Inside the University 80 - Escaping High Mount, Grape Vine, and Technical Mount
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In this lesson we address the situations from the mount in which the knee elbow escape will not work. For the high mount and the grape vine, we use a modified approach to the knee elbow escape and use a hip bump to create the space to free your bottom knee underneath your opponent's leg to create the mobility and space to escape.
Inside the University 79 - Mount Defense by Combining Knee Elbow and Bridge Escapes
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Saulo teaches the mindset on how to initiate the knee elbow escape and the traditional bridge (upa) escapes. He talks about how your defense to the mount should be more expplosive than your opponent's attack and that in the case of defending the mount, it's ok to train only one side to sharpen the reaction time as much as possible. The mount is a position where your opponent has a lot of control over your body and the best time to escape the position is during the transition to the mount, before they are able to establish full control.
Inside the University 78 - Classic Straight Ankle Footlock Defense and Footlock Defense to Omoplata
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Saulo teaches the classic straight ankle footlock defense and the footlock to omoplata transition. We learn that this footlock defense should be a near automatic reaction. By pivoting our feet to the outside, we're able to free our leg from any threat before your opponent is able to settle in for the straight ankle foot lock submission.
Inside the University 77 - The Scoop Escape and Classic Back Escapes, Transitioning from Turtle to Back Escapes
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Saulo covers the scoop back escape and three variations of the classic back escape. These escapes can be used in almost any scenario. The basic theme across these back escapes is to find a way to lower your hips and connect them to the mat to make it harder for your opponent to maintain control of your hips and easier for you to make your escape.
Inside the University 76 - Butterfly Sweep Combos with Belt Grip, Classic, Single Leg, and Kneebar or Footlock Attacks
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Saulo teaches multiple options to attack your opponent from the butterfly guard with the belt grip. Saulo prefers the belt grip because it allows you to close distance between you and your opponent forcing them to raft very quickly to your attacks. The butterfly guard should be very aggressive with fast paced sweeps because idle moments will allow your opponent to set up their offense.
Inside the University 75 - Details on the Flower Sweep from Closed Guard
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Xande teaches some details on the flower sweep from the closed guard. He explains that the concept of leverage for the flower sweep is easy to understand but it is challenging to time the sweep correctly. He shows how to kick your leg up toward's your opponent's armpit and change the angle of your hips for maximum leverage to sweep your opponent.
Inside the University 74 - Q and A Session on Framing for Guard Retention and Escaping Collar Chokes from Back
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Xande does a Q and A during a seminar answering questions about using your arms and legs to create a frame to retain the guard, about setting up a collar choke from the knee cross pass, and escaping the collar choke from the back.
Inside the University 72 - Half Guard Pass with Double Move Pass
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Saulo reviews a thorough lesson on how to pass your opponent's half guard with the double move pass. He covers topics on how to keep your opponent flat, how to control your opponent from the top half guard, and the grips needed to pass straight to the mount.
Inside the University 71 - Defending Double Unders or Single Unders Pass
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Xande teaches how to defend against the double unders or single unders pass and position yourself to sweep them off their pass attempt. In this defense we straighten our leg and turn our hips to change the weight distribution and angle of our body to make it harder to complete the double unders or single unders pass.
Inside the University 70 - Half Guard to Deep Half Homer Simpson Sweep
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Saulo teaches how to transition from the half guard into the deep half guard and position yourself to sweep your opponent with the homer simpson sweep or the backdoor sweep.
Inside the University 69 - Side to Side Guard Recovery Drill for the Single Under Leg Pass Defense
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Xande teaches the side to side guard recovery drill movement. This drill is great for learning the proper way to shift your hips and replace your legs to defend against the single under leg pass.
Inside the University 68 - Advanced Details on Guard Retention and the Knee Cross Pass, X-Pass, Same Side Knee Pass Combos
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Xande goes into the details on what to look for to retain your guard and mentions that you want to keep your opponent off your three points of control (neck, shoulders, hips) to stay mobile and capable of retaining your guard. We also take an advanced look into the knee cross pass, x pass, and same side knee pass and examine how lifting your foot off the mats can neutralize the strength of the De la Riva guard and allow you to remain loose and glide over your opponent into a passing opportunity.