The brabo choke is one of the most powerful lapel chokes. There are many ways to get to the brabo choke, here is a sequence where I get the brabo when my opponent is playing with the knee shield. Keep in mind that to… Continue reading
Half Guard
KNEE SLIDE: DEFEND AND SWEEP WITH THE LEG SUPER HOOK
The knee slide is one of the most common passes from half guard, and also a very effective one. When younger I have developed a counter super effective against it. That made me not just been able to reach a better position but MOST… Continue reading
DEFEND AND RECOVER ON BOTTOM WHEN YOUR OPPONENT UNDERHOOKS IN HALF GUARD
Getting into a bad position when playing bottom half is something you always want to avoid. But sometimes it happens, and when it does its important that we know how to get out. Here is one of the most commons and worse positions you… Continue reading
ONE LEGGED-X SPIDER LASSO FROM HALF GUARD
Guys, we start with an intro to the ONE LEGGED X Spider, a mix of ONE LEGGED X Guard with Spider Lasso. This entry is one of the most important ones to me because sometimes when playing a bigger opponent in half guard, I… Continue reading
HALF GUARD + SMASH PASS TRANSITION TO SPIDER GUARD
Here goes a couple half guard recoveries to Spider Guard. These are very important to know because when training against someone very defensive on half guard, we must transition to other guards to open up room for different attacks. Specially training against someone bigger… Continue reading
FORCING AND PASSING THE HALF FROM DLR
In this lesson plan I cover a transition I like to do from dela riva to half guard and a pass from that transition. This transition is very effective as long as you really drive your knee to the mat “hard”. In the beginning… Continue reading
