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Xande finishes this series with a follow up option to sweep your opponent with a far side straight arm lock or a flower sweep. All of these combinations go well with the overwrap to back take. If your opponent defends one well, there is often times an opportunity to transition to another submission or sweep.
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Xande teaches some options to how to threaten your opponent with three different armlock attacks when your opponent defends against the back take off the overwrap from closed guard.Add to Favorites 1352 Remove From Favorites 3612 days ago
In this lesson Xande begins a series from the closed guard overwrap position. In the overwrap position, the back take is always an option that you can threaten your opponent with. We learn how to break the grips and set up our overwrap position to begin our series of attacks.Add to Favorites 1610 Remove From Favorites 3671 days ago
This fundamental back take from the closed guard overwrap position can be a good way to set up a number of other attacks. The overwrap position is a very strong fundamental position and being able to establish it will provide you with many options to threaten submission and sweeps.Add to Favorites 2031 Remove From Favorites 3748 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 2005 Remove From Favorites 3783 days ago
In this next lesson we learn how to combine our armlock attack from the bodylock with a back take to advance our position. Most wrestlers have an underdeveloped sense of defending the back and this is a perfect way to advance your position to increase the likelihood of finding a submission.Add to Favorites 2536 Remove From Favorites 3788 days ago
In this second part of the no gi guard series, we learn to set up an omoplata from the overwrap position. This position is great against wrestlers as we use the overwrap position to kill our opponents mobility and remove all space to slow down and frustrate their game.Add to Favorites 3664 Remove From Favorites 3794 days ago
Fabio Santos teaches how to set up a sneakyand quick armbar submission from the closed guard. He also follows up with a few options in case the submission fails.Add to Favorites 1339 Remove From Favorites 3973 days ago
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.Add to Favorites 1405 Remove From Favorites 3992 days ago
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.Add to Favorites 3260 Remove From Favorites 4069 days ago
Xande teaches two basic but highly effective sweeps that you can use to sweep your opponent from the closed guard. The closed guard is a great position for beginners. Your opponent will have to break your closed guard before being able to pass. This will provide you with extra time to think about what to do next. As a white belt, it helps to start with small goals and celebrate the victories of achieving these goals. For example, for one week you could choose to play closed guard with the goal of sweeping your opponent with the hip bump or pendulum sweep while not letting your opponent pass your closed guard. The next week your goal could be to try to submit your opponent from the closed guard by combining the hip bump sweep with the kimura or guillotine.Add to Favorites 1783 Remove From Favorites 4069 days ago
Often times your opponent will stand in your closed guard to try to force you to open your guard. In this situation, the closed guard attacks that we learned in the previous lessons will not work. Instead of opening your closed guard, use the muscle sweep, chair sweep, or hip push sweep to put your opponent on their back and come on top.