JJU 18-09 Palm Up Palm Down Cross Collar Choke From Closed and Butterfly Guard

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Xande teaches how to set up the palm up palm down choke from the closed guard and butterfly guard. With the butterfly guard setup, we learn how to bait our opponent into thinking that they can pass the butterfly guard only to fall right into our cross collar trap to get the finish.

Inside the University 145 - Long Step Back Take against Turtle

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Xande teaches a way to switch back from the classic back take with a long step to surprise your opponent with an opposite side back take. In this lesson he teaches how to establish your grips and use the long step to dig into an opposite side hook.

JJU 24-06 to 24-07 Kimura from Half Guard

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Xande teaches how to set up the kimura submission from the half guard. We learn the importance of walking our shoulders forward to create the right angle and leverage to torque the submission.

Inside the University 144 - Part 2 of Classic Closed Guard Break to Knee Slice, Single Under, and Jumping X Pass Combinations

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Saulo covers further details on finishing the guard pass combination after breaking open the closed guard. He covers the importance of closing space and honing in on your timing of reaction as soon as the closed guard is broken to improve your chances of success.

Inside the University 143 - Part 1 of Classic Closed Guard Break to Knee Slice, Single Under, and Jumping X Pass Combinations

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Saulo goes over a thorough breakdown of the classic closed guard break, including how you should approach the posture to establish the grips and how to use the proper angles to break the closed guard. In this lesson we follow up the closed guard break with an immediate guard pass combination.

Inside the University 142 - Omoplata Variations to Setup and Finish from Classic Open Guard against Standing Opponent

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Xande covers a couple variations on how to use your knee while stuffing your opponent's hand into the pocket to set up an omoplata from the classic open guard. He also shares three different ways to finish the omoplata once you have the submission set up.

JJU 18-08 Classic Palm Up Palm Up Cross Choke from Butterfly Guard and Closed Guard

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Xande teaches how to set up the classic palm up palm up cross choke from the closed guard and butterfly guard. This is a highly effective submission from white to black belt but we must be careful to fine tune the small details that will increase your success with the submission.

Inside the University 141 - Double Overs Hip Switch Pass and Double Overs Sprawl Smash Pass against Butterfly Guard

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Saulo covers the fundamentals on recovering to a neutral position from the double overs position and teaches how to transition into two different passes using the double overs control to dominate your opponent's hips. In this lesson we learn to go to either direction, using a hip switch to go backwards or a sideways sprawl to work a smash pass against the butterfly guard.

Inside the University 140 - Half Guard Hip Switch Pass to Side Control or Mount and Side Smash Pass against Knee Shield

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Saulo covers the scenario on how to pass with the hip switch when you're in your opponent's half guard. He explains that once we've established the half guard, it is a mission to ensure that your opponent does not regain the guard or get the knee shield. He also covers how to transition immediately into a side smash pass should your opponent re-establish the knee shield.

Inside the University 139 - Grip Breaking Drill for Single Leg Takedown Entry

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Saulo discusses what to do for those who are not good at takedowns. In this case he teaches to fight for good position and grips to reduce the possibility of your opponent to shoot for a takedown. Having good grips will also increase your opportunities to pull guard or go for a takedown.

Inside the University 138 - Osoto Gari and Kouchi Makikomi Takedowns

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Saulo covers some setups and combinations between the osoto gari and kouchi makikomi (also known as the safada takedown). As jiu jistu practitioners we don't spend as much time as judo practitioners on takedowns so Saulo recommends the use of some shortcuts in setting up our takedowns.

Inside the University 137 - Baseball Choke Variations from Side Control

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Saulo teaches the baseball choke from side control including a variation of grips to help finish the submission. This is a highly effective collar choke but the set up is very important as it can be easily defended when telegraphed.