Rafael Lovato Jr. Series 2 - Setting Up an Open Guard from a Seated Position when Your Opponent Is Standing

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Rafael continues to discuss his ideas on drilling, and shows how he likes to setup an open guard while seated and facing a standing opponent. Again, he emphasizes that everyone should setup the guard that works for their game. He also believes that after you drill a sweep, you should also drill a pass right away.

Rafael Lovato Jr. Series 1 - Concepts on Drilling and Setting Up an Open Guard from the Closed Guard

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In this series, Rafael Lovato Jr. gives a seminar at the University of Jiu-Jitsu, and discusses his views on drilling and shows some of his favorite positions he's been using lately. He begins the seminar by showing how he likes to drill, focusing on setups rather than techniques. Here he talks about starting from the closed guard, getting his preferred grips and then setting up his preferred open guard. He leaves it up to each student to fit this drilling to his own individual game.

Inside The University 195 - Omoplata from the Closed Guard

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Saulo shows the same setup from the closed guard as he did in the previous position, but this time he is looking for the omoplata rather than the choke. After escaping his hips and locking the omoplata, Saulo shows how he likes to finish the omoplata, which he feels is an easier way for people with shorter legs to finish the submission.

Inside The University 194 - Lapel Choke from the Closed Guard

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Saulo shows a very effective and basic choke from the closed guard. Starting with the baseball grip to control his opponent's posture, Saulo escapes his hips to place the knee shield. From there, he stretches his leg, escapes his hips so he can place the leg across his opponent's back, and takes his second grip on his opponent's gi to finish the choke.

Inside The University 191 - Reverse Half Guard to Knee Slice Pass

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Saulo continues to analyze Xande's final match against Lucas Leite in the 2015 World Championship, and shows how he prefers to pass the reverse half guard with the knee slice. Saulo emphasizes that this pass is for when your opponent is turning into you and you cannot keep him flat. If he is flat, then it's better to pass to the mount.

Inside The University 190 - Escaping the Reverse Half Guard by Rolling Away

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Saulo discusses Xande's final match against Lucas Leite at the 2015 World Championship, and shows how Xande was able to roll away from Lucas' reverse half guard after he pulled his leg out in order to pass Xande's guard. This was a better option for Xande, since he felt more comfortable to defend his back rather than defending the guard pass.

Inside The University 189 - Reverse Half Guard Pass and Back Take with Your Arm Underneath Opponent's Arm

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Xande continues to show the reverse half guard position, but now he places his arm underneath his opponent's arm rather than over it. After controlling the position, he shows how to pass, how to mount and how to take the back. This is one of Marcelo Garcia's favorite positions, and Xande has spent time studying it with him.

Inside The University 188 - Reverse Half Guard Pass with Your Arm Over Opponent's Arm

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Xande shows how to enter the reverse half guard and maintain control of the position with your opponent's arm trapped between his own body and your arm. Once control has been established, Xande shows how to pass the guard to gain side control or even attack the kimura.

Inside The University 187 - Forcing the Mount from Half Guard

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Xande shows how to control the half guard position from the top, and not let your opponent escape away from you or replace his guard. After Xande has secured control of the position, he passes the guard and forces his way to the mount.

Yuri Simoes Series 5 - Half Guard Sweeps while Trapping the Arm with Belt Control Grip

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Yuri reviews the previous sweeps he showed from the half guard, but now he uses his favorite grip controlling the belt. By gripping the belt, he is able to better control his opponent's arm, and all of his sweeps are still easily accessible for him, depending on how his opponent reacts.

Yuri Simoes Series 4 - Sweep to the Side Using the Knee Shield from Half Guard

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Yuri once again starts from the half guard with the knee shield in place, but this time he looks to control both arms, rather than the collar and one arm. After gaining control of the arm on top of his knee shield, Yuri switches his hips to face the opposite side, and sweeps his opponent with this motion. He then goes for the leg drag pass to finish the position in side control.

Yuri Simoes Series 3 - Collar Drag from Half Guard

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Yuri Simoes starts again in his half guard with the knee shield and cross collar grip. From here he sits up, switches his knee shield to a butterfly hook and collar drags his opponent, finishing on his back.