White Belt University 6.3 Transitions - Turtle to Full Guard Recovery
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Saulo teaches how to posture in the turtle to defend against attacks and recover to the full guard using the classic turtle recovery.
JJU 37-03 Ezekial from Guard, Half Guard, and Mount
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Saulo covers how to submit your opponent with an Ezekial submission from the mount position.
JJU 17-15 Straight Armlock
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Xande explains how to set up the straight armlock when your opponent is attempting to pass your guard with the esgrima pass.
White Belt University 4.4 Closed Guard Submissions - 3 Triangle Variations
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Xande teaches three different ways to set up the triangle submission from the closed guard. This submission is named the triangle because of the way your legs create a trianglular shape that wraps around your opponent's arm and head. By squeezing your legs together from this position, it applies pressure to your opponent's carotid artery and cuts off the blood circulation to their brain.
White Belt University 4.3 Closed Guard Collar Chokes - Helio Gracie, Palm Up Palm down, and Arm Wrap Chokes
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In this series Xande teaches how to choke your opponent from the closed guard with their own gi. We learn three variations of different collar chokes. The Helio Gracie choke is a palm up palm up choke, then we have the palm up palm down choke, and lastly the arm wrap choke in which we trap our opponent's arm before choking them with their gi.
White Belt University 4.2 Closed Guard Submissions - Kimura, Guillotine, and Armbar
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Xande teaches three fundamental submissions that you can use to attack your opponent from the closed guard. In this lesson, we learn how to combine the hip bump sweep from the previous lesson to attack with the kimura or guillotine. We also learn the armbar from guard, one of the most iconic submissions in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
White Belt University 5.1 Passing from the Knees - Classic Closed Guard Opening on the Knee and Underhook Pass
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Saulo teaches how to hold proper posture in your opponent's closed guard, how to open the closed guard with the classic opening on the knees, and how to pass your opponent's guard with the single underhook guard pass.
White Belt University 5.2 Passing from the Knees - Double Underhook, Over Under, and Esgrima Passes
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Saulo teaches three staple passes that can be used from your knees to pass your opponent's guard. The success of these passes rely on being able to apply pressure to immobilize your opponent's hips which is the fundamental concept on how to effectively pass the guard.
White Belt University 5.3 Standing Guard Passes - Standing Closed Guard Break, Torreando Pass, Same Side Knee Pass, and Knee Cross Pass
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Saulo teaches how to break your opponent's closed guard by standing up with the same side sleeve and provides three options to pass your opponent's guard from a standing position. In this lesson, we learn the torreando pass (or bullfighting pass), the same side knee pass, and the knee cross pass.
White Belt University 4.1 Closed Guard Sweeps - Hip Bump and Pendulum Sweeps
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Xande teaches two basic but highly effective sweeps that you can use to sweep your opponent from the closed guard. The closed guard is a great position for beginners. Your opponent will have to break your closed guard before being able to pass. This will provide you with extra time to think about what to do next. As a white belt, it helps to start with small goals and celebrate the victories of achieving these goals. For example, for one week you could choose to play closed guard with the goal of sweeping your opponent with the hip bump or pendulum sweep while not letting your opponent pass your closed guard. The next week your goal could be to try to submit your opponent from the closed guard by combining the hip bump sweep with the kimura or guillotine.
White Belt University 4.5 Closed Guard against Standing Opponent - Muscle, Chair, and Hip Push Sweeps
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Often times your opponent will stand in your closed guard to try to force you to open your guard. In this situation, the closed guard attacks that we learned in the previous lessons will not work. Instead of opening your closed guard, use the muscle sweep, chair sweep, or hip push sweep to put your opponent on their back and come on top.
White Belt University 4.6 Closed Guard against Standing Opponent - Balloon Sweep
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The balloon sweep is a great option to sweep your opponent over your head when they are standing in your closed guard and they are off base. This sweep works best when your opponent is leaning forward while standing in your closed guard.