3-Part Fundamental Lesson -- Bernardo shows some of his favorite ways to pass the Spider-Guard: If your opponent finds Double-Sleeve Control and places one foot your hip and their other onto your biceps, maintain a strong base and work...

1 Part Lesson -- Paul teaches several responses to pass a defensive Open Guard: If you encounter your opponent's Frames (arms posting out) against your upper body after clearing his or her legs, you can react in a few different ways; (...

Base down into the opponent's guard to crowd his movement. Drag and drive perpendicular to pin his leg with your knee and continue upwards towards the opponent's upper body to pummel for the Under Hook and clinch.

3 Part Lesson — Marcelo explains the basics behind his version of the Farside Armbar: [I] If you're caught off guard when your opponent looks to roll away from your Seatbelt Control, i.e. you've missed the chance to follow tightly behi...

1 Part Lesson — Paul focuses on the details for properly sliding your knee through your opponent's freshly opened guard for the pass. First, he reviews the steps for breaking the cross collar grip against his posture and adds one more ...

2 Part Lesson — Paul explains the Standing Step Pass versus Open Guard to Knee-On-Belly to Side Control: [I] Step outside of your opponent's leg to place him down in an Open Half Guard Position, keeping his back flat on the mat with yo...

2 Part Technique — Be wary of the Hip Bump Sweep from Closed Guard, especially after taking down a larger opponent. He may try to take advantage of your low posture after the takedown, so be prepared to lay your weight into his hips as...

3 Part Technique - Henrique demonstrates how to open up your opponent for attack from the Side Control. The key movement in this lesson is the isolation of the farside arm with an overhook. This overhook can be parlayed into an armbar,...

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...

2 Part Technique - Use an Under Hook or Head Control from Open Guard to neutralize the opponent's movement by pinning his back to the mat in Half Guard. Wrap your arm around the opponent's head, grasp near his shoulder, and turn your w...

5 Part Technique - Once you've crossed your knee past your opponent's Half Guard, getting your foot out is relatively trivial, but scoring the pass can be quite arduous unless you can find an underhook to establish the Side Control. If...

1 Part Technique - The Paper Cutter Choke, aptly named for it's resemblance to the chopping device, is an excellent option for when your opponent prevents you from transitioning to the Farside Overhook Armbar, by locking around your bo...

2 Part Technique - After opening your opponent's Closed Guard, you have the option of passing with either the Circle Pass or the Knee Slide. The breaking process for both is the same: Posture upright with a wide base, seizing both lape...