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Staying Safe vs Closed Guard
     

Victor shows how to stay safe in an opponent's closed guard. He demonstrates how he creates and maintains his posture, how he aligns his body and how he handfights to prevent them from controlling his arm to setup up their attacks.
Posted: 2441 days ago
 4563 views
Elbow Outside Counter to Arm Push vs Closed Guard — Part 2/3
     

Braulio teaches how to counter his opponent's attempt to drag and push his arm across their body to setup a leg bump sweep or a transition to his back from their closed guard. He is showing how to counter what he taught in Part 1 Link...
Posted: 2485 days ago
 2906 views
Creating and Maintaining Posture vs Closed Guard
     

Braulio discusses how to maintain one's posture vs closed guard and shows a few different grips and counters to help with this task.
Posted: 2693 days ago
 2742 views
Counter to Cross Choke vs Mount, Counter to Cross Choke vs Closed Guard — Part 2/3
     

Braulio teaches how to use the upa to counter the cross choke vs mount. If he lands on top in closed guard and his opponent is still attacking with the cross choke, he shows how to defend from there too Links to other Parts: Part 1, P...
Posted: 2849 days ago
 3476 views
Defense vs Closed Guard, Counter to Overhook, Counter to Collar Tie, Counter to Cross Collar Grip
     

Braulio teaches a variety of defenses vs a few different attacks one can experience when caught in closed guard.
Posted: 2905 days ago
 3963 views
Counter to Collar Tie vs Closed Guard, Staying Safe vs Closed Guard
     

Braulio teaches how to counter the collar tie vs closed guard and keep one's arms safe.
Posted: 2907 days ago
 3936 views
Bridge and Roll to Frame and Push Escape vs the Ezekiel Choke from Mount — Part 2/2
     

When he finds himself caught in a deep ezekiel choke, Braulio does the bridge and roll escape vs mount and once on top in the closed guard, he frames and pushes away to escape the choke. Links to other Parts: Part 1
Posted: 2927 days ago
 3858 views
Standing to Open the Closed Guard, Reverse Knee Slide and Backstep Pass with Stack Control vs Open Guard — Part 3/3
     

Braulio attempts the reverse knee slide and backstep pass vs open guard and stacks when his opponent defends by shielding with their leg as shown earlier. However, this time, he finishes the reverse knee slide and backstep pass while m...
Posted: 3094 days ago
 4506 views
Standing to Open the Closed Guard, Knee Staple and Stack Pass vs Open Guard — Part 2/3
     

When his opponent uses their knee to shield and counter his reverse knee slide and backstep pass attempt, Braulio stacks and passes in the other direction. Links to other Parts: Part 1, Part 3
Posted: 3094 days ago
 4477 views
Standing to Open the Closed Guard, Reverse Knee Slide and Backstep Pass vs Open Guard — Part 1/3
     

After standing to open his opponent's closed guard, Braulio immediately passes with the reverse knee slide and backstep pass. Links to other Parts: Part 2, Part 3
Posted: 3094 days ago
 4694 views
Escape vs Omoplata to Stack & Switch Pass vs Open Guard — Part 2/2
     

Braulio postures to rip his arm free from the omoplata before passing his opponent's guard. Links to other Parts: Part 1
Posted: 3306 days ago
 5140 views
Opening the Closed Guard, Establishing Control vs Open Guard to Pass, Folding Pass vs Open Guard
     

Braulio stands and opens his opponent's closed guard. Once their guard is open, he splits their legs with one of his as he forces one of their legs between his. He discusses how to maintain control on top in this position before foldin...
Posted: 3346 days ago
 5480 views
Passing Guard with the Cross Sleeve Grip, Taking the Back from Side Control — Part 2/2
     

After passing his opponent's guard with the cross sleeve grip, Braulio uses it to help him transition to their back from side control. Links to other Parts: Part 1
Posted: 3348 days ago
 5546 views
Passing Guard with the Cross Sleeve Grip — Part 1/2
     

After standing and opening his opponent's closed guard, Braulio uses the cross sleeve grip to help him pass their open guard. Links to other Parts: Part 2
Posted: 3348 days ago
 5843 views
Opening the Closed Guard
     

In this lesson, Braulio discusses a variety of strategies for opening the closed guard.
Posted: 3369 days ago
 5693 views
Opening the Closed Guard, X Pass vs De La Riva Guard — Part 3/3
     

After opening his opponent's closed guard, Braulio immediately attacks with an x pass. Links to other Parts: Part 1, Part 2
Posted: 3598 days ago
 6518 views
Opening the Closed Guard — Part 2/3
     

Braulio stands and uses a back arch as he applies downward pressure with grips on his opponent's hips to open their closed guard. Links to other Parts: Part 1, Part 3
Posted: 3598 days ago
 6526 views
Staying Safe vs Closed Guard, Counter to Cross Sleeve Grip vs Closed Guard — Part 1/3
     

Braulio teaches how to stay safe when caught in an opponent's closed guard. He also shows how to react if they break his grip on their collar and use a cross sleeve grip to begin dragging his arm across. Links to other Parts: Part 2, ...
Posted: 3598 days ago
 6642 views
Sao Paulo Pass with Hammer Lock Trap vs Closed Guard, Knee Slide Pass with Hammer Lock Trap vs Half Guard — Part 3/3
     

Braulio uses the sao paulo pass with the hammer lock trap to open and begin passing the closed guard. If he gets caught in the half guard, he maintains the arm trap and uses a knee slide to finish the pass. Links to other Parts: Part ...
Posted: 3767 days ago
 7716 views
Sao Paulo Pass with Hammer Lock Trap vs Closed Guard to Armbar — Part 2/3
     

Braulio emphasizes details for the pass he taught in Part 1. After passing to side control, he switches control of his opponent's trapped arm to his other hand, transitions to north south and attacks the armbar. Links to other Parts: ...
Posted: 3767 days ago
 7737 views
Sao Paulo Pass with Hammer Lock Trap vs Closed Guard — Part 1/3
     

Braulio traps his opponent's arm behind their back and opens and passes the closed guard with the sao paulo pass. Links to other Parts: Part 2, Part 3
Posted: 3767 days ago
 7705 views
Opening the Closed Guard from the Knees with the Logsplitter — Part 2/2
     

When his opponent's legs are too strong and he is unable to drop back to create the space needed to arch and open the guard as shown earlier, Braulio wedges his knee up the middle, drops back with his other leg and pushes their knee to...
Posted: 3781 days ago
 7795 views
Opening the Closed Guard from the Knees with the Back Arch — Part 1/2
     

Braulio teaches how to open the closed guard from the knees by dropping back and arch his back to put pressure on his opponent's feet. Links to other Parts: Part 2
Posted: 3781 days ago
 7719 views
Opening the Closed Guard from the Knees, Reverse Knee Slide and Backstep vs Open Guard — Part 3/3
     

After opening the guard from his knees, Braulio places one knee up to prevent his opponent from regaining closed guard. Using a belt grip to pull himself tight, he begins to reverse knee slide and pin his opponent's leg to the ground. ...
Posted: 3955 days ago
 9745 views
Opening the Closed Guard from the Knees with an Angled Back Arch — Part 2/3
     

Braulio shows a variation of the back arch guard opener shown in Part 1. He explains that it is especially helpful when you aren't having success with the first variation, usually against a stronger opponent. Links to other Parts: Par...
Posted: 3955 days ago
 9713 views
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