When your opponent is standing and you have a lapel, you can enter the Worm Guard and do a back sweep, holding onto the lapel until you pass to mount.

When doing the X Pass using your hands on the opponent's hip and knee, he can place stiff arms onto your shoulder or hip to prevent your shoulder from connecting to his belly. To overcome this you can move into a knee ride position by circling back to his hips.

Approach the opponent's open guard and secure one hand on his nearside knee and the other on his farside hip. Then move to a right angle and place your shoulder on his gut to pass to side control.

The X Pass is a quick way of clearing the guard and moving into the Knee Ride position. The quickest way to do the X Pass is to place your hands on the opponent's knees, kick backwards to clear any hooks, and then immediately step forward at the opponent's hips.

When the opponent has the De La Riva (DLR) guard, you can break it down to position yourself for an X Pass to Knee Ride.

When the opponent has the Reverse De La Riva guard, you can break it down and turn it into a position that will give you the X Pass.

Secure the collar and sleeve grips on a seated opponent and pull him forward. When he resists by leaning back, step through or around his legs to pass into a knee ride.

When opponent has seated guard with same-side shin-on-shin, you can secure collar and pants grip and then drop your knee to the mat to switch the shin-on-shin side. Then, immediately do the X Pass or Knee Cut after the switch.

When the opponent puts double butterfly hooks on your legs while your standing, secure the collar and opposite pant grips and then clear the hooks by pressing your knee in between his legs and then swiveling your foot to clear one hook and attach to the other hook. Then quickly do the X Pass or K...

When opponent has the seated guard while you are standing, step into a cross shin-on-shin position and secure the collar and pant grip. Then do the X Pass to knee ride.

When opponent has seated guard while you stand, you can move yourself into same side shin-on-shin while securing a collar grip and opposite pant grip. This position will allow to quickly pass to the reverse knee ride.

When you have Closed Guard, you can begin a sequence of attacks, starting with a Kimura. If he defends the Kimura by grabbing his belt or other hand, then attack the Choibar. If he defends the Choibar by twisting his wrist and posturing then attack the Triangle.

When your opponent defends your Kimura from Closed Guard, move your farside shin to his neck and then swing your leg over his head. From there, you can do the Switch Backtake or the Choibar (armbar).

When your opponent defends your Kimura from Closed Guard by grabbing his belt and blocking your hip movement, shrimp to place your foot on his hip and then slide your shin onto his neck. This allows you to configure your legs for the Thigh-Enforced Kimura or Tarikoplata finish.

When the opponent defends your Kimura from closed guard, swing your leg over his head and poke your foot under his arm. The straighten your leg so that it is heavy on his shoulder and do a switch backtake.

When your Kimura from closed guard fails because the opponent leans heavily on the kimura side to block your hips from escaping, you can flip him over using a hook on his far side or do a hip bump sweep.

When you attempt a Kimura from your closed guard, but the opponent defends by grabby his belt or other hand, escape your hip off to the side and then use your leg as a pendulum to sit up and take his back.

When you enter the Kimura hold from closed guard, your opponent is likely to either grab his belt or attempt to straighten out his arm to defend against a finish. This video shows you techniques to deal with both defensive actions.

Before entering the Kimura hold from your closed guard, you have to close the distance between your chest and your opponent's chest. Technique to do this include hugging the opponent, performing a hip bump sweep, or using your closed guard and collar grip to pull him forward.

When your opponent defends your armbar from mount by configuring his arms into a figure 4 (Spider Web configuration), you can submit him with a Bicep Slicer.

When the opponent puts on a Gable Grip to defend your Armbar from mount, move his elbow aside and put your elbow under his wrist and lean towards his head to break and and then move back into a right angle to complete the armbar.

When the opponent grabs his wrist to defend your Armbar from Mount, you can use the Wristlock on his exposed wrist to break the grip and finish either the wristlock or the armbar.

When your opponent defends your Armbar with the Hitchhiker Escape, you can transition to the Tarikpolata and finish with a shoulder lock.

When the opponent counters your Armbar with the Hitchhiker Escape, you can transition to the Saddle Armbar to counter when he gets onto his knees.