Luiz Panza Foot Locks and 50/50 Guard 16 - Reverse De La Riva Sweep to Guard Pass

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Luiz shows another position from the reverse De La Riva, using the same set up kicking his opponent forward. This time, however, his opponent sits back as to not give up his back. Luiz uses this opportunity to come up on the single leg and sweep his opponent, immediately looking to pass the guard.

Luiz Panza Foot Locks and 50/50 Guard 15 - Back Take from Reverse De La Riva Guard

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Luiz starts in the reverse De La Riva guard with a grip on his opponent's lapel, and uses his hook to kick his opponent forward. This gives Luiz the space he needs to spin underneath inverted, like the kiss of the dragon, ending up behind his opponent. Now he grabs the pants, puts his outside hook inside the legs, and stretches his opponent out in front of him, allowing him to get the back.

Luiz Panza Foot Locks and 50/50 Guard 14 - Xande's Private Lesson with Luiz Part 2

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Xande continues to ask Luiz questions and learn more about setting up the 50/50 guard and finishing foot locks from there.

Luiz Panza Foot Locks and 50/50 Guard 13 - Xande's Private Lesson with Luiz Part 1

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Saulo had his private with Luiz and now is Xande's turn. Xande does not use the 50/50 guard or go for foot locks very much either, so he asks Luiz some questions and gets some tips to add to his game.

Luiz Panza Foot Locks and 50/50 Guard 11 - Saulo's Private Lesson with Luiz

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Saulo gets a private lesson with Luiz and learns some ins and outs of the 50/50 guard and foot locks, which have never been a focus in Saulo's game.

Luiz Panza Foot Locks and 50/50 Guard 10 - Triangle Choke from Over-Under Half Guard

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Luiz is in his half guard and his opponent is trying to pass with the over-under grip. First Luiz makes a grip on his opponent's sleeve and blocks his shoulder with his elbow. He turns his belly toward the mat, bringing his hips up and creating space for him to pull his leg out and lock the triangle, where he can finish the choke.

Luiz Panza Foot Locks and 50/50 Guard 7 - Foot Locks from 50/50 Guard when Opponent Controls Your Sleeve

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Luiz starts these techniques in the 50/50 guard, but now his opponent has a grip on his sleeve, stopping him from tying up the foot as he did before. In the first position, he just grabs his shin, pinches his elbow and finishes the foot lock. In the second position, he locks the foot with his other arm and finishes.

Luiz Panza Foot Locks and 50/50 Guard 6 - 50/50 Guard Sweeps to Foot Lock

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Luiz shows a couple situations where he attacks the foot lock immediately after sweeping from the 50/50 guard. In the first situation, he sweeps his opponent and then he finishes the foot lock. In the second situation, his opponent sweeps him, and then he finishes the foot lock.

Luiz Panza Foot Locks and 50/50 Guard 5 - Setting Up the 50/50 Guard

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Luiz shows several of his favorite ways to set up the 50/50 guard from various positions, including open guard, closed guard and when your opponent is passing your guard.

Luiz Panza Foot Locks and 50/50 Guard 4 - Foot Lock from De La Riva and 50/50 Guard

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Using the same principles he showed in the anatomy of the foot lock, Luiz shows how he likes to attack the foot lock from the De La Riva guard and from the 50/50 guard.

Luiz Panza Foot Locks and 50/50 Guard 3 - Anatomy of the Foot Lock

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Luiz explains the details needed to finish a foot lock. The key is to put the blade of your forearm on underneath your opponent's calf, right where it meets his achillies tendon. Luiz grabs his near side lapel and closes his elbow, squeezing the toes. Now he crosses his leg over and pinches his feet together, leans on his elbow, and turns belly down to finish the foot lock.

Xande's Defensive Series 12 - Half Guard Escape when Opponent Controls Under Your Arm

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Xande now covers escaping the half guard when your opponent switches his base toward you and controls under your arm this time. Xande must lock his opponent's leg with his calf, and use his elbows to shimmy his way up and create space to frame. Now he can turn into his opponent and replace the guard as he did previously. Sometimes he is even able to grip the belt, post on his hand and scoot out so he can take the back.