Inside The University 225 - Half Guard Passing Concepts
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Saulo reviews the last couple half guard passes and focuses more on the details of setting up the pass, and why chooses which pass to use based on his opponent's reaction. He also answers some questions from students about the positions.
Inside The University 224 - Half Guard Pass to Mount
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Saulo continues his half guard passing lesson, and now really emphasizes the importance of putting pressure on your opponent to make him react the way you want. When his opponent pushes back, Saulo pops up to the same position as before, with one hand threatening the choke on the lapel and the other hand pushing the hip. Now his opponent is more worried about the choke, which gives Saulo the opportunity to pass straight to the mount.
Inside The University 223 - Half Guard Knee Cut Pass
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Saulo shows how to pass the half guard when your opponent is pushing you away. As soon as he feels the first push, Saulo grabs the cross side lapel, pushes the far side hip, and hops up to his feet. From here, he keeps putting a lot of pressure on his opponent, frees his knee, and passes with the knee cut.
Inside The University 222 - Single Leg X-Guard Sweep
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Xande shows the basic single leg X-guard sweep he likes to use. From the seated guard, first he uses an arm drag to help get his body underneath his opponent, and isolates the single leg. His near foot goes on the hip and his far foot hooks behind the butt. Next he raises his hips and uses his knees to knock his opponent backwards, and comes to the top for the sweep.
Inside The University 221 - Takedown Drills
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Xande shows some simple takedown drills to do for warm-ups, including an arm drag to double leg, arm drag to inside trip, and a basic double leg takedown.
Inside The University 220 - Taking the Back after Pulling Guard
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Saulo shows a guard pull he uses to sweep his opponent right away. First he gets the cross sleeve control on his opponent and pulls to a butterfly guard. Rather than doing a traditional butterfly guard sweep, Saulo pulls his hook out and jumps for his opponent's back.
Inside The University 219 - Squaring Up to Your Opponent
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Saulo talks about proper posture and footwork during the stand up game, and shows a good way to practice squaring up to your opponent. He also shows how this footwork can set up a variety of takedowns.
Inside The University 218 - Grip Break to Double Leg Takedown
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Saulo shows the proper way to break your opponent's grip on your lapel, with one hand on top and one hand on bottom, and pulling your body away from him. It is very important that you keep control of his sleeve after breaking his grip. From here, Saulo now uses his grip to walk against his opponent, forcing him to square himself to Saulo, which Saulo takes advantage of by shooting the double leg takedown.
Jimmy Pedro Judo for Jiu-Jitsu Series 17 - Jimmy's Motivational Speech
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Jimmy wraps up his seminar at the University with a speech about what it takes to be a champion. He focuses on the importance of a strong mindset and mental approach to training, and talks about his experience in the Olympic Games.
Jimmy Pedro Judo for Jiu-Jitsu Series 16 - Saulo and Jimmy Talk Judo
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After Saulo's private lesson with Jimmy, they talk about Jimmy's history with Judo, his training for the Olympics, his experience coaching the US Olympic team, and Saulo takes an up close and personal look at Jimmy's Olympic medals.
Jimmy Pedro Judo for Jiu-Jitsu Series 15 - Saulo's Private with Jimmy Part 2
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Jimmy continues to help Saulo refine his stand up game, and really emphasizes getting wrist control in the stand up battle. He also shows Saulo a Tai Otoshi setup from the Russian arm tie, commonly used in wrestling.
Jimmy Pedro Judo for Jiu-Jitsu Series 14 - Saulo's Private with Jimmy Part 1
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Saulo gets a one on one private lesson with Jimmy, and asks about some of the things in his stand up game that he's been looking to improve, including a new entrance to the drop Seio Nage, and what to do when your opponent gets the cross collar grip on you.