Ribeiro Self Defense 10 - Escaping the Front Bear Hug Under Both Arms

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Saulo teaches how to escape from the front bear hug when your assailant has a bear hug grip underneath both arms and is attempting to take you down. In this lesson we learn to use your shoulders side to side and cut at an angle to break the hold and escape the situation.

Ribeiro Self Defense 9 - Escaping the Front Bear Hug Over Both Arms

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Saulo teaches how to counter the front bear hug where your assailant is clasping you over both arms with three different ways, one way being to knee them in the nuts.

Ribeiro Self Defense 8 - Kesa Gatame or Scarf Hold Escape

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Xande teaches three ways to escape the kesa gatame or scarf hold position in a self defense situation. These adaptations are also effective against trained grapplers but it's important to have the correct timing of reaction and to get into a survival posture before allowing your opponent to settle in to the position and make all of the necessary micro adjustments that will make it harder to escape.

Ribeiro Self Defense 7 - Self Defense Standing Guillotine and Guillotine Defense

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Xande teaches how to teach the self defense standing guillotine to beginners and how to defend against and counter the guillotine in a self defense altercation.

Ribeiro Self Defense 6 - Countering the Rear Naked Headlock

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In this lesson Xande teaches how to defend yourself against and counter the rear naked headlock when your opponent grabs your neck from behind.

Ribeiro Self Defense Series 5 - Self Defense Morote Gari or Double Leg Takedown

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Xande teaches how to adapt your morote gari or a modified double leg to take your opponent to the ground.

Ribeiro Self Defense Series 4 - Round House Kick Defense to Takedown

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In this lesson we learn how to deal with an aggressor who may attack you with a round house kick to the leg, chest, or head as well as a front kick to your chest. We adopt principles from muay thai to check leg kicks and block head kicks as well as similar techniques to take our opponent down when they kick you in the chest.

Ribeiro Self Defense Series 3 - Pisao or Leg Check to Set Up the Bodylock Takedown

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Saulo teaches how to use the leg check or sideways kick to create or close the distance for the bodylock takedown. This leg check was first popularized in its use by Royce Gracie in the early UFC where he would use the Pisao to close the distance to take down his opponents.

Ribeiro Self Defense Series 2 - Vale Tudo Street Guard and Guard Control Against Striking Opponents

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Xande teaches the concept of the Vale Tudo or MMA guard and discusses that when your opponent is allowed to throw punches, the closed guard is no longer a neutral position. When in a self defense or MMA situation, the guard must be adapted to get rid of the middle distance. This means that it is more ideal to establish a tight clinch or kick your opponent away from you to get back up to your feet. Hanging out in the middle distance zone when playing guard will allow your assailant to punch you in the face.

Ribeiro Self Defense Series 1 - Traditional Bodylock Takedown

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Xande teaches the traditional bodylock take down, a classic self defense jiu jitsu technique to take your opponent to the ground. This takedown was used by Royce Gracie in the early UFC fights to subdue his opponents in such a dominant fashion that it would greatly popularize jiu jitsu around the world.