Tarsis Humphreys Series 16 - Cross Sleeve Grip Arm Drag from Closed Guard
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Tarsis begins in his closed guard and breaks Xande's grip off his lapel, before pulling Xande in with his legs and pushing his arm across his body. Next he reaches over Xande's back and grabs his gi under his armpit. Tarsis pushes the arm away and pulls the armpit to twist Xande's body, as he escapes his hips to take the back and set up a lapel choke.
Tarsis Humphreys Series 15 - Worm Guard Sweep to Triangle Choke
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Tarsis shows a worm guard sweep he has used in competition. He starts in De La Riva guard and pulls his opponent's lapel out to lasso his foot and set up the worm guard. He uses his hips to break his opponent's base, gets up on his elbow, then rolls and spins to a top triangle position, where he can finish the choke.
Tarsis Humphreys Series 14 - Triangle Choke from Closed Guard
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Tarsis goes for the choke he showed in the last technique, but now his opponent blocks the second hand when he goes for the choke. Tarsis grabs the wrist, stretches his legs to create space and push the arm in so he can cross his feet. Now he pulls the head down and adjusts his position so he can lock the triangle and finish.
Tarsis Humphreys Series 13 - Choke from Closed Guard
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Tarsis shows a choke he uses from the closed guard when his opponent has a good posture. First he grabs the lapel and pushes the arm so he can pull his opponent in tight. Now he wraps his arm around his opponent's arm, and feeds the far side lapel to his hand. He gets a good grip on the back of the gi, stretches his legs to create some space, and brings the other arm across the neck to finish the choke.
Tarsis Humphreys Series 9 - Knee Bar from Turtle
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Tarsis shows the knee bar he used to finish Romulo Barral in the finals of the 2010 World Championship. From the turtle position, Romulo had Tarsis' leg pinned, so Tarsis first grabbed his arm and used the leverage to free his leg and pin Romulo's leg. Next he brought his arm through and grabbed the leg he was attacking. Then he rolled over his shoulder, grabbed the leg with his other arm and finished the knee bar.
Tarsis Humphreys Series 8 - Tarsis Sweep from Lasso Guard
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Tarsis shows the sweep he used to win the Abu Dhabi World Pro against Braulio Estima. Tarsis first sets up the lasso guard and holds his opponent's lapel, and baits him to stand the lasso side leg up. Now Tarsis inverts and rolls underneath, like a helicopter sweep, and stretches his legs to sit up to the top. Now he back steps and pulls his opponent to his back.
Tarsis Humphreys Series 7 - Butterfly Guard Sweep
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Tarsis shows a butterfly guard sweep that he learned from Fernando Terere. First he posts his hand on the mat and scoots close to his opponent, grabbing his belt with the underhook and making sure to get his shoulder underneath the armpit. With his hook live and his knee on the outside, Tarsis grabs the triceps and pulls the arm in tight before he rolls to his side, sweeping his opponent.
Tarsis Humphreys Series 6 - Overhead Sweep from Closed Guard
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Tarsis shows an overhead sweep from the closed guard that he has been using since he was a blue belt. First he gets control of both sleeves and keeps his hips very heavy. As soon as his opponent stands both legs up, Tarsis unlocks his guard and shoots his hips underneath his opponent, while his shins go under the armpits. Now he just rolls backwards and takes his opponent with him over the top. When he lands in mount, he can set up the armbar right away.
Inside The University 222 - Single Leg X-Guard Sweep
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Xande shows the basic single leg X-guard sweep he likes to use. From the seated guard, first he uses an arm drag to help get his body underneath his opponent, and isolates the single leg. His near foot goes on the hip and his far foot hooks behind the butt. Next he raises his hips and uses his knees to knock his opponent backwards, and comes to the top for the sweep.
Xande's Competition Year In Review 15 - Half Guard Sweep 2 (Lucas Leite)
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After being swept by Lucas Leite in the finals at the World Championship, Xande was in his half guard and looking to recover the points. Lucas controlled Xande's top leg from underneath and put his knee across Xande's bottom leg, looking to pass. Xande shows how he was able to base up on his hand use his weight and leverage to sweep Lucas and get back on top.
Xande's Competition Year In Review 14 - Half Guard Sweep (Lucas Leite)
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Xande breaks down his final fight at the World Championships, against Lucas Leite. He shows how Lucas was able to sweep him in the half guard, and what he should have done to prevent the sweep.
Xande's Competition Year In Review 13 - Back Take from Closed Guard (Jackson Sousa)
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Xande talks about his semi-finals at the World Championships, against Jackson Sousa. In this fight, he was able to use on of his favorite positions to take the back from the closed guard. Using the two-on-one sleeve grip, Xande drags the arm across, and reaches over his opponent's back to grab onto his lat. Next he posts on his elbow, and shimmies his way to the back and places both hooks in.