Inside the University 7.1 - Options to Break Posture from Closed Guard

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Xande reviews various ways to break your opponent's posture from the closed guard. In this series we notice that there are two basic variations, one variation where we break our opponent's posture forward by using our legs and gripping at the elbow or coming in from under your opponent's hand to break their base and another variation where we redirect our opponent's arm to the side in an arm drag style posture break.

JJU 17-01 Single Underleg Pass Defense

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Xande explains how to defend with the classic single under leg pass defense by using your arms and leg to create base against your opponent and shrimp away to create enough space to recover your guard.

JJU 17-07, 17-08 Same Side Knee Block Defense

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Xande teaches how to defend when your opponent attempts to pass your guard with the same side knee pass. This lesson can be found on page 133 of the JJU book.

JJU 17-05B Over Under Pass Defense Variation

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Xande explains a variation on how to defend and stop your opponent's attempts to pass your guard with the over under pass when your opponent is leaving some space between his head and your body.

JJU 17-05 Over Under Pass Defense

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Xande explains how to defend and stop your opponent's attempts to pass your guard with the over under pass.

JJU 17-02 Double Under Leg Pass Defense

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Xande explains how to defend with the double under leg pass defense where your opponent is under hooking both legs to pass your guard in a stack passing style. This lesson can be found on page 126 of the JJU book.

JJU 25-08 Basic Single Underhook Closed Guard Break

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Saulo teaches how to set up the basic single underhook to break your opponent's closed guard. This lesson can be found on page 202 of the JJU book.

JJU 25-05, 25-06 Blocking the Triangle in Closed Guard

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Saulo explains the proper preventative posture and grips to block your opponent from setting up the triangle from closed guard.

JJU 25-0, 25-01 Blocking Collar and Cross-Collar Grips

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Saulo explains how to block your opponent's attempt from establishing a collar grip when you are in your opponent's closed guard and how to defeat your opponent's cross-collar grip in the closed guard.

Late Defense against Single Under Pass by Stiff Arming the Elbow

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Renato Vieira teaches how to recover your guard when you are late in defending against the single under the leg pass. It may not always be possible to initiate this defense if your opponent is applying heavy pressure during the single under leg pass. Additionally, it is important to keep your arm straight when you stiff arm your opponent's elbow as your opponent will be able to muscle their way through your arm if it is bent.

JJU 17-01 Classic Defense against Single Under the Leg Pass

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Renato Vieira teaches the classic defense to the single under the leg pass by shrimping your hips and positioning your legs to stop your opponent's advance. This is lesson 17-1 on page 124 from the JJU book.

JJU 17-11 Collar Dragging Opponent on Knees

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Xande teaches how to collar drag your opponent off of a failed scissor sweep attempt when your opponent is on their knees.