This aren’t Dela Riva passes or ways to beat the Dela Riva hook. Beating the Dela Riva Hook would be always my first option but if happens that you end up falling on the ground and your opponent starts attacking the Berimbolo, here we… Continue reading
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NORTH-SOUTH ESCAPES
In this lesson plan I wanted to focus on teaching how to maintain the distance using my arms (in this case on north-south but the concept can be used in other moves as well). When my arm is fully extended, its very hard for… Continue reading
PASSING THE UPSIDE DOWN GUARD!
I am in Europe so not writing out a full lesson plan. When I return I will post about my matches, my experience and upload all the footage I have from Brazil. Also we have some special things we plan on doing next month!… Continue reading
PASSING THE SPIDER GUARD BY SPRAWLING
For this lesson plan I cover how to pass the spider guard by sprawling. Spider guard is a very good guard that enables you to control your opponent. This forces them to open up leading to sweeps and submissions. Because of the grips and… Continue reading
PASSING WHEN BOTH FEET ARE ON THE BICEPS
In this lesson plan I teach how to pass the spider guard with both feet on biceps. Feel free to ask questions, and I will answer them. As I am on my way back to the states and wrapping up my trip in Brazil… Continue reading
REVERSE HALF GUARD PASSES
In this lesson plan we are covering the passes from the inverted or reverse half guard position. We are not going to focus on getting to this position, there are a lot of ways to (step back etc.). For those not as familiar with… Continue reading
