Fredson Alves Series 2 - Setting Up X-Guard from Seated Guard and Sweeping
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Fredson now begins in the seated guard with a collar and knee grip. He stretches his leg underneath his opponent's legs and pulls his weight on top of him to set up the X-guard hooks. From the X-guard, depending on his opponent's reaction, Fredson has many sweeping options, and shows a few of his favorites.
Fredson Alves Series 1 - Pulling X-Guard and Sweeping Your Opponent Backward
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Fredson Alves, black belt under Gracie Humaita, and one of the most accomplished black belts from the Northeast region of Brazil, begins his seminar by showing how he pulls X-guard and immediately sets up a sweep. While standing, Fredson gets the collar and sleeve grips, places his foot on the hip and pulls guard. He turns to is hip and makes a grip on the pants before shooting his leg underneath and setting up the X-guard hooks. He passes his opponent's leg over his head, and while controlling the hips, he turns and sweeps his opponent backwards.
Inside The University 265 - X-Guard Sweep (Darragh O Connaill)
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Darragh O Connaill shows a favorite sweep of his from the X-guard. Starting in the X-guard, Darragh's opponent plants his hands in front to keep his balance, so he grabs the near arm and feeds it to his hand that is holding the leg. His other hand grips the collar and his opponent reacts by standing up taller. Darragh uses this opportunity to lift him with his hooks, and sweep him backwards.
Rodrigo Pagani Curu Curu Guard and More 12 - Escaping from Turtle Position
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Rodrigo shows how he escapes from turtle position when his opponent is on his side, reaching over his back. First Rodrigo closes his elbow to trap his opponent's hand. With his other arm, he posts on the mat, and slides backward a few steps to put his leg behind his opponent's thigh. Now he windshield wipers his foot and sits down to roll to the side, and finish on top.
Rodrigo Pagani Curu Curu Guard and More 8 - Curu Curu Guard Sweep with Pants Grip
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Rodrigo's opponent breaks his grip on the sleeve, so he immediately switches to a pants grip, and bumps to make his opponent post his hands on the mat. He brings the trapped leg to his ear, switches to a pants grip and pushes the leg in the air. Now he has space to spin to the other side and come on top to finish the sweep.
Rodrigo Pagani Curu Curu Guard and More 7 - Curu Curu Guard Sweep to the Back
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Rodrigo addresses a common problem that happens in the curu curu guard, when his opponent drops the knee on his chest and puts a lot of pressure down. First Rodrigo makes a little bump to relieve the pressure, and then makes a Gable grip around his opponent's calf. Now he passes the leg across his chest and grabs the belt. He pulls his opponent's weight on top of his own body and rolls to the side, coming to the top and ready to attack the back.
Rodrigo Pagani Curu Curu Guard and More 6 - Three Little Bumps Sweep
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Rodrigo shows the Bob Marley sweep, or the three little bumps sweep. When in the curu curu guard, his opponent puts his knee on the ground, so Rodrigo does his first little bump to make him post his hands on the mat. Next he does the second little bump in order to bring his elbow close to his hip. On the third little bump, he extends his top leg and pulls his bottom leg out to come to the top and finish the sweep.
Rodrigo Pagani Curu Curu Guard and More 5 - Basic Curu Curu Guard Sweep
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Rodrigo shows the basic curu curu guard sweep, which is his number one option after setting up the guard. His opponent's first reaction is usually to kick their leg back to try to escape the hook, so Rodrigo fully extends both legs, forcing his opponent to post his hand. Now Rodrigo can just drop him to the side and come to the top to finish the sweep.
Rodrigo Pagani Curu Curu Guard and More 4 - Setting Up Curu Curu Guard from Butterfly Guard
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Rodrigo shows another way to set up the curu curu guard, this time from butterfly guard. With both hooks and both underhooks, Rodrigo slides his hips as close to his opponent as he can, and leans back keeping his knees close to his chest. He lifts both hooks up and both hands go to the armpits before he swings his leg around to a single leg X-guard. Now he controls the far sleeve and switches his hook to the curu curu guard.
Rodrigo Pagani Curu Curu Guard and More 3 - Setting Up the Curu Curu Guard from Seated Guard without Grips
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Rodrigo shows another setup to the curu curu guard when his opponent doesn't allow him to have grips from the seated guard. Rodgrigo uses the same principle as before, posting on his hand and sliding under his opponent, but now he hooks his foot behind the heel to control the leg and pull himself in. Now he can set up the curu curu guard as before. He also emphasizes the importance of making a grip on the far sleeve once the guard is established.
Rodrigo Pagani Curu Curu Guard and More 2 - Setting Up the Curu Curu Guard from Seated Guard
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From the seated guard, with his opponent standing, Rodrigo makes a cross collar grip on his opponent and posts his other hand on the floor to push off the mat and slide underneath the legs. Rodrigo wraps his arm around the leg and keeps his knee close to his chest to prevent the mount. Now he can establish his hook behind the knee and his other foot in the groin to set up the curu curu guard.
Rodrigo Pagani Curu Curu Guard and More 1 - Introduction to Curu Curu Guard
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Rodrigo Pagani, creator of the curu curu guard, gives a demonstration of the curu curu guard by doing some specific training with students at the University of Jiu-Jitsu. He also explains what the curu curu guard is, and how and why he developed it.