Rafael Lovato Jr. Series 4 - Roleta Spider Guard Sweep
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Rafael shows a spider guard sweep he learned from BJJ World Champion, Roleta, in which he lassos his opponent's arm and hooks the far leg. From here, he scoots underneath his opponent and kicks backwards to sweep him. Once his opponent is on his back, Rafael shows a few options to come to the top or lock a submission.
Rafael Lovato Jr. Series 3 - Drilling Back Takes from Open Guard Passes
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Rafael continues to discuss his principles on drilling, but now he focuses on taking the back from passing the guard. He encourages students to drill whatever pass they like, but their partner will either turn into them or turn away from them and you take the back accordingly. Rafael also emphasizes that you should always finish the drill by setting up a choke or other submission after getting the back.
Rafael Lovato Jr. Series 2 - Setting Up an Open Guard from a Seated Position when Your Opponent Is Standing
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Rafael continues to discuss his ideas on drilling, and shows how he likes to setup an open guard while seated and facing a standing opponent. Again, he emphasizes that everyone should setup the guard that works for their game. He also believes that after you drill a sweep, you should also drill a pass right away.
Rafael Lovato Jr. Series 1 - Concepts on Drilling and Setting Up an Open Guard from the Closed Guard
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In this series, Rafael Lovato Jr. gives a seminar at the University of Jiu-Jitsu, and discusses his views on drilling and shows some of his favorite positions he's been using lately. He begins the seminar by showing how he likes to drill, focusing on setups rather than techniques. Here he talks about starting from the closed guard, getting his preferred grips and then setting up his preferred open guard. He leaves it up to each student to fit this drilling to his own individual game.
Inside The University 199 - Escape from Kesa Gatame Side Control
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Xande shows a basic escape from the kesa gatame side control position, where he escapes his hips and replaces the guard.
Inside The University 198 - Upa Mount Escape
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Xande goes over the basic upa mount escape, and focuses on some details that many Jiu-Jitsu practitioners sometimes forget.
Inside The University 197 - Defending the Muscle Sweep and Passing the Closed Guard
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Saulo shows how to stand up in the closed guard and how to properly defend the muscle sweep. After defending the sweep, he opens his opponent's guard, and swims his arm underneath the leg to pass the guard.
Inside The University 196 - Passing the Closed Guard and Finishing the Kimura
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Saulo shows how to stand up and open the closed guard, pass with the knee slice, and immediately attack the Kimura. Rather than focusing on all the details, he is showing this position to practice as a speed drill.
Inside The University 195 - Omoplata from the Closed Guard
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Saulo shows the same setup from the closed guard as he did in the previous position, but this time he is looking for the omoplata rather than the choke. After escaping his hips and locking the omoplata, Saulo shows how he likes to finish the omoplata, which he feels is an easier way for people with shorter legs to finish the submission.
Inside The University 194 - Lapel Choke from the Closed Guard
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Saulo shows a very effective and basic choke from the closed guard. Starting with the baseball grip to control his opponent's posture, Saulo escapes his hips to place the knee shield. From there, he stretches his leg, escapes his hips so he can place the leg across his opponent's back, and takes his second grip on his opponent's gi to finish the choke.
Inside The University 193 - Saulo's Modified Bow and Arrow Choke from the Back
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Continuing from the previous position, Saulo already has the back and is now looking for the choke. Rather than going for the basic lapel choke, he baits his opponent to go over his bottom hook, thinking he will escape. Saulo now changes his grip on the lapel and finishes the choke. It is important that he does not let his opponent put his back flat on the mat.
Inside The University 192 - Taking the Back from the Turtle Position
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Saulo continues to analyze Xane's final match against Lucas Leite in the 2015 World Championship, and shows how he believes Lucas should have tried to take Xande's back after Xande rolled away from the half guard. After taking the back, Saulo shows how to setup and finish the lapel choke.