Private Lesson with Saulo 5 - Muscle Sweep Variation from Closed Guard
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In this situation, Saulo stands up in James' closed guard, so James grips Saulo's sleeve, swims his arm under Saulo's leg and tries for the armbar. He can't get the armbar, so Saulo shows him a sweep as a second option. From this position, Saulo brings his shin across the chest of his opponent, and pulls the leg to him while pushing away with his shin, which allows him to come to the top and keep control of the leg.
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 11 - Leg Lasso Spider Guard Sweep
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Concluding his series, AJ shows his favorite sweep using his leg lasso guard. From spider guard, he throws the leg lasso on one arm and keeps his other foot in the other biceps. He then moves the foot in the biceps to the hip and pushes his opponent away, before undoing his leg lasso and changing it to a regular foot in the biceps hook. His foot on the hip goes to the ground to help bring his opponent forward. Next he brings his leg to the back of his opponent's thigh, grabs his ankles and sweeps him backward.
AJ Sousa Series 10 - De La Riva Leg Lasso Sweep
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AJ shows a sweep he uses when he has the leg lasso, and his opponent drives his knee down to put pressure on him. With both grips on his opponent's sleeves, AJ pushes his opponent away to make space for him to use his leg lasso as a De La Riva hook. Next he places his free foot on the mat, tips his opponent over to the leg lasso side, and comes up to establish side control.
AJ Sousa Series 9 - Armbar as a Counter Attack to the Kimura
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AJ shows the armbar he used to finish Vitor Schlosser in the BJJ Library Challenge. As AJ was attempting to pass Vitor's guard, Vitor grabbed a kimura grip on AJ's arm, so AJ spun around Vitor's head and went straight for the armbar. AJ emphasizes the importance of speed for this position.
AJ Sousa Series 8 - Flying Triangle / Armbar
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AJ shows the flying triangle/armbar setup he used to finish Brian Mingia and Dennis Hallman in the BJJ LIbrary Challenge. AJ typically jumps and goes for the triangle lock, but finishes with the armbar. The triangle choke, however, is also an option.
AJ Sousa Series 7 - Finishing a Choke from the Omoplata
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AJ starts with the omoplata, reaches over his opponent's back to grab his lapel, and also grabs the triceps of the locked arm. Next he pushes off the mat to roll over his opponent, and controls the other arm in an omoplata crucifix type position. From here, he can either scoot his hips away to finish the omoplata, or feed the lapel to his hand and finish the choke.
AJ Sousa Series 6 - Finishing an Armbar from the Omoplata
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AJ shows how he likes to finish an armbar from the omoplata. First he makes grips on his opponent's pants and belt for control. Next he tightens his triangle with his legs to pinch tight on the arm. From here he grabs hold of the wrist and finishes the straight armbar.
AJ Sousa Series 5 - Sweep to Counter the Knee Cut Pass
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AJ shows a sweep from the half guard he uses when people try to pass his guard with the knee cut. First he controls grips on his opponent's pants and collar, and then pulls and pushes him away, allowing him the space to stand up and take his opponent down.