Inside the University 315 - Baseball Choke from Knee on Belly

Inside the University 315 - Baseball Choke from Knee on Belly

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From the knee on belly position, Xande grips his opponent's near side collar with his thumb inside. He releases his grip on the hip with the other hand, and brings it to the far side collar with four fingers inside, with his hands now gripping like a baseball bat. Now Xande spins to north-south, making sure to bring his forearm across the neck, and places his head on the same side his body was just at. To finish the choke, Xande gets on his toes, picking his hips off the ground and creating more pressure on his opponent.


Inside the University 314 - Maintaining Knee on Belly Control

Inside the University 314 - Maintaining Knee on Belly Control

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Xande shows how he likes to maintain control while in knee on belly position. His method of control is pulling up the collar on the near side while pushing the far hip down. When his opponent tries to escape his hips or scoot away, Xande keeps his grips and follows with his knee.

Inside the University 313 - Knee on Belly Basics

Inside the University 313 - Knee on Belly Basics

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Xande goes over some details of establishing a proper knee on belly position. In actuality, it's his shin that goes across the belly, and it's important he keep his foot off the mat in order to apply more pressure on his opponent. He also shows how he extends his body when his opponent bumps his hips, and how he follows him if he tries to escape his hips.

Giva Santana Arm Collector Series 9 - Armbar from Knee on Belly

Giva Santana Arm Collector Series 9 - Armbar from Knee on Belly

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Giva is controlling his opponent from knee on belly, and he defends by pushing Giva's knee. Giva slides his knee forward on the mat and puts some pressure on the arm with his chest. He makes a grip on the back of the collar and his other arm comes underneath the wrist and grips his own collar. To finish the armbar, he brings his hips forward as he opens his chest. Giva shows a few variations to finish, depending on the reaction.

Inside the University 172 - Knee Slice & Knee on Belly

Inside the University 172 - Knee Slice & Knee on Belly

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Building on the Ankle Pick Sweep from the previous lesson, Xande demonstrates to us in key elements of the Knee Slice Pass and then how to transition to the Knee on Belly position.

Jeff Glover Donkey Guard and Triangles 11 - Triangle from Knee on Bicep

Jeff Glover Donkey Guard and Triangles 11 - Triangle from Knee on Bicep

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In this lesson we examine how to set up a triangle from the knee on bicep position.

Jeff Glover Donkey Guard and Triangles 10 - Triangle from Knee on Belly

Jeff Glover Donkey Guard and Triangles 10 - Triangle from Knee on Belly

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Jeff shows a quick way to jump into the mounted triangle from the knee on belly position.

Controlling the Knee on Belly

Controlling the Knee on Belly

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Xande teaches the concepts to control your opponent from the knee on belly. The knee on belly is a very dynamic position that requires frequent redistribution of weight and transitions depending on your opponent's reactions. In this lesson we learn some basic ways to distribute our weight to control our opponent.

Inside the University 82 - Knee on Belly Classic Escape and Running Escape Variations

Inside the University 82 - Knee on Belly Classic Escape and Running Escape Variations

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Saulo teaches three ways to escape the knee on belly. The classic approach relies on a quick hip bump with the right grips to topple your opponent when they have already established the position. The running escape to guard or running escape to single leg escapes move away from your opponent to either create the space to roll into guard or to get back on your knees. In all cases, it is important to cut down on the time of reaction for all of your escapes to increase the likelihood of escaping successfully.

Inside the University 56 - Baseball Choke from Side Control and Knee on Belly

Inside the University 56 - Baseball Choke from Side Control and Knee on Belly

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Saulo teaches how to set up the baseball choke from side control and knee on belly. We learn some key details on how to use the knee on belly to keep our opponent flat in order to set up the submission as well as how to set up our grips to finish the choke.

White Belt University 6.5 Transitions - Side Control to Knee on Belly

White Belt University 6.5 Transitions - Side Control to Knee on Belly

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Saulo teaches how to set up the knee on belly position from side control.

White Belt University 3.4 - Knee on Belly Survival and Running Escape

White Belt University 3.4 - Knee on Belly Survival and Running Escape

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Saulo teaches how to survive in the knee on belly position and how to recover to a more neutral position using the running escape. He advises against using your hands to press on your opponent's knee. While it may be a natural reflex to use your hands to relieve the pressure of the knee on your hands, using your arms to push on their knee can provide your opponent with opportunities to attack your arm. Instead, we roll away from the knee and use our arm and knee to create a shield and rotate our hips out and away to make the running escape.