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Edward Telles is a black belt no gi world champion and a pioneer of the turtle guard. In this interview he shares his story of his past.Add to Favorites 2029 Remove From Favorites 3295 days ago
Telles recalls how he used to be a closed guard guy when he was a white to purple belt. The lumberjack sweep was one of his favorite ways to sweep his opponent.Add to Favorites 2325 Remove From Favorites 3296 days ago
Telles teaches how to transition into the turtle to protect yourself when your opponent is passing your guard with the torreando pass. He recalls that he developed his turtle defense as a response to Terere's excellent torreando style passing.Add to Favorites 2568 Remove From Favorites 3298 days ago
Telles teaches a variation of the classic back escape when your opponent is on your back with both hooks in. By acting fast and changing the angle on your opponent, you may be able to free your hips and escape to a better position.Add to Favorites 2421 Remove From Favorites 3299 days ago
Eduardo Telles shows one of his favorite ways to escape the back when your opponent has managed to get one hook in against your turtle position. In this lesson we use our arm as a hook against our opponent's leg and then proceed with the classic back escape.Add to Favorites 2460 Remove From Favorites 3300 days ago
Telles teaches a way to sweep your opponent from turtle when you're unable to hook the leg for the leg pinch sweep. This sweep can often be set up as a counter to the clock choke by simply rolling over one shoulder to end up on top.Add to Favorites 2323 Remove From Favorites 3301 days ago
Telles recalls how he began using the rolling kneebar with great success as a brown belt to submit a lot of people from the turtle position. He shares that you can actually roll over either shoulder and the right option is often dependent on how your opponent chooses to distribute their weight to defend the rolling motion.Add to Favorites 2612 Remove From Favorites 3302 days ago
Eduardo Telles covers concepts on how to defend yourself in the turtle position when your opponent is trying to take your back.Add to Favorites 2885 Remove From Favorites 3303 days ago
Eduardo Telles recalls why he first began using his turtle guard and talks about its utility as a position to recover when your opponent is almost passed your guard. We learn turtle guard can be used during transitions to prevent your opponent from getting the guard pass.Add to Favorites 3041 Remove From Favorites 3305 days ago
Telles shows a way to transition into the turtle knee pinch position from the half guard and follows up with a second sweep when you are unable to push your opponent over. Following the action reaction principle, if your opponent pushes back, simply redirect your energy and roll them the other way for the sweep.Add to Favorites 3378 Remove From Favorites 3306 days ago
Telles teaches an interesting way to counter the knee slice pass by pinching your elbow and knee to trap their leg when they attempt to pass your guard and coming up for the sweep.Add to Favorites 3480 Remove From Favorites 3307 days ago
Telles shares a way to transition from side control to turtle and finish with a sweep when your opponent makes the mistake of having the arm too far to control you hips.