Private Lesson with Saulo 4 - Passing the Half Guard by Sprawling

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Now Saulo shows James how to pass the half guard when he jumps to his feet and his opponent brings his bottom foot out to place on his hip. As soon as Saulo feels the foot coming out, he immediately sprawls and passes to the side as he did in the first position of the private lesson.

Private Lesson with Saulo 3 - Passing the Half Guard with the Knee Cut

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Continuing his lesson on half guard passing, now James' opponent has the cross lapel grip and is crossing his feet while using the knee shield. Saulo's first step is to plant his outside hand to base himself. With his other hand, he grips the pants and stiff arms, stretching his opponent's leg out, which allows Saulo to free his knee. Now he can cut the knee and work to pass the guard.

Private Lesson with Saulo 2 - Passing the Half Guard when your Opponent Has the Underhook

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Saulo works with James on passing the half guard, but in this scenario, his opponent has the underhook and is attempting to either come up for the single leg or put James in the deep half guard. The first thing Saulo does is step his inside leg to widen his base. Next he grabs his opponent's triceps on the arm of the underhook, and pressures his knee down until he can pass to the mount.

Private Lesson with Saulo 1 - Passing Half Guard when your Opponent has the Knee Shield

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Saulo gives a private lesson to his student, James, who is preparing for the Master's World Championship. The first position they go over is a way to pass the half guard when your opponent is using the knee shield. The first step is to hop up on both feet, while keeping pressure on your opponent's legs. Once a good base is established, Saulo grips the pants of the knee shield and the other hand grips the lapel. From here, he steps his leg back and shift his hips to pass to the side of his opponent, immediately looking to grab his far lapel to keep him from turning.

AJ Sousa Series 9 - Armbar as a Counter Attack to the Kimura

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AJ shows the armbar he used to finish Vitor Schlosser in the BJJ Library Challenge. As AJ was attempting to pass Vitor's guard, Vitor grabbed a kimura grip on AJ's arm, so AJ spun around Vitor's head and went straight for the armbar. AJ emphasizes the importance of speed for this position.

AJ Sousa Series 4 - Half Guard Sweep to Omoplata

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AJ Sousa shows a half guard sweep using his knee shield. First he loads his opponent's weight on top of him, then rocks him over to the side and immediately attacks the omoplata.

AJ Sousa Series 3 - Knee Cut Guard Pass

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AJ Sousa shows his favorite way to use the knee cut guard pass. He starts standing with his opponent playing open guard, and controls his opponent's hips, taking him to one side. From here he establishes control and pressure, before cutting his knee through to pass to side control.

Inside The University 211 - Butterfly Guard Passing Combinations

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Wrapping up his lesson on passing the butterfly guard, Xande reviews some of the principles he taught and discusses how the different passing options can be combined and connected.

Inside The University 210 - Butterfly Guard Knee Cut Pass

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Xande continues to show passing options from the butterfly guard, and now when his opponent tries to hook sweep him, after basing, he shoots his far knee across his opponent's body for the knee cut pass.

Inside The University 209 - Butterfly Guard Escrima Pass

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Xande goes over in detail his favorite position from the top, the escrima pass. Starting in his opponent's butterfly guard, Xande shows how to get the underhook, and distribute your weight to keep your opponent from sweeping you. From here, he sprawls his legs and passes the guard.

Inside The University 208 - Butterfly Guard Smash Pass

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Xande shows how to smash your opponent's legs down when he tries to hook sweep you from the butterfly guard, and gives a few options to pass, including straight to the mount or to side control.

Inside The University 207 - Butterfly Guard Steering Wheel Pass

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Xande shows the steering wheel pass he uses when his opponent has the under hook and tries to sweep him from the butterfly guard. First Xande defends the sweep by dropping his hips and stepping his leg back. With grips on his opponent's knee and belt, he turns him like a steering wheel and back steps to the side, passing his guard.