Rodrigo Pagani Curu Curu Guard and More 8 - Curu Curu Guard Sweep with Pants Grip
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Rodrigo's opponent breaks his grip on the sleeve, so he immediately switches to a pants grip, and bumps to make his opponent post his hands on the mat. He brings the trapped leg to his ear, switches to a pants grip and pushes the leg in the air. Now he has space to spin to the other side and come on top to finish the sweep.
Rodrigo Pagani Curu Curu Guard and More 7 - Curu Curu Guard Sweep to the Back
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Rodrigo addresses a common problem that happens in the curu curu guard, when his opponent drops the knee on his chest and puts a lot of pressure down. First Rodrigo makes a little bump to relieve the pressure, and then makes a Gable grip around his opponent's calf. Now he passes the leg across his chest and grabs the belt. He pulls his opponent's weight on top of his own body and rolls to the side, coming to the top and ready to attack the back.
Rodrigo Pagani Curu Curu Guard and More 6 - Three Little Bumps Sweep
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Rodrigo shows the Bob Marley sweep, or the three little bumps sweep. When in the curu curu guard, his opponent puts his knee on the ground, so Rodrigo does his first little bump to make him post his hands on the mat. Next he does the second little bump in order to bring his elbow close to his hip. On the third little bump, he extends his top leg and pulls his bottom leg out to come to the top and finish the sweep.
Rodrigo Pagani Curu Curu Guard and More 5 - Basic Curu Curu Guard Sweep
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Rodrigo shows the basic curu curu guard sweep, which is his number one option after setting up the guard. His opponent's first reaction is usually to kick their leg back to try to escape the hook, so Rodrigo fully extends both legs, forcing his opponent to post his hand. Now Rodrigo can just drop him to the side and come to the top to finish the sweep.
Rodrigo Pagani Curu Curu Guard and More 4 - Setting Up Curu Curu Guard from Butterfly Guard
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Rodrigo shows another way to set up the curu curu guard, this time from butterfly guard. With both hooks and both underhooks, Rodrigo slides his hips as close to his opponent as he can, and leans back keeping his knees close to his chest. He lifts both hooks up and both hands go to the armpits before he swings his leg around to a single leg X-guard. Now he controls the far sleeve and switches his hook to the curu curu guard.
Rodrigo Pagani Curu Curu Guard and More 3 - Setting Up the Curu Curu Guard from Seated Guard without Grips
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Rodrigo shows another setup to the curu curu guard when his opponent doesn't allow him to have grips from the seated guard. Rodgrigo uses the same principle as before, posting on his hand and sliding under his opponent, but now he hooks his foot behind the heel to control the leg and pull himself in. Now he can set up the curu curu guard as before. He also emphasizes the importance of making a grip on the far sleeve once the guard is established.
Rodrigo Pagani Curu Curu Guard and More 2 - Setting Up the Curu Curu Guard from Seated Guard
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From the seated guard, with his opponent standing, Rodrigo makes a cross collar grip on his opponent and posts his other hand on the floor to push off the mat and slide underneath the legs. Rodrigo wraps his arm around the leg and keeps his knee close to his chest to prevent the mount. Now he can establish his hook behind the knee and his other foot in the groin to set up the curu curu guard.
Rodrigo Pagani Curu Curu Guard and More 1 - Introduction to Curu Curu Guard
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Rodrigo Pagani, creator of the curu curu guard, gives a demonstration of the curu curu guard by doing some specific training with students at the University of Jiu-Jitsu. He also explains what the curu curu guard is, and how and why he developed it.
Xande's Pan Ams 2016 Review 9 - Bulldog Pass from Butterfly Guard
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Xande talks about his guard passing in the open weight finals, where he used the bulldog pass against his opponent's butterfly guard. He breaks down some mistakes he made while passing, and how his opponent was able to replace his guard. Xande also shows how he could have transitioned to other passes from the bulldog.
Xande's Pan Ams 2016 Review 8 - Kimura while Passing the Guard
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Continuing on his semi final fight in the open weight division, Xande is on his opponent's side, and he turns into Xande. Xande steps over the head to the other side, ending up behind his opponent's back, and immediately locks up a kimura grip. Now he places his elbow on the ribs, and steps back over the head to finish the kimura.
Xande's Pan Ams 2016 Review 7 - Jump X-Pass from Guard Pull
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Xande discusses his semi-finals in the open weight division, when his opponent tried to pull guard on him, and made the mistake of using same side leg that he had the collar grip rather than the sleeve grip. Xande immediately grabbed the pants, and as his opponent was falling to the mat, he jumped and used the X-pass. His opponent was able to turn and get his knee in, so Xande jumped to the other side, where his opponent turned again, so he again jumped to the other side and established the guard pass.
Xande's Pan Ams 2016 Review 6 - Single Leg Sweep from Sit Up Guard
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Xande shows the sweep he used in the first match of the open weight division. From the open guard with the cross sleeve grip, Xande's opponent stood up so Xande pulls the arm and comes up the sit up guard. He feeds the sleeve through the legs to his other hand, before doing a technical stand up to finish the sweep.