Inside the University 545 - Creating the Reaction to Set Up the Cross Collar Choke

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Saulo's typical setup for the cross collar choke begins with his cross collar grip, followed by a 45 degree hip escape as he pushes the collar away. Now his opponent reacts by coming back to him, just as Saulo wanted, so he immediately sets his second grip underneath his first. From here he pulls his opponent in, switches his hips to face the other side and flexes his wrists to finish the choke.

Inside the University 544 - Staying on Your Side

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One of the main points of focus while in the closed guard is to not be flattened out. This is why Saulo is always looking to get on his side and stay there. His collar grip arm will help him by keeping his opponent at a distance, but it's his shoulder that is doing the work. Also, it's important that his top leg is pinching down and keeping pressure on his opponent.

Inside the University 543 - Getting to Side Closed Guard

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After watching students practice, Saulo points out the difference between escaping your hips and moving to the side. When punching the collar grip, he swivels his hips so he gets to his opponent's side, staying connected. He is not escaping his hips and creating space.

Inside the University 542 - Collar Choke from Closed Guard

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From the closed guard, Saulo makes a cross collar grip and stretches his arm as he turns to the side on his hips. From here he grabs the gi on the cross shoulder and escapes his hips a little more to create his angle. Now he pulls his grips in with his elbows to his body to finish the choke.

Inside the University 457 - Finishing the Choke

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Correcting some mistakes and breaking down details, Saulo shows how he can fool his opponent into giving him what he wants. After breaking his posture, he is pulling him down and making him think he wants to stall. His opponent reacts by trying hard to pull his head up. As soon as he does, Saulo can place his second choking hand across the neck and finish.

Inside the University 456 - Guard Pull to Cross Collar Choke

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Saulo is unable to take his opponent down, so he decides to pull guard. With a cross collar grip, he places his same foot on the hip and pull closed guard, immediately breaking his opponent's posture. His free hand reaches over the head and grabs the other collar thumb in, or he can grab the cloth at the shoulder. Now he stretches his leg and punches the cross collar grip as he pivots his body to sink in the choke. Now he comes back to his guard to finish.

Inside the University 445 - Communication is Key

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While watching some young students perform the previous technique, a nice lesson is learned by the young men. Same as in life, communication is key in the pursuit of learning Jiu-Jitsu. Training partners must communicate ideas and correct each other whenever possible to develop the most efficiently. Also, one must never be afraid to make mistakes, but rather be encouraged to learn from his mistakes. Too often the mental aspect of learning Jiu-Jitsu is put to the side in order to focus on the physical. However, a practitioner must always remember to use both.

Inside the University 444 - Collar Drag Set Up from Closed Guard

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From the closed guard, Saulo first makes a deep cross collar grip, and his other hand grips the same side sleeve. He plants his feet on the mat and turns to his side, just with his knee shield across the belly, same as before. From here, he can place his feet on the hips and scoot his way to classic collar and sleeve guard. Now he has the option of pushing off the hips to raise his own hips, and drag the collar to the side as he escapes to the opposite side, putting himself in position to attack his opponent's back.

Inside the University 424 - Finishing the Omoplata

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Starting where he left off from the last technique, Gustavo has his arm over the back hugging the hips, the omoplata locked, and is pinching his knees together with his hips facing outside. Here he is preventing his opponent from rolling or jumping over him. Next he posts on his elbow and then his hand, keeping his abs crunched as he rises in order to keep the arm trapped. Now using his bottom leg to push off the mat, Gustavo switches his hips to the other side and lands with his legs in S position. Here he can just raise his hips to finish the shoulder lock.

Inside the University 423 - Setting Up the Omoplata from Closed Guard

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From the closed guard, Professor Gustavo controls one wrist and blocks the other shoulder of his opponent. He pushes the shoulder and brings his knee in toward him and then stretches his other leg and throws it over the shoulder for the omoplata. Now rather than flattening his back on the mat, Gustavo keeps his hips facing to the outside and places them under his opponent's belly. From here, he reaches over the back to hug the hips and locks his legs. Now he is in a solid position to set himself up for the finish.

Inside the University 420 - Climbing Arm Lock

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With his opponent inside his closed guard and posting on his chest, Xande rotates his body to the side, underhooking the leg and throwing his legs up as he goes. He locks one over the shoulder and the other tight under the armpit. Already at a good angle to attack, Xande can now just throw his leg that is locking the shoulder over the head, and finish the armbar. Here he shows a few variations of getting his legs in position, either with one fast step or by climbing step by step, depending on the situation.

Inside the University 419 - Rolling Arm Lock when Opponent Stands Up

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Again Xande knocks his opponent's arms to the side and climbs the back, reaching over to grab the armpit. This time his opponent reacts by standing up and picking Xande up off the ground. While still hovering above the ground, Xande first grabs the arm and traps it, then grabs the near leg and throws his leg over the head. Now he can use his leverage and momentum to roll, forcing his opponent to roll as well, landing right in position to finish the arm lock.