Luiz Panza Foot Locks and 50/50 Guard 10 - Triangle Choke from Over-Under Half Guard

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Luiz is in his half guard and his opponent is trying to pass with the over-under grip. First Luiz makes a grip on his opponent's sleeve and blocks his shoulder with his elbow. He turns his belly toward the mat, bringing his hips up and creating space for him to pull his leg out and lock the triangle, where he can finish the choke.

Luiz Panza Foot Locks and 50/50 Guard 9 - Leg Drag to Overhead Step Pass

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Luiz shows one of his favorite guard passes he likes to use from the open guard. He first pins his opponent's leg down with his knee, as if he's setting up a leg drag. His opponent knows he wants the leg drag and blocks it, so Luiz steps around over his head, and passes to the other side.

Luiz Panza Foot Locks and 50/50 Guard 8 - Foot Lock from Top Position

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Luiz shows a foot lock from the top position, which he actually prefers, with a special emphasis on making sure you do not sit down to attack the foot. Instead, he drives his knee through his opponent's guard and bases himself while tying up the foot as before. His other knee pinches his opponent's leg as he leans forward and finishes the foot lock.

Luiz Panza Foot Locks and 50/50 Guard 7 - Foot Locks from 50/50 Guard when Opponent Controls Your Sleeve

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Luiz starts these techniques in the 50/50 guard, but now his opponent has a grip on his sleeve, stopping him from tying up the foot as he did before. In the first position, he just grabs his shin, pinches his elbow and finishes the foot lock. In the second position, he locks the foot with his other arm and finishes.

Luiz Panza Foot Locks and 50/50 Guard 6 - 50/50 Guard Sweeps to Foot Lock

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Luiz shows a couple situations where he attacks the foot lock immediately after sweeping from the 50/50 guard. In the first situation, he sweeps his opponent and then he finishes the foot lock. In the second situation, his opponent sweeps him, and then he finishes the foot lock.

Luiz Panza Foot Locks and 50/50 Guard 5 - Setting Up the 50/50 Guard

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Luiz shows several of his favorite ways to set up the 50/50 guard from various positions, including open guard, closed guard and when your opponent is passing your guard.

Luiz Panza Foot Locks and 50/50 Guard 4 - Foot Lock from De La Riva and 50/50 Guard

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Using the same principles he showed in the anatomy of the foot lock, Luiz shows how he likes to attack the foot lock from the De La Riva guard and from the 50/50 guard.

Luiz Panza Foot Locks and 50/50 Guard 3 - Anatomy of the Foot Lock

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Luiz explains the details needed to finish a foot lock. The key is to put the blade of your forearm on underneath your opponent's calf, right where it meets his achillies tendon. Luiz grabs his near side lapel and closes his elbow, squeezing the toes. Now he crosses his leg over and pinches his feet together, leans on his elbow, and turns belly down to finish the foot lock.

Luiz Panza Foot Locks and 50/50 Guard 2 - Interview Part 2

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Saulo aks Luiz about his recent injury of a broken leg, his recovery and his plans for the future.

Luiz Panza Foot Locks and 50/50 Guard 1 - Interview Part 1

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Saulo sits down with Pan American Champion, Luiz Panza, and they discuss his history in Jiu-Jitsu and how he joined team Checkmat.

Xande's Defensive Series 12 - Half Guard Escape when Opponent Controls Under Your Arm

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Xande now covers escaping the half guard when your opponent switches his base toward you and controls under your arm this time. Xande must lock his opponent's leg with his calf, and use his elbows to shimmy his way up and create space to frame. Now he can turn into his opponent and replace the guard as he did previously. Sometimes he is even able to grip the belt, post on his hand and scoot out so he can take the back.

Xande's Defensive Series 11 - Half Guard Escape when Opponent Controls Over Your Arm

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Xande is in the half guard and now his opponent switches his base toward him and controls his arm over the top. His first step is to cup the shoulder with his arm across his opponent's neck. Xande doesn't worry about closing his leg, but instead uses his knee to control his opponent's hip, and he moves side to side until he can get his elbow to the other hip. Now he can use his frames to bump his opponent, create space and replace his guard.