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 - Securing the Seatbelt Control from the Back and how to advance to the Back Control with the Seatbelt Control. If the opponent tries to escape by moving to the opposite side, bring them back to your choking arm side t...

2 Part Technique - Ankle Pull from Open Guard is one of the most basic of sweeps. However, this basic sweep can lead to a more successful technique, the Tripod Sweep from Open Guard.

2 Part Technique - The Ankle Pull Sweep is a very basic and beginner sweep that is very easy to counter by kicking a leg free. However, this simple Ankle Pull Sweep leads to the more successful and used TripodSweep from Open Guard.

2 Part Technique - Sometimes your opponent may try to escape the mount by turning, but will expose his back in the process. The Seat Belt Control is the most important aspect to maintaining Back Control, so immediately secure it to est...

2 Part Technique - Create the habit of finishing with a submission after scoring, because you are unaware of how long you can hold the position. The best submission from the back is the Rear Naked Choke. Always force the opponent in Se...

2 Part Technique - In this self-defense lesson, Henrique teaches how to counter two types of punches by closing the distance, and taking the fight to the ground. If your opponent throws an overhand right, block the sucker punch as you ...

1 Part Technique - Defeat your opponent's Double Under Control with a Frame Escape accompanied with a long step back, pummeling for double underhooks of your own. Once the Double Under Control is established, bend your opponent backwar...

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...

3 Part Technique - One of the most effective ways to take the back is from the Front Headlock position. Use your ball-n-socket grip (the same grip used for the guillotine and seatbelt) to push your opponent's elbow out of the way for y...

2 Part Technique - Break the opponent's grips and controls to keep the positions neutral. If the opponent forces you into open guard, use the Tripod sweep to score or connect other offensive techniques. For example, if the opponent ste...

2 Part Technique - If during a physical altercation, you find yourself in a bearhug, with your arms trapt down by your sides, turn the tables on your opponent by lowering your base, posting his hips away, flaring your elbows upward, se...

2 Part Technique - You can feel the opponent's thumb on the back of your neck to determine which hand he is using. Use his hand to twist him down by controlling the cheek of his hand. If the opponent mistakenly pushes you away, he will...