Inside The University 215 - Passing the Half Guard by Kicking Your Leg Back

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Saulo shows one way to pass the half guard when your opponent uses the knee shield. His first step is to place his hand on the hip and hop up to his feet, maintaining pressure on his opponent's legs. Here he grips the pants and the collar, kicks his trapped leg back and switches his hips to pass the guard. He emphasizes that he does not jump to pass the guard, because that will leave space for his opponent to replace.

Private Lesson with Saulo 9 - Controlling the Arm from Half Guard

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Now in the half guard, Saulo emphasizes the importance of not letting the guy on top control your head. His first fight is to control his opponent's arm, and let him get head control. For the guy on top, whose arm is being controlled, Saulo shows how he can transition to a knee cut pass with the escrima.

Private Lesson with Saulo 8 - Passing the Half Guard to Mount

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Now while trying to pass the half guard, James opponent is not letting him get the arm under his head, so Saulo shows James how to pass directly to the mount. First he drives his outside knee into his opponent's hip and places his head on the other side of the body. Now he can drive his inside knee to the mat, and pressure his way to the mount.

Private Lesson with Saulo 7 - Stepping Back to Pass the Half Guard

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With his arm under the head in his opponent's half guard, Saulo shows James a good way to pass. First he switches his base so his hips are facing his opponent, and with his hand gripping at the knee, he stiff arms to stretch his opponent's leg away from him. Here he can work to free his trapped leg, step it back and establish the guard pass.

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 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.

Inside The University 191 - Reverse Half Guard to Knee Slice Pass

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Saulo continues to analyze Xande's final match against Lucas Leite in the 2015 World Championship, and shows how he prefers to pass the reverse half guard with the knee slice. Saulo emphasizes that this pass is for when your opponent is turning into you and you cannot keep him flat. If he is flat, then it's better to pass to the mount.

Inside The University 189 - Reverse Half Guard Pass and Back Take with Your Arm Underneath Opponent's Arm

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Xande continues to show the reverse half guard position, but now he places his arm underneath his opponent's arm rather than over it. After controlling the position, he shows how to pass, how to mount and how to take the back. This is one of Marcelo Garcia's favorite positions, and Xande has spent time studying it with him.

Inside The University 188 - Reverse Half Guard Pass with Your Arm Over Opponent's Arm

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Xande shows how to enter the reverse half guard and maintain control of the position with your opponent's arm trapped between his own body and your arm. Once control has been established, Xande shows how to pass the guard to gain side control or even attack the kimura.