DVD 5 - 50:39
DVD 5 - 45:13
Attack the Juji
Extend your bottom leg
Top heel to bottom calf
Pass off his arm to your top leg
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DVD 4 - 19:50
Figure 4 Back Head and Arm
Lock the Figure 4 Back Head and Arm
Roll him through
Standing Rear Naked Strangle
Build height
Insert the near hook
Get behind and lock the Rear Naked Strangle
Follow him wherever he goes
You can’t get the strangle arm in place
DVD 4 - 18:40
Moves
Reactions / Conditions
Decisive Moves
Turtle with Near Hook
DVD 4 - 35:31
Opponent’s chin is exposed
Near Wrist Trap
Capture his near wrist (at the hand)
Wedge his far hip with your forearm and your knee
Drive his elbow toward his body
Slide your knee up to wedge his arm
Post your free leg up
Push/Pull to break him down over his shoulder
Links
Series
DVD 4 - 02:45
DVD 4 - 02:45
Back Head and Arm Roll Through
Lock the Back Head and Arm
Chin on his far shoulder
High hands
Shoulder on the back of his head
Drive his forehead to the mat
Walk your body to a T shape
Open your back hip to crunch his chin to his chest
Get your hooks
His top elbow is closed: Strangle
His top elbow his open: Claw grip (Half or Full)
Go to a seated position
Half Nelson or Full Claw
Get a Half Nelson or a Full Claw
Grip his far wrist
Back Head and Arm
Lock the Back Head and Arm
Chin on his far shoulder
Slide your knee in front of his elbow
Step up your rear leg
Push/Pull to break him down over his shoulder
Opponent gets back to Turtle
DVD 4 - 43:15
Rear Chest Lock
Go to one side
Slide your arms up to a Rear Chest Lock
Put pressure on his head
Open your near elbow toward his shoulder
Close your far elbow toward his hip
Jump to your knees to break him down
Double Wrist Ride / Rear Body Lock
Get a Double Wrist grip or a Rear Body Lock
Bump forward and open his elbows
Insert one hook, leading with the foot
Opponent stands up hips first
You can’t get the Back Head and Arm / Half Nelson / Full Claw
Opponent stays on your front leg
DVD 5 - 08:18
Trapping his Near Arm
Take an inside wrist grip on his near hand
Pull his hand outside his elbow
Lean forward
Step over his arm
Back heel and put your two knees on the mat
Opponent has an open elbow
Note: Take whatever grip is available
You don’t have much time!
Note: If he rolls to re-guard, simply slide your knee under him
Crack Down
Get your arm behind his butt and pull
Step your rear leg up
Slide your front knee in
Lock the Crotch Lock
Post on his triceps if you feel he goes for the double leg/body lock
Pull him forward and on top of you
Scoot your hips around his shoulder
Lock the Scorpion
Control his near arm (diagonal control)
DVD 5 - 05:59
Upper Body Grips Series
You’re directly behind your opponent
You can’t get your strangle arm in place
High Ball Ride
Method 2
Get your near knee inside his knees
Blade your knee in, rear facing him
Step over his near ankle
Lift his foot and pull his leg on top of you
Get your hook in
Switch to Back Head and Arm
Opponent has a closed elbow
DVD 4 - 53:55
Strangle Roll Through
Grip his far hand
Get your strangle arm in place using the Phoenix Eye
Get your chin on your wrist
Put his head on the mat and roll through
Method 1
Raise your hips
Insert your near hook leading with the foot
Seated Back Head and Arm
Turtle with Near Hook
DVD 5 - 18:16
Half Nelson: Turn his head toward his near shoulder and open your elbow
Full Claw: Lean forward and open your elbow
Opponent extends his trap arm to post
Note: You can also use a Figure 4 Back
Head and Arm Roll Through
Keep your top knee above his knee to
prevent the hop over
DVD 4 - 26:14
Climb Up
Get a shallow Tight Waist
Post your hand on the mat
Insert your near hook
Climb up
Attack the Juji
Get your post leg back to his arm
Wedge his triceps
Both knees on the mat
Open your knee (front leg) and pull his arm forward
Follow with your rear leg
Move your body down and away
Get your hips over his elbow
Knee off the mat (front leg) and back heel
Drop your rear hip
Knock Over and Finish
Lock the Figure 4 Back Head and Arm
Step your rear leg up
Push/Pull to knock him over his shoulder
Top hook over his hips
Strong back heel to pull him toward you
Switch to a long bottom hook
Lock the Body Triangle if possible
Opponent hops over
during the knock over
Crucifix
Opponent’s arm is trapped with your bottom leg
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You can’t put his head on the mat
Seated Back Head and Arm
Positions
Timestamps
Opponent keeps his knees to his chest
Note: You can open your hip, and push
on your bottom leg to move your hips, to
capture his back during the roll
The only way he can defend is by lifting his hips
If he does, align your body and take his back
Rear Naked Strangle
Grip his wrist (primary defensive arm)
Rotate your strangle hand toward your chest
Break his grip and attack the strangle
Put his head on the mat and roll through
Opponent rotates his arm to defend
Note: If you don’t have the strangle arm in place, use the Phoenix Eye
and stay ear to ear
Method 2
Cross your feet over his wrist
Flare your knees open
Heels down
Lift your hips
DVD 4 - 11:10
Rock Him Forward
Rock him forward
Sit up
One Arm Strangle
Stay ear to ear
Finish the strangle (rotational method)
The only way he can defend is by lifting his hips
If he does, align your body and take his back
Make sure your leg trapping his arm is below when you cross your legs
Method 1
Knees facing toward him
Top leg over his wrist
Scissor your legs
Shoot your top leg away
Pull your bottom leg toward your body
Pinch your knees
DVD 4 - 25:00
Forward Roll
Lock the Figure 4 Back Head and Arm
Chin close to your hands
Put his head on the mat and roll through
Make sure to back heel during the roll
DVD 5 - 20:52
Opponent stays on your front
leg and tries to sit you down
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Run to The Down Leg Side
Step the opposite leg up
Dash to the side of the down leg
Pull him to the mat
Stay over him
Broken Down Turtle
Setting up the Crucifix
Get your rear leg behind his triceps
Grip his far wrist
Sit down on your heel to deny ankle exposure
Push his elbow forward with your knee
Move your ankle toward his shoulder line
Crucifix Series
Opponent stands up head first
DVD 3 - 55:40
Cross Body Ride
Back Take
Get your knee on the pocket of his bottom hip
Shoelaces on his top thigh
Option 1: His near elbow is opened
Full Claw grip + wrist grip on his far arm
Slide your knee up
Sit through and across
Lock the Back Head and Arm
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DVD 1 - 17:30
Closed Turtle
Hard to insert hooks and upper body grips
Easy to off balance
To Side Control
Drop your elbow to his bottom hip
Walk toward his leg with your hips, knee under his thigh
Make sure he can’t invert his knee to re-guard
Get Top Side Control
Open Turtle
Hard to off balance
Easy to insert hooks and upper body grips
Opponent falls toward you
Broken Down Turtle Series
Note: Get the Figure 4 Head and Arm if possible and take the back
Insert your Near Hook
Lift your hips and create distance
Insert your near hook, leading with your foot
Opponent opens up the Turtle
Climb Up
Go back to a shallow Tight Waist
Post your hand on the mat
Climb up
DVD 3 - 07:45
Insert your Far Hook
Slingshot your leg over to insert the far hook
Switch side
Opponent extends the far leg
DVD 1 - 22:35
To the Back
Insert your hooks
Get him to a side
Lock the Body Triangle if possible
Opponent rolls to his far shoulder
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Diagonal Control
Get a far wrist grip
If the wrist is too far:
Option 1
Reach with your hand (head side) to catch his wrist
Pass it to your other hand
Option 2
Threaten the strangle
He has to defend with his far hand (primary defensive hand)
Grip his far wrist
Note: You can go for the Power Half directly
To Cross Body Ride
As soon as his far shoulder comes to the mat
Look toward his legs
Triceps behind his butt
Roll on your shoulder
Connect your feet and extend your legs
Your hips must be lower than his
Lock a semi triangle and plant your foot on the mat
Half Claw on his near shoulder (diagonal)
Slide down his arm to control his elbow and wrist
(Under at the elbow, over at the wrist)
Glue his arm on your chest
Opponent stays on his elbow
To Seated Back Head and Arm
Lock a Back Head and Arm
Slide your knee up to block his arm
Sit down and pull him to you
Get the Seated Head and Arm
Wrist and Claw Grips
Reach through and grip his near wrist
Pull his wrist and break him down to his shoulder
Put pressure on his hips
Seated Back Head and Arm
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Calf Slicer
Grab his toes with your far hand
Go foot over foot
Roll your shin into his calf
Push/Pull
If you want to use his near hand, go around his secondary leg
If he defends by extending his leg, push his leg forward and
grip his near arm (diagonal control)
To Cross Body Ride
Get a Crotch Lock (or grip his far leg)
Scoot your hips under him
Extend your legs
Pull him on top of you
Control his near arm (diagonal control)
You can’t control his near arm
Freestyle Guillotine
Take his hand up and around your head
Pin his arm down with your body
Prop to your elbow
Grip his shoulder (near or far)
Get your arm underneath his head
Lock your hands just above his ear
Use the tightest grip possible
Hips forward, back heel, pull his head
Option 3: Far elbow is fully closed
Get a Full Claw over his neck (without the arm)
Insert your top hook
Slide your knee up beyond his shoulder line
Fall across your hips (your top hook becomes your bottom hook)
Cross Body Ride
Note: If he gets back to Turtle during the process,
follow and keep your head higher than his
Opponent opens the Turtle to stay in position
DVD 2 - 30:27
Power Half Break Down
Get the Power Half (10 fingers grip variation)
Hand of top facing toward you
Head closed to his far shoulder
Strong wrists, roll your wrists forward
Elbow over the top of his head
Push/Pull with your elbows
Crunch his chin to his chest
Fall to your hip
Immediately switch to a Back Head and Arm
Power Half to Counter the Standup
With the Power Half, he can only stand up hips first
Crunch his chin to his chest
Switch to Long Hook/Short Hook
Break him down
Lock the Body Triangle if possible
Push your Top Hook In
You need your hips higher than his
Use a shrimp, or push his hips down with your knee
Get your heel on the pocket of his hip
Flare your knee open
Push your heel down toward his center line
Lock the Body Triangle if possible
You feel you’re too far forward
Hammer Lock
Get his hand to the mat, close to his armpit
Forearm on top of his wrist
Go through and grip his shoulder
Lock hand over hand
Pull your head close
Pull his shoulder toward you
Wedge his hand in place with your elbow
Back Take
Lift his wrist
Glue your chest to his triceps
Turn your knees toward the ceiling
Pull with your top arm
Punch your bottom arm under his head
Grip his far shoulder
Lock the Back Head and Arm
Turn your knees back toward the mat
Makikomi Roll: When he has upper body grips
Catch his elbow or wrist
Move your hips away
Capture the heel
Roll him through
Broken Down Turtle
Countering an Outside Leg Standup - No Space
Knock him down to his hip
Use a pumping action
Roll Through
Follow through
Control the far leg
Extend your legs
Control his near arm (diagonal control)
High Ball Ride
Broken Down Turtle
Countering an Outside Leg Standup
Come up with him
Create a weightless leg
Insert your near hook
Put tension in your forearm
Switch to Power Half
Break him down
DVD 6 - 38:35
Countering an Inside Leg Standup
Run across the other side
Strip the grip if needed
Rear leg steps across
Rear leg comes down
Near leg comes up
Knock him down to his hip
Use a pumping action
Opponent uses an Outside Leg Standup
Inside Leg Standup: If you can’t roll to guard (i.e. ADCC rules)
Grab his hand
Stand up, inside leg first
Outside Leg Standup: If you can’t roll to guard (i.e. ADCC rules)
Grab his hand
Keep the connection between your knee and elbow
Stand up, outside leg first
DVD 6 - 00:00
Countering the Near Shoulder Roll
Get your head down, ear to ear
Control his hips and make sure they’re lower than yours
Extend your controlled arm toward your feet
Follow the roll
Pull his hips down
Lock the Back Head and Arm
Take the Back
Note: If he uses the Near Shoulder Roll when you have
strong upper body grips, simply slide your knee up and
follow
Triangle Variations
Switch to a long hook across his body
Go elbow to elbow (side of the long hook)
Head on the mat
Insert your foot underneath his far armpit
Quadriceps over his neck
Fall to your hip
Put pressure on his head to force the roll
Pull his far leg over your body
(Pull the near leg first to access the far leg if needed)
Roll him over
Switch to Rear Triangle, or Front Triangle if he turns toward you
Note: Don’t lock the Triangle if he’s in a Turtle (or 4 Points) Position
DVD 6 - 24:00
Opponent uses an Inside Leg Standup
Opponent uses a Near Shoulder Roll
DVD 1 - 11:56
Classification of Upper Body Grips
Wrist grips: Near hand / Far hand / Both wrists
Nelsons: Power Half / Half Nelson
Claw grips: Half Claw / Full Claw
Back Head and Arm: Regular / Figure 4 / Seated
Rear Locks: Rear Body Lock / Rear Chest Lock
DVD 1 - 35:32
DVD 2 - 40:55
Juji Gatame
Switch to a long hook across his body
Go elbow to elbow (side of the long hook)
Head on the mat
Quadriceps over his neck
Fall to your hip
Put pressure on his head to force the roll
Pull his far leg over your body
(Pull the near leg first to access the far leg if needed)
Roll him over
Get the crossface leg in place
Release his leg and attack the Juji Gatame
Intelligent Defensive Reactions
Near Shoulder Roll: When he has no upper body grips
Gris his hand and push away while rolling
You want to create distance between your heads
Thumb post on his elbow and push
Re-guard
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DVD 6 - 34:32
Opponent keeps his knee up and his elbow down
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Slingshot the Second Hook
Slingshot your leg over to insert the second hook
Get a Power Half
To Mount
Get your knee on the pocket of his bottom hip
Shoelaces on his top thigh
Go to Mount
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DVD 3 - 34:52
DVD 2 - 09:30
High Ball Ride
Opponent rolls away
Opponent posts his
hand on the mat
High Ball Ride
Insert Top Hook
Extend your body
Insert your top hook
Cross Body Ride
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DVD 2 - 06:28
Half Claw
Let go of the far wrist and grip his hip
Break him down to his hip
Get a Half Claw
Pull his shoulder and retract your elbow
Fall to your side and lock the Back Head and Arm
Cover his top hip with your leg and cross your feet
Opponent’s elbow pass your center line
Opponent keeps the connection
between his knee and elbow
DVD 3 - 37:56
Option 2: Far elbow is partially closed
Get a Half Claw
Wedge his far shoulder with your ear
To Cross Body Ride
Step over his near ankle
Roll through
Extend his leg and use a pass off
Extend your legs
Your hips must be lower than his
Control his near arm (diagonal control)
DVD 6 - 38:35
High Ball Ride
Opponent rolls across
Roll Through
Get your head to the mat, close to his head
Roll through and get your leg on the mat, knee at his shoulder line
Get a Claw grip
Pull and sit across your hips
Lock the Body Triangle if possible
To the Back
Insert your heel inside his hip
Push to get one hook in
Fall to the hook side
DVD 3 - 53:15
Note: You can lock the scorpion without using your hands
Make sure to push his knee inside to prevent his back take
Submissions Overview
Switch to a Figure 4 Seated Head and Arm
Push his far arm with your feet
Get both feet inside his far arm
You now dominate the entire shoulder line
You can attack Rear/Front Triangle and Armbar
Option 1: Far elbow is open
Get a Full Claw
Wedge his far shoulder with your ear
DVD 1 - 47:00
Opponent stays in Closed Turtle
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DVD 1 - 27:20
Cross Body Ride
Turtle with Near Hook
and Far Wrist Grip
Note: Get the Tight Waist before
removing the Reverse Tight Waist
Broken Down Turtle
Opponent lifts his hips
Turtle with Near Hook
Turtle with Near Hook
Get the Scorpion
Sit back
Expose his near leg if needed by putting weight over his hands
(Rock him forward / Pull at his hamstring / Crotch lock)
Step over his near leg
Pull it to the outside
Grip his ankle and pull it off the mat
Scoot away
Hook his near leg with your inside leg
Lock the Scorpion
Keep the Reverse Tight Waist
You can’t get your shoelaces on his top thigh
Option 2: His near elbow is closed
Go over the shoulder and get a near side underhook
Connect your ear to his deltoid
Free hand on the mat
Slide your knee up
Sit through and across
Lock the Back Head and Arm
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DVD 1 - 39:00
Opponent wants to get back to Turtle
Opponent rolls away
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DVD 1 - 15:20
Break him Down to a Hip
Get a shallow wrist deep tight waist
Move away and pull, using a pumping action
Stay over him
Insert your Near Hook
Put weight over his hips
He has to scissor his legs to get back up
Post on your foot and hand to have a weightless leg
or Put your shin over his calf to slow him down
Insert your near hook (leading with the foot) when he scissors his legs
You need a closed circle around his leg
Reverse Tight Waist Series
Reverse Tight Waist
Get your knee (head side) between his knee and elbow
Switch to a Reverse Tight Waist
Slide your knee up to the pocket of his hip
Cut straight down to get your knee at his hip line
Importance of Diagonal Control
The end goal is to control the shoulder and the hips lines
(i.e. Back Head and Arm + Body Triangle)
Before that point, you need diagonal control: one hip to opposite shoulder
(i.e. One hook + Opposite wrist or Cross Body Ride + Near arm)
Opponent uses a Makikomi Roll
Your leg is trapped
DVD 6 - 15:21
Recover the Bottom Hook
Top hook over his hips
Strong back heel to pull him toward you
Switch to a long bottom hook
Lock the Body Triangle if possible
Opponent beats your bottom hook
Your leg is free
Countering the Makikomi Roll - Leg Trapped
Don’t post on the mat
Tuck your head in and roll
Get your head across and underneath his head
Post your free foot on his near leg
Move your hips away
Open his inside knee down toward the mat
Get your knee to the mat
Walk your hips away
Free your heel at the top leg
Free your foot at the bottom leg
DVD 6 - 12:12
Countering the Makikomi Roll
You have a far wrist grip
You need to keep your hips higher than his
Head stays close to him
Jump to the other side
Get your knee next to his far shoulder
Pull him to a Seated Back Head and Arm
Then you can work your way up to the Back
Opponent beats your bottom knee
Seated Back Head and Arm
DVD 6 - 15:55
Recover the Back
Get ear to ear
Move parallel to him
Belly on the mat
Bring your knees and elbows together
Pull him to you or crunch his chin forward
Build height and recover your hooks