Inside the University 30 - Spider Guard Control and Scissor Sweep

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Xande teaches how to control your opponent in the spider guard using the side to side drill to mobilize your hips and keep your opponent stretched out. From the side to side drill we learn how to set up the spider guard scissor sweep that goes hand in hand with the drill as you utilize a continuous movement that uses the momentum from the side to side drill to scissor sweep your opponent.

Inside the University 24.2 - 3 Closed Guard Breaks by Standing - Classic Hip Pressure and Knee up the Middle

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Saulo teaches three ways to break open the closed guard by standing. We learn two classic guard breaks by applying pressure on the hip and one closed guard break by using your knee as a wedge right up the center to force open your opponent's legs.

Inside the University 24 - Closed Guard Posture and Classic Opening on the Knees

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Saulo teaches the proper posture when you are in your opponent's guard and how to set up the classic opening on the knees to break open the closed guard. This guard break is one of the first ones that is taught and is simple yet highly effective at all levels. Change your angle and use your hands to maintain pressure on your opponent and move your body backwards to generate the pressure to force the guard open.

Inside the University 23 - 3 Turtles Escapes - Classic Recovery, Recovery against a Hook, Recovery with Far Arm Trapped

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Saulo teaches three classic guard recoveries from the turtle position. We learn the class guard recovery, how to recover the guard when your opponent has established a hook, and how to recover guard with a shoulder roll while trapping your opponent's far arm.

Inside the University 20 - Recovering Flattened Butterfly Guard to Whizzer Butterfly Hook Sweep

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Saulo explains how to recover from the flattened butterfly guard when your opponent has double overhooks on your butterfly hooks. As we recover the butterfly guard, we establish a whizzer on the opponent and utilize this grip to set up the butterfly hook sweep.

Inside the University 19 - Classic Grip Butterfly to Armdrag or Armdrag Hook Sweep

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Saulo explains that you must maintain both butterfly hooks for the guard to have any power. Once your opponent kills a hook, it's time to transition into the half guard or begin framing to recover our guard. In this lesson we start from the classic grip butterfly guard and transition into an arm drag or the arm drag hook sweep.

Inside the University 18 - Double Underhook Butterfly Guard Control to Straight Arm Lock

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Saulo teaches how to control your opponent in the double underhook butterfly guard and how to transition from this position to a straight armlock.

Inside the University 17 - Seat Belt Grip Butterfly Sweep Setups, the Wing Sweep

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Saulo explains that he likes the seat belt grip from butterfly guard because it keeps your opponent's hips very close to you and forces your opponent to make 3 or 4 quick decisions when you attempt to sweep. The seat belt grip is very versatile in that you can sweep to the side or backwards, use the grip to get under your opponent to an x-guard, or come forward with the grip for an ankle pick depending on their reaction. He also teaches how to counter your opponent's arm weave with the wing sweep.

Inside the University 16 - Classic Grip to Butterfly Hook Sweep, Understanding the Base of the Hook Sweep

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Xande teaches the how to sweep your opponent with the hook sweep with the classic grip. This lesson focuses heavily on how to build the foundation, what Xande likes to call the "Jack", that is used to elevate your opponent to achieve the sweep. This sweep can be initiated from the classic open guard or the butterfly guard with the classic grip.

Inside the University 15.2 - Three Grips to Control Distance in Butterfly Guard

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Saulo teaches three different grips that can be used from the butterfly guard to control the distance and attack with sweeps. He shows how each grip can be manipulated to get your hook deep underneath your opponent to set up for a successful sweep. A more in-depth breakdown of each grip in action can be seen in Inside the University 15.3 and 15.4

Inside the University 15.1 - Setting Up Butterfly Guard from Classic Open Guard

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Saulo explains that in order to use the butterfly guard we must first be able to set up the guard and manage the distance between ourselves and our opponents to prevent them from passing during the transition. In this lesson we transition from the classic open guard to the butterfly guard to a basic hook sweep.

Inside the University 14 - Muscle Sweep, Chair Sweep, Hip Push Sweep against Standing Opponent from Closed Guard

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Xande explains how to use the chair sweep or hip push sweep from a failed chair sweep attempt and how to do the muscle sweep when your opponent stands in your closed guard. By attacking in combinations of sweeps, it's likely that you can either catch your opponent off guard to sweep them, threaten their base enough to transition into a different attack, or scare them enough to come back down to their knees.