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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: 2451 days ago
 4729 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: 2703 days ago
 2879 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: 3104 days ago
 4655 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: 3104 days ago
 4606 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: 3104 days ago
 4838 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: 3356 days ago
 5638 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: 3358 days ago
 5665 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: 3358 days ago
 5960 views
Opening the Closed Guard
     

In this lesson, Braulio discusses a variety of strategies for opening the closed guard.
Posted: 3379 days ago
 5838 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: 3608 days ago
 6676 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: 3608 days ago
 6647 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: 3791 days ago
 7921 views
Push and Posture Counter to Cross Choke vs Closed Guard, Opening the Closed Guard, Reverse Knee Slide and Backstep Pass vs Open Guard — Part 3/3
     

Braulio dives into more detail on the push and posture escape vs the cross choke. He explains why it is important to use his left arm to counter the choke when his opponent's arms are oriented one way and his right arm to counter when ...
Posted: 4329 days ago
 28405 views
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