When your opponent has a tight side control with head control, you must start with arm frames, and then bridge into him to add your knee, shin, or feet. Keep increasing the number of limbs to your frame until you have a guard.

When doing the hip bump sweep from closed guard and the opponent posts his hand, you can put his arm into a kimura trap and execute an effective shoulder lock.

When in closed guard and doing the hip bump sweep, you can choose to use the cross sleeve grip to pull your opponent forward. When he resists by pulling back, you can use that momentum to sit up and bump him backwards.

How to do the standard Hip Bump Sweep from closed guard by cupping the elbow to prevent the post.

This video describes how to do the solo warmups for forward roll, backward roll, bridge over shoulder, and triangle shoot.

This video shows you how to perform the break fall and the technical stand. Then it shows how you can combine them into a practical sequence that demonstrates how you should safely fall backwards and then get back onto your feet.

This video shows you how to do the shrimp movement (hip escape), and how to follow it up with a movement to turtle and then back to guard.

This video shows 4 warmup drills: S switches with the knees, S switches with the legs, Hip switches belly up, and Hip switches belly down.

This video shows you how to do 4 warmup drills: (1) Forward Butt Scoot (2) Get up to Combat Base (3) Sit Through (4) Gecko Walk

This video shows the proper way to hold down side control using tightness instead of heavy smashing. Use the cross face to prevent him from turning into you, stay on the balls of your feet, and keep center of gravity very low.

The mount position is sitting on the torso below the shoulder line. Your legs must be beneath one or two arms. You can also use the technical mount as the opponent moves onto his side by redistributing your weight among your knee, foot, and hip.

To maintain good back control, you must ensure a good seat belt and a good chest-to-back connection with your shoulder glued to the back of the neck. When the opponent is trying to escape, keep a good chest-to-back connection regardless of the configuration of the hook.

When you start a match in the standing position, and you want the closed guard position, secure grips on the collar and sleeve. Then put a foot on the hip and sit down while pulling down his upper body. If he remains standing after you sit, raise your hips off the ground using the foot on his hip...

The knee shield half guard is when you have half guard, but you are on your side with your top knee keeping distance. Keep you're knees apart and ensure that your bottom knee is also in front of the opponent's hip.

This video shows you the details of how the open guard should be maintained. Sit up leaning forward with your knees wide apart.

When opponent grabs the hem of your sleeve (cross or same side), an easy grip break is to use 2 hands. You can also use 2 hands to break a collar grip (cross or same side).

When the opponent has just passed your guard while you are on your back, prevent the head control and shrimp onto your side to recover your guard.

When opponent gets connection to your head and chest-to-chest compression, you need to start your arm frames and do a high bridge to the side to create the space you need when you drop your hips into a shrimp.

When you do a full bridge, but cannot create enough space for a big shrimp, aim to get just a bit of your knee in front of the opponent to begin building your frame.

This video shows guard recovery from the opponent's mount position with the technique depending on how the opponent is mounted.

When in back control with a seatbelt, you immediately put your head to the mat on the underhook side and scrape your shoulders along the mat. Ensure that you do not allow the full mount once the opponent has decided to abandon the back control.

When in the opponent's back control, you can seize the opponent's choking arm and bring it to the other side of your head. Then turn into him to escape his back control, while trying to avoid the closed guard.

How to execute the knee slice pass with maximum control. Crucial details to prevent common counters.

When in closed guard, you secure lapel and sleeve grips. Then stand up and align your knees against the bum and round your back. When guard opens, you immediately staple the leg, secure a cross face and back step out of the guard. Finish with stapling leg for the pass. Part 1 of 2.