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Breaking the Closed Guard and Knee Slide Through Pass with Collar and Arm Control
     

2 Part Technique - Before breaking the closed guard by standing, you must get good posture. A great way to get posture is to extend your arms right under the opponent's sternum and raise your head and upper body. Now, stand up and stag...
Folding Guard Pass
     

2 Part Technique - Hand fight to get the opponent's hands away from their feet. Now, jump and sit on top of the feet to hold them together. Push a knee on top of the other and land your hips on the opponent's thighs. Keep the opponent ...
Posted: 6034 days ago
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Seat Belt Counter, Back Escape
     

2 Part Technique - Forcing your shoulders to the mat is the most important technique to escape the Back Position. You must break the opponent's Seat Belt Control first to create the necessary space for the escape. Use your hands claspe...
Posted: 5900 days ago
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Seat Belt Counter, Back Escape
     

2 Part Technique - Forcing your shoulders to the mat is the most important technique to escape the Back Position. You must break the opponent's Seat Belt Control first to create the necessary space for the escape. Clasp your hands toge...
Posted: 5846 days ago
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Frame Escape vs Over Under Pass, Half Guard to Guard, Elbow Push Escape vs Half Guard, Taking the Back from Half Guard
     

2 Part Technique - Whoever can establish an Under Hook will control the Half Guard position. If the opponent got an Under Hook first, use a frame with your arms to create the space needed to pummel for the Under Hook. Push at the oppon...
Frame Escape vs Double Under Control, Over Under Control from Butterfly, Hook Sweep from Butterfly, Knee Slide Pass vs Butterfly
     

2 Part Technique - Your ability to sweep effectively from butterfly is compromised if the opponent obtains Double Under Control. Utilize the Frame Escape to create enough space to sit up and gain Over Under Control. Shift your hips out...
Over Under Control vs Butterfly, Over Under Pass vs Half Guard
     

3 Part Technique - It is essential for the opponent's back to be on the mat before passing, so force Over Under Control to establish this. Pull the Over Hook high to create the space needed for your knee. Use your knee to press down on...
Turning Escape vs Mount, Half Guard to Guard, Hook Sweep from Half Guard
     

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...
Posted: 5676 days ago
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Turning Escape vs Mount, Half Guard to Guard, Hip Switch vs Foot Replace, Hook Sweep from Butterfly
     

2 Part Technique - Utilize a quick bump of your hips to redistribute your opponent's weight between his hands and his legs while mounted; this will make his hips lighter and easier to maneuver for escape. If your opponent's arm is out ...
Arm Control Bridge Escape vs Mount, Turning Escape vs Mount, Half Guard to Guard
     

3 Part Technique - Force the opponent to post his hands onto the mat so he bears some of his weight onto his hands and off of your hips by bridging up. Quickly capture his arm with both of yours and trap his ankle on the same side as h...
Turning Escape vs Mount, Half Guard to Guard, Arm Control Bridge Escape vs Mount
     

2 Part Technique - As soon as you are mounted, immediately turn and face the leg that stepped over you because it will be considerably lighter and therefore easier to manipulate during your escape. Don't turn too far onto your side; ex...
Foot Wipe Escape vs Side Control, Half Guard to Guard, Breaking the Closed Guard, Circling Pass vs Open Guard, Knee Slide vs Open Guard, Underhook and Head Control from Side Control
     

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...
Foot Wipe Escape vs Side Control, Half Guard to Guard
     

1 Part Technique - Escaping the Side Control from bottom begins with repositioning your arms out of any immediate danger. Your nearside forearm is safely placed along his belt line, while your farside forearm is best kept off of his sh...
Posted: 5529 days ago
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Turning Escape vs Mount, Half Guard to Guard
     

1 Part Technique - If you wind up mounted and your opponent isn't susceptible to the Arm Control Bridge Escape, switch gears and try the Turning Mount Escape instead. Make sure to keep your elbows inside and bridge before trying to hip...
Posted: 5556 days ago
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Foot Wipe Escape vs Side Control, Half Guard to Guard, Single Leg vs Side Control
     

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...
Bow and Arrow Choke Counter, Back Escape
     

1 Part Technique - While wearing a gi and defending the back, hide your chin from the collar choke and hold his arms to prevent him from moving your lapels. Fall to your escape side, the side opposite of the choke, and use the mat to s...
Posted: 5465 days ago
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Turning Escape vs Mount, Half Guard to Guard
     

1 Part Technique - While mounted, as long as you can hold off his hips from riding higher up on your torso, your bridge will elevate his weight off of the mat. However, your opponent may be keen on protecting his arms from the Arm Cont...
Posted: 5411 days ago
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Back Escape, Underhook and Head vs Half Guard
     

1 Part Technique - While protecting your neck and beginning to escape your shoulders to the mat to avoid your opponent's back control, he may try to turn you back onto the side that favors his choke. Anticipate this roll, and go with i...
Posted: 5462 days ago
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Turning Escape vs Mount, Half Guard to Guard, Hook Sweep from Half Guard
     

2 Part Technique - Escaping from the High Mount is a procedure which leaves no room for mistakes, but precision in movement is the price you have to pay for letting him get that far. Start with freeing your arms by bracing against his ...
Posted: 5341 days ago
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Rolling Leg Catch Escape from Turtle, Back Escape
     

1 Part Technique - Control the opponent's wrist and elbow to prevent from being choked in Turtle. Roll and capture his trailing leg, locking his body into place. Press your shoulders to the mat and break his control to escape the Seat ...
Posted: 5277 days ago
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Push to Open Guard, Knee Slide vs Open Guard
     

1 Part Technique - While standing inside of your opponent's Open Guard, perhaps after a Guard Break or shoving him back from his Butterfly, hide your hips from his feet with your elbows and gain control over his collar and knee. Pin hi...
Mount Escape
     

1 Part Lesson — Paul lectures on the rudimentary 'Elbow Escape' from underneath Full Mount: [I] In terms of Self-Defense, prevent the opponent from gaining an upright posture to deliver a full-force strike by bridging and/or kneeing th...
Posted: 3073 days ago
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Mount Escape
     

2 Part Lesson — Paul explains the Elbow-Escape and the Hip-Escape from Mount: [I] Combine a frame with your elbow and a wedge with your knee to slip your leg out from underneath your opponent's mount. Block the Crossface as you turn to...
Posted: 3073 days ago
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Over Under Control vs Butterfly, Knee Slide Pass vs Butterfly, Over Under Pass vs Hook Sweep, Kick-Back Pass vs Butterfly
     

3 Part Technique - The Knee Slide Pass vs Butterfly can be offensive, in that you can initiate the attack after clearing the opponent's hands and forming Over Under Control; and it can be defensive, as a countermeasure when your oppone...
Half Guard to Guard, Single Leg vs Side Control
     

3 Part Technique - Paul beautifully explicates the finer details of recovering full guard, either Closed or Butterfly, from Half Guard. The key detail that most miss is the idea of bringing your shin all the way across the opponent's b...
Posted: 5097 days ago
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