Inside the University 567 - Developing Proper Timing

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Wrapping up the lesson for the day, Saulo speaks on the importance of training with the right goal in mind. In this case, the training partners must be on the same page and cooperate with each other in order to develop the proper timing of the sweep. This lesson can be extended to everyday practice.

Inside the University 566 - Half Guard Sweep Demonstrated in Live Training

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Fabio demonstrates his sweep in a live situation while training partners get the escrima and try to pass his guard.

Inside the University 565 - Getting Top Position After You Bridge

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Touching on a few details, Fabio shows that he is not rolling immediately after bridging his opponent off him. He steers the wheel with his grips to roll his opponent, and then he can either bring his outside leg over or his inside leg underneath to get to the top. He also points out the difference of having a low escrima which is ineffective, and a high escrima which can immobilize the arm.

Inside the University 564 - Bridge Sweep from Half Guard when Opponent has Escrima

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Guest instructor and old student of Saulo's, Fabio Lewin, shows his specialty sweep from the half guard when his opponent has the escrima or underhook on him. First Fabio turns his hips to the outside and makes a grip on the knee of the trapped leg. Now he his other grip goes either to the other knee or reaches over the arm and grabs the belt if his opponent gets that side escrima as well. Next he plants both feet on the mat and bridges high, rolling his opponent off him, and turns belly down to come to the top position.

Leonel Marra Deep Half Guard 6 - Head Lock Sweep

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It's Yan Lucas' turn to ask Leonel a question, so he starts in the deep half where Leonel has the sleeve grip under the leg and is framing with his arm. To defend the first sweep, Yan gets the cross face, places his head in Leonel's chest and sprawls his free leg back to stay low. Now Leonel brings his arm up, reaches over the back of Yan's head and grabs the armpit. From here he crunches his body, forcing Yan's head and knee together, and pushes off the mat with his feet to turn his hips to the outside and roll Yan over the top.

Leonel Marra Deep Half Guard 5 - Hip Bump Sweep with Double Unders

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With the same grips and position set up as in the previous two techniques, now Xande has a question on what Leonel will do if he can break Leonel's sleeve grip. The first thing he does is feed the same side lapel to his hand and grips that instead of the sleeve. Then he swims his other arm under the leg and switches the grip to his other hand, and now uses his forearm as a frame to keep Xande from using his knee to pressure. By opening his elbow, Leonel creates space to bring his free arm between the legs and grabs the belt, pants or even other lapel if it's accessible. Now he can raise his hips and bridge to finish the hip bump sweep.

Leonel Marra Deep Half Guard 4 - Sit Up Sweep

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Showing another variation from the previous technique, Leonel begins with the sleeve grip under the leg and Xande's knee in the middle on his belly. This time however, Xande steps his outside leg up to keep a base. As soon as he does, Leonel swings his leg forward and sits up to an S position, keeping his knees pinched tight. With his free hand posted on the mat, he pulls himself up to his knees, pulling Xande's leg away and sweeping him in the process.

Leonel Marra Deep Half Guard 3 - Sweep when Opponent Puts His Knee in the Middle

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In this technique, Xande is inside Leonel's half guard and using his knee to put pressure on Leonel's belly. With his knees pinching Xande's leg, Leonel uses his knee to bump Xande forward, and he brings his arm under the leg and grips the sleeve. Xande's reaction is to get a cross face and try to smash Leonel, so Leonel reaches over the back and grabs the belt. Now he pushes off the mat with his feet to lift his hips, and turns the opposite direction his hips are facing, rolling Xande over him and finishing on top. To pass, he can easily kick his leg back and get to side control.

Leonel Marra Deep Half Guard 2 - Hip Bump Sweep with Lapel Grip

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Answering Saulo's question about what to do if he can't get the sleeve grip, Leonel pulls the same side lapel and feeds it to his hand that is under the leg. Then he swims his far hand under the leg, and switches the lapel to that hand. From here it is common for his opponent to underhook his arm, but he can simply close his elbow and trap it. Now he grabs the pants with his inside hand, and bumps his hips as before to finish the sweep.

Leonel Marra Deep Half Guard 1 - Hip Bump Sweep from Deep Half Guard

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Leonel begins in half guard and Saulo is on top with a cross face grip and his hips turned toward Leonel. By framing his arm against Saulo's stomach, Leonel creates space and kicks his legs down so he can trap the lower leg between his knees. Now he has space to swim his arm under the leg and make a sleeve grip on Saulo's arm, and pulls it down so he can again frame his arm on the belly. Here he makes a grip on the knee, and bumps his hips up explosively as he punches the knee away, and bridges to come to the top.

Eduardo Inojosa Series 6 - Half Guard Knee Shield Sweep

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Starting from his half guard, Eduardo places his knee shield at his opponent's chest, and makes a cross collar grip and a pants grip at the outside of the far knee. Next he pushes at his opponent, causing him to push back, and he uses the momentum to throw him over the top, forcing him to post on his hands. Now Eduardo can escape his hips, get to his elbow and stand up in base, keeping control of his opponent's leg as he comes up and forcing the sweep.

Inside the University 452 - A Preview of More to Come

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Wrapping up his class on deep half guard, Leonel Marra stresses the importance of practicing and repeating the positions in order to learn them. He also gives a nice preview of many more deep half guard techniques in his game that we can look forward to seeing from him in the future.