Gordo the Creator of Half Guard 1 - Gordo's Story on Creating the Half Guard
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Roberto "Gordo" Correa is a two-time black belt world champion (1996 & 1997) and is credited for being the creator of the half guard as an offensive position. In this video we follow Gordo's story on how he discovered the half guard and learn that he began using the half guard due to a serious injury to his right knee. He used the half guard to protect his injured leg and was the first to begin exploring options to fight from the half guard rather than trying to recover full guard.
JJU 27-08 Passing Cross Grip Butterfly with Knee Press Pass
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In this lesson we build on the knee press pass and modify our passing approach to address the cross grip.
JJU 27-07 Butterfly Forward Knee Press Pass
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In this lesson we learn to pass the butterfly guard by using our front knee to press against your opponent's legs and change the angle of our hips to neutralize the hooks for the pass.
Inside the University 72 - Half Guard Pass with Double Move Pass
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Saulo reviews a thorough lesson on how to pass your opponent's half guard with the double move pass. He covers topics on how to keep your opponent flat, how to control your opponent from the top half guard, and the grips needed to pass straight to the mount.
Inside the University 71 - Defending Double Unders or Single Unders Pass
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Xande teaches how to defend against the double unders or single unders pass and position yourself to sweep them off their pass attempt. In this defense we straighten our leg and turn our hips to change the weight distribution and angle of our body to make it harder to complete the double unders or single unders pass.
Inside the University 70 - Half Guard to Deep Half Homer Simpson Sweep
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Saulo teaches how to transition from the half guard into the deep half guard and position yourself to sweep your opponent with the homer simpson sweep or the backdoor sweep.
Inside the University 69 - Side to Side Guard Recovery Drill for the Single Under Leg Pass Defense
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Xande teaches the side to side guard recovery drill movement. This drill is great for learning the proper way to shift your hips and replace your legs to defend against the single under leg pass.
Inside the University 68 - Advanced Details on Guard Retention and the Knee Cross Pass, X-Pass, Same Side Knee Pass Combos
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Xande goes into the details on what to look for to retain your guard and mentions that you want to keep your opponent off your three points of control (neck, shoulders, hips) to stay mobile and capable of retaining your guard. We also take an advanced look into the knee cross pass, x pass, and same side knee pass and examine how lifting your foot off the mats can neutralize the strength of the De la Riva guard and allow you to remain loose and glide over your opponent into a passing opportunity.
White Belt University - Arm Wrap Triangle from Closed Guard
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Xande teaches how to set up a triangle choke from the closed guard arm wrap position. He shows a few ways to set up the arm wrap control from the closed guard and how to use the control against your opponent to attack with the triangle.
JJU 29-0 to 29-1 Passing Crossgrip Guard with Same Side Knee Cut Pass
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Saulo teaches to pass the cross grip guard with the same side knee cut pass. When your opponent has you in their cross grip guard, be careful not to try to pass to the wrong side. Use the same side knee cut pass to play into the action reaction principle and drop your weight over the dominated side, letting your weight and your opponent's strength from pulling fuel your guard pass into side control.
Inside the University 67 - Modified Headquarters to Buttflop or Shotgun Pass Part 2
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Xande reviews the buttflop and shotgun pass from the modified headquarters position at a seminar. The modified grip headquarters position prevents your opponent from establishing a lasso guard which was a problem when using the two lapel grip for the traditional headquarters position.
JJU 28-2 Classic Leg Lasso Pass by Changing Angles
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Saulo teaches a classic way to pass the leg lasso pass by changing the angle of your body to weaken the lasso. Often times your opponent will sense that they can take your back and release the lasso willingly, but if they don't, change angles and pressure the leg to smash their leg or cut around their leg to pass the guard.