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Xande teaches an adapted version of the butterfly hook sweep for someone who is on both knees but is sitting back and not engaging. In this hook sweep we use double overhooks with a ten finger grip to remove our opponent's opportunity to base and use our upper body and hook to sweep them over.
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Xande teaches a similar movement to the arm drag except that this time we will adjust our grips to attack the neck with a guillotine from the butterfly guard. This setup is perfect to use against people who pass on both knees.Add to Favorites 1903 Remove From Favorites 3785 days ago
Wrestlers will often try to pass your guard with heavy base and it's important to always threaten their base when going for the arm drag. In this lesson Xande goes over a solution to a common problem that can greatly increase your chances of getting the arm drag.Add to Favorites 2006 Remove From Favorites 3786 days ago
In this next lesson we learn how to combine our armlock attack from the bodylock with a back take to advance our position. Most wrestlers have an underdeveloped sense of defending the back and this is a perfect way to advance your position to increase the likelihood of finding a submission.Add to Favorites 2756 Remove From Favorites 3787 days ago
Xande covers the details on how to control your opponent with the body lock and work the straight armlock submission. The closed guard body lock is a great control for mixed martial arts as it removes the space between you and your opponent making it hard to do much damage with strikes. It's also a great control against wrestlers because it will frustrate their hip mobility and force them to free the control before advancing with a passAdd to Favorites 2046 Remove From Favorites 3789 days ago
Xande covers a few ways to enter into the kimura while preventing your opponent from posturing up to finish the submission. The kimura is an excellent submission to hunt for when playing from your closed guard.Add to Favorites 3216 Remove From Favorites 3790 days ago
In this lesson Xande teaches how to set up the triangle from the closed guard overwrap control. The closed guard overwrap is a very useful position to utilize against wrestlers as they will usually force the top position and look to pass with heavy hips. The overwrap control will tie up and frustrate wrestlers by reducing space between you and your opponent and killing their mobility while allowing you to set up your next attack.Add to Favorites 2536 Remove From Favorites 3791 days ago
In this second part of the no gi guard series, we learn to set up an omoplata from the overwrap position. This position is great against wrestlers as we use the overwrap position to kill our opponents mobility and remove all space to slow down and frustrate their game.Add to Favorites 1631 Remove From Favorites 3792 days ago
In this last part of the de la riva guard series we learn to transition to the sit up guard and finish a balloon sweep when your opponent is based back and not engaging yiyr de la riva guard.Add to Favorites 1342 Remove From Favorites 3793 days ago
In this next lesson we learn how to sweep our opponent as we establish the deep de la riva with the topple sweep. This sweep works well in combination with the knee push sweep.Add to Favorites 1768 Remove From Favorites 3794 days ago
In this next lesson, Saulo teaches how to set up the knee push sweep with the deep de la riva hook. We adapt the traditional knee push sweep when using the deep de la riva and use the strength of the deep hook with the pivot of our hips to provide the necessary kick to topple our opponent for the sweep.Add to Favorites 2037 Remove From Favorites 3796 days ago
In this first part of the de la Riva guard sweep series, Saulo shares a way to use leverage to sweep your opponent over your head in a back roll. This sweep is especially effective when your opponent postures up and away from or leaning over your de la riva guard.