Inside the University 721 - Back Escape when Opponent Has Seat Belt Grip

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Now Xande's opponent has his back with the seat belt grip, so Xande's first step is to grab the top arm and turns his chin to his own hand to protect his neck. He turns his back to the side of the bottom arm and falls back. Now he switches his grip on his opponent's arm with his other hand, and then goes straight to the top leg to push the hook off. Once free from the hook, he follows the same steps to work his way to side control.

Inside the University 720 - Back Escape when Opponent Has Both Underhooks

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Now Xande's opponent has his back with both underhooks gripping his lapels. He picks a side to turn to, and posts his leg out for leverage as he falls to his back, on top of his opponent's leg. He blocks the top leg to keep his opponent from mounting him, as he shimmies his hips and steps over the bottom leg. He keeps stepping until both his legs have cleared the bottom leg, and finishes on his opponent's side.

Inside the University 719 - Scoop Escape Back Defense

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In this scenario, Xande’s opponent is on his back, but does not have any underhooks because Xande is keeping his elbows close to his body. He also keeps his hands covering his face in order to protect his neck. Now Xande does the scoop by planting his feet and lowering his hips, bring his elbows inside his opponent’s thighs. Now he stretches one leg to break free of the hook, and then turns his hips and drops his other elbow inside the leg. Here he has the leverage he needs to turn into his opponent and scissor his legs to face him, often ending up ready to set up the over under pass.

Xande's World Masters and Grand Slam 2016 Review 8 - Escaping Back Control with One Hook

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Now discussing the semi-finals with Erberth Santos, Xande is in turtle and his opponent has one hook and pulls him down to that side. First Xande puts his head down and looks to his opponent, and uses his hands to protect his neck and defend the 2nd hook. Next he brings his free leg to release the hook, and steps over the bottom leg. Xande attempted to turn back in to go to side control, but Erberth saw it coming and escaped.

Daisuke Nakamura Series 7 - Escaping Back Control

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With his opponent on his back, Daisuke first grabs his opponent's arm at the shoulder and triceps, and pulls it down to his body. He falls to that same side, and releases the top hook with his hand. Next, he uses his foot to get rid of the bottom hook, and steps to the side of his opponent. Now rolls on to his shoulder and jumps across his opponent's body, before turning back over to establish the side control.

Luiz Panza Foot Locks and 50/50 Guard 12 - Luiz's Private Lesson with Saulo

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After learning some 50/50 guard from Luiz, Saulo gives Luiz some tips on fundamental Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu, and works on some back escapes.

Xande's Defensive Series 5 - Escaping the Back to Half Guard

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Xande starts with his opponent on his back with both hooks in. He does the same escape as he showed in the previous technique, but now when he frees the first hook, his opponent tries to come on top and mount him. Xande makes sure to stop the leg from mounting, and traps it with his own leg before turning into him to replace the half guard, making sure to keep his frames and knee shield in place.

Xande's Defensive Series 4 - Escape from Back with Both Hooks

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Xande shows how to escape when your opponent has your back with both hooks and the seat belt. First Xande protects his neck and then falls with his back flat to the mat toward the side of his opponent's arm under his armpit. He also makes sure to get his head on the other side of his opponent's head. Now he removes the hook and sits on top of the leg, where he begins to turn back into his opponent to get to a side control position.

Xande's Defensive Series 3 - Escaping the Turtle in a Rolling Transition

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Xande uses the escape shown in the previous position when his opponent has one hook, but now instead of turning into his opponent, he rolls away from him. Xande's opponent rolls with him and lands on top. Now Xande is able to use the momentum to roll his opponent over his shoulder and off his back, where he can no work to establish a good side control position.

Xande's Defensive Series 2 - Escaping from Turtle with One Hook

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Xande starts in the turtle position, and his opponent has one hook and rolls to get the other hook. Xande's first line of defense is to keep his chin and shoulder together to protect his neck, and brings his elbow and knee together to block the second hook. He walks his leg that is hooked up and turns his hips in to free the hook and sit on his opponent's leg. Now he can walk away and turn back into his opponent, to a side position.

Xande's Defensive Series 1 - Escaping from Turtle

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Xande is known for having one of the best defenses in competitive Jiu-Jitsu, and in this series he shows his secrets of how to survive and escape from bad positions. He begins by showing how to escape from turtle when your opponent doesn't have any hooks. His first action is to shift his weight away from his opponent, while protecting his neck with one hand and defending from the hook with his other hand. If the space is there for him to move away from his opponent and replace his guard, he looks for that, but if not, then he moves to Plan B. Xande traps his opponent's arm that is over his back and rolls, landing on top. Now he scoots his hips up and settles in a good side control position.

Xande's Competition Year In Review 16 - Defending the Back (Lucas Leite)

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Xande continues to analyze his fight in the the finals against Lucas Leite, and wraps up his review of the World Championships. Here he shows how Lucas was able to attack Xande's back, and how he defended in order to win the fight, and his 7th World Title.