Inside the University 75 - Details on the Flower Sweep from Closed Guard
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Xande teaches some details on the flower sweep from the closed guard. He explains that the concept of leverage for the flower sweep is easy to understand but it is challenging to time the sweep correctly. He shows how to kick your leg up toward's your opponent's armpit and change the angle of your hips for maximum leverage to sweep your opponent.
Inside the University 74 - Q and A Session on Framing for Guard Retention and Escaping Collar Chokes from Back
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Xande does a Q and A during a seminar answering questions about using your arms and legs to create a frame to retain the guard, about setting up a collar choke from the knee cross pass, and escaping the collar choke from the back.
White Belt University - Triangle from Classic Open Guard
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Xande teaches how to set up the triangle from the classic open guard. This is a great submission to add to your game at the earliest stages because you can catch your opponent with it from almost any position.
JJU 15-0 to 15-3 Closed Guard Arm Wrap Collar Choke or Arm Wrap Straight Arm Lock Combo
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Xande teaches how to set up the arm wrap position from the closed guard. The arm wrap guard is a strong position to control your opponent because your control greatly limits their options. In this lesson we learn how to set up the straight arm lock or collar choke with the arm wrap control.
Gordo the Creator of Half Guard 7 - Countering Knee Cross Pass from Half Guard with Plan B or Back Take
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Gordo teaches how to defend against and counter the knee cross pass from the half guard position. It's important to not let your opponent dominate the inside arm and we establish a grip either on the knee or on the lapel to prevent them from lifting the arm up to flatten your body. Once in position, bump your opponent up with your knee to destabilize their base and either go for their back or roll over for the plan b sweep.
Gordo the Creator of Half Guard 5 - Kimura from the Half Guard
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You can catch the kimura from the half guard position but it's important to attack the arm with a strong hip bump to make the submission harder to defend. Going light on the hip bump will allow your opponent to pull their arm out before you can finish the submission.
Gordo the Creator of Half Guard 3 - Plan B Rollover Sweep from Half Guard
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We continue our half guard attacks with the plan b rollover sweep. This sweep is effective in combination with the classic back take. If they whizzer your arm to defend against the back take, immediately switch to the plan b rollover sweep and take them to the opposite side for the sweep.
Gordo the Creator of Half Guard 2 - Classic Back Take from Half Guard
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Gordo begins the seminar with the classic back take from the half guard. Gordo explains that the classic back take is like your jab from the half guard and that looking to take your opponent's back in combination with other sweeps will open up better opportunities to sweep them.
Gordo the Creator of Half Guard 1 - Gordo's Story on Creating the Half Guard
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Roberto "Gordo" Correa is a two-time black belt world champion (1996 & 1997) and is credited for being the creator of the half guard as an offensive position. In this video we follow Gordo's story on how he discovered the half guard and learn that he began using the half guard due to a serious injury to his right knee. He used the half guard to protect his injured leg and was the first to begin exploring options to fight from the half guard rather than trying to recover full guard.
Inside the University 71 - Defending Double Unders or Single Unders Pass
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Xande teaches how to defend against the double unders or single unders pass and position yourself to sweep them off their pass attempt. In this defense we straighten our leg and turn our hips to change the weight distribution and angle of our body to make it harder to complete the double unders or single unders pass.
Inside the University 70 - Half Guard to Deep Half Homer Simpson Sweep
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Saulo teaches how to transition from the half guard into the deep half guard and position yourself to sweep your opponent with the homer simpson sweep or the backdoor sweep.
Inside the University 69 - Side to Side Guard Recovery Drill for the Single Under Leg Pass Defense
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Xande teaches the side to side guard recovery drill movement. This drill is great for learning the proper way to shift your hips and replace your legs to defend against the single under leg pass.