1 Part Lesson -- Paul demonstrates two transitions from a defensive open guard: If striking is presumed, and you cannot readily break your opponent's posture down into a clinching style guard, maintain a safe distance by inserting your...

1 Part Lesson - Paul and Nick demonstrate a cyclical drill that chains together the Elevator/Hook Sweep from Closed Guard with an Elbow/Knee Escape from (Bottom) Mount. Break your opponent's posture inside your Closed Guard and take an...

3 Part Lesson -- Paul shows us a choke, its counter, and a re-counter: Concentrate on supplying pressure into the sides of your opponent's neck via the thinnest part of your forearm, i.e. the 'blade' of your arm. Hang from your opponen...

3 Part Lesson -- Paul teaches an attacking sequences based around the Scissors-Sweep: If your opponent steps up from kneeling while inside your Closed/Full-Guard (a.k.a.; Do-Osae, Front-Body-Scissors, &c.) with their foot opposite of y...

5 Part Lesson — Paul derives an offensive sequence: [I] Starting from Closed Guard, use your knees and a Cross Collar Grip to break your opponent's posture and keep their neck nearby; shift your hip to the outside opposite of your init...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo sweeps from Butterfly Guard: [I] Win dominant control over the position through the use of deliberate hand-fighting; either secure a grip on your opponent's wrist from above or below his hand and augment your ho...

2 Part Lesson — Paul makes an advanced technique seem simple by explaining it in great detail: [I] Paul shows how you can readily gain access to the Crucifix and the Choke/Armbar Double-Attack from off of the Double Under Pass series (...

3 Part Lesson — Paul explicates key details in Escaping Side Control and immediately Sweeping from Butterfly: {I} Trace your pinky toe along the mat to the inside space between your opponent's legs after a Bridge Escape; this low movem...

2 Part Technique — Counter your opponent's attempt to flatten your Butterfly Guard with Over/Under Control in his favor by resisting the fall long enough to insert a frame and hip escape for the Omoplata. While framing against his adva...

2 Part Technique - In second half of Henrique's lesson on sweeping from De La Riva Guard, we explore our options when our opponent kneels away from the Wishbone Sweep and in the process, becomes susceptible to a modified Scissor Sweep....

3 Part Technique - Use Collar and Elbow Control from standing to force the opponent's balance forwards and secure the Front Head Lock. Drag the opponent down with the control and run towards his back, securing the Seat Belt Control.

1 Part Technique - Create a frame with your hands and bridge against the opponent's Under Hook and Head Control to escape. Instead of recovering into Closed Guard, sit into Butterfly Guard. Use the foot below your Under Hook to lift an...