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Technique: 'Guard/X Guard/X Guard/Sweeps - X Guard Takedown from X Guard...';
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X Guard Takedown from X Guard
     

Tony inquires Marcelo regarding X-Guard sweep strategies against well-balanced, strong, and large opponents. If you test their balance and rattle their lead leg to no avail from 1Leg-X, this should prompt you to switch to Full-X. Rathe...
1Leg X Guard to X Guard → X Guard Takedown from X Guard
     

Munchi asks Marcelo what he should do against opponents who are comfortable stabilizing inside his Single Leg X-Guard. The answer is to switch to X-Guard and elevate their leg atop his shoulder for the Sweep. Next, they deconstruct the...
Posted: 3263 days ago
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1Leg X Guard to X Guard
     

Marcelo warns Gianni about the dangers of staying in one guard position for too long: When your opponent is keeping their balance well when you have them placed inside your Single-Leg X, you may need to either keep at breaking their ba...
1Leg X Guard to X Guard
     

Marcelo helps explain when to transition from Single Leg X to the X-Guard. If you can grab and keep hold of your opponent's far wrist, you can sit up and drive them back for a low amplitude sweep. However, if your opponent is keeping t...
Take-Down Sweep from X Guard
     

Marcelo and Matheus help Jon finish his sweep from X-Guard when an opponent tries to escape by flipping backwards: One possible solution to this unique and unorthodox problem is to catch the opponent's free leg with a framing forearm. ...
Posted: 1152 days ago
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X-Guard Take Down against Forward Pressure and Running Escape
     

Marcelo trouble shoots with Jon on securing an opponent when standing from X-Guard - specifically against an opponent pressuring forwards to keep you down, or if the opponent spins to wrestle away as you stand.
Posted: 1870 days ago
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X Guard Reentry vs Takedown Escape
     

Marcelo imparts important rules for training in his Advanced Class: Participation in class is a team-effort, and involves considering the welfare of everyone sharing the mats together with one another; we all need to properly share bot...
Take-Down Sweep from X-Guard
     

Marcelo insists on the detail of using your hand to help turn your opponent's knee away from a Running Escape when attempting to Take-Out-the-Trash from X-Guard. Use your free hand to help rotate your opponent's knee from pointing down...
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