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1Leg X Guard Entry from Single Leg Control, 1Leg X Guard Sweep from 1Leg X Guard
     

Marcelo and Matty discuss what to do when an opponent resists your 1Leg X Guard Sweep by shifting his weight forward and holding onto your collar after you enter from the Single Leg Control. Utilizing your hook under his leg, kick his ...
Reverse De La Riva Guard to Single-Leg X-Guard
     

Despite not having the Reverse De La Riva Guard as a part of his normal game, Marcelo walks Dillon through a way to transition from the Reverse DLR to Single-Leg X (or at the very least, Shin-to-Shin Single-Leg Control). Use your foot ...
Determining Situations and Developing yourself Creatively
     

Develop your own personal creative capacity to play Jiu-Jitsu by imagining a variety of situations that can occur from one particular position. Instead of purely focusing on one move, recognizing your options will allow you to express ...
2on1 Control from Butterfly
     

Marcelo discusses with Savannah several options with 2on1 and their respective contingencies based on posture (opponent kneeling or standing) and control (friction differences within gi or nogi). He prefers to attack the legs when an o...
Armdrag Leg Catch Hook Sweep from Butterfly
     

Marcelo and... Scott?... help Orlando develop kuzushi for his Overhead Sweep off of a Countered Armdrag attempt. If your opponent steps up to block your Armdrag from Seated/Butterfly Guard by stepping his leg up to the outside, grab th...
Defending the Cross & Same-Side Knee Slide against Seated Single Leg
     

Phil inquires about how to prevent his opponent from cutting heavily across or over his legs when looking for 1Leg X with Single Leg Control from Butterfly. Marcelo believes that there is no magic movement to stop this from happening, ...
Spin Retention vs Back Step
     

Ali and Marcelo talk about how to maintain 1Leg X Guard after an opponent whips over to the outside in a Back Step. It is important to frame away and keep distance to reset; if nogi try pushing the hip, shoulder, chest, or throat. If g...
1Leg X Guard Entry from Single Leg Control, 1Leg X Guard Entry vs Knee Slide Pass, 1Leg X Guard Entry from Open Guard
     
1Leg X Guard Retention
     

Marcelo walks around his class to offer tips on 1-Leg X-Guard Retention: The Single-Leg X-Guard Position (a.k.a. One-Legged X, Anaconda-Guard, Kuzure-Ashi-Garami, et al.) is oftentimes best used as a method of keeping a much larger and...
1LXG Entry vs Crossed Legs
     

Marcelo describes how to peel open the opponent's legs as he crosses them against your 1 Leg X-Guard Entry.
1Leg X Guard Retention
     

Marcelo advises Rush and Phil on aspects of 1Leg-X retention: If your opponent clears your foot off of their hip and hops over your knee, be prepared to meet heavy pressure as they look to close the distance after spinning around to fa...
1Leg X Guard Entry from Single Leg Control vs Mount
     

Marcelo helps Phil troubleshoot a transition from a Kneeling Single-Leg Takedown/Sweep into Single-Leg X-Guard: If you decide that you cannot easily come up with your opponent's leg when turning inward for a Single, you can switch for ...
Obviating the Knee-Reap
     

Marcelo advises a student to be consciously aware of the specific configuration of leg entanglement he opts to employ in gi competition: Be wary of the direction your toes point when setting the exterior hook of your Single-Leg X-Guard...
1Leg X Guard
     

Marcelo helps Scott & Phil with details regarding how to begin generating instability into their opponents from the Single-Leg X-Guard: Single-Leg X (a.k.a.; One-Legged X, 1-Leg X, Slash-Guard, Noose-Guard, Snake-Guard, Ashi-Garami, Le...
1Leg X Guard Sweep
     

Marcelo helps Matty counter an opponent's defensive grips inside his Single-Leg X-Guard: If your opponent latches onto your collar to help hunker down and keep their center-of-mass lowered to withstand your initial off-balance, use you...
1Leg X-Guard Entry, Back-Step Half-Guard Pass Counter
     

Marcelo gives guidance for countering common counters from Butterfly: If your opponent crosses their feet together after you lift them up with your inside-hook, release their elbow and use your hand to pick their ankles apart while you...
X Guard Entry from Single Leg Control
     

Marcelo helps Matty reconfigure his X-Guard from Shin-on-Shin: When setting your X-Hook (an Inverted Reverse Butterfly-Hook) for the X-Guard Position, make sure that your near-side hip is externally rotated so that your knee is placed ...
1Leg X Guard Entry vs Knee Slide Pass
     

Marcelo & Jon help Rush with a subtle yet critical detail for entering the Single-Leg X-Guard: After pummeling your shin in front of your opponent's shin from the Seated Butterfly-Guard, elevate your opponent's leg while holding onto i...
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