Inside the University 318 - Reverse Half Guard Pass
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Xande sets himself up in the reverse half guard and makes sure to free his knee from his opponent's legs. His other leg is tight under the thigh, his hips are pushing up on the elbow and his arm is under the armpit on the far side. He grips his opponent's top leg at the knee, and makes the space to back step his leg out of the half guard. Now he can change his base to establish side control.
Inside the University 310 - Passing the Knee Shield Guard
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Fredson Alves shows a combination of passes he uses to pass the knee shield guard. First he grips both lapels in one hand, and grabs under the bottom knee with the other. In the first pass, he stands up and walks his opponent's legs to the other side, and smashing them before he cuts his knee across the shin to pass. However, if his opponent reacts by escaping his hips while he is trying to smash the legs, Fredson simply switches to the X-pass to pass the guard.
Inside The University 302 - Jumping Guard Pass
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With his opponent's guard open, Xande is basing with his legs wide and square, and using his collar grip to pull himself in and put pressure on his opponent. While pushing in the chest and gripping the pants on the outside leg, Xande jumps his feet back one after the other, and pushes the leg to the side so he can pass the guard.
Inside The University 301 - Passing the Closed Guard
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Xande's opponent has just jumped closed guard on him, so he squats with a strong base, grips his opponent's lapel and brings his elbow inside the knee. His other hand pushes down on the other knee to open the guard, and when his opponent hits the mat, Xande drives his knee on the lapel grip side to the floor, across his opponent's shin. From here he can either back step to finish the pass, or drop his hips, get the underhook and work his half guard passes.
Xande's World Masters and Grand Slam 2016 Review 10 - Switching Sides to Knee Cut Pass
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Xande continues where he left off after sweeping his opponent in the last technique shown. He landed on top, controlling both of his opponent's leg, and had his right leg inside the guard. He immediately shuffled his feet to switch sides so that his left leg is now in the guard. Because of his speed and his grip on the pants, his opponent could not place a knee shield in time, and Xande was able to finish the knee cut pass. He emphasizes the importance of looking to pass right away after coming up on top from the sweep.
Xande's World Masters and Grand Slam 2016 Review 7 - Kimura from Deep Half Guard on Top
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Xande now reviews his first fight at the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam. His opponent pulled a deep half guard, so Xande made sure to get the underhook and sprawled to keep his weight heavy on his opponent's head. He was able to step his leg over the head, and then pulled his elbow tight to his body to keep his opponent's arm trapped. His opponent turned in to him, and Xande was able to create the space to switch his grip to a kimura trap. His opponent tried to defend with different grips, but Xande was able to use his leverage to break the grip and finish the kimura.
Xande's World Masters and Grand Slam 2016 Review 4 - Half Guard Pass to Mount
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Xande goes over a position from one of his fights where he made a mistake, and shows what he should have done. From the half guard, he has the underhook on his inner side, so he uses his leverage to turn his opponent away from him. His free leg now come under his opponent's thigh, and his hips are heavy on top of the thigh. With his knee on the mat, Xande sprawls his trapped leg down until the half guard breaks open, and now he can take the mount.
Yuki Nakai Series 6 - Armlock from Turtle on Top
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With his opponent in turtle position, Yuki stays near the head with his chest on his opponent's back, and feeds the from the far side to his near side hand, underneath the torso. Using his leverage, he drives and rolls his opponent onto his back, landing in the mount. Now he switches to the other side, keeping the grip on the gi. He traps the near arm with his thigh, puts pressure on the neck with his forearm, and finishes the armlock using leverage from his hips.
Yuki Nakai Series 1 - Choke from Turtle on Top
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Yuki Nakai, one of Japan's MMA legends and the first Japanese to receive a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, begins his series with a choke he likes to set up from the turtle position. Yuki first reaches under the neck and makes a collar grip, and drives his opponent on to his side. Trapping the arm between his body and his leg, Yuki maneuvers around his opponent's head, until his knee is applying pressure on the face. Yuki maintains his strong collar grip, and forces his opponent to tap to the choke.
JT Torres 2nd Series 8 - Seated Guard Pass
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JT's opponent is playing the seated guard, so he makes a grip on the lapel and sleeve. He shuffles to the side of the lapel grip, and when his opponent follows, he steps over the legs to the sleeve grip side, with his foot landing near the hip. Now he turns his opponent like a judo throw, and immediately establishes the knee on belly position.
JT Torres 2nd Series 7 - Overhead Pass from Reverse De La Riva Guard
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From inside his opponent's reverse De La Riva guard, JT grabs the farside lapel and the outside of the hook knee. He stands up a little to clear space and cuts his shin across his opponent's shin to reach the side. His opponent reacts by turning into him, so JT spins overhead to establish side control on the opposite side.
JT Torres 2nd Series 6 - Long Step Pass from Reverse De La Riva Guard
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JT is in his opponent's reverse De La Riva guard, so he grabs the leg as if he wants a foot lock, and grips the bottom of the pants. His free hand grabs the nearside lapel and he uses the grip to pull his opponent toward him. He falls to his hip and back steps his leg out of the guard, before making a tripod with his head and positioning his hips to pass the guard.