3 Part Technique - The safest way to open your Closed Guard to work the Butterfly Guard is with the use of a 2on1 Control from Closed Guard. If your opponent pulls away, work your Hook Sweeps to build an offense against him, which can ...

2 Part Technique - Escaping the Side Control using a Bridge Escape followed by another guard recovery technique when the opponent continues to force the guard pass.

2 Part Technique - The opponent is trying to establish Side Control, yet you prevent it by posting with your arms, bringing your knee inside, and swinging your opposite leg over and pushing the opponent away. Now, the opponent is break...

2 Part Technique - Prevent the opponent from closing the distance and obtaining Side Control by posting with your arms and swinging your far leg inside. Now, if the opponent was able to establish Side Control, rock back and forth then ...

2 Part Technique - Prevent the opponent from closing the distance and obtaining Side Control by posting with your arms and swinging your far leg inside. If does close the distance and you cannot wedge your shin inside or use the Foot W...

2 Part Technique - When escaping side control, it is important to exert your energy in directions that do not directly oppose with either the mat or your opponent's dominant controls. If the opponent holds you down with Underhook and H...

2 Part Technique - When you make the mistake of letting someone with good positional maintenance obtain the mount, you may have to try riskier escaping techniques to free yourself from his control. Turn onto your side, exposing your ba...

3 Part Technique - Avoid letting your opponent make his grips for the Front Headlock Position, and raise your leg to outside so that you may sit through your other leg for the Closed Guard. If he manages to pass your arms to your back,...

3 Part Technique - Recovering the Closed Guard from underneath Side Control is a matter of applying the proper body mechanics and leverage against your opponent to create the space needed for escape. A normal hip escape in this situati...

3 Part Technique - Escaping the Side Control starts with positioning your arms in a defensive posture that doesn't lend them to submission opportunities for your opponent. Place one forearm across his neck and the other against his wai...

2 Part Technique - The journey back to recovering your guard begins first with proper defensive posture, to ensure that your arms are not readily vulnerable for attack. Place one forearm against his shoulder while placing the other aga...

1 Part Technique - When you cannot transition on top for the stacking escape, and your opponent is about to break your grip, there is still a last ditch effort you can resort to. Purposely release your counter grip into his pull, but m...

2 Part Technique - The Stacking position is the best position for escaping yourself from the threat of an armbar submission. After you initially protect your arm with the Figure-Four counter grip, sit up with your opponent as he falls ...