 - De La Riva to Single Leg X-Guard Sweep
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Saulo shows another variation, starting again from the De La Riva guard. Using the same setup as the last position, Saulo lifts his opponent's leg off the ground, but this time when he brings his weight back, Saulo switches to the single leg X-guard. Here he shows two options to either sweep his opponent backwards, or stretch his legs and get on top.
Inside The University 228 - Rolling De La Riva Guard Sweep
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Saulo shows another sweep from the De La Riva guard, when his opponent is keeping a heavy base. He first removes his far foot from his opponent's thigh, and brings it under the front leg like a reverse De La Riva hook. Now he turns the wheel and spins his body, lifting his opponent's leg off the ground, opening up several options for him. In this case, his opponent sits back, so Saulo rolls similar to a berimbolo but brings his leg over the head and finishes on top.
Inside The University 227 - Two Quick De La Riva Guard Sweeps
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Saulo shows two sweeps he likes to hit right away on his opponent from the De La Riva guard. For the first sweep, he grips the pants and moves his De La Riva hook to the hip, and hooks behind the knee with his other foot. He pushes the hip and pulls the knee to sweep his opponent. For the second sweep, he keeps the pants grip and grabs the lapel, and uses his legs to take his opponent up and over, rolling backward to finish on top.
Inside The University 226 - Saulo Talks Jiu-Jitsu and Life
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Saulo gives a speech to his students about why he teaches Jiu-Jitsu, why he loves to compete, how training can effect your life and other topics.
Inside The University 225 - Half Guard Passing Concepts
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Saulo reviews the last couple half guard passes and focuses more on the details of setting up the pass, and why chooses which pass to use based on his opponent's reaction. He also answers some questions from students about the positions.
Inside The University 224 - Half Guard Pass to Mount
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Saulo continues his half guard passing lesson, and now really emphasizes the importance of putting pressure on your opponent to make him react the way you want. When his opponent pushes back, Saulo pops up to the same position as before, with one hand threatening the choke on the lapel and the other hand pushing the hip. Now his opponent is more worried about the choke, which gives Saulo the opportunity to pass straight to the mount.
Inside The University 223 - Half Guard Knee Cut Pass
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Saulo shows how to pass the half guard when your opponent is pushing you away. As soon as he feels the first push, Saulo grabs the cross side lapel, pushes the far side hip, and hops up to his feet. From here, he keeps putting a lot of pressure on his opponent, frees his knee, and passes with the knee cut.
Inside The University 222 - Single Leg X-Guard Sweep
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Xande shows the basic single leg X-guard sweep he likes to use. From the seated guard, first he uses an arm drag to help get his body underneath his opponent, and isolates the single leg. His near foot goes on the hip and his far foot hooks behind the butt. Next he raises his hips and uses his knees to knock his opponent backwards, and comes to the top for the sweep.