Breno Sivak Basics Series 2 - Taking the Back from the Closed Guard
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Breno continues discussing some closed guard concepts, but now shows how to break your opponent's posture, properly escape your hips and take his back. He emphasizes the importance of practicing this position every day and notes it is especially practical for a self defense situation.
Breno Sivak Basics Series 1 - Closed Guard Concepts
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Old School BJJ Professor, Breno Sivak, discusses in detail the purpose of the guard, and the importance of controlling the grips and keeping your posture while on top, as well as the importance of hip movement on the bottom.
Inside The University 205 - Armbar from the Closed Guard
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Xande shows the basic armbar from the closed guard, but uses a couple more advanced leverage techniques, rather than planting his foot on the hip to escape his hips. He also shows an option to drag the arm across and take the back.
Inside The University 204 - Defending an Open Guard Sweep and Passing
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Xande continues his lesson on the cross sleeve grip open guard sweep Pe de Pano tried to use on him, but now he shows how he defended it, and how he tried to pass the guard. His first move is to make a grip on his opponent's belt and step his leg back. From there, he shows a couple options to pass the guard.
Inside The University 203 - Open Guard Sweep with Cross Sleeve Control
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Xande shows an open guard sweep that Pe de Pano tried to use on him during their superfight at the American Nationals. Xande controls his opponent's cross sleeve, and his opponent drives his knee down, pinning Xande's leg to the mat. That's when Xande uses the leverage to sweep his opponent to the side of the sleeve he is controlling.
Inside The University 202 - Sit-Up Guard Pass
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Saulo shows two techniques to pass the sit-up guard when your opponent is grabbing the single leg. Both require you to grab your opponent's pants at his far knee and pass to the side of the leg he is holding.
Inside The University 201 - Passing Immediately when Your Opponent Pulls Guard
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Continuing to discuss the game plan for Xande's superfight with Pe de Pano, Saulo shows how to pass the guard right away when your opponent puts his foot on your hip and pulls guard. First he steps to the side to get inside the legs, and then stacks his opponent's free leg on his shoulder to put the pressure on him and work his guard pass.
Inside The University 200 - Kochi Gari and De Ashi Harai Takedown Drills
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Saulo discusses the strategy for Xande in his superfight against Pe de Pano at the 2015 American Nationals. They know how Pe de Pano likes to pull guard, so Saulo shows how they plan to counter his guard pull by immediately attacking with the Kochi Gari or De Ashi Harai leg sweeps.
Rafael Lovato Jr. Series 8 - Interview Part 2 - The Importance of Confidence and Mindset for Competition
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In part 2 of Rafael's interview, he focuses on the importance of confidence and mindset as the main ingredient for his success in competition. Rafael stresses that even more so than technique, skill or physical conditioning, a strong mental attitude and belief in oneself is what it takes to be a champion.
Rafael Lovato Jr. Series 7 - Interview Part 1 - An Academic Approach to Learning Jiu-Jitsu
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In this interview, Rafael begins by giving a background on himself and his experience in Jiu-Jitsu, and discusses what it was like growing up in an era where Jiu-Jitsu was not nearly as common as it is today. He talks a lot about how he was able to improve while never having an instructor to train with everyday, and really emphasizes the importance of keeping a journal to track your progress and help you reach your goals.
Rafael Lovato Jr. Series 6 - Kimura from the Back
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Rafael concludes his seminar with his favorite submission, the Kimura. He starts on the back with his hooks in, but his opponent starts escape so instead of losing the back entirely, Rafael immediately makes his Kimura grip and begins to attack. He also offers some key details on how to finish the submission.
Rafael Lovato Jr. Series 5 - Omoplata and X-Guard Setups from the Roleta Spider Guard Sweep
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Rafael continues with the Roleta spider guard sweep, and discusses some different ways your opponent may try to defend the sweep. He also shows some different options you can go to, depending on how your opponent reacts, including a couple omoplatas and an X-guard setup.