Escaping The Half Guard

Getting caught in half guard can be very frustrating.
This week let's watch Daniel Morais' excellent half guard escapes and counters.
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Escaping the Triangle To Footlock or Kneebar

This week let's watch veteran MMA fighter and grappler Erik Paulson demonstrate a nice escape and counter to the Triangle Choke.
It's important to not let your opponent control your head by pulling it down so that you can posture up and pull off this escape.
Erik goes into a couple of submissions once he's escaped.

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Mount Escapes Continued.

This week we'll look at an interesting variation of the standard elbow escape for the Mount.

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Mount Escapes; The Bridge and Roll

Probably the most crucial escapes to be mastered are the Mount escapes as this is a very bad position to be in especially in MMA.
You'll want to have at least 2 but preferably 3-4 Mount escapes mastered, that way you can combine and go through them so you can set your opponent up and escape.
This week we'll look at the most basic and critical mount escape; the Bridge and Roll.

This is usually the first Mount escape shown to White Belts but because it's so important I feel it should be mentioned and shown for the beginners.
If you're already able to execute the Bridge and Roll while sparring then definitely work on combining it with other Mount escapes to get more effective at setting it up.

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Escapes Continued; Passing the Closed Guard

This week let's have a look at Daniel Morais demonstrating some technical details for passing the closed guard.
There is some excellent detail on how to prevent being rolled while standing.

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Escaping the Guillotine When Caught Attempting a Double Leg

This week let's check out a simple but effective counter to a Guillotine from an attempt at a double leg.
The Guillotine Choke is a very common counter to a double leg takedown attempt, although there are several simple takedowns that can still be executed when moving through the opponent, this is an excellent counter when caught and your opponent is leaning forward on you.
Working it until it's second nature will prove very effective when you're caught like this.

Like always just click on the link to watch the video.

Escapes Continued: Side Control

This week we'll be continuing our look at escapes staying with escaping side control.
Watch this clip from Brazilian MMA and BJJ fighter Demian Maia, definitely one of the best and most technical MMA competitors out there today.
His video clearly outlines important details to escaping the side control.
As always just click on the link to watch.

Escapes Continued:

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Escaping Side Control continued.

Building on last weeks escape, this week we'll be looking at another escape from side control.
Pay careful attention to the fine details shown that make a huge difference in the performance of this technique.
Specifically the feet positioning and tips on proper arm placement.
We'll be looking at a side control escape featuring the bridge demonstrated by the phenomenal Marcelo Garcia.
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For now, just click on the link to view this great video.