Inside The University 282 - Taking the Back from Reverse Half Guard
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Xande's opponent again goes to the reverse half guard as he did in the last position, but this time Xande isn't able or comfortable to keep his outside frame, so grabs the belt. When his opponent steps his leg back to pass, Xande uses this moment to escape his hips and attack the back.
Inside The University 281 - Escaping the Reverse Half Guard
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Xande is half guard and blocking with his frames, but now his opponent brings his arm over the top to settle into a reverse half guard position. Xande keeps his frame on the arm in place until he can switch his other hand behind the armpit, and keep his opponent's weight on his elbows. Now he pushes off the mat to escape his hips, and work to replace the full guard.
Inside The University 280 - Replacing the Knee Shield in Half Guard
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Xande starts in his half guard, and his opponent has the underhook and is flattening him. Xande first keeps his free arm framed to prevent the cross face. He pushes off the mat and bumps his top arm against his opponent's head to create space. Now he does a little hip escape, which gives him the room to replace the knee shield.
Inside The University 279 - Recovering Half Guard with the Shoulder Escape
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Xande is playing half guard and his opponent gets the underhook on him and is trying to flatten him, so his first thought is to get his frame back. Just as in the drill he showed, Xande hip escapes and shoulder escapes, giving him the space he needs to swing his arm back in for the frame.
Inside The University 277 - Collar and Sleeve Grip Arm Drag
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Xande starts in the seated guard with the collar and sleeve grip. When his opponent tries to pull his arm back, Xande redirects the arm to the inside, across his body, and at the same time pushes the knee back with his foot. His opponent falls and now he can attack the back.
Inside The University 276 - Open Elbow Arm Drag
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Again from the seated guard, Xande has the collar grip and his foot in the hip. This time when he is ready to drag the arm, he brings his other hand off the mat to grab the triceps, and pull with both arms as he lays back. His opponent's elbow opens as he is dragged, and Xande can take the back as he did before, or sometimes the omoplata is there for him to take as well.
Inside The University 275 - Traditional Arm Drag from Seated Guard
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From the seated guard with a collar grip, Xande's opponent grabs his leg, so Xande grabs the wrist and transfers his collar grip to the triceps. At the same time, his right foot goes to the hip and his left foot comes to the outside. From here, Xande leans back pulling the arm, forcing his opponent to release his grip and post. Now Xande attacks his opponent's back, which has been exposed.
Inside The University 274 - Faceplant Collar Drag from Closed Guard
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From the closed guard, Xande makes a grip on the collar, opens his guard and moves himself back to a seated guard position. In this scenario, his opponent does not have any grips, so Xande posts his hand on the mat, raises his leg and switches his hips as he pull his opponent face first to the mat, making sure to land his elbow. Now Xande releases the collar and pushes off the mat as he reaches for his opponent's hip to gain back control.
Fredson Alves Series 9 - Defending the Berimbolo
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From the De La Riva guard, Fredson's opponent goes behind and attempts the berimbolo. Fredson's first reaction is to base his hand on his opponent's hip, and step his leg back and traps his opponent's knee with his other arm. Now he takes the hand off the hip and underhooks the arm closest to him, before stepping over to get in a good half guard position.
Fredson Alves Series 7 - Loop Choke from Seated Guard
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From the seated guard, Fredson controls the cross collar grip, posts on his other hand and raises his level above his opponent's and stands on his knee. He brings his arm over the back of his opponent's neck and puts his own head underneath his opponent's arm. Now he rolls underneath and his free arm reaches to the triceps and pulls to finish the loop choke.
Fredson Alves Series 4 - X-Guard Scissors Sweep
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Fredson uses the same X-guard setup from the seated guard to get his first hook in place, and brings his arm underneath the leg. His opponent is standing, but drops his base to keep his weight on top of Fredson. Fredson chops the heel and pushes with his hook in a scissors sweep motion to sweep his opponent backward.
Fredson Alves Series 3 - X-Guard Back Roll Sweep
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Fredson uses the same set up to get to the X-guard, but now instead of staying on his knee, his opponent stands up to try to escape. Fredson uses the space to place the other X-guard hook and bring his arm under the leg. Now he switches his grip from the collar to the back of his opponent's gi, and uses his legs to lift his opponent and does a back roll to finish the sweep.