Guard

Sweep by cross gripping and underhooking, then dropping your shin to their armpit and driving them forward.

A versatile chain that uses grip breaking and hip movement to attack the shoulder or elbow when the opponent builds structure.

Prevents the Americana by maintaining a straight arm and using a cross-waist frame with a hard bridge to extract the elbow. Adapts to leg hooks by standing the…

A deceptive entry where you fake an Americano to draw a reaction, then slide down to finish the head and arm choke. It works because the opponent focuses on th…

A counter to the opponent defending the sweep by leaning away. By changing to a cross grip and arm dragging, you exploit their forward pressure to take their b…

Use a two-on-one grip to control the opponent's arm during an arm drag, preventing retraction and forcing a post to secure the back.

Use a high bicep grip arm drag to pull the opponent's arm across their centerline, then turn your chest down to wedge behind their tricep, preventing posture a…

Uses an arm lock threat to draw the opponent's arm out, creating the angle for a triangle. It requires pivoting on the inside thighs and adjusting the shin ang…

Defends a forearm choke by elevating hips to create a buffer, then wrapping the arm across the neck to secure an arm triangle. Uses hip escapes to generate the…

When the opponent squares up to defend the choke, stretch their legs to create a gap, hook one leg over and one under, and sweep them to the side where they ha…

Guillotine variation where the opponent's arm is inside, requiring a 'crimp the hose' finish — bending the head toward the belly rather than lifting the elbow…

The Marcelo Garcia-style guillotine with the elbow driven up over the opponent's shoulder, finished by driving the wrist through the neck while simultaneously…

When an opponent bites your leg during an armbar attempt, use a hammer fist to their face to force them to defend their head, creating an opening to finish the…

Applied when the opponent regains posture after defending the triangle, using a neck hook and hip shift to isolate the arm.

When an opponent attacks your arm from guard, this escape neutralizes the leverage by creating space and aligning your body parallel to theirs. It solves the p…

A guard-based armbar that prioritizes controlling the opponent's head and driving their elbow inside the practitioner's hip line to prevent posture escapes and…

Executed when the choke is defended, this armbar uses hip pressure and knee compression to isolate and hyperextend the arm.

Used as a counter when the opponent defends the cross-collar choke by framing or blocking. The mechanism involves isolating the arm, controlling the wrist, and…

Use when you have wrist control in closed guard and need to submit your opponent from bottom. It isolates the arm by breaking posture, creating an angle with y…

An armbar entry that prevents stacking by hooking the opponent's leg and swinging your own leg over their head. It solves the problem of the opponent posting t…

When the opponent posts an arm to defend the sweep, use that posted arm to set up an armbar. Curl your legs and lift your hips to trap the wrist in your armpit.

Used when the opponent posts up on your chest. Transfers weight to hands to free legs, then uses hip pressure and forearm spacing to secure the arm over the he…

A fundamental guard submission used when you have control of the opponent's upper body. The core mechanism relies on breaking posture with chest pressure to al…

Classic armbar from closed guard — step on the hip, pinch the knee against the shoulder, rotate perpendicular, throw the leg over the head, and hip in with the…

Armbar from guard using a sleeve and collar grip to throw the leg over the shoulder, with a transition to a traditional armbar if the opponent stacks.

Use when partner is pressing down in your guard, giving you the opportunity to isolate an extended arm. The submission works by controlling the elbow above you…

A rapid guard armbar finish that prioritizes hand-driven elbow collapse and head control over traditional hip elevation, making it highly effective against def…

Counter an opponent's underhook attempt from open guard by controlling the elbow with a C grip, pinching the elbow tight, and using the inner thigh behind the…

A counter-attack to a guard pass where the attacker traps the opponent's arm and leg to secure a guillotine. It exploits the opponent's false sense of security…

A back take initiated when the opponent pulls their elbow wide, allowing you to secure an underhook and turn them.

Use this when your straight armbar attempt is defended and you lose grip control. It leverages tight hip pressure to extract a leg and secure the back before t…

Counters the forearm-in-the-throat stack by trapping the arm and circling around the opponent's body to take the back. Works by using the opponent's forward pr…

When the opponent stays standing over you in X-Guard, use an underhook frame and leg kick to take the back. This is a high-percentage attack when the opponent…

Used when you have both feet connected and the opponent's weight is forward. Lifts the opponent vertically using foot pressure and rotates them to back by pull…

A method to transition into the Barambolo from De La Riva guard by manipulating the opponent's weight to create a sweep opportunity.

Use this when the Baratoplata triangle angle is blocked. It solves the problem of a tight defense by repositioning the leg to create a straight arm angle for a…

Used when the opponent attempts to angle out or grab your pants. It breaks their grip and drives them backward to secure back control.

From K-Guard, bend the opponent's knee toward their butt to create tension, then pull the leg out and apply a seatbelt choke to flatten the opponent and finish.

A Berimbolo variation that uses a forehead roll to cross the center line, countering the opponent's attempt to hip escape by maintaining tight leg control and…

A technique to transition into a berimbolo by manipulating the opponent's weight and positioning.

A method to perform the berimbolo by manipulating the opponent's weight to create an opportunity to take their back.

Berimbolo entry from De La Riva guard focusing on manipulating opponent's upper body weight onto their arms to lighten their legs and take the back without nec…

Transition from De La Riva lasso guard to berimbolo sweep by controlling opponent's posture, hooking the leg, and flipping over to take the back.

A direct grip-based choke for tight spaces where leg entanglement is difficult. It works by compressing both carotid arteries simultaneously using forearm leve…

A gi choke from guard that uses a lapel grip across the neck. It works by using the lapel to flex the neck and the shoulder to cut the carotid, with the hand s…

A choke from open guard using the leg to trap the head and arm, finished with an uppercut grip and lat engagement. It solves the problem of space and pressure…

A transition to the back using an arm drag from butterfly guard. It works by removing the foot to avoid entanglement, gripping the wrist and tricep, and pullin…

Used when the opponent postures up from butterfly guard. The mechanism relies on breaking their base with an arm drag, securing a wrist grip, and using head pr…

A chain used when the opponent steps back or stalls. It combines a dummy sweep to clip ankles with a wrestling-up entry to secure top position against athletic…

An entry into butterfly guard from half guard. It works by scooting the butt out to create space, swimming an underhook, and pulling the leg into the butterfly…