AJ Sousa Series 4 - Half Guard Sweep to Omoplata
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AJ Sousa shows a half guard sweep using his knee shield. First he loads his opponent's weight on top of him, then rocks him over to the side and immediately attacks the omoplata.
AJ Sousa Series 2 - Defending the Over-Under Pass
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AJ Sousa shows how he likes to defend and replace his guard when his opponent tries the over-under guard pass on him. First he blocks his opponent's hip, and then swims his arm under his own leg, and uses the leverage to create space and replace the half guard with his leg.
Inside The University 214 - Leg Lock from Butterfly Guard
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Saulo continues with the butterfly guard, and uses the same movement as the previous sweep, but instead of sweeping he grabs the leg to finish the knee bar. The key to this position is rolling sideways over your shoulders.
Inside The University 213 - Butterfly Guard to X-Guard Sweep
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Saulo continues to show the butterfly guard sweep, but now his opponent posts his arm and drops his base to defend the sweep. Saulo reacts by spinning underneath his opponent, keeping his hook and sets up an X-Guard, Curu-Curu Guard or you can use any other similar hook guard that suits your game.
Inside The University 212 - Butterfly Guard Sweep Gripping the front of the Belt
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Saulo shows the basic butterfly guard sweep, but instead of using the tradition grip on the back of his opponent's belt, he grips his opponent's belt in the front for better control. Saulo believes this to be the strongest grip possible for the butterfly sweep. He also emphasizes the importance of lateral movement while sweeping.
Breno Sivak Basics Series 9 - Breaking the Posture from the Closed Guard
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Bruno discusses the differences between using a defensive closed guard and an offensive closed guard. He also emphasizes the importance of using your legs and entire body to keep your opponent off balance an in defense mode while inside your guard.
Breno Sivak Basics Series 2 - Taking the Back from the Closed Guard
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Breno continues discussing some closed guard concepts, but now shows how to break your opponent's posture, properly escape your hips and take his back. He emphasizes the importance of practicing this position every day and notes it is especially practical for a self defense situation.
Breno Sivak Basics Series 1 - Closed Guard Concepts
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Old School BJJ Professor, Breno Sivak, discusses in detail the purpose of the guard, and the importance of controlling the grips and keeping your posture while on top, as well as the importance of hip movement on the bottom.
Inside The University 205 - Armbar from the Closed Guard
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Xande shows the basic armbar from the closed guard, but uses a couple more advanced leverage techniques, rather than planting his foot on the hip to escape his hips. He also shows an option to drag the arm across and take the back.
Inside The University 203 - Open Guard Sweep with Cross Sleeve Control
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Xande shows an open guard sweep that Pe de Pano tried to use on him during their superfight at the American Nationals. Xande controls his opponent's cross sleeve, and his opponent drives his knee down, pinning Xande's leg to the mat. That's when Xande uses the leverage to sweep his opponent to the side of the sleeve he is controlling.
Rafael Lovato Jr. Series 5 - Omoplata and X-Guard Setups from the Roleta Spider Guard Sweep
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Rafael continues with the Roleta spider guard sweep, and discusses some different ways your opponent may try to defend the sweep. He also shows some different options you can go to, depending on how your opponent reacts, including a couple omoplatas and an X-guard setup.
Rafael Lovato Jr. Series 4 - Roleta Spider Guard Sweep
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Rafael shows a spider guard sweep he learned from BJJ World Champion, Roleta, in which he lassos his opponent's arm and hooks the far leg. From here, he scoots underneath his opponent and kicks backwards to sweep him. Once his opponent is on his back, Rafael shows a few options to come to the top or lock a submission.