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Luiz shows a foot lock from the top position, which he actually prefers, with a special emphasis on making sure you do not sit down to attack the foot. Instead, he drives his knee through his opponent's guard and bases himself while tying up the foot as before. His other knee pinches his opponent's leg as he leans forward and finishes the foot lock.
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Saulo shows another guard pass from the headquarters position. This time he fakes like he wants to knee cut, causing his opponent to escape his hips and face him. Immediately Saulo makes a grip on the pants and drives his weight down on his opponent with his lapel grip. Next he shuffles a little bit toward his opponent's head, and after creating the space, he jumps to the other side and settles in side control. He can also go right to his classic lapel choke.Add to Favorites 947 Remove From Favorites 3282 days ago
Saulo continues his lesson on the smash pass from headquarters, but covers some mistakes he sees his students making. His first comment is for his students to make sure their weight is going forward before they come to the side to smash. He also emphasizes the importance of using the stiff arm when he grabs the pants.Add to Favorites 1210 Remove From Favorites 3283 days ago
Saulo shows one of the main positions of Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu, headquarters, which is when he squats in a firm base with one of his opponent's legs between his legs. In this case, his opponent tries to lift him for the sweep, so Saulo goes to the side and smashes him. He grabs underneath the head, switches his base and uses his forearm to put pressure on the face. Now he grips the pants and grinds his opponent down. As soon as he feels he might lose the position, Saulo passes the guard.Add to Favorites 770 Remove From Favorites 3288 days ago
Fredson continues discussing how to shut down the berimbolo and De La Riva guard, and emphasizes the importance of how uses his pressure and controls his opponent's legs.Add to Favorites 912 Remove From Favorites 3289 days ago
Fredson shows how to shut down the berimbolo when your opponent is trying to set it up from the De La Riva guard. His first key is to turn the leg that has the De La Riva hook on it to the outside, and drop his weight. He also emphasizes the importance of being loose in his body, rather than forcefully resisting his opponent's strength.Add to Favorites 900 Remove From Favorites 3293 days ago
Fredson shows a couple different ankle locks he likes to use. First is a basic toehold, and he shows some details on how he grips the foot to make the lock more effective. Second, he shows a unique position in which he pins his opponent's leg with his knee and attacks the foot using his own leg. He also has a reverse armbar ready for this position, if the ankle lock doesn't make his opponent tap.Add to Favorites 1144 Remove From Favorites 3324 days ago
Tarsis shows how he likes to take the back and finish the choke when his opponent is in the turtle position. First Tarsis establishes good pressure on the back with his belly, and sets up his seat belt. Next he puts his knee between his opponent's leg and arm, and pulls him to the side, on top of his own body and gets his hooks in. From here he gets his grips on the lapel and finishes the choke.Add to Favorites 1197 Remove From Favorites 3336 days ago
Tarsis shows his favorite half guard pass he learned early in his career from his coach, Fabio Gurgel. First Tarsis establishes the underhook and head control, and puts pressure on his opponent. Next he lifts the shoulder off the mat and places his forearm underneath, and puts pressure with his own shoulder. Now his head comes down next to his opponent's head, and he shuffles a little to the side to create space for him to stand on his toes, so he can pass with the knee cut.Add to Favorites 1485 Remove From Favorites 3337 days ago
Tarsis Humphreys, World Champion and Abu Dhabi World Pro Champion, begins his seminar at the University of Jiu-Jitsu by showing how he passes the closed guard. First he opens his legs to widen his base and grabs both lapels with one hand. Next he grabs the sleeve and puts his forearm between his hips and ribs to secure the grip. Now he can stand up and open the guard by pushing his opponent's knee down. From here he kills the leg with his knee, grabs the head and back steps to pass the guard.Add to Favorites 1119 Remove From Favorites 3339 days ago
Saulo reviews the last couple half guard passes and focuses more on the details of setting up the pass, and why chooses which pass to use based on his opponent's reaction. He also answers some questions from students about the positions.Add to Favorites 1011 Remove From Favorites 3340 days ago
Saulo continues his half guard passing lesson, and now really emphasizes the importance of putting pressure on your opponent to make him react the way you want. When his opponent pushes back, Saulo pops up to the same position as before, with one hand threatening the choke on the lapel and the other hand pushing the hip. Now his opponent is more worried about the choke, which gives Saulo the opportunity to pass straight to the mount.