Rico Vieira Competition Techniques 5 - Brown Belt Champ Techniques, Classic Open Guard to Triangle, Omoplata, or Tripod Sweep Combo
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Rico recalls the techniques that helped him win his 2 brown belt world titles. He explains that as your opponent gets more advanced, they will often break a grip and not let you control both sleeves to play a traditional spider guard. In this case, use the cross lapel and work a modified classic open guard to attack with the triangle, omoplata, or the tripod sweep.
Rico Vieira Competition Techniques 4 - Purple Belt Champ Techniques, Spider Guard Scissor Sweep or Omoplata Combo
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Rico teaches his favorite combinations that he used to win many of his matches to become the purple belt world champ. Rico began to encounter people who would sit back on their knees to keep their hips low to the ground. As it is very difficult to get underneath your opponent when they are on their knees, he began using the scissor sweep and omoplata combination to attack his opponents from the spider guard. The strength of this combination comes from the action reaction principle of jiu jitsu. If your opponent leans back, sweep them with the scissor guard. As they push forward to defend against the sweep, transition into the omoplata, using your opponent's momentum against them to strengthen your next attack.
Rico Vieira Competition Techniques 3 - Blue Belt Champ Techniques, De la Riva to Helicopter Sweep and Spider Guard to Triangle or Reverse Tripod Sweep Combo
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Rico recalls his favorite sweeps and submission that he used as a blue belt to win the world championships. He explains that he used a lot of de la riva and spider guard at the blue belt level because a lot of blue belts haven't developed the base to neutralize these guards. He used the de la riva helicopter sweep and the spider guard to triangle or reverse tripod sweep a lot of his opponents and used the triangle technique shown here to win his first world title at blue belt.
Rico Vieira Competition Techniques 2 - The Essence of Jiu Jitsu, Never Give Up on Your Dreams
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Rico shares his story of how jiu jitsu changed his life when he decided to become the best in jiu jitsu to escape his financial troubles. Rico's father was very concerned for his son's future because he did not perform well in school and spent time in the favelas after school. Rico had a life changing talk with his father who recommended that he devote 100% effort into something to build a future for himself because they would not be able to provide a future for him. Rico resolved to carve a path for his future with his talents in jiu jitsu and recalls a book that taught him to "never give up on his dreams" that fueled his passion and determination along the way. He holds the belief in his heart and shares with all of his students to never give up on their dreams to this day.
Rico Vieira's Competition Techniques 1 - Rico's Path to a World Title
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Rico Vieira is a 9 time world champion, having won the world title from blue belt all the way to his black belt world title in 2001. He is the founder of one of the largest jiu jitsu teams on the scene, Checkmat, along with his brothers Leo and Leandro. In this first part of the interview we learn what it was like for Rico to train with Jacare and that he felt a lot of pressure to perform well in jiu jitsu from an early age.
JJU 27-15 Passing Butterfly with Shin to Shin Pass
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Saulo finishes the butterfly guard pass chapter with the shin to shin pass. In this pass we utilize or shin to immobilize our opponent's legs for the pass.
Inside the University 76 - Butterfly Sweep Combos with Belt Grip, Classic, Single Leg, and Kneebar or Footlock Attacks
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Saulo teaches multiple options to attack your opponent from the butterfly guard with the belt grip. Saulo prefers the belt grip because it allows you to close distance between you and your opponent forcing them to raft very quickly to your attacks. The butterfly guard should be very aggressive with fast paced sweeps because idle moments will allow your opponent to set up their offense.
JJU 27-14 Butterfly Pass with X-Pass
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Saulo teaches how to pass the butterfly guard with the X pass. The X pass is a great option to pass while standing against any open or butterfly guard.
Inside the University 75 - Details on the Flower Sweep from Closed Guard
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Xande teaches some details on the flower sweep from the closed guard. He explains that the concept of leverage for the flower sweep is easy to understand but it is challenging to time the sweep correctly. He shows how to kick your leg up toward's your opponent's armpit and change the angle of your hips for maximum leverage to sweep your opponent.
Inside the University 74 - Q and A Session on Framing for Guard Retention and Escaping Collar Chokes from Back
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Xande does a Q and A during a seminar answering questions about using your arms and legs to create a frame to retain the guard, about setting up a collar choke from the knee cross pass, and escaping the collar choke from the back.
White Belt University - Triangle from Classic Open Guard
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Xande teaches how to set up the triangle from the classic open guard. This is a great submission to add to your game at the earliest stages because you can catch your opponent with it from almost any position.
JJU 27-13 Butterfly Pass with Wheel Pass
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Saulo teaches the wheel pass to pass the butterfly guard. Using your grips, spin your opponent like a wheel to bypass their guard as you collapse your hips to solidify the pass. The grips may be hard to establish but once they are set the wheel pass is quick.