Xande's Defensive Series 11 - Half Guard Escape when Opponent Controls Over Your Arm

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Xande is in the half guard and now his opponent switches his base toward him and controls his arm over the top. His first step is to cup the shoulder with his arm across his opponent's neck. Xande doesn't worry about closing his leg, but instead uses his knee to control his opponent's hip, and he moves side to side until he can get his elbow to the other hip. Now he can use his frames to bump his opponent, create space and replace his guard.

Xande's Defensive Series 10 - Half Guard Escape with Shoulder Pressure on Your Face

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Xande shows an escape from a common half guard position when your opponent switches his base toward you and puts heavy shoulder pressure on your face. Xande's first step is to push the shoulder, turn his face into it and escape his hips inch by inch, until the crown of his head is in his opponent's biceps. Now he can create the space to put in his shields and replace the guard.

Xande's Defensive Series 9 - Half Guard Escape to Full Guard

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Xande starts in his half guard with his opponent controlling his head and holding the underhook. Xande first gets his elbow in his opponent's hip and uses the leverage to shimmy away. Next he bumps with his hips to create space for his knee. Now he can take his time and use the leverage to replace the full guard.

Inside The University 229 - De La Riva to Single Leg X-Guard Sweep

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Saulo shows another variation, starting again from the De La Riva guard. Using the same setup as the last position, Saulo lifts his opponent's leg off the ground, but this time when he brings his weight back, Saulo switches to the single leg X-guard. Here he shows two options to either sweep his opponent backwards, or stretch his legs and get on top.

Inside The University 228 - Rolling De La Riva Guard Sweep

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Saulo shows another sweep from the De La Riva guard, when his opponent is keeping a heavy base. He first removes his far foot from his opponent's thigh, and brings it under the front leg like a reverse De La Riva hook. Now he turns the wheel and spins his body, lifting his opponent's leg off the ground, opening up several options for him. In this case, his opponent sits back, so Saulo rolls similar to a berimbolo but brings his leg over the head and finishes on top.

Inside The University 227 - Two Quick De La Riva Guard Sweeps

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Saulo shows two sweeps he likes to hit right away on his opponent from the De La Riva guard. For the first sweep, he grips the pants and moves his De La Riva hook to the hip, and hooks behind the knee with his other foot. He pushes the hip and pulls the knee to sweep his opponent. For the second sweep, he keeps the pants grip and grabs the lapel, and uses his legs to take his opponent up and over, rolling backward to finish on top.

Fredson Paixao Series 10 - Back Take from Half Guard

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From the half guard, Fredson forces his opponent's arm over his head, exposing the back. He gets a grip on the pants of the free leg and grips the lapel with his other hand. By bumping his opponent's weight off him and keeping a strong hook on the trapped leg, Fredson creates the space to kick his legs out as he did in the last position and take the back.

Fredson Paixao Series 9 - Back Take from Butterfly Guard

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Although Fredson is most known for his wrist locks, his favorite positions are taking the back. Here he shows a back take from the butterfly guard, that he sets up by attempting a wrist lock. When his opponent defends the wrist lock, he drags the arm across his body, causing his opponent to base on his feet in order to avoid being swept. Now his back is exposed, so Fredson escapes his hips from underneath and attacks the back.

Fredson Paixao Series 3 - Wrist Locks Part 1

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Fredson talks about his favorite submission, wrist locks, and shows a few that he hit in different competitions, including some from the closed guard, the mount and even while your opponent has side control and is attacking your arm.

Xande's Collar Guard Series 14 - Get Up Sweep

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Xande is playing his collar guard, but his opponent wants to keep distance to avoid his attacks, so he backs away from Xande. This gives Xande space, so he immediately does his get up and grabs his opponent's pants. By pulling with the pants grip and pushing with the collar grip, Xande sweeps and comes to the top.

Xande's Collar Guard Series 13 - More Arm Drag Options

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Xande answers a couple questions from his uke, and goes a little more in depth on the arm drag he showed before, and offers a couple different options when using it. He also briefly discusses the 2-on-1 arm drag and gives a little preview to his next position in this series.

Xande's Collar Guard Series 12 - Collar Drag

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While playing the collar guard with the collar and sleeve control, Xande is unable to hit the arm drag he showed in the last position, so instead he looks for the collar drag. The hand that controls the sleeve lets go and posts on the mat, his foot comes to the outside and he pulls the collar hard, bringing his opponent's face to the mat. Now he can come up to the back as he did in the last position, or if the arm gets trapped between his legs, he can set up the crucifix.