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Yuri shows how he likes to play the half guard, using the knee shield and controlling his opponent's cross lapel and sleeve. His knee and lapel grip help to keep his opponent at a comfortable distance so he can work for his favorite attacks from this position. Here he shows a sweep where he pushes the arm he's controlling into the body, and pulls his opponent's weight on top of him before rolling backward over his shoulder, sweeping him.
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Vini and Xande show a drilling exercise to help you apply the principles Vini taught in video number 3 of this series, "Single Arm Post Posture and Controlling from the Top in Closed Guard". This exercise will help you improve your posture and pressure while on top in the guard.Add to Favorites 848 Remove From Favorites 3494 days ago
Vini teaches a basic scissor sweep from the closed or open guard using the classic grip. This is a sweep that is applicable at all levels of jiu jitsu.Add to Favorites 1634 Remove From Favorites 3508 days ago
In this video Xande first shows the class how to take advantage of your opponents momentum when they attempt to break your grip by first posturing up on the elbow and then finding your anchors. With your anchors in place you can begin to work on submitting your opponent. Xande demonstrates a number of attacks from this position like the Arm Lock and the Triangle Choke. If you cant sink the submission you can always look to sweep your opponent and work the Straight Arm Bar.Add to Favorites 1572 Remove From Favorites 3513 days ago
Paulo teaches a way to transition from a stacked armbar by spinning underneath your opponent and changing the angle to attack with an inverted armbar or omplata.Add to Favorites 1174 Remove From Favorites 3519 days ago
In this video Xande picks up where he left off working on another sweep from the Deep Half Guard position. This Back Door Sweep is especially effective again your opponent should you find your self in the Deep Half Guard Position.Add to Favorites 1464 Remove From Favorites 3522 days ago
In this lesson Paulo teaches a fundamental palm up palm up cross collar choke from the closed guard. Although it may seem easy at first, the Helio Gracie choke has many small details that take a lot of practice to master over time.Add to Favorites 1589 Remove From Favorites 3523 days ago
Paulo covers details on how to set up the look choke from open guard as well as how to use the proper grips to finish the choke.Add to Favorites 1438 Remove From Favorites 3525 days ago
Paulo teaches the kimura from closed guard and covers the details on how to finish the submission. When your opponent resists the submissions, he teaches to transition to the hip bump to sweep your opponent. He briefly covers how to finish the kimura submission after the hip bump before continuing the chain of attacks in the bolo bolo chain of techniques.Add to Favorites 1618 Remove From Favorites 3526 days ago
Paulo shares some details on one of the most fundamental positions in jiu jitsu, the armbar from closed guard. In this lesson, he covers concepts and small details that can make the difference in being able to finish the armbar submission.Add to Favorites 2205 Remove From Favorites 3529 days ago
Paulo begins his lesson by teaching the bolo bolo chain of techniques. Paulo likes to teach the bolo bolo chain because he believes it presents a good roadmap of different submission options and claerly demonstrates the effectiveness of jiu jitsu in multiple situations.Add to Favorites 850 Remove From Favorites 3530 days ago
Xande continues the Deep Half Guard Transition from the previous lesson. This time focusing on your exit strategy. Demonstrating that turning your head in the opposite direction of your opponent, putting your chin to your shoulder and shrugging your shoulder will the leverage you need to pull your opponent over you to allow you to get that deep position.