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In this lesson, Xande teaches how to set up the two on one guard and how to attack with the scissor sweep, triangle, and collar drag combination.
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Xande explains his competition mindset and talks at length about how it's important to be able to threaten your opponent at all times with both submissions and sweeps. He talks about how positioning yourself safely and taking your opponent's balance is the jab that will open up opportunities for successful sweeps and submissions. Xande also demonstrates some butterfly and open guard concepts such as how to engage your opponent in the butterfly when your opponent is trying to stay distant as well as how to maintain your butterfly guard when your opponent attempts the knee cross pass and the side smash pass.Add to Favorites 1081 Remove From Favorites 3902 days ago
Xande demonstrates his open guard retention and control as well as how he mixes up his sweeps and submission attempts to flow together from one to the next.Add to Favorites 870 Remove From Favorites 3915 days ago
Being able to impose a threat on your opponent regardless of their response is the key to a dangerous guard. In this lesson, Xande explains how to redirect your attack and transition into an Omoplata when your opponent defends against the straight armlock from guard. When your opponent attempts to pull away from your straight armlock, let them go, and take the omoplata instead.Add to Favorites 1102 Remove From Favorites 3941 days ago
Xande explains how to control your opponent in the sit up guard and how to perform the classic situp guard sweep.Add to Favorites 1411 Remove From Favorites 4007 days ago
Xande describes how to set up the triangle from the 2 on 1 guard and how to transition into the omoplata instead if your opponent postures away from your triangle submission attempt.Add to Favorites 669 Remove From Favorites 4031 days ago
Rodrigo Pagani provides insight into how to set up the omoplata and how to control your opponent if they roll out of the submission to put them back into the omoplata.Add to Favorites 986 Remove From Favorites 4031 days ago
Leo Santos covers the lumber jack sweep from closed guard with the cross grip, an omoplata option, and an armbar if your opponent rolls out of the omoplata.Add to Favorites 730 Remove From Favorites 4059 days ago
Xande teaches how to transition from the Cross-Grip Guard to the Omoplata. This submission can be used in combination with the tripod sweep and triangle to overwhelm your opponent.