Inside the University 88 - Details on Posting Your Arm from Flattened Half Guard or Butterfly
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Xande covers a simple but very common mistake that people have when trying to transition from the flattened half guard or butterfly to a more offensive position. By creating base in a proper manner, it will be more difficult for your opponent to disrupt the base.
Inside the University 87 - Details on Maintaining Control with Close Distance in Butterfly
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In this lesson Xande stresses the importance of keeping your head under your opponent's chin and having a high grip on their back with the double underhooks to stay glued chest to chest with your opponent. It is beneficial to stay glued to your opponent in this position as you will have more opportunities to off balance and attack your opponent.
Inside the University 86 - Butterfly to Straight Armlock and Failed Armlock to Back Take or Rollover Sweep
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Xande teaches a combination of attacks to go with the classic butterfly hook sweep. In this lesson we learn to set up the straight armlock from the butterfly guard and how to take your opponent's back or finish with a sweep should the armlock fail. These techniques may seem appear simple but the details such as keeping your opponent in close distance and using the proper posture can make a huge difference in the success of your attacks.
Inside the University 85 - Setting Up Classic Hook Sweep from Flattened Butterfly Guard
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Xande teaches how to set up the butterfly guard from the flattened butterfly guard to a up your attacks.
Inside the University 83 - Proper Posture and Behavior for Closed Guard Passing on Top
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Xande covers some concepts on how to posture yourself when you're in your opponent's closed guard to neutralize their attacks and begin to position yourself for the pass. We learn to keep straight posture and our weight settled back. We also learn how to escape common grips that your opponents may use to break your posture.
Inside the University 77 - The Scoop Escape and Classic Back Escapes, Transitioning from Turtle to Back Escapes
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Saulo covers the scoop back escape and three variations of the classic back escape. These escapes can be used in almost any scenario. The basic theme across these back escapes is to find a way to lower your hips and connect them to the mat to make it harder for your opponent to maintain control of your hips and easier for you to make your escape.
Rico Vieira Competition Techniques 7 - Three Levels of Open Guard Passing Concepts
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Rico covers three levels of guard passing drills and goes into detail about the concepts of what makes an effective guard passing strategy.
Rico Vieira Competition Techniques 6 - Black Belt Champ Techniques, Z Guard Knee Shield to Rollover Sweep or Omoplata and Butterfly Guard Concepts and Options
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Rico explains how to control the distance and attack your opponent from the z guard or half guard knee shield position with the rollover sweep or omoplata. Afterwards he explains that he switches between the knee shield, spider guard, butterfly guard, and classic open depending on the distance as well as whether his opponent is standing or on their knees. If your opponent is on both knees, a half spider or butterfly guard may make more sense while a classic open, spider guard, or de la riva guard will work more effectively against a standing opponent.
Rico Vieira Competition Techniques 5 - Brown Belt Champ Techniques, Classic Open Guard to Triangle, Omoplata, or Tripod Sweep Combo
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Rico recalls the techniques that helped him win his 2 brown belt world titles. He explains that as your opponent gets more advanced, they will often break a grip and not let you control both sleeves to play a traditional spider guard. In this case, use the cross lapel and work a modified classic open guard to attack with the triangle, omoplata, or the tripod sweep.
Rico Vieira Competition Techniques 4 - Purple Belt Champ Techniques, Spider Guard Scissor Sweep or Omoplata Combo
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Rico teaches his favorite combinations that he used to win many of his matches to become the purple belt world champ. Rico began to encounter people who would sit back on their knees to keep their hips low to the ground. As it is very difficult to get underneath your opponent when they are on their knees, he began using the scissor sweep and omoplata combination to attack his opponents from the spider guard. The strength of this combination comes from the action reaction principle of jiu jitsu. If your opponent leans back, sweep them with the scissor guard. As they push forward to defend against the sweep, transition into the omoplata, using your opponent's momentum against them to strengthen your next attack.
Rico Vieira Competition Techniques 3 - Blue Belt Champ Techniques, De la Riva to Helicopter Sweep and Spider Guard to Triangle or Reverse Tripod Sweep Combo
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Rico recalls his favorite sweeps and submission that he used as a blue belt to win the world championships. He explains that he used a lot of de la riva and spider guard at the blue belt level because a lot of blue belts haven't developed the base to neutralize these guards. He used the de la riva helicopter sweep and the spider guard to triangle or reverse tripod sweep a lot of his opponents and used the triangle technique shown here to win his first world title at blue belt.
Inside the University 76 - Butterfly Sweep Combos with Belt Grip, Classic, Single Leg, and Kneebar or Footlock Attacks
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Saulo teaches multiple options to attack your opponent from the butterfly guard with the belt grip. Saulo prefers the belt grip because it allows you to close distance between you and your opponent forcing them to raft very quickly to your attacks. The butterfly guard should be very aggressive with fast paced sweeps because idle moments will allow your opponent to set up their offense.