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The author of this document is not liable for any misuse of the information contained here.

You see a lot of the moves in between lines because those moves usually
tie in with each other. The moves area also color coded to the specific
type of move whether it be takedown, submission, etc… (See legend
below) There are armlocks, neck cranks, chokes, leglocks, reversal,
escapes, take downs, and different positions in this document of moves.

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Techniques

_ Any type of arm; shoulder; keylock; muscle lock or wrist lock


_ Any type of choke
_ Any type of escape; reversal; guard passes; guard sweeps and some counters
_ Any type of leg lock
_ Any type of neck crank, face crush, and misc.
_ Moves for position
_ Any type of takedowns
_ Basic positions

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1. Guard – on bottom with legs wrapped around opponent
2. Mount – on top with legs wrapped around opponent
3. Cross Mount – on top of opponent, but with chest on his chest
facing towards his side (perpendicular), if on his right side you will
have your left arm over him on is left side and your right arm on his
right side blocking his legs from getting you in guard.

4. Figure 4 Key Lock Submission (mount position) – from the mount


position while your opponent’s right arm is up and bent on the ground.
Take your right hand and grab the wrist of your opponents right arm
(palm facing down) pinning his hand down to the floor, then take your
left hand and go under his right bent arm and grab the wrist of your
right hand (palm facing down). Than pull his bent arm towards his legs
and up while lifting your left elbow up and keeping the opponents hand
pinned to the ground. Remember not to just lift his arm up; you have to
make sure you slide it down. Use opposite arm if the opponent’s other
arm is bent.

5. Straight Arm Kimura Lock (mount position) – while you are in the
mount position and you try the first move but your opponent straightens
out his right arm, first switch your hands by pinning his right hand
down with your left hand palm facing down. Then take your right hand
and bring it under your opponent’s right arm from the outside (top) of
his arm. Have your right arm under his arm, underneath his elbow and
grab the wrist of you left hand, and lift your right wrist up to lock
your opponent’s right elbow up.

6. Hug Choke (mount and cross mount) – While you have the mount
position on your opponent and he has his right arm flailing around.
First press your opponent’s right arm across his face and get in close
to your opponent with your head on the right side of your opponent and
your chest pressed down on his right arm to keep him from getting his
arm loose. Then take your right arm and bring it under your opponent’s
head behind his neck starting from his left side (if you have to lift
his head with your left hand, do so). Make sure there isn’t any space
between your arm and his neck. Then grab the crook of your left elbow
and walk your left hand up behind your head while flexing you arm
muscles and squeezing your elbows together. To get better position
jump to your left in the cross mount position while you have the choke
and keep walking towards his head while applying pressure.

If starting from just the cross mount first take your left hand and
bring it on the inside (the bottom) of your opponent’s right arm which
at the time should be tucked in and scoop his right arm up and over
across your opponent’s face. Then take your left hand and hold your
opponent’s right hand down with your left hand and reposition your head
back more to your left (on the right side of your opponent head, behind
his right arm) to hold your opponent’s right arm in place with your
head and neck. Then take your right arm and bring it under your
opponent’s head from his left side and behind his neck. Make sure
there isn’t any space between your right arm and you opponent’s neck.
Than take you right hand and grab the crook of you left elbow and then
crank your left forearm up and walk your left hand behind your head,

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and flex you arm muscles while squeezing your elbows together. Also
make sure your legs are perpendicular to your opponent and spread with
a good base, so he doesn’t roll you over.

7. Hug Choke Kilp Escape – while someone has you in a hug choke from
the cross mount position on your right side. First make space by taking
your right arm that is over you face and make a fist then grab your
right fist with your left hand and push your elbow into you opponent.
Then swing your legs up and grab the inside of your right thigh with
your right hand and then swing your legs back down and push your body
up while swinging your legs down. If this is done right you should
push your opponent over and reverse him. Make sure you make your abs
tighten when you swing your body up.

8. Hug Choke Kilp Reverse Escape – if the first escape does not work
follow the same steps as the first Hug Choke Kilp Reverse Escape, but
then if you can’t swing him over, as you swing up as far as you can,
take your legs and quickly roll them back over behind you with your
legs angled out a bit to the left so you don’t roll on your head. Do
this right after attempting to do the first escape so it can give you
the right amount of momentum. Make sure you look towards your right
shoulder while you roll.

9. Cross Mount Side Bridge Escape – while someone has you in the cross
mount on your right side with his legs in, first make sure you are in
the right position to protect your self by being on your right side and
having your left arm under your opponent holding his right arm or have
it in between your opponent’s right arm and body. You should also have
your right hand on the left side of his waste. Then scoot your legs
out to the left a little so you end up in the right position at the end
of the move, and bridge up on your right shoulder by lifting your body
up with your feet and leaning on your right shoulder. Then take your
left hand and slide it through past your opponent’s waste in front of
you while shooting your right leg under not over your left leg. After
that, take your right hand off of his waste and slide it under the
right side of your body posting it out so your opponent can’t push you
back over onto your side. Then once you have your left arm shot through
and your right arm post back by sliding it under the right side of your
body just sit back onto your knees. You should have a decent amount of
space between you and your opponent. Also, make sure you don’t ever go
flat on your stomach, and make sure every step is done in one fluid
motion.

10. Cross Mount Side Roll Over Escape – while someone has you in a
cross mount on your right side with his legs in and you first try to do
the side bridge escape, but your opponent tries to push you back. What
you want to do is first attempt the side bridge escape and as the
person pushes you back. Take your right hand that is on his waste and
bring it down onto his left knee, and when your opponent pushes you
back over turn with him toward your left while pushing on your
opponent’s left leg to roll him over you. While pushing him over push
his legs towards your legs so your opponent goes over smoothly. Then
go into cross mount position.

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11. Cross Mount Trap Leg Roll over Escape – while someone has you in
the cross mount position on your right side with his legs out and you
are on your side with your hands in the right position. Take your
right hand and place it on your opponents right inside thigh and push
it to the left while bringing your right leg in between his legs and
wrapping it around his right leg. Then take your right hand and cup
under his left knee and start scooting your body under your opponent
with little scoots and than roll him over you by pushing his left leg
with your right hand on an angle towards you’re your legs. Than as he
goes over get the make sure you clear your right leg out from in
between your opponent’s legs so you can obtain the cross mount position.

12. Cross Mount Catch Leg into Guard Escape – while someone has you in
the cross mount position on your right side with his legs out and you
are on your side with your hands in the right position. Take your
right hand and place it on your opponents right inside thigh and push
it to the left while bringing your right leg in between his legs and
wrapping it around his right leg. After you hook your opponent’s right
leg with your right leg, grab his left knee with your right hand and
attempt to roll your opponent over your left side. When he posts his
hand out to stop you, while you have his left leg raised up, quickly
push your opponent’s left leg to the left and get your right leg
through on the outside of his left leg and adjust your body to get him
into the guard position.

13. Cross mount Escape (grabbing from behind) – while your opponent
has you in a cross mount with his legs in, do a side bridge and pull
his left leg in with you left hand. Than take you right hand and put
it under his left leg up his back grabbing his gi, belt, or shirt.
Then turn out and roll him over.

14. Cross Mount Escape Scissor Escape – while your opponent has you in
a cross mount with his legs out. Trap his right leg with you right leg
by holding his leg with you right hand. Than take your left foot and
put it underneath his right leg, move you right leg so you can chop his
left leg down with it while pushing up his right leg with you left leg.

15. Safety in Guard position – wrap your legs around him while on your
back and pull him in with your legs causing your opponent to be
restricted. When your opponent is close to you he doesn’t have enough
room to have affective strikes. Also when your legs are open in the
guard position you want to keep your opponent, as far away from you as
possible so he can’t reach you with his strikes.

16. Escape from Guard (standing up) – while opponent has you in guard
position grab that back of his head and than pull his head in toward
you and start standing up and walking back this will cause your
opponent to sit up and release his closed guard position (always keep
head control).

17. Counter while in Guard to head pull – if you have your opponent in
your guard and he starts to pull on the back of your head. Grab the
back of his had and pull it down into your chest and start walking you

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legs up his back to his shoulders while straightening your legs out
with your ankles crossed. That will cause your opponent to start
choking.

18. Double Armbar in counter of two-hand choke around the neck. –


While in guard if someone is trying to choke you by putting two hands
around your neck, hold onto his wrists tight and then start walking you
legs up his back over his shoulders. Once you get your legs on his
shoulders cross your ankles and squeeze your knees together. His
elbows should be lined up with your leg when squeezing them together.
This will lock your opponent’s elbows up.

19. Counter to last move – while your opponent is getting ready to


squeeze his knees together for a double armbar, just shimmy your
shoulders through one at a time (not two at a time, because you can
hurt yourself).

20. Cradle Escape – while your opponent has you in a cradle on your
right side arch your head back and take your right foot and put it
under you left leg making a triangle and push out, while arching your
back. This should loosen or even break the cradle hold.

21. Cradle into Guard Escape – while your opponent has you in a cradle
on your right side, try the first cradle escape and if that doesn’t
work relax a little. After relaxing a little scoot you but out to your
left while turning your head counterclockwise into your opponent’s
stomach. If your opponent has the hold on tight, use your hands to pry
his arms off of your head. This will cause your opponent to lose his
grip. After your opponent loses his grip turn (or spin) quickly
clockwise away from his stomach to obtain the guard position.

22. Full Nelson Block – when your opponent comes behind you and
attempts a full nelson stiffen your arms up in the down position with
out flailing them up (which can give your opponent the move). You
might have to work on your timing with this one.

23. Headlock Escape (pressure point) (standing) – while your opponent


has you in a head lock on your right side with his head up, take your
right hand behind his back over his left shoulder and shape it in the
form of a karate chop. Take pinky side of your right hand and put it
under the bridge of his nose on a 45° angle and push back (there is a
pressure point in that area). That will cause you opponent to fall
back without adding a lot of pressure.

24. Headlock Escape (shifting weight in) (standing) – while some one
has you in a headlock on your right side with his head down. Take your
right hand and put it around his waste. Then take your left hand and
put it behind his left knee. Then move in close to your opponent with
your right leg in between his legs and your left leg on the outside of
his legs. Then drop your level, and shift your weight back. This should
cause your opponent to lose his balance or if he is small enough you
can even pick your opponent up and them drop him.

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25. Headlock Escape (falling backwards) (standing) – if all else fails
and your opponent has his head down and is to heavy to do the shifting
weight move. First take your left foot and place it on the outside
parallel to your opponents left foot and take your right food and place
it perpendicular behind your opponent’s right foot. Than bring your
right arm around your opponent’s waist. After that, sit down with more
emphasis on your right side while swinging your left leg over to your
right to get into the mount position on your opponent.

26. If your opponent still has you in a headlock after doing the
falling backwards escape you can bring your right knee up by his head
and step your left leg over your opponents body and press your left
foot into your opponent. Than take the bony part of your right hand
push it into your opponent’s neck by pushing on your right wrist with
you left hand and while doing that lift up on your left knee to cause
extra pressure and always keep you head down. This should make your
opponent let go. After doing that, you can grab your opponents left
arm with your left hand and step over with your right leg and get him
into an armbar.

27. Triangle Choke (guard position) – while your opponent is in your


guard, take your opponent’s right arm if available and pull it down
onto your chest. Than shift your body towards your right so you are
almost looking into your opponent’s left ear and take your left leg put
it over your opponents left shoulder with your opponent’s right arm on
the inside of your left leg. Then put your right leg around the back of
your opponent’s head. Than take your right leg and make it into a
triangle under you left leg. While doing that put pressure down by
pulling on you opponent’s right arm and squeezing down with you left
leg, and pointing your right toes up in the air. Then push your
opponent’s head down into you. This should cause choking pressure. If
for some reason you can’t get your right ankle all the way into the
crook of your left leg to make a triangle, use your left hand to pull
your right leg in to get it in the right position.

28. Headlock Escape (blocking face from punch) – while your opponent
has you in a headlock on your right side, put your left hand in front
of your face to block his punches. If your opponent tries to punch you
with his right hand, block the punch with your left hand and push his
right hand to the right side of your waste while grabbing his right
wrist with your right hand. Then grab his left hand and push it down
to the middle of you chest and look up causing pressure on his arm.
Then after looking up duck your head back out from under his right arm
and get behind your opponent while still holding your opponent’s left
wrist with your left hand. Than when you get behind your opponent,
place his left arm behind his back and push it up into a chicken wing.
Also don’t let go of your opponent’s right hand.

29. Bicep Lock from Guard position – while in your guard position,
grab your opponent’s right arm tight and pin it against your chest.
Take your left leg and bring it over your opponent’s right arm placing
your foot in his chest. If your opponent tries to spin to your right
side, take your right leg and triangle it over your left ankle (your
left ankle should be in the crook of your right knee, and your right
leg should be under your opponent’s right arm. By triangling your legs
that should trap your opponent’s right arm into place. After that put

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your left hand on top of your opponent’s right triceps from outside and
then bring your right hand through the inside of your opponent’s right
arm and lock it with your left hand on top of your opponent’s triceps.
Then push down on your opponent’s right arm with your hands and push
out with your left leg. This will lock up your opponent’s bicep.

30. Back mount – behind your opponent in a sitting position with legs
around him, and your legs hooked onto your opponent’s legs. Don’t ever
cross your ankles because it leaves your opponent open for a leg lock.

31. Getting Back Mount Into Spread into Rear Naked – While your
opponent is curled up tight on his knees trying to prevent you from
getting the back mount. Pry your hooks in by pushing down on your
opponent’s arms and shimmying your legs in and hook each of your legs
underneath each of your opponent’s legs. Then take both of your hands
and go under his arms and grab both of your opponent’s wrists and pull
them in tight to his chest (this is called a one on one). After doing
that, stretch your opponent out by arching your head back and keeping
your head up while stretching your legs back, causing your opponents
arms to get caught under him. Now make sure all of your weight is down
on your opponent (this should be a very uncomfortable position for
him). Then take your right hand and lift your opponent’s head and bring
your left arm under into a rear naked choke (refer to move steps of a
rear naked after move #244).

32. If your opponent is protecting himself well and you can’t stretch
him out just take your weight while still holding your opponent’s arm
with your hands and roll him back to take the back mount by thrusting
yourself backwards.

33. Trap Arm Into Rear Naked (back mount) – while having the back
mount take your opponent’s right arm and push it under your right leg
to trap it, giving you open space to get a choke because your opponent
can’t his right arm to defend himself because that arm is now trapped
under your right leg. Then take your right arm and bring it around the
right side of your opponent’s neck with the crook of the your right
elbow on his neck and your elbow lined up with his chin and no space
between his neck and you’re your arm. If you have to dipped your right
shoulder down in front of your opponent’s right shoulder to get the
right position. Then grab the crook of your left elbow with your right
hand to get the choke, and bring your left hand behind your opponent’s
neck, squeeze your elbows together as close as possible, and then just
flex your arm muscles.

34. Trap Arm and Face Crush if Opponent has Head Down (back mount) –
if you opponent has his head down when you try the previous choke.
Keep that arm trapped, but then take your right arm and put the crook
of your elbow over his jaw and nose and take your left hand and grab
your right elbow, with your arms parallel to each other and your right
hand on the outside of your left elbow. Then squeeze your arms in and
press down with your arm. This should crush your opponent’s face.

35. Thigh Squeeze into Neck Crank (back mount) – While having the back
mount take your left foot and put it under your opponents left leg and
lift his left leg up while pushing it to the right with your left leg.

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While you do this take your right leg and bringing it between your
opponent’s legs and figure four your left leg over your right ankle.
This will cause pressure on your opponent’s inner thigh, and groin
area. Then take your right arm and bring it across your opponent’s face
from his right side, and then grab your right wrist with your left hand
and crank your opponent’s head to the left.

36. Neck Crank (cross mount) – while having the cross mount position
take your left hand and run it under you opponent’s head and put your
fist right in your opponent’s left arm pit with it pressed on the
ground. Then take your right fist bring it over you opponent’s body
pressing it to the ground and keep it close to his body. Then bring
your left knee close to the back of your opponent’s head to help keep
him immobilized. Then step your right leg over your opponent’s body
(your right foot should be placed on the ground on the right side of
your right fist, which should be pressed on the ground. Your
opponent’s head should be pressed up behind your left arm.) Then grab
you left wrist with your right hand and pull your left wrist with your
right hand towards your right.

37. While you have the back mount if your opponents is hard to reach
around, scoot back some to give more space then pull your opponent back
into you, to get better leverage.

38. Lapel Choke (back mount) – while having the back mount, run your
left arm under your opponents left arm (from behind his arm) and then
grab your opponents left lapel and tug down and out on it. While doing
that take your right hand and bring it over and around the front of
your opponent’s neck and slide your right thumb up high and tight in
between his left lapel and his neck and grab his left lapel with your
right hand also. Then take your left hand and grab his right lapel
below your right arm, and then pull down on your opponent’s right lapel
with your left hand while you pull your opponent’s left lapel to the
right with your right hand, and you lean your body back.

39. Single Wing Choke (back mount) – while having the back mount, run
your left arm under your opponents left arm (from behind his arm) and
then grab your opponents left lapel and tug down and out on it. While
doing that take your right hand and bring it over and around your
opponent’s neck and slide your right thumb up high and tight between
his left lapel and his neck and grab his left lapel with your right
hand. Then take your left arm, while still under his left arm and
bring it up and back (like a half nelson) while cupping your left hand
on the back of your opponent’s head. Now while holding his left lapel
with your right hand and cupping his head with your left hand press
forward and down on his head with your left hand. At the same time
pull to the right with your right hand.

40. Armbar from back mount – while having then back mount, run your
left arm under his left arm (from behind his arm) and then back over
his left shoulder and grab your right lapel tight with your left hand.
Then take your right hand and put it on the left side of his head and
push his head away. While doing this and not letting go of your right
lapel with your left hand, bring your right leg over his head and get
him in and fall back into an armbar. Remember to not let go of the

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lapel and arch your back, and keep your legs together while having his
thumb point up.

41. Stand Up from Sitting – While sitting down with your left leg flat
on the floor bent in and your right leg bent up with your right foot on
the floor, and your right knee pointing up. Then post you left hand
back behind you. After that push up with your right foot, which should
cause your left leg to lift up, and lean back on your left hand. Then
push up and step your right foot back so it becomes parallel to your
left hand. Then step back with you left leg and stand up in fighting
stance.

42. Double Wing Shoulder Lock (back mount) – while having the back
mount position take your left arm and run it under your opponents left
arm (like a half nelson). Then lean down to the right and take your
right arm and run it under your opponent’s right arm (like a half
nelson). Then connect your hands up high and squeeze causing pressure
to your opponent’s shoulders, while leaning your body to the right .
(not low like a full nelson)

43. Reverse Triangle Choke (back mount) – while having the back mount
trap your opponent’s right arm with your right leg. Then take your
left arm and run it under you opponents left arm. Then scoot your butt
back while leaning left and then take your right leg and bring it over
in front of your opponent’s neck and then hook it into a triangle with
your left leg. After having your legs locked, push forward on his
head.

44. For a more dangerous move you can pull back on your opponents arm
for an elbow joint lock.

45. Armbar (cross mount) - While having the cross mount on the right
side of your opponent, take your right arm and bring it under your
opponents left arm between his arm and body cupping his shoulder. Than
put your right knee on his stomach, and post your left hand out over
him. Then place your left foot where your left posted hand is and turn
your body clockwise while keeping his left arm trapped and fall back
into an arm bar (your right leg should be over him and your left leg
should be bent in). While turning pull his left arm back into you.
You should have your knees tight together and his thumb should be
pointing up.

46. Neck Crank (cross mount) - While having the cross mount, take your
right arm and bring it under your opponents left arm between his arm
and body cupping his shoulder. Then put your right knee on his
stomach. Then take your left arm and run it under the back of your
opponents head (from the his left side) pin it on the mat, between his
right arm and body. Then hop over him counter clockwise while doing a
sit out and leaning all of your weight on your opponent.

47. Choke After Getting Head Control - After getting head control
while you and your opponent are facing each other and you have all of
your weight leaning on him. Grab his right arm with your left hand and

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then bring your right arm around his neck (from his left side) and then
grab your left wrist with your right hand and then put pressure upward.

48. Guillotine Choke After Head Control - After getting head control
while you and your opponent are facing each other and you have all of
your weight leaning on him. Bring your right arm around your opponents
neck (from his left side) and take your left hand and bring it under
through the right side of him and grab your right wrist, then drop back
into the closed guard position and either push your legs out or pull
them in.

49. Counter if Guillotine Choke is Blocked (guard) - While going for


the previous move in the closed guard position first put your right arm
around your opponents neck the same as the guillotine choke and if your
opponent grabs your hand, take your left arm and then bring it up
through in between his right arm and body (through the bottom) and run
your right hand up in between his left arm and body (through the
bottom) and connect your hands. Then squeeze your legs in and push
your elbow in.

50. Neck Crank while Opponent is on Stomach - If you have your


opponent flat on his stomach and blocking his neck well from being
choked. Shimmy your right hand under his face and then grab your right
wrist with your left hand then hop over to the left and turn your body
like a sit out, while cranking the neck.

51. Submission from Gase Katame - While you have your opponent in a
Gase Katame take your right hand and cup your right inner thigh then
grab under any one of your opponents legs with your left arm and then
cup your left inner thigh with your left hand and then squeeze your
legs in.

52. Guillotine (mount) - While having the mount position take your
right arm and bring around the back of your opponents head (going
through the right side of his head) and up to a guillotine position.
Then keep your head down and pirk your butt up so you can take your
left hand and grab your right wrist. After you do that, put your hooks
in and then arch your back while lifting your head.

Holding Belt Choke Out (mount) - While having the mount position take
your right arm and bring it around the back of your opponents head
(going through the right side of his head) and up like a guillotine.
But this time grab your belt and then hop over to the left (which is
the right side of your opponent) and do a sit out, while pressing the
forearm of your right arm that is holding your belt into your
opponent’s neck.

53. Submission While Opponent is protecting himself in a Kneeling


position - While your opponent is protecting himself while he is
kneeling down with his head down and his arms tucked in. Go on the
left side of him and face perpendicular from him. Then you take your
left arm and bring is across his face, and then take you right hand and
grab your right wrist. After that, start walking around towards your
left but don’t let go. After he is facing out in front of you just

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walk back a little or pull back, and press your left forearm into his
face.

54. Armbar Attempt into a Reverse Triangle Choke - While you are
attempting a Japanese armbar from the mount but your opponent blocks it
by grabbing the arm you are attempting it on with his other hand.
First let go with your left hand and just keep his arm with you right
hand. Then post your left arm back. After that, bring your left leg
over to the left past his head and bring your right leg through his
arms and over the front of his neck. Then lift his head up with your
left hand and take your right leg that is past his head and bring it
over your left leg and form a triangle. Taking a reverse triangle
choke. (don’t let go of his arm)

55. To block an armbar you can take the opposite hand of the arm that
is being attempted on and grab the hand of the arm that is being
attempted on and pull it.

56. Block Guillotine After Double Leg Shot – after you shoot on your
opponent for a double leg take down with your head on the outside (on
his left side), and your opponent gets his arms around your neck for a
guillotine choke. Block it by taking your left hand and pulling down
on his right forearm. Then take your right arm and bring it up over
your opponents shoulder holding on to him. This should release the
pressure and if he tries to pick you up to choke you the choke won’t
get in. Remember that if your opponent tries to pick you up and slam
you down, have your feet flat not pointing downward.

57. Another way of releasing pressure is to pull down on his forearms


while arching your head up and walking in towards him. You don’t ever
want to try to pull away because you will just make the choke tighter,
or if he didn’t have it, you will give it to him.

58. Elbow Mount Escape – while someone has a strong mount on you with
his knees in your armpits, you can push him back by using you elbows to
put pressure (push on each leg one at a time) on his legs to push him
back more to set you up for the bump over.

59. Roll Over Mount Reversal– While someone has a strong mount on you
with his knees in your armpits and his legs pressed together tight.
Take you body and roll to the right (not in the same place, but over),
while trapping his foot underneath your body so he is stuck and can’t
stop the reverse by posting out. Make sure you focus on getting his
foot underneath you. And if he opens his legs don’t roll over onto
your stomach.

60. Trap Arm and Leg Mount Reversal – While your opponent has you in
the mount position. First make sure your not lying flat on your back.
You wan to be on your side with your left leg bent and your foot on the
ground and your right leg out turned to the side (so he can’t get hooks
in). Then take your right arm and trap his left arm with it. Then
step your right leg over his left leg to trap it. After doing that,
try to bump him to the right, and if he puts hooks in while you are
arched up and bumping, just kick your left leg out and it should give
you the momentum to reverse him.

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61. Remember that if your opponent has you in the mount position you
don’t want to lay flat on your back with your legs out and flat. You
want to be turned to your side with your one leg bent up with your foot
on the ground and your other leg out and turned to the side (so your
opponents can’t get his hooks in).

62. If your opponent has his feet crossed while he has you in the
mount position, just take one of your feet and push on his crossed feet
to break them apart. If you have to, keep your foot on top of his foot
or ankle.

63. Japanese armbar From Mount – while having your opponent in the
mount position and your opponent has his arms up for whatever reason.
Place your right hand on your opponent’s chest. Then take your left
arm and bring it around the outside of your opponent’s right arm and
place it on top of your right hand. After that press down on your
opponent’s chest with both of your hands and using your arms to lift up
your weight. Then swing your left leg around clockwise over your
opponent’s head and lay back while pulling your opponent’s left arm
back in a sliding motion with your arms. Your legs should be across
your opponent’s body with your left leg down tight over his neck or
face and your right leg down tight over your opponent’s chest. Your
body should also be perpendicular to your opponent with your legs tight
on your opponent’s left arm, and your but tight on your opponent’s left
side. Also do not cross your ankles when you go to finish the Japanese
armbar because it can help your opponent get out if you cross them.

64. Pass the guard (posting him up) – while your opponent has you in
the guard position first take your right arm and press your elbow in
his inner thigh groin area. While doing that press your right knee
into your opponents but while having you left leg back perpendicular to
your right leg. Have your right leg up with your foot on the ground,
and bring your left arm under his right leg. After doing that scoot
your left shoulder under his right leg, and then feed his gi with your
right hand (but don’t bring your arm out keep it in) and then take your
left hand and bring it all the way up into his gi by his neck on his
left side. After doing that take your right arm and bring it under
your opponents but and lift his but up. Remember to keep your legs
posted out so you have your weight on him. Also try to have your
opponents knee in his face. Then spin your legs to the left (but don’t
push his legs over your head) they will gradually be able to pass your
chin. Then you should be able to have him in a cross mount position.

65. If your opponent stops you by posting his hand out on your legs so
you can’t spin around just apply a lot of pressure on him and then do a
sudden twist to loosen him up.

66. Choke from previous move – While doing the previous move and you
get up to the part where you have you left hand feed all the way up his
left lapel and his but scooted up and your legs posted out. While you
are spinning to the left press your left forearm into his neck, which
should cause him to choke.

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67. To keep space from you and your opponent while he has you in his
guard press you right elbow into his inner thigh and groin area while
pushing back and putting your right knee into his butt. While having
your knee into his butt have your left leg all the way back and
perpendicular to your right leg.

68. Escape from Cross Mount while opponent is spinning towards your
head – While your opponent has you in the cross mount position on your
right side, first make sure that you are on your side with your hands
placed in the correct position. Then when he starts to spin his body
towards your head, take both of your hands and grab his right leg.
After grabbing his right leg with both of your hands, bridge up using
your left leg and your right shoulder, and at the same time take your
right leg and slide it to the right under your body while scooting your
head on the outside of your opponent. You should now still have his
right leg with your hands with your head on the outside of him and on
your knees. Now take your right hand and grab his the ankle of the leg
you had and pull his foot in. The grab his ankle with your other hand
if you have to and keep pulling his leg in. While doing this push your
weight into him, which should cause your opponent to fall back giving
you the top position.

69. Counter to the first move into a Neck Crank – While you have your
opponent in the Cross Mount position. Start spinning your legs towards
his head. If he tries to stop you by doing the previous move above,
just keeping spinning your legs that directions using your momentum to
bring his right arm all the way back. While taking his arm with your
legs make sure you are in a sitting positing with your right leg behind
your left leg and both of your legs curled in like an “S “ shape with
his arm trapped in between them. Then take both of your hands and
bring them under his body and grab his left wrist with both of your
hands and pull his wrist in bringing his arm underneath his body. Then
keep holding his left wrist with your left hand and take your right
hand and bring it out and over his shoulder around across the front of
your opponents face and get and then crank his neck with your right arm.

70. Choke From Previous Move – While you already have your opponents
hand right arm trapped with your legs and his left arm trapped with
your hands. Take your head and look out to the right of you over your
right shoulder and then at the same time do a shoulder roll to your
left side. This roll you and your opponent over with your opponent
laying his upper back on top of you, but you still have control of his
left hand with your hands and his right hand with your legs. Take your
left hand and bring it up on top of your right leg to make your
opponents right arm get trapped even tighter. Then while you keep
holding your opponents left hand with your left hand take your right
hand bring it around your opponent’s neck and then feed the gi of your
opponents left lapel. Make sure your right hand is up there tight.
Then take your left hand which is through your opponents left arm and
holding it down and bring it behind your opponents head like a half
nelson, and push his head forward with you left hand while you put
pressure on your opponents neck with you right forearm.

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71. Bump Reversal while Mounted – While your opponent has you in the
mount position. Grab his belt or place your hands on his lower torso.
Then bump your hips up and lift up with your hands at the same time.
This should cause your opponent’s body to lift up in the air. While
doing this turn your body to the side towards the left, and get his
right leg in between both of your legs, so your left leg is on the
outside of his right leg. Make sure you have your right leg bent in
with your right foot right behind his right leg. Then scoot your but
out to the left and trap his left arm with you right arm. Then kick up
and over with your right leg and pull his left arm in with your right
arm at the same time. This should cause your opponent to roll over to
the right, and give you the opening for the cross mount.

72. Armbar from Top Back Mount – while your opponent is curled up on
his knees protecting himself. First pry your hooks in and then take
your left hand and bring it under his body on his your left side and
grab his left wrist from the inside. Then take your right leg and
bring it over your opponent’s head to the left side while pushing his
head away with your hands. After doing this, straighten your legs out
and pull his arm back to get him in an armbar.

73. Escape from hooks (top back mount) – while you are curled up on
your knees protecting yourself, and your opponent has his hooks in. To
release his hooks, kick your right leg out and bring it back in then
kick your left leg out and bring it back in.

74. Escape from opponent having back mount – while your opponent has
you in the back mount with your hooks in and is going for a choke or
something. Turn your body to the left, and then quickly turn your body
back to the right to turn your body facing your opponent face to face.

75. Chicken wing from guard (pushing arm with leg) – while you have
your opponent in your guard and he has both of your arms pinned down
with his hands in the crook of your elbow. Take your right hand and
bring it around clockwise and push his left arm up. Than take your
right foot and place it on his left arm around his armpit area, and
push up. This should cause your opponent’s left arm to push back.
Than take your left foot and bring it behind him and hook his left arm
with your left foot. Then sit up and grab his left wrist with your
left hand and pull his left arm back into a chicken wing.

76. Chicken wing from Guard (opponent reaches back) – while having
your opponent in your closed guard (with your legs locked), and he
reaches back with his left hand to try to loosen the guard. Just take
your left foot and hook his left arm, and then repeat the last steps of
the previous move.

77. Chicken wing while in mount – while your opponent has you in the
mount position, take both of his arms and push them up getting him off
guard. Then push his left arm with your right hand up behind him while
doing this reach behind his back with your left hand to grab your

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opponent’s left arm. Then pull his left arm up with your left hand to
get him in a chicken wing. (reposition your hands if you have to).

78. The defense to the chicken wing, if your opponent grabs your arm
and is starting to get you with it. Just grab the back of your belt or
belt line to stop him from cranking your arm up your back.

79. Chicken wing while in Guard (pushing opponent’s arm to the mat and
under him) – while your opponent has you in his guard, try to trap his
right arm by pressing it down on the mat to the right side of him.
After doing this push his right arm under the back of his body with
your left hand, and bring your right hand under him from his let side
while still pushing his right arm with your left hand. Than grab his
right wrist with your right hand and push his arm up behind his back
into a chicken wing. (if you have to put one foot up to get his arm
under him and get your right hand under him, do so).

80. Reversal of mount position if opponent stops the chicken wing –


while performing move #77 and your opponent prevents you from doing the
chicken wing by grabbing his belt. Just trap the opposite leg of your
opponent’s free arm and then turn away from your opponent’s free arm.
This should reverse your opponent.

81. Ankle lock while opponent has you in his Guard (with his legs
crossed and you are holding opponent’s head – while your opponent has
you in his guard position and you are close to him, take your right arm
and bring it around the back of his head from his left side. Take your
body and drop it to your left side. After doing this, take your right
leg and sit it through. If you opponent still has his legs crossed,
take your right leg and bring it over his crossed ankles, and then take
your let leg and bring it over your right ankle to make a triangle.
(Make sure you right ankle is in the crook if your left knee). Then
bend your left leg in, and arch your hips out at the same time, to
apply pressure to your opponent’s ankles.

82. Escape from opponent’s guard (with his legs crossed) and you are
holding opponent’s head – while your opponent has you in his guard
position and you are close to him, take your right arm and bring it
around the back of his head from his left side. Take your body and
drop it to your left side. After doing this, take your right leg and
sit it through, if your opponent’s legs are open, apply pressure on
your opponent’s right leg so you can pass his guard. After sitting out
and escaping his gaurd make sure you don’t let go of his head and then
take his right arm and trap it with your left hand to get him in a Gase
Katame.

83. Armbar from guard position (while opponent has arm around back of
your head) – while you have your opponent in your guard, and he gets
close to you and brings his left arm around the back of your head.
First, take your right forearm and place it across your opponent’s
face. Then grab your right wrist with your left hand and push out to
the left side of you, while scooting your butt out to your right. This
should push your opponent away and give space. While pushing your
opponent away take your right leg and swing it over his head and under
his face while grabbing his left arm. Then stretch your body out and
turn on your stomach, and extend your opponent’s left arm out to get

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him in an armbar. (Make sure you have the right angle and your
opponent’s thumb is facing down.

84. Oma Plata from Guard position – while you have your opponent in
your guard position, and he gets close to you and brings his left arm
around the back of your head. First, take your right forearm and place
it across your opponent’s face. Than grab your right wrist with your
left hand and push out to the left side of you, while scooting your but
out. This should push your opponent away and give you space, while
pushing your opponent away take your right leg and swing it over his
head and under his face while grabbing his left arm. Than as your have
you opponent’s left arm take your right leg and bring it over his left
arm making a triangle with your right and left leg. Then take you
opponent’s left arm and bend start bending it behind his back like a
chicken wing. (You should be in somewhat of a sitting position as your
doing this).

85. Ankle pick – While you and your opponent are standing up. First
try to get locked up with your opponent by taking your right hand and
placing it on the back of your opponent’s head. Than take your left
hand and cup his right tricep. After doing this set him up for an
ankle pick by push him back and then suddenly pulling him forward which
should cause your opponent to step forward. After you opponent steps
forward, take your left hand and shoot under while still holding your
opponent’s head and pick his ankle (remember when you get him down do
not get in his guard position) (if he steps forward with his right foot
than pick his right ankle on the outside. If your opponent steps
forward with his left foot then pick left ankle from the inside).

86. Ankle pick (from Left or Right) – while you and you opponent are
standing and locked up. Take your opponent and make him step forward
with his right leg by stepping back hard in a half circle motion with
your left leg. This should cause your opponent to step forward with
his right leg and leave you open for an ankle pick. After he steps
forward with his right leg, shoot down and pick the outside of his
right ankle with your left hand. And get him in cross mount. Vice
Versa for the other side

87. Outside Single Leg (into a Navy) – while you and you opponent are
standing and locked up. After doing this set him up for an ankle pick
by push him back and then suddenly pulling him forward which should
cause your opponent to step forward. After doing this shoot at his leg
that stepped forward on the outside of his leg, while turning behind
his leg and holding his leg with your hand and your head his tucked
into his side. (Remember you are now behind your opponent). Then take
your hand that is on the inside and bring it though his legs and cup
the front of the leg you are not already holding (cup his leg low).
Then pull his leg in that you just cupped and push your body forward.
This should cause you opponent to fall face first and set you up for a
back mount.

88. Hook Under (into an ankle pick) – while in the locked up position
with your right hand on your opponent’s head and your left hand on your
opponent’s right tricep. Set him up and then take your right hand and
hook it under his left arm, while taking your left hand and push his

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face away. Make sure you are stepped back away from him giving you
enough space to give you a move. After you have the space and your
opponent is in the awkward position, ankle pick him.

89. Heel Choke from Guard – While you have your opponent in the guard
position, take your right hand and bring it up and grab you opponent’s
right lapel up high by his neck. Then scoot your butt out to the right
while pulling down on his lapel. While doing this take your right heel
and bring it over you opponent’s left arm and place is on your
opponent’s neck. While having your heel placed on your opponent’s neck
and still holding his right lapel, pull down on his lapel while pushing
out with your heel. This should cause a choking sensation caused by
the heel.

90. Across Leg Choke from Guard - While you have your opponent in the
guard position, grab your opponent’s left arm and bring it close to
your chest. Then take your right leg and bring it over you opponent’s
left arm, with your right leg bent parallel to your body. Then while
still holding your opponent’s left arm with your left arm, sit up and
grab his head with your right hand and pull it down so your leg is
right across of his neck. Then take your left hand and also place it
on your opponent’s head and push his head down while pushing your right
leg up. This should cause a choking sensation using you right shin.

91. If for some reason that move doesn’t workout take your opponent’s
left arm that you were holding with your left hand and bring it over to
your right side and tuck his left wrist into your armpit and squeeze
his arm with your body and your right arm and then arch your hips out.
This should bring his arm into an armlock. Keep your right leg bent
across his body though.

92. Legs crossed choke out – while you have your opponent in the guard
position and he starts to lift your butt up to break your guard. Cross
both of your ankles and bring them across his neck and then try to sit
up. After doing this grab the back of his head and pull don’t on his
head while pushing out with your legs and scissoring you ankles in.

93. Double heel Choke Out – while you have your opponent in the guard
position and he starts to lift your butt up to break your guard. Take
both of your heels and place then both on your opponent’s neck, kind of
having then in a “V” form. Then take your right hand and grab his
right lapel and your left hand and grab his left lapel. After doing
that, pull down on both lapels and push out with your legs, digging
your heels into your opponent’s neck.

94. Triangle Choke from Cross Mount – while you have your opponent in
the cross mount position. Switch position of your legs by twisting
your body to your left and then bring your left knee in tight and under
you opponent’s left shoulder (make sure his arm is in front of you not
behind or to the left side of you). Than take your right leg and bring
it over and around your opponent’s head and triangle it with your left
leg by bringing your right ankle in the crook of your left knee. If

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you have to lift your opponent’s head and pull your left foot into make
it tighter and get the right angle.

95. Armlock from Previous Move - If for some reason your opponent gets
his left arm out which keeps you from getting the triangle choke. Get
him in the reverse mount position and grab his right arm and extend it
upward, and place his right wrist on your left shoulder and with both
of your hands placed on his elbow push in.

96. Leg Lock from Previous Move – if for some reason your opponent
stops you from getting him in the armlock. Stay in the reverse mount
position, but this time grab his closest leg and figure four his ankle
with your left forearm behind his leg and your right hand on his foot.
Then twist his foot to the right and push out with your right hand and
in with your left arm

97. Neck Crank from Japanese Armbar – while you have your opponent in
the mount position and you go for a Japanese armbar to your left side,
and your opponent stops it by sitting up. Take your left leg and bring
it out behind your opponent’s head, and then take your right leg behind
your opponent’s head and then hook your right foot back in to hook the
front of you opponent’s left armpit or inner arm (make sure you still
have your opponent’s right arm trapped in between your legs though).
Then force your opponent back down with your right leg and then twist
your legs and body to the right causing your right leg to crank your
opponent’s neck up.

98. If for some reason your opponent stops you from doing that move,
just bring your right leg back over to the front of your opponent’s
head and pulls his arm in while hooking your right leg around your
opponent’s neck and making a triangle with your left leg. Then you
should have triangle choke.

99. If for some reason your opponent get up onto his knees while your
going for the triangle choke, just make sure you grab you opponent’s
right arm and then bring your right leg over to the left side of you
opponent’s head and get you opponent in an armbar by pushing your hips
out and twisting on to your stomach to the right and making sure you
opponent’s thumb is in the right position.

While Mounted

100. Bump back Mount Reversal – while your opponent has you in the
mount position and is close to you with his right arm behind your neck.
First take you left hand and bring it over your opponent’s right arm
and cup your opponent’s neck, while arching you head back. Then after
doing that, place you right hand on your opponent’s waste and bump him
back towards your left arm. This should cause you to bump over into
your opponent’s guard.

101. Bump back if your leg is hooked mount escape - while your opponent
has you in the mount position and is close to you with his right arm
behind your neck. First take you left hand and bring it over your
opponent’s right arm and cup your opponent’s neck, while arching you

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head back. Then after doing that, place you right hand on your
opponent’s waste and bump him back towards your left arm. If you
opponent has your right leg hooked, just kick your leg out while doing
the bump and this should release you leg and reverse you opponent.

102. Bump back trap opponents leg into guard – while your opponent has
you in the mount position and is close to you with his right arm behind
your neck. First take you left hand and bring it over your opponent’s
right arm and cup your opponent’s neck, while arching you head back.
Then after doing that, place you right hand on your opponent’s waste
and bump him up while bringing your right leg on the outside of your
opponent’s left leg and trapping it. Then bump him up again and do the
same thing with you left leg getting your opponent into the guard
position.

103. Bump back trap opponents leg and arm mount reversal – while your
opponent has you in the mount position and is close to you with his
right arm behind your neck. First take you left hand and bring it over
your opponent’s right arm and cup your opponent’s neck, while arching
you head back. Then after doing that, place you right hand on your
opponent’s waste and bump him up while bringing your right leg on the
outside of your opponent’s left leg and trapping it. Then take your
right hand and trap you opponent’s left arm and roll your opponent
towards his trapped arm.

104. Push Elbow up Mount Escape – while you opponent has you in the
mount position and is trying to position you to your side facing away
from him by pulling your elbow up and pushing you to the left. As you
start to go to you side tuck you left arm in under left side of you
body with you elbow bent in and you left hand out. Then push his right
leg out with you left hand and take your right leg and bring it under
your opponent’s left leg and kick out. This should cause you opponent
to be thrown off of you.

In The Mount Position (opponent’s arm position)

105. If your opponent’s hands are high up on you chest, you go for a
Japanese armbar

106. If your opponent’s hands are on the middle of your body, you take
both of your arms and bring them under your opponent’s arms and push
both of his arms back by and place both of your hands on the floor
above his shoulder.

107. If your opponent has his hands on your stomach, get in close to
him and grab the back of your opponent’s head with your right arm, to
break is position

108. Push elbow up mount position – while you have your opponent in the
mount position, take your left hand and pull his left elbow up. At the
same time as doing this turn your body clockwise while pushing your
knee into the back of your opponent’s neck. After doing this, your
opponent should be on his side facing away from you.

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109. Pin arm flat while at your opponent’s side into figure four –
while you have your opponent in the mount position and he takes his
right hand and pushes your left knee back. Take your left hand and pin
his right arm down with it at his wrist. Than take your right hand
bring it under your opponent’s arm that you have pinned down, and grab
your left wrist with your right hand. Then position yourself
counterclockwise into the cross mount position and tilt your body
towards your opponent’s legs

110. Straight up arm lock – if for some reason you can’t get the
previous move from the beginning. While you have your opponent in the
mount position. Take your left hand and pick up your opponent’s right
arm, and place his arm straight up with is wrist or lower forearm
resting on your shoulder (opponent’s palm should be facing towards
you). Move your body to the left side of your opponent kind of like a
cross mount, but have your right knee trapping your opponent’s left arm
an dug up in your opponent’s head. Then take your left arm and bring
it around your opponent’s extended arm over your opponent’s elbow.
Then grab your left wrist with your right hand and put press towards
you with you arms and push your shoulders out away from you.

111. Bend arm in from straight arm lock into figure four – if for some
reason while you have your opponent’s arm extended and your opponent is
stopping you from getting that previous move. Take your right hand and
grab the inside of your opponent’s right wrist and then turn your left
wrist to grab your right wrist to once again get you opponent’s arm in
figure four (but the opposite way). Than jump back up into the mount
position and get in close to your opponent and gradually drag your
opponent’s elbow towards your knee and then lift his elbow up.

112. Opponent tries to pass guard bridge escape – while you have your
opponent in the guard position and he tries to pass your guard by
taking your right leg and bringing it past his head to get you in the
cross mount position. All in one motion while your opponent is passing
your guard, after you leg has passed his head, do a side bridge
shooting your left arm through his legs and get up to your knees.

113. Counter to previous (get back mount) – to counter the previous


escape, quickly as your opponent gets on his knees jump on his back to
get a back mount and then get your hooks in and roll him back.

114. Counter to roll back; back mount (kick out) – to counter the back
mount, while your opponent is rolling you back quickly kick your legs
up high in the arm either left or right this should break the hold and
then quickly get cross mount.

115. Counter to cross mount escape (half nelson) – while you have your
opponent in the cross mount position and he tries to escape it by doing
the bridge escape. As he is going for the bridge escape (by turning
his body towards you), take your left hand and place pressure on top of
your opponent’s head. Than take your left hand and bring it under his

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left arm like a half nelson but behind your opponent’s neck with your
palm facing up. And as he is trying to escape while you have your
hands in position just walk your legs around clockwise to make him
start all over again.

116. Counter to cross mount escape (grab arm and cup neck) – while you
have your opponent in the cross mount position and he tries to escape
it by doing the bridge escape. As he is going for the bridge escape (by
turning his body towards you), just take your right hand and grab the
arm of your opponent that is under the side of his body, and take your
left hand and cup your opponent’s neck. And then pull your opponent’s
arm up hard that you have with your right hand, and do the same with
your left hand.

117. Cross mount submission (shoulder lock to counter bridge escape) –


while you have your opponent in the cross mount position and he shoots
his left arm through to do the bridge escape. Take your left arm and
bring it under your opponent’s head while resting all of your weight on
your opponent’s left shoulder and then grab your left wrist with your
right hand and pull. Depending on the position it should be either a
choke or most likely a shoulder lock.

118. Arm around Head Cross Mount Escape – while your opponent has you
in the cross mount position. First gradually bump to your side towards
your opponent. While doing this, shoot your left arm through like your
doing a side bridge escape. After you shoot your arm through, bring it
back around under you opponent’s chin around his neck, and then bump
your body back over away from your opponent and grab your left wrist
with you right hand. Then bump you and your opponent over to the right
while pulling your opponent over with your arms.

119. Double Armbar (from guard) – while you have your opponent in your
guard position and your opponent has both of his hands placed on your
chest. First gab both of you opponent’s hands, wrists, or sleeves
tight to your chest and swing both of your legs up over you opponent’s
shoulders and cross your ankles. Then with both of your legs placed on
you opponent’s elbows, arch your hips and squeeze your knees together.

120. Knee Choke from attempted Double Armbar – if you attempt the
double armbar but can’t quite get it right and your opponent’s head is
between your legs. Keep your ankles crossed and just pull your
opponent’s head down without bending it down. Place his neck right in
between your knees, and lock your legs on his neck. Then pull your
opponent’s head down while straightening out your legs.

121. Behind the Neck Choke from the Guard Position – while you have
your opponent in the closed guard position, grab him and bring him in
close. Then take your right arm and put it on the back of your
opponent’s neck and take your right hand and grab the crook of your
left elbow and crank you left arm back which should cause your opponent
to choke.

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122. Push to the Side Single Armbar (guard) - while you have your
opponent in your guard position, grab your opponent’s right arm tight
at his elbow with your left hand and his right wrist tight with your
right hand. Then take you left foot and turn your body to the left and
place your left foot on you opponent’s right hip and take your right
leg and bring it over your opponent’s left shoulder and push your
opponent to your left. When your opponent pushes you back towards the
right, swing your left leg over your opponent’s head to the right while
still holding your opponent’s right arm to get an armbar.

123. To escape the single armbar push to the side, take your left hand
and quickly pry your opponent’s left hand off of your right arm and
pull you arm back.

124. Triangle Choke from Single Armbar Attempt – if your opponent does
the previous armbar escape while you are attempting the push to the
side armbar, switch to the right side and grab his left arm and swing
your body over to get him into a triangle choke.

125. Push the Knee reversal from Guard – while you have your opponent
in the guard position. First grab your opponent’s right arm with your
left hand and grab his right collar with your right hand. Then take
your right shin and bring it across your opponent’s body with your knee
pointing left and your right foot hooked onto your opponent’s left
side. Then take your left foot and put it on your opponent’s right
knee (one the floor). Then while pulling your opponent’s right arm,
push your left foot out on your opponent’s right knee while placing
pressure towards the left with your right leg and roll your opponent
left getting the mount position (vice versa from the other side).

126. Top Back Mount bump off Escape – while your opponent has you in
the top back mount position. First go on your stomach and try to break
your opponent’ hooks and have you right leg on the ground in between
your opponent’s feet. Then bump onto your right shoulder and get your
left knee behind your opponent’s left leg and quickly get back up on
your knees and bump your opponent off like a bronco before he gets his
hooks back in. (If your opponent is high up on you, just back out from
under him).

127. Hooks reposition from rolled back, back mount – while you have
your opponent rolled back in the back mount and you have your hooks in.
When he leans to one side to try to escape, just take the leg of the
side he is leaning over, and push it off of the ground to reposition
yourself.

128. Leg Over Head, headlock Escape – when your opponent has you in the
headlock while you are on the ground on your right side. First turn
your head into him to release to the pressure on you neck. Then make a
frame on his face with you hands by taking your right arm and placing

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your elbow on the ground bent upward. Then take your right hand and
grab you left wrist with it. Make sure you elbow is out on the floor
to so it can’t be collapsed. Then take that frame and put pressure on
your opponent’s face and push it back. Then scoot your butt out to
your left and take your left leg and swing it up and over, across your
opponent’s face and back down, pushing your opponent back. While doing
this, figure four your legs for better control.
This should make your opponent release the headlock, giving you a
chance to get the cross mount position, or even to get an armlock.

129. Walk around headlock Escape – when your opponent has you in the
headlock on your right side while you are on the ground. First look
your head into him to release to the pressure on you neck. Then make a
frame on his face with your hands by taking your right arm and placing
your elbow on the ground bent upward. Then take your right hand and
grab you left wrist with it. Make sure you elbow is out on the floor
to so it can’t be collapsed. Then take that frame and put pressure on
your opponent’s face and push it back. Then just start walking your
legs and body in a counter clockwise motion while still holding the
frame and around until you roll your opponent so you are now on cross
mount on your opponent but he is still holding your head (Escape from
this position after headlock section move 131).

130. Walk around Trap Leg Head Lock Escape – you are attempting the
previous headlock escape, but your opponent is just following you.
While he is following you quickly swing your left leg over towards him
and trap his leg (Keep the frame on. Then do little scoots under and
towards your opponent until you are able to roll him over so you are
now on cross mount on your opponent but he is still holding your head
(Escape from this position after headlock section move 131).

131. Escape from Head lock while on top of opponent cross mount – After
you do all of the previous moves and your across you opponent and he
still has you in a head lock. First make a base so he does roll you
right over. Do this by leaning your butt back and having your arms
spread out in front of you. Then wait for him to flatten his body a
little. Then take your right leg and bring it over your opponent’s
body and tight into him, and press your left knee into the back of his
head. Then take the bony part of your left wrist and place it on you
opponent’s neck and grab you left wrist, with you right hand. Then
place pressure on you opponent’s neck by leaning your body towards you
wrist and lifting up your left knee a little to place all pressure on
your wrist (make sure when you lift up you don’t lift your head up,
because you can hurt yourself). If you have to, you can grind you
wrist into your opponent to make him release the headlock.

Steps to Take while Opponent has you in cross mount


1. Bump to Side
2. Protect Your Arm
3. Look to see if your opponent’s legs are in or out
4. If legs in Do side bridge escape
5. If legs out trap leg with hand

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132. Arm under head grab sleeve of other arm while opponent turns into
you Submission (cross mount) – while you have your opponent in the
cross mount position, and your opponent turns into you, take your left
arm and bring it under you opponent’s head and then grab the sleeve of
your right arm. Then take your right hand and place it on your
opponent’s head and then lean all of you body weight down on your
opponent towards your left shoulder with you legs out. Make sure you
squeeze your opponent’s head while doing this.

133. If your opponent is stubborn and won’t submit to the previous


move, while you still have the hold jump over you opponent, to his left
side and sit your legs out while still having the previous hold and
then pull your opponent’s head towards your body while pressing your
upper body and head down on your opponent.

134. If your opponent is once again stubborn and won’t submit to the
previous move sit your opponent up and reposition your hands so you can
obtain the rear naked choke on your opponent.

135. Gase Katame escape (walk around) – while your opponent has you in
the Gase Katame just walk your body around out away from your body just
like you would do with a headlock escape.

136. Gase Katame escape (walk around and trap leg) - while your
opponent has you in the Gase Katame and you try to do the walk around
escape but your opponent is following you. As he is following you
swing your left leg over towards him to trap his right leg. An then
gradually with little scoots, scoot under you opponent and throw him
over you.

137. Gase Katame bump and turn when opponent posts out – while your
opponent has you in the Gase Katame, try to bump your opponent back and
over and when he posts his hand out that is closest towards you turn
quickly at the same time he posts out turn your body to the side and
get your knee up to escape from the Gase Katame.

138. Gase Katame armbar between legs (Gase Katame) – while you have
your opponent in a Kaskatami on your opponent’s right side and your
opponent has his right arm loose. Grab your opponent’s right arm and
stretch it out down under your right leg and take your left leg and
triangle your right foot and push down with your legs while popping
your hips out.

139. Gase Katame armbar step over – while you have your opponent in a
Gase Katame on your opponent’s right side and your opponent has his
right arm loose. Grab your opponent’s right arm with your left hand
and then step over you opponent’s head with your left leg while placing
your opponent’s right arm on your leg. Then push your opponent’s arm
back, locking your opponent’s elbow.

140. Step over armlock from cross mount – while you have your opponent
in the cross mount position and your opponent bumps towards you and

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puts his right hand on your hip (preferably your right hip). Grab his
right wrist with your right hand and then turn your body out by
shooting your left leg through. Them step your right leg over your
opponent, while still holding your opponent’s right arm with your right
hand. Your opponent’s arm should now be positioned right on your waist
or hip. If it is not position it there with your opponent’s elbow
resting above or on your body. Then apply pressure on your opponent’s
right upper arm for the armlock.

141. Leg lock from cross mount while opponent makes frame with legs –
while you have your opponent in a cross mount position and he has a
frame built with his legs (his left leg is bent and his left foot is
resting on his right leg) to release pressure off of himself. When you
get the chance just reach over with your left hand and grab the ankle
of his left leg and then take your right hand and quickly get you
opponent in a figure four ankle log.

142. Armbar from jumping guard (Jumping Guard) – while your opponent
is standing in front of you, take your right hand and grab you
opponent’s left wrist or sleeve and take your left hand and grab the
back of your opponent’s head. Than jump up and wrap your legs around
your opponent with your legs locked while still holding your opponent’s
left arm with your right hand. Than fall back while still holding your
opponent’s arm and wrap your left hand around your opponent’s leg to
get better position then take your left hand and also grab your
opponent’s left arm while still holding it with your right hand. At
the same time as your doing that take your right leg and bring it over
across to the right side of your opponent’s head while pulling your
opponent’s right arm down a little and then pop your hips out with
pushing your opponent’s right forearm in.

143. Knee Bar from attempted armbar from jumping guard (Jumping Guard)
– if your opponent pulls his right arm out and stops the arm bar.
First grab your opponent’s left ankle with both of your hands and then
turn your body counterclockwise and bring your right knee up and
between your opponent’s legs with your right foot hooked onto your
opponent’s left leg. Your left leg should shoot straight up the left
side of your opponent while you pop your butt all the way up this
should cause your opponent to fall face forward. You should then either
be lying on top of your opponent’s knee or have his leg pressed against
you in some manner with his knee along your waste. Then to lock it up
just pull on his left ankle and pop your hips out.

144. Obtain mount from jumping guard (Jumping Guard) – while your
opponent is standing in front of you, take your right hand and grab you
opponent’s left wrist or sleeve and take your left hand and grab the
back of your opponent’s head. Than jump up and wrap your legs around
your opponent with your legs locked. Than fall back with your legs
wrapped around you opponent and take your right hand and grab behind
your opponent’ left leg with your right hand and bring your left hand
over the from of your opponent’s left leg and grab your right wrist.
Then pull your opponent’s left leg towards you with you hands, while
pushing your legs out. Your opponent should fall back and give you
mount position.

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145. Wristlock (standing) – while you are standing in front of your
opponent and he places his right hand on your chest or body n a way to
push you back or something. Take your left hand and place it on your
opponent’s right elbow and also take your right hand and place it on
your opponent’ right elbow over your left hand. Next, press your
opponent’s right elbow towards your body. While pushing your body out
the opposite direction your opponent’s fingers are facing.

146. Wristlock (guard) – while you have your opponent in the guard
position and he has one of his hands on your chest. (Say his right
hand for now). Take your left hand and place it on your opponent’s
right elbow and also take your right hand and place it on your
opponent’ right elbow over your left hand. Next, press your opponent’s
right elbow towards your body. While pushing your body out the
opposite direction your opponent’s fingers are facing.

147. Under arm lapel Choke (knees) – while you are facing your
opponent on your knees and your opponent is grabbing your waist around
the middle of your body with his right hand. First take your right
hand and grab your opponent’s left lapel pulling it out to give space
to grab it tight with your left hand. Then take your left hand and
bring it under your opponent’s right arm high up by his shoulder and
across your opponent’s chest and neck, and grab your opponent’s left
lapel tight. Then take your rivht arm and bring it over your
opponent’s right shoulder while shooting your right leg through
bringing your opponent down while still holding his lapel. Then take
your right elbow and gently slide it won the right side of your
opponent’s neck. This should cause a choking sensation in his neck.

148. If your opponent is grabbing high with his right hand take your
left arm and swing it under and over your opponent’s right arm in a
counter clockwise motion to break the hold and then shoot your left arm
high up towards your opponent’s right shoulder to grab his left lapel

149. Under arm lapel Choke (Guard) – while you have your opponent in
the guard position, first grab his left lapel with your right hand and
pull him in towards you. As he straightens back up, sit up with him
while taking your left arm and bringing it under your opponent’s right
arm high up by his shoulder and grabbing your opponent’s left lapel
tight. Then bring your opponent back in close to you, and take your
right elbow and slide down the right side of your opponent’s neck.

150. If your opponent tries to prevent you from completing the


previous submission by grabbing your right bicep. Just extend your
right arm out and swing it all the way out and around clockwise. That
should break your opponent from holding your arm down.

151. Pull arm across and get back (Knees) – while you and your
opponent are facing each other on your knees take your right hand and
grab your opponent’s right wrist or sleeve and then take your left hand
and grab you opponent’s right elbow. Then quickly pull your opponent
across to the right and pin his right hand down to the ground with your

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hands with your legs posted out. Then quickly spin to you opponent’s
back with your legs still posted out while grabbing your opponent’s
back to help you get back mount easier.

152. Pull arm across and pull opponent’s arm in to push him over
(Knees) – while you and your opponent are facing each other on your
knees take your right hand and grab your opponent’s right wrist or
sleeve and then take your left hand and grab you opponent’s right
elbow. Then quickly pull your opponent across to the right and pin his
right hand down to the ground with your hands

153. Pull arm across into gi choke with legs over (Knees) – while you
and your opponent are facing each other on your knees take your right
hand and grab your opponent’s right wrist or sleeve and then take your
left hand and grab you opponent’s right elbow. Then quickly pull your
opponent across to the right and pin his right hand down to the ground
with your hands

154. Bend opponents elbow (pressure point) when hands are pressed on
your stomach (Guard) - while you have your opponent in your guard and
your opponent has his hands pressed on your stomach. Take both of you
hands and grab both of your opponent’s elbows and pull then out the
break the pressure and base that your opponent had on you, and to bring
him in close to you.

155. Swing leg guard reversal (guard) – while you have your opponent
in the guard position. Grab your opponent’s right arm tight with your
left hand and swing your body to your right while taking your right
hand and bringing your right hand in between your opponent’s legs and
grabbing your opponent’s left inner thigh with your right hand. Make
sure your body is tuned right facing your opponent’s left ear. Also
make sure when your turned that your right leg is high up in your
opponent’s left armpit. Then swing your left leg all the way back and
then shoot it back under while chopping it. Also at the same time as
doing that push with your left leg to reverse your opponent and get him
in the mount position.

156. After you do the swing the leg guard reversal make sure you keep
the hold of you opponent’s right arm because after you complete the
reversal you should be set up for a Japanese armbar.

157. After you do the swing the leg guard reversal keep hold of your
opponent’s left leg and then tuck your right knee under you opponent’s
left leg and then step your left leg over to get him in a straight knee
bar.

158. After you do the swing the leg guard reversal and you keep hold
of your opponent’s left leg, but he keeps his leg bent so you can get
the knee bar. Just step you whole body around clockwise and keep your
opponent’s leg and get him in a straight knee bar with your legs figure
fouring his left leg that you have.

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159. Attempted Swing the leg guard reversal into an oma plata chicken
wing – while attempting the swing the leg guard reversal your opponent
stop’s it by pulling his right arm out. Grab his left arm, which is
free and get in the first part of an omaplata and figure four your legs
while placing your left foot under you opponent’s chin on his neck.
Then take your opponent’s arm that you have trapped and push his elbow
down while pushing his wrist up with your palm facing up.

160. Attempted Swing the leg guard reversal into an oma plata Choke out
- while attempting the swing the leg guard reversal your opponent
stop’s it by pulling his right arm out. Grab his left arm, which is
free and get in the first part of an omaplata and figure four your legs
while placing your left foot under you opponent’s chin on his neck.
Then take your right hand and run in under you opponent’s body and grab
his right lapel high and tight. Next, pull on your opponent’s left
lapel while kicking up with your left foot that is under you opponent’s
chin.

161. Cup arm; spin around; figure four arm into armbar (cross mount) –
while you have your opponent in the cross mount position with your legs
on your opponent’s right side. First cup your opponent’s left arm with
your left hand then spin your body around to the other side of your
opponent. Than take your right hand and grab your opponent’s left
wrist and take your left hand and bring it under your opponent’s left
arm and grab your right wrist to make a figure four. Then take your
left knee and put it on your opponent’s stomach. Then lean forward a
little bit and then fall back and swing your right leg over and across
your opponent to get the armbar.

162. If your opponent turn into you to defend the left arm that is in
a figure four, just keep the figure four and place your opponent’s left
arm on the ground while still maintaining the hold. Then quickly while
holding your opponent’s left arm with your left hand, place your right
elbow in front of your opponent’s left arm with your forearm facing up.
Then sit your right leg through.

163. Cup arm; spin around; figure four; with hands position to get
behind neck crank (cross mount) – while you have your opponent in the
cross mount position with your legs on your opponent’s right side.
First cup your opponent’s left arm with your left hand then spin your
body around to the other side of your opponent. Than take your right
hand and grab your opponent’s left wrist and take your left hand and
bring it under your opponent’s left arm and grab your right wrist to
make a figure four. You attempt the previous moves but for some reason
you can’t get them. Leg got with your right hand, but now hold your
opponent’s left arm with your left hand while you bring your right arm
around the back of your opponent’s head and then grab your opponent’s
left wrist with your right hand and then grab your right wrist with
your left hand. After that get behind your opponent and drop him flat
on his back by pulling him back then as you pull in with your hands
push out with your shoulders. This should crank your opponent’s neck.

164. Counter if opponent sits up on previous move – if your opponent


sits up on the previous move just keep hold of him while he is sitting

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up and let him drag you up. As he is doing that swing your legs in and
get your hooks in. Then bring him back down and got for the choke.

165. Pass Guard by trapping leg while opponent attempts guard sweep –
while your opponent has you in his guard and attempts to sweep your
leg, and one leg is bent across your body (say his right leg). First
press all of your weight down on your opponent on your opponent’s right
bent leg. And get in close with your legs posted out. Then trap your
opponent’s leg and foot with your body while you grab his head or
anything that can help you start passing your opponent’s legs towards
your left. (Make sure you opponent’s leg is trapped the whole time
until you finally pass his legs.

167. Choke using opponent’s arm (cross mount) – while you have your
opponent in the cross mount position and you are starting to go around
you opponent’s head to get north south or switch to the other side, but
your opponent has his right hand on your left hip. Take your left hand
as your trying to go around (but don’t go around) and push your
opponent’s right arm across the front of his neck and grab your
opponent’s right wrist with your left hand. While holding your
opponent’s right wrist have your left arm under the back of your
opponent’s head while still holding your opponent’s arm across his
neck. Then take your right hand with your hand in a chop position and
place the bony part of your wrist on the thumb side of your right hand
your opponent’s left wrist. Than take your left hand and grab high up
on your right wrist (kind of on the bottom of your hand). Then press
your hands in while leaning forward.

*** Remember in a street fight or NHB if your opponent knows what he is


doing don’t ever pass the guard on your knees; always pass standing
up.***

168. Pass guard by standing up; scoop under legs; attempt choke –
while your opponent has you in the guard position; first press your
hands in your opponent’s stomach and look up. Then stand up with one
leg at a time and while your opponent has his legs locked around you.
Ounce up and down while pressing on your opponent’s stomach to break
your opponent’s legs open. As soon as your opponent opens his legs,
take both of your arms and scoop under you opponent’s legs and then
drop all of your weight down on your opponent while getting a gi choke
or if your opponent isn’t wearing a gi cross your hands and grab your
opponent’s shoulders tight. Then start passing your opponent’s legs to
the left while leaning foreword a little to get all of your weight on
him. Keep going until you finally pass his legs.

169. Prevent opponent from doing a standing guard pass by trapping


opponent’s legs with your legs into leg lock – while you have your
opponent in your guard and your opponent stands up. First press your
opponent’s knees in with your hands and then drop your legs down by
your opponent’s knees and squeeze his legs together by his knees with
your legs. Make sure your ankles are crossed. Then grab both of your
opponent’s arms by the wrist or sleeve and then make him fall to the
left (keep your legs crossed). Your opponent should now be on his back
and you should be sitting up on his legs. Then turn your body toward
the left placing your right knee over you opponent’s legs in the groove

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of his left knee with your right knee placed on the ground. There
should be a lot of pressure on your opponent’s legs. Next, take your
left arm and bring it around your opponent’s closest leg and then grab
your left wrist with your right hand and twist your opponent’s leg and
your body to the right of you.

170. Crawl over while opponent has you in the guard into a Boston crab
– while your opponent has you in his guard. First break your
opponent’s legs open and then basically crawl over you opponent
starting high over you opponent’s head as you crawl over your opponent
he should be flat on his stomach and you should have him in the Boston
crab position. Then you can just lock up both of his legs or one of
them.

171. Another leg lock from the Boston crab – while your opponent has
you in his guard. First break your opponent’s legs open and then
basically crawl over you opponent starting high over you opponent’s
head as you crawl over your opponent he should be flat on his stomach
and you should have him in the Boston crab position. While having the
Boston crab step your left leg in between your opponent’s legs an then
while holding your opponent’s left leg turn your body counterclockwise
while having your left leg laying across your opponent’s left leg.
Than just press your body down on your opponent’s left leg for the leg
lock.

172. Leg lock while opponent is attempting to crawl over you into a
Boston Crab (guard) – while your opponent is starting to crawl over
you. Grab your opponent’s left leg while turning your body around
bringing your right knee up in between your opponent’s legs and bring
your left leg high and around the outside of your opponent’s left leg
and then get you opponent in a straight knee bar.

173. Mount reversal, while opponent is attempting a gi choke or a two-


hand choke – while your opponent is attempting a gi choke or two-hand
choke. While your opponent has you in the mount position and is trying
to choke you with a gi choke or a two handed choke. First grab your
opponent’s right elbow with your left hand, and take your right hand
and bring it behind your opponent’s arms and grab your opponent’s right
wrist, and trap the same leg of the arm you are holding. Then bump
over toward the left and push your opponent with your elbow to get him
over.

174. Stand-up; Push shoulders; Head in; Lift up; Sweep legs (standing)
– while you and your opponents are standing up in front of each other
and your opponent comes in and throws two jabs or hooks at you
(whatever). Come quickly in with both of your hands and push both of
your opponent’s shoulders to prevent from being struck while charging
in and basically hit your opponent’s chest with your head. Then step
your legs clockwise behind you opponent like a duck under and have your
head on the left side of your opponent’s body with your arms wrapped
around your opponent. With your left hand holding tight onto your
opponent’s right arm and your right arm tight on his waste. Then drop

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your level and pick your opponent up. While he is up, sweep his legs
out with your right leg sweeping to the left.

175. Stand-up; Push shoulders; Head in; Step foot behind; Fall back
(standing) – while you and your opponents are standing up in front of
each other and your opponent comes in and throws two jabs or hooks at
you (whatever). Come quickly in with both of your hands and push both
of your opponent’s shoulders to prevent from being struck while
charging in and basically hit your opponent’s chest with your head.
Then step your legs clockwise behind you opponent like a duck under and
have your head on the left side of your opponent’s body with your arms
wrapped around your opponent. With your left hand holding tight onto
your opponent’s right arm and your right arm tight on his waste. Then
place your right foot behind your opponent’s right foot and then fall
back while swinging your left leg around clockwise with the motion.
Your opponent should fall back and if done correctly you should have
obtained the mount position.

176. Stand-up; Push shoulders; Head in; Step in front; Hip throw
(standing) – while you and your opponents are standing up in front of
each other and your opponent comes in and throws two jabs or hooks at
you (whatever). Come quickly in with both of your hands and push both
of your opponent’s shoulders to prevent from being struck while
charging in and basically hit your opponent’s chest with your head.
Then step your legs clockwise behind you opponent like a duck under and
have your head on the left side of your opponent’s body with your arms
wrapped around your opponent. With your left hand holding tight onto
your opponent’s right arm and your right arm tight on his waste. When
behind and your opponent goes to grab your hair or face. Step your
right foot way back and then step it back in front of your opponent
while having you hips way in front of your opponent and your right arm
should be high up hooking your opponent’s left arm. Then you should
bend over lifting your opponent on your back (if done right he
shouldn’t feel heavy, and should rest on you nicely). Then basically
stand back up while pushing your right arm around and your should throw
your opponent over. (Make sure you keep your opponent’s right arm with
your left hand. It can set you up for submissions.

177. Stand-up; Push shoulders; Head in; Opponent runs away; Step
forward; Hip throw (standing) – while you are grabbing your opponent
from behind and he tries to run away from you. Wait for right moment
to step in from of your opponent and then do a hip throw.

178. Stand-up; Push shoulders; Head in; Opponent pushes in towards


you; Fall back (standing) – while you are grabbing your opponent from
behind and he tries to push back towards you just take him where he
wants to go and as he is push back do the fall back takedown.

179. Swim drill (standing) – this drill is to help you get inside
position on your opponent. While you and your partner are holding each
other with one arm on the inside and one arm on the outside. Take the
arm that is on the outside and do like a swim stroke to get your hand
on the inside position, but with the same shoulder of the arm that is

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doing the stroke move your head to the side and touch your opponent’s
shoulder that is the same side of the shoulder your are moving (ex. If
your stroking with your left-hand move your head towards the right and
touch your opponent’s left shoulder with your left shoulder. This is
very important in gaining position). Your partner should be doing the
same thing. The person who gains inside position with both hands is
the one who has control.

180. Swim drill to back break down (standing) – while doing the swim
drill and then you get the inside position with both of your hands.
Bend your knees down and drop you level. Then grab you opponent tight
with your arms around his lower back and you head pressed into his
chest. Then pull in with your arms and push out with you head and
shoulders. This should break your opponent down and cause him to fall
backwards.

Passing Guard

 Put arms on biceps right when opponent gets you in guard and
restrict him from choking you.
 Place hands on opponent’s belly with hands facing forward so it
isn’t easy for your opponent to break your arms apart. Hold
opponent’s gi or clothes if you want to.
 Place right knee in opponent’s rear while left leg posts back and
push in with your knee and push on abdomen with you hands while
keeping elbows in and placing pressure on opponent’s thighs to break
his closed guard
 Take left hand and scoop under opponent’s right leg while placing
pressure on you opponent’s left thigh with your right arm or leg.
 Stack you opponent up and walk around clockwise
 Hold his head or something to keep him still
 Turn you head to pass his legs

How to work the Open Guard

 First grab both of your opponent’s wrists


 Pop your butt out to the left
 Place your right knee in the crook of your opponent’s left arm while
still holding his left arm
 Put pressure down on your left leg to bring your opponent down lower
 If opponent sits up use your right leg to push your opponent’s left
arm back. This will help set up for a triangle choke.

181. Kick Catch into Leg Sweep (standing) – while you and your
opponent are standing in front of each other and your opponent goes in
to kick you with his right leg. First step in closer while you are
going to catch your opponent’s leg. When you catch your opponent’s
legs with your left arm, catch it under to prevent your opponent’s leg
from kicking your body. Then take your right hand and push your
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opponent’s left leg. This should cause your opponent to fall backward.
Make sure you keep you opponent’s leg because it can set you up for a
leg lock.

182. Foot Sweep while opponent is walking towards you (standing) –


while you and you opponent are standing facing each other, and you
opponent is walking in towards you. Take you right or left leg witch
ever one is easier to sweep you opponent’s foot with. Then sweep your
opponent’s lead leg from the outside right before his foot hits the
ground. This should cause you opponent to fall. You have to make sure
you time it right, you can’t sweep to early or too late.

183. Sweep with pressure point on neck (knees or standing) – while you
ad you opponent are facing each other on your knees. Take you left
hand and grab you opponent’s right wrist or sleeve, while placing you
right foot in front of your opponent’s right knee. Then grab your
opponent’s collar on his left side, while placing your knuckle of you
thumb on your opponent’s neck (kind of on your opponent’s artery).
Then while pulling your opponent’s right arm with your left hand press
the knuckle of your thumb into your opponent’s neck, while your right
foot is still placed in front of you opponent’s right knee. The
pressure on your opponent’s neck is the key part of having you opponent
fall over towards your left. You can also do this standing.

184. Guard adjustment while opponent scoops under you leg (guard) –
While you have your opponent in your guard and he breaks your closed
guard and he scoops under your left leg with his right arm grab his
right wrist or sleeve with your left hand and turn your body towards
the left and bring your right knee across your opponent’s body. Then
just take your opponent’s right arm and pull it back over your left leg
while you swing your left leg back under and bring your opponent back
into your guard.

185. Prevent opponent from stacking you up by straightening body


(guard) – While you have your opponent in your guard and he breaks your
closed guard and he scoops under your left leg with his right arm, and
starts to lift you up. While your opponent is doing this grab your
opponent’s right hand with your left hand and then take your right foot
and place it on your opponent’s body while extending your body out
while your leaning on your left shoulder and your body is extended
stiffly straight out. This prevents your opponent from stacking you
up. Then just take your opponent’s right arm and pull it back over you
left leg while you swing your left leg back under and then pull your
opponent back in your guard.

186. Arm lock while opponent scoops under one leg (guard) – While you
have your opponent in your guard and he breaks your closed guard and he
scoops under your left leg, just swing your body towards your left
while holding your opponent’s right arm with your left hand and bring
your foot up by your opponent’s shoulder or armpit and then push you
foot into your opponent’s body while you pull on your opponent’s arm.

187. Sweep from leg scooped under and foot hooks opponent’s same leg
of his scooping arm (guard) – While you have your opponent in your
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with his right arm and his right leg up. Take your left leg that he
has and swing under your opponent’s right leg that is up to and lock it
up on your opponent’s right leg. Then take your right leg and bring it
low on the outside of your opponent’s left leg. Then while your
opponent attempts to free up his right leg, push up and towards the
right with your left leg while you sweep his left leg with your right
leg.

188. Opponent control when your opponent scoops under one of your legs
and then swing your leg through from the outside (guard) – While you
have your opponent in your guard and he breaks your closed guard and he
scoops under your left leg with his right arm. With your left leg
bring it in onto your opponent’s body then swing your right leg in
through your opponent’s left leg from the outside of your opponent’s
leg and place your foot on your opponent’s body. With this you should
then be able to control your opponent no matter which direction your
opponent tries to go.

189. Bump reversal (guard) – while you have your opponent in your
guard post your left hand back while sitting up towards your opponent.
Then bring your right hand over you opponent’s right shoulder and grab
the back of your opponent’s bicep or is gi in the same area. Then
quickly use your hips and trust them forward into your opponent while
pulling your opponent’s right arm towards your left. This should cause
your opponent to get reversed. This should also all be done in one
fluid motion.

CHOKE + CRANK SERIES

190. Cross arm choke (mount) –while you have your opponent in the
mount position, take your left hand and grab your opponent’s left
shoulder with your arm pressed on your opponent’s left side if his
neck. Then take your right hand and grab your opponent’s right
shoulder with your arm pressed against the left side of your opponent’s
neck (make sure this is any space between your arms and his neck).
Then just bring you shoulders down to the ground while holding your
opponent’s shoulders tight.

191. Gi Choke (mount) – while you have your opponent in the mount
position, take your left hand and with your palm facing away from your
opponent grab really high and tight on your opponent’s left side of his
collar with your four fingers inside your opponent’s gi, and grabbing
with your thumb on the outside. Then do the same thing with your with
your right hand to the right side collar of your opponent ( when you
have both of your hands high and tight make sure there isn’t any space
between your arms and your opponent’s neck). Then just bring your
elbows down to the ground, while pulling your opponent’s collar
together.

192. Gi Choke from Mount reversal (mount to guard)– while you have
your opponent in the mount position and you go for the gi choke and you
have your hands in the right position at the time, and your opponent

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bumps you over to reverse you. Make sure you just keep the hold and as
you rolling or after you roll over into the guard pull your opponent
into you while bringing your elbows up and into your opponent to get
the choke.

193. Hug neck crank (mount) – while you have your opponent in the
mount position, take your left arm and bring it around to the back of
your opponent’s neck with your left should push tight and snuggly in on
your opponent’s neck under his chin. Then take your right hand and
bring it under your opponent’s head over your left arm, grabbing your
left elbow with your right hand. Then squeeze tight with your arms
while drive your shoulder forward.

194. Hug crank; hand under chin (mount) – while you have your opponent
in the mount position, take your left arm and bring it around to the
back of your opponent’s neck with your left should push tight and
snuggly in on your opponent’s neck under his chin. Then take your left
hand and grab your right bicep at the crook of your elbow, and while
holding your right arm with your left hand. Bring your right hand up
and back and place it right under your opponent’s chin. Then squeeze
your shoulder tight into your opponent’s chin while pushing your right
hand down.

195. Hug crank hand on forehead (mount) – while you have your opponent
in the mount position, take your left arm and bring it around to the
back of your opponent’s neck with your left should push tight and
snuggly in on your opponent’s neck under his chin. Than take your left
hand and grab your right bicep at the crook of your elbow, and while
holding your right arm with your left hand. Bring your right hand and
place it on top of your opponent’s forehead. Then squeeze your
shoulder tight into your opponent’s chin while pressing down on your
opponent’s forehead to crank his neck.

196. Arm over and under choke from cross arm choke (mount)– while you
have your opponent in the mount position and your going for the arm
over and under choke with your right hand pressed tight on your
opponent’s right shoulder onto his neck and your left arm behind your
opponent’s neck to finish the choke. If your opponent is preventing
you from getting the choke, take your left hand and grab the inside of
your opponent’s collar and grab the inside of your opponent’s collar
with your right hand also. Then bring your left forearm around over
your opponent’s face squeeze your opponent’s collar together to choke
him.

197. Pass the guard with knee on opponent’s leg – while your opponent
has you in the guard position first get the right posture to break your
opponent’s legs, by placing your hands on your opponent’s stomach and
looking up with your back straight. Then put you knee in your
opponent’s but and push away. Once you break your opponent’s legs make
sure you have control of both of your opponent’s legs. Then pin your
opponent’s left leg to the ground, and slide your right knee over on
top of your opponent’s left leg, while still controlling your
opponent’s right leg with your left arm. Then with you right knee

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still on your opponent’s left leg and still controlling your opponent’s
right leg. Take your left leg and bring it counter clockwise and place
it perpendicular to your right leg (don’t let go of your opponent’s
right leg this helps prevent your opponent from getting you in the
guard). Then once you chest is placed on your opponent’s chest bring
your right leg back and place your arms in the right position for cross
mount.

198. Hug choke from guard position (guard) – while you have your
opponent in your guard position and your opponent comes in to punch you
with his right hand (or just leans over towards your right). First
make sure you redirect your opponent’s punch to the right side of you.
Now your opponent should be leaning more towards your right. Bring
your opponent in close to you and then take your right hand and place
your bicep on your opponent’s left side of his neck, and have your
right forearm place on the back of your opponent’s head. Then grab the
crook of your left elbow with your right hand and crank your left
forearm down while flexing your arm muscles.

199. Escape from Hug Choke – To escape from the previous choke, If
your opponent is attempting to choke you while you are positioned on
the right side of your opponent’s head, step up as high as possible
with you right leg. Then post out with your left hand, and lift your
opponent up off the ground and bob your head and shoulders up and down
while pushing away with your arm that is trapped. Then should loosen
up the choke and may even break your opponent from holding you.

200. Cross Mount Hug Choke reversal – If your opponent has you in a
cross mount hug choke but his legs are parallel to your body. Just
gradually scoot your body in towards your opponent while you use your
arm to pull your opponent over you.

201. Attempted bump reversal from guard to guillotine attempt to under


hook reversal (guard) – while you have your opponent in your guard.
Sit up while posting your left arm out to do a bump reversal. Bring
your right arm over your opponent’s right shoulder, and try to bump him
over. If for some reason you can’t bump your opponent over. Take your
right arm and bring it over and around the back of your opponent’s neck
to get your opponent in a guillotine. If for some reason your opponent
stops you from getting the guillotine by grabbing your right arm with
his left hand and puts his chin down. Take your right hand and bring
it up through you opponent’s armpit while taking you left hand and
bring it across the back of your opponent’s back and grab you right
hand. Then with some force, fall back while rolling on a angle towards
the right. If done right you should obtain the mount position.

202. Neck Crank from previous move (mount) – After you do the
following reversal, keep your right hand tucked in your opponent’s left
armpit, with your opponent’s head tucked under you. First take your
right hand and walk it forward to tighten the pressure on your
opponent’s neck. Then while keeping you head down and you body low, so
your opponent’s head doesn’t slip out, just move your body back a
little to crank your opponent’s neck.

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203. Arm Bar from previous Neck Crank (mount) – If your opponent’s
head does slip out anyway from the neck crank. Just keep control of
your opponent’s left arm with your right arm, then place your left hand
on your opponent’s chest and swing over to get your opponent in a
Japanese arm bar.

204. Punch Block by holding Shoulders into a single leg; leg sweep
(standing) – while you and your opponent are standing in front of each
other, and your opponent comes in to punch you. First step in and
quickly place you hands on your opponent’s shoulder (don’t grab them,
just have placed in them with a relaxed feel). Also make sure your
head is down and pushed into your opponent’s chest to prevent the risk
of getting head butted. Than as your opponent is trying to hit you,
grab your opponent’s right leg with your left hand and your right hand.
Then left his right leg up by leaning you upper body to the right (you
shouldn’t have to force it). Then take your right leg and step in
between your opponent’s legs, while placing your right foot somewhat to
the side and behind your opponent’s left foot. Then without moving
your right foot turn your opponent counter clockwise. Eventually he
should fall in a somewhat smooth motion.

205. Punch Block; arm control, arm across neck take down (standing) –
while you and you opponent are standing in front of each other and he
goes in to punch you do the same type of punch block as the previous
move. Then take your left arm and bring it up and over your opponent’s
right arm to get control of it. Then take a really big step with your
right leg, along the right side of your opponent while also taking your
right arm, and chopping it across the left side of your opponent’s neck
with it fully extended out. Make sure you walk completely through your
opponent. This should cause your opponent to fall back. At the end
make sure you keep hold of your opponent’s right arm so it can se you
up with arm locks. You can do a straight arm lock over your knee, a
armbar with that arm or if your opponent saves his right arm with his
left hand; just grab your opponent’s left arm and switch over to get
his left arm in a armbar.

206. North South position – you are on top of your opponent with your
chest on his chest, but you and your opponent form a straight line.

207. Escape from North South position into a triangle choke – If you
opponent is on top of you in the North South position, take your hands
and place them on your opponent’s chest with your arms close to your
body. Then push your opponent up off of you with you hands and quickly
spin your body counter clockwise to face your opponent. While you are
facing your opponent your left shine should be across your opponent’s
body, and your right leg should be over your opponent’s left shoulder.
You should also have control of your opponent’s right arm. Then scoot
your butt out while having you right leg across the back of you
opponent’s neck to set you up for a triangle choke. Then figure four
you left leg over your right leg to get the triangle choke.

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Open Guard Tips

 Grab opponent’s arms or arm


 Always have control of at least one arm
 Keep your opponent far away from you with your legs
 You can place your feet in the crook of your opponent’s elbows,
armpit, on chest, hips, knees, neck, and mid-section
 Follow your opponent’s arms or other body parts that your feet are
placed on

208. Wrist Grab releases (any position) – while your opponent grabs
your wrist twist your hand towards you opponent’s thumb to release the
grip.

209. Guard Holding Sleeves Release (guard) – while you opponent is


holding your sleeve while you have him in your guard. Take your foot
and bring it in and place it on your opponent’s bicep and push you foot
out while pulling your arm away.

210. Guard Holding Mid-Section of Gi (guard) – while your opponent is


holding your mid-section of gi while you have him in your guard. Take
your right or left knee and bring it across you opponent’s arm and
press your knee on your opponent’s arm, while pulling your body back.

210. Shoulder Lock from opponent holding your wrist (Guard) – while
you have your opponent in the guard position and he is grabbing both of
your wrists. Take your left arm and swing it over and behind you head
while switching the position of your left hand to grab your opponent’s
right wrist. You should now have our head leaning back on the back of
your opponent’s right arm. Your head should be on the right side of
your opponent then while pushing your legs out, arch you head back to
apply pressure on you opponent’s shoulder.

211. Hug Choke from Opponent holding your wrist (Guard) – while you
have your opponent I your guard and he is grabbing both of your wrists.
First take your left arm and swing it over and behind your head causing
your opponent’s right arm to be placed behind your head. This should
give you and opening for a hug choke. Take your right arm and bring it
around you opponent’s neck. Your right forearm should be across the
back of your opponent’s neck. Then grab the left crook of you elbow
with your right hand and apply the hug choke.

212. Face Crush from opponent holding you wrist; opponent’s arm around
his own neck (guard) - While you have your opponent in your guard and
you opponent is holding both of your wrists. Bring your left arm
across the right side of your body and peel you opponent’s right hand
off of your left wrist, with your right hand. Then push you opponent’s
right arm across his body and around his own neck with you right hand
while grabbing you opponent’s right wrist from the back of his neck
with your left hand. Make sure you are pulling you opponent’s arm
tight up around his own neck. Then grab you left had with your right
hand while placing your right forearm behind you opponent’s arm that is

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around his neck. Then push you opponent’s arm over his face with your
right forearm. After doing that, push out with your legs (make sure
they are locked while pulling with you arms. Kind of like stretching
you opponent. He should feel this in his face.

213. Bicep transition; arm around neck; reversal; to gase katame; to


neck crank (guard) – while you have your opponent in your guard and
your opponent has his hands on both of your biceps. When your opponent
goes to make the transition from your biceps to you abdomen. Take your
left hand and push his right arm to the right of you while using you
right hand to assist you. Then bring your left hand and bring it
around the back of your opponent’s neck and grab your opponent’s right
wrist. He should then have his right arm around his own neck. Then
scoot your butt out to you left while placing you right foot on the
inside of your opponent’s left leg. Then sweep you opponent over to
the left. By lifting his left leg with your right foot and chopping
you opponent’s right leg. Then get him into a gase katame and crank
his neck up.

214. Spin left; to north south; arm around head; grab belt; sit out;
in to mount (cross mount) – while you have your opponent in the cross
mount position, first start to spin clockwise to a north south
position. Then take your left hand and bring it around the back of
your opponent’s head from the left side of his head and grab your own
belt with your left hand. Then sit your left leg through and gain
control of your opponent’s right arm…this is kind of like a reverse
gase katame. Then while you opponent is struggling to get out of the
hold. Take your right hand and push your opponent’s legs in to help
clear the way for the mount position. At the same time as doing that
jump into mount.

215. Neck crank from previous (mount)– from the previous move after
you have obtained the mount position keep your left arm around you
opponent’s neck. Then take your left hand and place it between you
opponent’s right armpit, and try to get your left hand to the floor or
as close as possible. Then while keeping your body close to your
opponent, just move your body back. This should crank you opponent’s
neck forward. Make sure you don’t lift your body up, or this won’t
work.

216. Defense to Neck Crank –The defense to the previous neck crank is
to, just place your foot on your knee or lower thigh to make a base so
your opponent can’t move his body back.

217. Arm around head; grab your belt; go to mount; twisted neck crank
(mount) – Also while you have obtained the mount position from cross
mount by grabbing your belt with your arm around your opponent’s neck.
When you have the mount make sure you keep hold of your belt, because
then you can crank your opponent another way. To do this first post
your right hand all the way out. Then just twist your body left into
your opponent and look over you right shoulder, while holding your
opponent’s neck tight. You have to remember to keep your body close to
you opponent because this move won’t work if you create space.

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218. Bicep Lock (cross mount) – while you have your opponent in the
cross mount position, take your left hand and bring it under your
opponent’s left bicep. Then take your right arm and bring it by your
left hand, and grab your right sleeve with your left hand, while
placing your right hand over onto your opponent’s bicep. So now you
should have your left hand under your opponent’s left bicep grabbing
your right sleeve, while your right hand is on top of your opponent’s
left bicep. Have your right hand on your opponent’s bicep in a
chopping manner. Then place your knee up by your opponent’s stomach to
block him from getting you in his guard, you can also place your right
knee on top of your opponent’s stomach. Then pull up on your
opponent’s bicep while placing pressure with your hands and pressure
down on your opponent’s stomach with your right knee. If you want you
can use a grinding motion with your right chopped hand. This should
cause pain in your opponent’s bicep.

219. Break Closed Guard; Grab Pants by Knees; Post legs Out; Get Cross
Mount – while your opponent has you in his closed guard, first break
his legs open. Then grab both of you opponent’s pant legs tight down
by his knees and press your hands to the ground while posting you legs
all the way back. Your opponent’s legs should now be pinned to the
ground. When you pinning your opponent’s legs make sure you hands are
facing in towards your opponent’s legs to prevent a wristlock. While
you are getting ready to go to cross mount keep hold of your opponent’s
right leg with your left hand and as you spin clockwise bring you right
hand to your opponent’s right leg and switch it with your left hand.
This is so you opponent doesn’t get you in his guard. Then quickly
spin to the cross mount while holding your opponent’s legs down to the
ground.

220. Break Closed Guard; Grab Pants by Knees; Post legs Out; Get to
Side of Leg; Roll into Gase Katame – while your opponent has you in his
closed guard, first break his legs open. Then grab both of you
opponent’s pant legs tight down by his knees and press your hands to
the ground while posting you legs all the way back. When you pinning
your opponent’s legs make sure you hands are facing in towards your
opponent’s legs to prevent a wristlock. Then move your body to
clockwise so it is perpendicular over your opponent’s legs. Make sure
all of your weight is on your opponent’s legs. Then spin your body
towards your opponent’s head (one spine) and get him in a gase katame.

221. Break Closed Guard; Grab Left Pant leg and place pressure; Get
into cross mount – while your opponent has you in his closed guard,
first break his legs open. Then take you right hand and bring it around
and under the outside of your opponent’s left leg grabbing your
opponent’s right pant leg with your right leg, and pin it down to the
ground. When you pinning your opponent’s legs make sure you hands are
facing in towards your opponent’s legs to prevent a wristlock. Then
spin your body counterclockwise will still holding you opponent’s right
leg (to keep from getting put in his guard) and get him in the cross
mount.

222. Escape from having your legs pinned to the ground while you
opponent is holding your pants (guard) – while you have your opponent
in your guard, and he breaks you legs open, and pins your legs to the

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ground. Sit straight up and grab your opponent’s left arm with your
left hand and post your right hand back. Then with the same leg as the
hand posted out, step out to get onto your knees. Make sure you keep
hold of your opponent’s left arm because it might be able to set you up
for things.

223. Roll Escape from Getting stacked up (Guard) – while you have your
opponent in your guard and your opponent’s is getting ready to pass
your guard by stacking you lacks on top of you. When your opponent
stacks you and chooses a side to pass you on, just do a back roll to
get back up on your knees.

224. Up to Knees from opponent scooping under one leg (Guard) – while
your opponent is passing your guard and is scooping under one of your
legs, say your left leg. While he his getting ready to pass you leg,
just step your right leg back, to get up to you knees.

225. Break Guard; Grab Gi Pants; Opponent’s Stops You; Jump; Shoulder
in; Jump Over – after your break your opponent’s closed guard, grab
your opponent’s gi pants down by his knees and pin his legs on the
ground. Then start to walk around clockwise to get the cross mount
position. If your opponent stops you from getting the cross mount by
placing his hand on your hip. Just place your right shoulder down on
your opponent and then jump over to the other side of him.

226. Break Guard by grabbing gi pants close to crotch and pressing


elbow into opponent’s knees; pin legs to ground into cross mount –
another way to break your opponent’s closed guard is to grab his both
of his pant legs close to his crotch, while having your elbows in and
placing pressure on your opponent’s knees with them, while pushing with
your hands. After your break your opponent’s legs pin your opponent’s
legs to the ground while still holding his gi pants, and walk around to
get cross mount. Don’t let go of his pant legs until your body is
perpendicular to your opponent’s

227. Defend from being slammed (guard) by releasing guard and standing
up (guard) - if your have your opponent in your guard and he picks you
up high in the air to slam you, just leg go of your legs and stand up.

228. Defend from being slammed by laying back and grab your opponent’s
leg(s) – if you have your opponent in your guard and he picks you up
high in the air to slam you, just lay back and grab you opponent’s left
leg with your right arm. (to keep him from picking you up with his
right leg take your left arm and also grab his right leg).

229. Opponent stands up; tries to stack you while standing; adjust
head position to the side; roll back (guard) – if you have your
opponent in your guard and you opponent gets his arms under you legs
and stands up and tries to stack your legs back on top of you. Just
turn your head like you would with a back roll and roll back words to
get up on your knees.

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230. Defend the roll over by pushing your opponent over; trap leg with
knee; step foot ever into knee bar (standing) – if your opponent has
you in his guard and you stand up and hook under his legs to stack him
up and he tries to do a back roll. Just pushing you opponent to the
right of you while he’s trying to do the roll, to get him on his
stomach. Then take your left leg and bring your knee over his left leg
to trap it. Then take his left foot and lift it up and trap it by
placing your right leg behind it and over your opponent’s right leg,
with his left foot placed in the crease of your upper right thigh and
torso. Then take your right hand and grab the back of your opponent’s
neck on his left side and pull you body in close to your opponent,
while also pulling your body left.

231. Pick-up opponent’s leg to get him off balance (standing) – while
you and your opponent are standing in from of each other and your both
in the clinch, with one arm over and one under. Take your arm that is
over your opponent’s arm (say your right arm) and bend down using your
legs and grab your opponent’s left leg. Then to lift it, don’t try to
pick his leg up with your arms. Pick it up by leaning your upper body
into your opponent.

232. Prevent previous by hooking leg (standing) – when your opponent


tries to do the previous move to you, just hook you opponent’s leg that
is in front of your leg that is being lifted.

233. Fall down on side; take down after hooking your leg on opponent’s
leg (standing) – while you and your opponent are standing in front of
each other and your opponent attempts to pick your right leg up, hook
it under his left leg. Then take you right arm and bring it over the
right shoulder of your opponent and behind his back and grab his belt
or whatever. Then just fall back to your left side while swinging your
right leg over towards your left to obtain the mount on your opponent.
(You don’t want to fall straight back).

234. Grab lapel and sleeve; Foot on Mid-Section; Go on your back;


Grab leg sweep; into leg lock (standing) – while you and your opponent
are standing in front of each other grab your opponent’s left lapel
with your right hand, and grab his right sleeve with your left hand.
Then take your right foot and place it on the left side of your
opponent’s mid-section with your foot facing out. Then drop down on
your but with your hands and foot in the same positions. Then while
still holding your opponent’s left lapel with your right hand and you
foot still placed on his mid-section. Take you left hand and grab your
opponent’s right foot. Your left leg should be in between your
opponent’s legs. Then take your left leg and sweep out your opponent’s
left leg while pulling with your right and left hands at the same time.
Your opponent should fall and you should then be on top of your
opponent with your left leg in between your opponent’s legs and you
right leg on the outside of your opponent’s left leg. Take your right
leg and turn your body counterclockwise to place your right knee over
you opponent’s right leg. Then grab your opponent’s right leg with
your hands and spin your body towards you right while pulling back on
your opponent’s leg to get him in a leg lock. His leg should be
stretch out and you should be leaning on your right shoulder.

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235. Sweep after opponent steps up to sweep you (knees) – While you
and your opponent are facing each other on your knees, and your
opponent steps forward with his right leg to do a sweep on your right
side. First counter it by stepping your right leg back while he steps
his forward. Then right after you counter his sweep, grab your
opponent’s right collar with your right hand (you should have it
already), and step your right leg forward to your opponent’s right side
and then sweep him with your right leg. (You should react fast).

236. Single leg; leg wrap around to double leg; to knee bar (standing)
– while you and your opponent are standing in front of each other.
First do a single leg shot to your opponent’s left leg (make sure your
low and close with your head inside). As you obtain the single, you
should also hook your right leg around your opponent’s left, and then
switch your hands into a double leg position. Then take down your
opponet on his back. His left leg should still be hooked. Then take
both of your hands and hold both of your opponent’s biceps (with your
body lying on your opponent’s body). Then cross your ankles under your
opponent’s left leg and press your hips down to the ground while
lifting your feet.

237. Another leg lock from previous move – if your opponent turns
away, or for some reason you can’t get the leg lock. Keep your
opponent’s left leg, and triangle your legs down low on your opponent’s
left ankle and try to get his ankle tight in between your legs. Then
figure four you arms around the crook of your opponent’s knee with your
while body pressed against your opponent’s leg. Then just arch your
body back, while pulling with your arms and pushing with your legs. To
stretch your opponent’s leg out.

238. Grab lapel and sleeve; Foot on Mid-Section; Go on your back; Grab
leg sweep; into leg lock (defended); into another leg lock (standing) -
while you and your opponent are standing in front of each other grab
your opponent’s left lapel with your right hand, and grab his right
sleeve with your left hand. Then take your right foot and place it on
the left side of your opponent’s mid-section with your foot facing out.
Then drop down on your but with your hands and foot in the same
positions. Then while still holding your opponent’s left lapel with
your right hand and you foot still placed on his mid-section. Take you
left hand and grab your opponent’s right foot. Your left leg should be
in between your opponent’s legs. Then take your left leg and sweep out
your opponent’s left leg while pulling with your right and left hands
at the same time. Your opponent should fall and you should then be on
top of your opponent with your left leg in between your opponent’s legs
and you right leg on the outside of your opponent’s left leg. Take
your right leg and turn your body counterclockwise to place your right
knee over you opponent’s right leg. Then grab your opponent’s right
leg with your hands and spin your body towards you right while pulling
back on your opponent’s leg to get him in a leg lock. His leg should
be stretch out and you should be leaning on your right shoulder. If
your opponent stops you from getting the leg lock by triangling his
left leg over his right. Just take your right leg and bring it over
you opponent’s left foot and press down. This should cause pain in
your opponent’s ankle. (His foot should be in the crook of your right
knee).

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239. Leg Sweep Takedown (standing) – while you and your opponent are
standing in front of each other take you left hand and grab your
opponent’s right sleeve, and take your right hand and grab your
opponent’s right collar. Then pull your opponent in and as he pulls
away from you, just step forward with your left leg and kick your right
leg out and swing it forward on the right side of you opponent. Then
quickly swing your leg back chopping your opponent’s right leg. Don’t
hook his leg. This should cause your opponent to fall back.

240. Defense to Leg Sweep Takedown (standing) – If the previous


takedown is being attempted on you, just kick his right leg out with
your right leg (the same way he is doing to you), before he does it to
you.

241. Arm bar from getting taken down from any of the Previous two – If
your opponent gets you with any of the previous two takedowns. As you
are falling make sure you keep hold of you opponent’s right sleeve with
you left hand and when you fall back, swing your left leg over across
you opponent’s neck on his left side to get him in an armbar.

242. Sitting Position – To do the right sitting position in order to


be ready for an attack. Sit down on the floor with your left leg bent,
with your knee up and foot on flat on the floor, and with your right
leg extended out (but bent a little) flat on the floor. You should
also have your right hand posted behind you a little with your left
forearm resting on your left knee.

243. Kicking from sitting position – If your opponent is walking up to


you to attack you and your sitting on the ground (in the right sitting
position). First post both of you hands back behind you. Then lift
you butt up with your arms and left leg. Then bring your body back so
your butt is parallel with your arms, while you bring your right leg
back into a chamber position (getting ready to kick your opponent).
Then as your opponent comes in to attack you lunge your body forward
with your left leg and arms and kick straight out (not in a snapping
motion). Also make sure your kicking foot is facing out, so you have a
bigger striking surface.

244. Stand-up form sitting position – While your in the right sitting
position, lift your butt up with you left foot and your right hand that
is posted behind you. Then hop your left foot back, and quickly after
shoot your right foot back, so when you stand up your right foot
becomes the rear leg. Then after you stand up move back once more so
you have a lot of distance, between you and your opponent.

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Steps of A Rear Naked Choke

From Behind Opponent

 Relax right arm


 Slide your right arm over you opponent’s right shoulder along the
right side of your opponent’s neck. Make sure there isn’t any space
between his neck and you arm.
 Dip your right shoulder down over your opponent’s right shoulder
 Wrap you right arm around you opponent’s neck
 Make sure you elbow is directly lined up with you opponent’s chin
(Your opponent should already be uncomfortable).
 Grab the crook of your left elbow with your right hand
 Place your left hand behind your opponent’s head.
 Squeeze your elbows together, as close as you can get them
 Then flex your arms to finish the choke

If you do the choke right you opponent should immediately start


choking.

245. Guillotine attempt; block guillotine; sit and roll opponent over
(standing) – While your opponent attempts to get you in a guillotine
choke (with his left arm around your head), but you stop it by grabbing
his left wrist with your right hand and pushing it away. After doing
that take your left hand and grab your opponent’s belt or waist of his
pants on his right side, with your left hand. Make sure your right
hand is still holding your opponent’s left wrist. Then just sit down
while rolling your opponent over you. You and your opponent should now
by lying down with both of your head facing each other, and you should
still be holding your opponent’s left wrist with your right hand.

246. Guillotine attempt; block guillotine into chicken wing (standing)


– While your opponent attempts to get you in a guillotine choke (with
his left arm around your head), and you stop it by grabbing his left
wrist with your right hand. After preventing the choke take your left
arm and shoot it through on the left side of your opponent while
stepping your left leg through on his left side, and still holding his
left wrist with your right hand. (Make sure you head is leaning back
while doing this). Then turn back in left towards your opponent facing
his back and push his left arm up his back into a chicken wing.

247. Guillotine attempt; hook under takedown to neck crank (standing)


– while you attempt to get your opponent in a guillotine choke (with
your right arm) but he stops you by grabbing your right wrist with his
left hand. First take your right hand and bring it up hooking in

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between your opponent’s left armpit. Then take your left hand and
bring it around the right side of your opponent’s back clinching your
hands together. Then step your right foot behind your opponent’s right
foot, and smoothly turn your opponent towards you left gradually
letting him fall. Then while you have your opponent on the ground your
right hand still be between your opponent’s left armpit and your
opponent’s head should be cranked up on your right arm. You should also
be down on your right knee parallel to you opponent. Then place your
right hand flat on the ground and should your right leg through into a
sit out with your legs parallel to your opponent’s body. This should
crank your opponent’s head foreward.

248. Single Leg Takedown; Shoulder on Knee; hands low on ankle


(standing or while on ground)– While you and your opponent are standing
in front of each other, do a single leg shot at your opponent’s right
leg. When your are down at his leg have your left shoulder on your
opponent’s right knee, and your hands should be really low on your
opponent’s ankle or heel. Then while pulling your opponent’s ankle or
heel, push your left shoulder into your opponent’s knee, causing him to
fall straight back. You can also do this move if your opponent is
standing in front of you and your facing him on your knees.

249. Take down with your legs while opponent stands up in between your
guard (open guard) #1 – While you have your opponent in your guard and
then he stands up in it. Don’t keep him in a closed guard, open your
guard up and then take your left leg which should be on the outside of
your opponent’s right leg, and hook it behind your opponent’s right
leg. Then scoot your butt out to the right (you should be on your left
side) and take your right foot and push the inside of your opponent’s
right knee with it, while chopping your left leg in. You opponent
should fall ever you left leg that is behind his right leg.

250. Take down with your legs while opponent stands up in between your
guard (open guard)#2 – While you have your opponent in your guard and
then he stands up in it. Don’t keep him in a closed guard, open your
guard up and then take your right leg and bring it in between your
opponent’s legs. Then hook your opponent’s right leg with your right
leg. After doing that scoot your butt out to the left (you should be
on your right side, while still having your opponent’s right leg
hooked) and then take your left foot and push the inside of your
opponent’s right knee, while chopping your right leg in. This should
cause your opponent to fall back over you right leg.

251. Take down with your legs while opponent stands up in between your
guard (open guard) #3 – While you have your opponent in your guard and
then he stands up in it. Don’t keep him in a closed guard, open your
guard up. Then take your legs and squeeze your opponent’s knees to
together with your legs (cross your ankles while doing this). Then
make your opponent fall by shifting your body left or right. Make sure
to twist your upper body and shoulders while twisting your legs.

252. Leg sweep from guard (guard) – while you have your opponent in
the guard position. First grab your opponent’s right arm with your
left hand and grab his right collar with your right hand. Then take
your right shin and bring it across your opponent’s body with your knee

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pointing left and your right foot hooked onto your opponent’s left
side. Your left leg should also be on the outside of your opponent’s
right leg slightly off the ground blocking his right leg from stepping
over your left leg. Make sure you are almost lying on your left side.
Then pull your opponent in close to you to get him of balance, and pull
him towards the left, while scissoring your right and left legs to
reverse him and get him into the mount position.

253. Attempted Leg sweep into rolling opponent over with leg (guard) –
While you attempt to reverse your opponent by using the leg sweep but
he leans his body the opposite way that you are going to flip him.
Keep you body in the same position as the leg sweep, but then sit up
while taking your right arm and bringing it over your opponent’s right
shoulder grabbing the back of his gi, belt, waste of pants, or opposite
side of the shoulder your arm is over. Now post your left hand back
onto the ground, and lift you butt off of the ground and then thrust
your body back in a quick motion while pulling your opponent with your
right hand and kicking your right leg up. You should pull your
opponent on an angle to the right of you. If done right you should be
able to obtain the cross mount position.

254. Heel Hook while mounted – while your opponent has you in the
mount position, bump him up and get your left leg in under your
opponent’s belly. Then spin your body to the right so your almost
facing the side of your opponent. You can grab your opponent’s left
leg to help you spin. Then have your opponent’s left foot facing in
tucked into your right armpit with his hell facing out. Then bring
your knees together tight while placing your right foot on your
opponent’s left outside hip. Then take the bony part of your right
hand and place it under your opponent’s left heel. Then take your
right hand and bring it over and clasp it together with your left hand.
Then with your knees tight on your opponent’s leg and your right foot
on his hip, twist your opponent your opponent’s heel to the left with
your hands, while turning your shoulders left. Also while doing that
push your knees to your right. While doing this you should be slightly
sitting up and your opponent should almost be on his side.

255. Heel Hook (cross mount) – while you have your opponent in the
cross m9unt position (on his left side) and he is in the typical mount
defense position (with his left leg up on his right knee). Take your
left leg and step it up under your opponent’s left leg, which is up on
his right knee. Then take your left elbow and touch it to your left
knee. Then just sit back. Your opponent’s foot should fall into the
right place (with his left foot tucked into your left armpit). Then
bring your knees in tight with your right foot on your opponent’s left
outside hip. Then take the bony part of your left hand and place it
under your opponent’s left heel. Then bring your right hand over and
clasp it with your left hand. Then twist your opponent’s left heel
with your hands and shoulders to the right. Do this while pushing your
knees to the left.

256. Defense to Heel Hook – to defend the previous heel hooks, you
want to quickly make sure your opponent doesn’t get his right foot on
your hip by taking your left hand and bring it through on the inside of

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your opponent’s leg and pushing his right leg away while sitting up.
Then grab your opponent’s gi or head (whatever you can) and pull
yourself up and gradually getting out of the chance of being leg locked.

257. Leg lock from Defense to Heel Hook – when doing the previous
defense and your pushing your opponent’s right leg away, push it in
front of your chest so your opponent’s shin is across your chest with
his right foot tucked in your armpit and his heel sticking out. Then
take the bony part of your right hand and bring it under your
opponent’s right heel. Then clasp your left hand with your right hand
and twist your opponent’s heel to the left.

258. Knee on Stomach (cross mount) – while you have your opponent in
the cross mount position on his left side. Grab tight of your
opponent’s right collar with your right hand, and grab tight on the
left side of your opponent’s belt. Then while placing a lot of
pressure down on your opponent, push with your arms and quickly get
your left knee on your opponent’s stomach or chest, with your right leg
posted back and all of your weight on placed on your left knee.

259. Knee on Stomach to mount – To obtain the mount position from the
knee on stomach position, just gradually slide your left knee down over
you opponent’s to the ground, to the right side of your opponent and
then turn your body to your right. Remember to take your time.

260. Stop Defense to getting mount from knee on stomach – When your
opponent stops your from getting the mount position by pushing on your
knee with his right hand. Just take your left hand and bring it on the
inside and under your opponent’s right arm and then just walk your hand
up towards his head to push your opponent’s arm out of the way.

261. Knee on Stomach to armbar – To get an armbar from this position,


take your right hand and grab your opponent’s left arm or sleeve and
pull it up in front of you. Then while still holding your opponent’s
left arm, step your right leg over his head, and then sit back into a
Japanese armbar. With your opponent pulled tight into your and your
knees closed tight on his arm.

262. Stop Defense to getting mount from knee on stomach to armbar –


When your opponent stops your from getting the mount position by
pushing on your knee with his right hand. Just take your left hand and
bring it on the inside and under your opponent’s right arm and then
just walk your hand up towards his head to push your opponent’s arm out
of the way. Then lift your opponent’s right arm up to your chest with
your left arm, and then spin your body quickly to the left with
bringing your right leg over you opponent’s body (preferably across the
front of his neck or upper chest). Remember to pull your opponent’s
arm into you also while spinning to the left (this will help you get a
tight armbar). Then just sit back and get your opponent in and armbar.
You can also take your time with doing this armbar. While going around
you can also crab your opponent’s right pant leg with your right hand
(while holding his right extended arm with your left arm) so he doesn’t
scoot away and get out of the armbar. Remember not to let his pant leg
go even after you have completed the armbar.

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263. Kimura (guard) – while you have your opponent in your closed
guard with his hand on the ground on both sides of you or if you just
get control. Take your left hand and grab your opponent’s right wrist.
Then take your right hand an bring it over and under your opponent’s
right arm and grab your left wrist (like a figure four). Make sure
your guard is closed. Then open your guard and use your legs and feet
to turn your body to the left. After your facing your opponent’s right
ear, lock your ankles together once again. Then while you have your
hands figure foured on your opponent’s right arm, just push his right
arm up towards you opponent’s head.

264. If for some reason you can’t get the Kimura, scoot your butt back
(to make space) and go for a guillotine choke.

265. If your opponent sits back to defend you from getting the
guillotine choke, then while his weight is back bring your right arm
over his right arm and to a hip bump to reverse your opponent.

266. If your opponent posts his right arm out to defend the hip bump,
just go switch back into a Kimura on his right arm.

267. Armbar from Kimura (guard) – If the Kimura doesn’t work because
your opponent straightens his arm out while you going for it, and you
can’t get it. Than take your left arm and bring it under your
opponent’s right arm and push your opponent’s right arm on to the left
side of your neck (kind of like hugging his right arm with your left
arm and neck). His lower forearm or wrist should be of your left side
of your neck. Then take your right leg and swing it over and in front
of you opponent’s head. At this point there should be pressure on your
opponent’s arm. Then to lock it up, just straighten your legs out
while holding onto your opponent’s right arm tight.

To follow up moves 239,240, & 241

268. Roll opponent while he tries to stack you to defend the armbar
(after he sweeps you) into a regular Japanese armbar – if when you go
to get the armbar but your opponent’s comes down on you to stack you,
as soon as he brings his weight down, just grab under your opponent’s
left leg with your right arm and then make your body go limp while
throwing your opponent’s left leg to your left and still holding your
opponent’s right arm with your left arm and your legs in the same
position as before. You should end up in a regular Japanese armbar.

269. Foot in your opponent’s hip and sit into and armbar (standing) -
while you and your opponent are standing in front of each other, grab
his right sleeve with your left hand, and his left collar with your
right hand. Than place your right foot on your opponent’s left hip.
Then just sit down while pulling your opponent don’t (using your right
foot for leverage), and swing your left leg over you opponent’s head
getting him into and armbar (like a armbar from guard). Your left leg
should be firm down on the back of your opponent’s neck.

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270. Punch Block; duck under; from behind sit back into back mount
(standing) – while you and your opponent are standing in front of each
other, and you opponent goes to punch you, block the punches by pushing
his shoulders. Then duck underneath his right arm to get behind him.
Then start pushing your opponent forward. He should resist you by
pressing back into you, and when he does that just sit down and get him
into back mount.

271. Ankle lock while opponent crosses his legs while having back mount
– while your opponent has you in the back mount and he cross his right
leg over his left leg, just take your right leg (shin) and bring it
high up and across your opponent’s right foot. Then take your left leg
and figure four it over you right leg. Then just push your hips up
while pushing down with your legs.

272. Escape from back mount while opponent is trying to choke you –
while your opponent has you in the back mount and is bringing his right
arm around your right side to choke you. Before he gets his arm
around, raise you right arm and place it against the right side of your
face with your forearm on top of your head. This stops your opponent
from bringing his right arm all the way around your neck. Then with
your left hand push his left leg of off your left leg to break the
hook, and while doing this keep scooting you butt to the left, while
turning your body clockwise. To assist you in turning and escaping
back mount, take your right hand as your turning clockwise and reach
back and grab the back of your opponent’s head (this should help
stabilize your opponent). Then just keep turning until your opponent
doesn’t have back mount anymore.

273. Cobra Choke (mount) – while you have your opponent in the mount
position, get control of your opponent’s left arm and push it towards
your left across your opponent’s face, while pushing him on his right
side. Then grab your opponent’s left wrist with your right hand. Your
right hand should be under your opponent’s head. You should be holding
your opponent’s left arm across the front of his face. You should also
be sitting on your opponent’s left side with your right knee on the
ground and your left knee up with your left foot pressed into your
opponent. Then take your left hand and shimmy it under your opponent’s
left arm (in between his left arm and neck), your hand should have a
chopping hand, on your opponent’s neck. Then just pull you opponent’s
left arm tight while pushing on your opponent’s neck with your left
hand. Also push your body back.

274. Cobra Choke to Japanese armbar (mount) – If in the previous move


your opponent stops you from getting the choke by tucking his right
hand in between your left arm and his neck to create space. Still
shimmy your left hand under your opponent’s left arm, but this time cup
your opponent’s left arm. Then when ready, swing your right leg over
your opponent and fall back into a Japanese armbar.

275. Cobra Choke to Front armbar (mount) – If when you have your left
hand in tucked in between your opponent’s left arm and his neck going
for a cobra choke, but your opponent turns away from you to defend the

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choke. Just follow him forward while extending his left arm, and step
your right leg over the front of your opponent and shoot it through and
under your opponent’s head. This should be like a reverse Japanese
armbar. Remember to support your body up with your right arm because
if your body falls straight down, you can hyper-extend your opponent’s
left elbow or even break his arm.

276. Escape from being mounted on your side with arm across neck – If
your opponent has you mount, and has you turned and is sitting on your
left side with your left arm across your face, first grab your left
lapel with your right hand. Then try to push your opponent’s left leg
out from underneath your opponent’s right leg with your left hand.
Bring your left knee up to your chest while pushing with your left hand
to assist you in getting your left leg free. Once you get you left leg
out, turn towards your opponent and work your way out of the mount
position.

277. Butterfly Guard – the guard position but with both of your feet
on the inside of your opponent’s legs, hooking them.

278. Under Arm Reversal (Butterfly Guard) – while you have your
opponent in the your butterfly guard, pull your opponent into you and
bring your right arm under and in between your opponent’s left arm and
body (with your right forearm across his back). Than take your left
arm and grab the outside of your opponent’s right arm. Then as you
opponent sits back to try to fend you off of him, just quickly sit up
with him and then quickly drop back down. While you drop back down
turn you opponent to your left by shifting your body that way and
pushing with your arms, and also by kicking your right leg out towards
your left. This should reverse your opponent.

279. Escape from Butter fly guard – if your opponent has you in a
butterfly guard, to get out of it push his knees to together and if you
can, jump over his legs. If you can’t jump over his legs, go over them
gradually. Also if you opponent tries to defend you from pushing his
knees together by pulling his knees apart, just pull his legs straight
and them climb over them.

280. Fake spin armbar into a Reverse Armbar (Cross Mount) – while you
have your opponent in the cross mount position (on his right side), get
you right arm hooked underneath his left arm. Than place you right
knee on top of you opponent’s chest or belly. Then step your left leg
over your opponent’s head like you are about to do the spin around
armbar. While your opponent turns to his right to try to defend the
spin around arm bar, instead of spinning for the other armbar, just sit
back into a Reverse armbar. You should be sitting up on a slight
angle, and your opponent’s left wrist or hand should be placed on your
right shoulder. There should also be space between your body and his
left arm. Then after having that position, just place pressure down on
your opponent’s left elbow while making sure his thumb is facing up.

281. Kick to leg to set up for fend of opponent (standing) – while you
and your opponent are standing in front of each other and your opponent

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is getting read to come in at you to attack you, stand in a back stance
with you leading leg slightly hovering the ground, with all of your
weight on your back leg. This is so you have enough reaction time.
Then as your opponent comes in at you quickly lift you lead leg up and
do a low kick to the front of your opponent’s thigh. This will prevent
him from getting in on you. Remember to have your leading leg already
off the ground before he comes in at you. If you are in a street
situation you want to kick you opponent in the front of his kneecap.

282. Kick to leg; bob and get behind opponent and control him
(standing) – After your opponent comes in at you and you fend him off
by kicking his leg or knee, bob or weave to the left or right side of
your opponent, ducking under his arms so you end up behind him. Make
sure you move your head so your opponent doesn’t punch you (don’t just
stand there and expect to get behind him easily). Once you are behind
your opponent, you want to be low on his weight so you have the
leverage, and it is also good to have control of at least one of his
arms. This is good for a two on one situation, where one person
attacks you; you kick him and get behind him, and then use that person
you are behind to block the other attacker.

283. Trap arm push up to opponent’s neck reversal (guard) – while you
have your opponent in your guard, grab your opponent’s left wrist with
your left hand, and take your right hand and bring it trough the bottom
of your opponent’s left arm through the bottom of his arm. Then push
your opponent’s left wrist up towards his neck while grabbing your left
hand with your right hand and using your right arm to assist you in
bending your opponent’s left arm up so you can hold his left hand up to
his throat. Then while you are holding your opponent’s arm up swing
both of your legs up towards his head while pushing your opponent
towards you. Then swing your legs back and your upper body up, but
while you are swinging back push your opponent to your right while
chopping your right leg under your opponent and your right leg over.
This should reverse him.

284. Hip bump from previous move (guard) – if when you attempt to do
the previous reversal, but your opponent leans back to keep you from
reversing him, just quickly take your left hand and bring it over you
opponent’s left shoulder and grab his triceps. Then post out with your
right arm and to a hip bump to get him over. You have to do the both
of these moves in conjunction with each other for the hip bump to work
properly from the previous reversal.

285. Escape from cross mount; arm under hip scoot in towards opponent;
get back mount – while your opponent has you in cross mount on your
right side with his legs in and with both of his arms over you on your
left side. First, take both of your hands and put them on the right
side of your opponent’s waist. Then straighten your legs out, but
don’t go flat on your back. Then scoot legs and body in towards your
opponent until you head gets out from underneath him. Then quickly
turn you body towards your opponent and get your opponent in back mount
with your hooks in.

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286. Escape from cross mount when opponent puts his arm under your
head from your near side – while your opponent has you in cross mount
on your right side with his legs in and with his right hand blocking
your legs from getting him in guard and his left arm under you head
from your right side and is holding you. Take your left hand and grab
your opponent’s left wrist and at the same time as doing that take your
right hand and place it on your opponent’s left knee. Then suddenly
bump your hips up into your opponent while pushing your opponent to the
right on 45-degree angle towards your head. Also while you go to push
him over push his left knee out with your right hand. If done right
should you should now be on top of your opponent and should be able to
obtain the cross mount position.

287. Pull opponent’s arm across and trap it (guard) – while you have
your opponent your guard, grab his right elbow (on the sleeve if
wearing a gi) with your left hand, and his right wrist with your right
hand. Then pull his right arm across your body to your right with your
left and right hands, and also while scooting your butt out to your
left. Then hold your opponent tight to your chest while his right arm
is across it. This is a good position to set you up for many things.

289. Pull opponent’s arm across and trap it into an arm lock (guard) –
while you have your opponent your guard, grab his right elbow (on the
sleeve if wearing a gi) with your left hand, and his right wrist with
your right hand. Then pull his right arm across your body to your
right with your left and right hands, and also while scooting your butt
out to your left. Then hold your opponent tight to your chest while his
right arm is across it. Then take your right arm and bring it over his
right arm and under his left arm, and push his left arm up towards your
head, so his left wrist is placed on your right shoulder. His arm
should be extended out straight. Then take your left hand and grab
your right wrist, and place your right arm over your opponent’s left
elbow. There should be space between your opponent’s left arm and your
body. Then push your arms in on your opponent’s elbow while pushing
your right shoulder out on your opponent’s left wrist.

290. Defense to the previous arm lock – if someone is attempting to


get this move on you and has you in the position. To defend it, just
put your head down and press it on your left arm or vise versa. This
closes up the space that is left between your arm and your opponent’s
body.

291. Counter to defense to arm lock into a shoulder lock (guard) – if


your opponent defends the previous arm lock (move 287) by putting his
head down. Just push his head down past his left arm, and then twist
your body and arms to the left while your keep your lower body
stationary. If you have to you can twist your lower body to your right
while doing this move.

292. Heel hook while opponent is in the leg sweep position (guard) –
if your opponent has you in his guard, and he has the sweep position on
your with his right shin across your body. Take your left hand and put
the bony part of it under you opponent’s right heel. Then grab your
left hand with your right hand and hold his heel tight on your body.
After doing that sit back while still holding your opponent’s heel.
Your opponent’s right leg should fall in between your legs. Then lock
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holding your opponent’s right heel tight to your body, turn your body
to your right while pushing your legs to your left.

293. Defense if opponent attempts heel hook while your in a leg sweep
position (guard) – if you have your opponent in your guard and you have
the sweep position with your right shin across your opponent’s body,
and your opponent’s attempts to get a heel hook on your right foot. As
soon as he brings both of his hands to your right foot, spin your body
towards you left and get on your knees. Get out of there before he
gets his hands locked on your foot. Remember to spin the right way
(Always where your bent knee is facing).

294. Pressure point under opponent’s nose while facing him (standing)
– while you and your opponent are standing in front of each other and
facing each other and your opponent comes into get you in a front bear
hug for example. Just take your right hand and with a chopping hand
push it under the bridge of your opponent’s nose (on the crook between
the bridge of your nose and your upper lip) while your right hand is on
a 45-degree angle. Make sure you walk forwards towards your opponent
while doing this move. It will make him thrust back further.

295. Pressure point on opponent’s throat while facing him (standing) –


while you and your opponent are standing in front of each other take
your right hand and place your pointer and middle fingers on top of the
“v” part of your opponent’s sternum (on the bottom of his neck in the
groove). Then push forward with your hand and on and angle up, while
walking in towards your opponent’s

296. Throw when opponent comes from behind you to choke you (standing)
– while your opponent comes behind you and takes his right arm and
brings it around your neck to choke you. Take both of your hands and
pull down on your opponent’s right arm. Then spread your legs and get
a good base, and drop your level, while still pulling your opponent’s
right arm down, and then bend your body forward a little bit. Than
stand back up straight while shifting your right shoulder down a little
and pulling your opponent over your right shoulder.

297. Arm lock takedown when opponent comes behind you to choke you
(standing) – while your opponent comes behind you and takes his right
arm and brings it around your neck to choke you. Take both of your
hands and pull down on your opponent’s right arm. Then while keeping
your left foot stationary take your right foot and bring it behind your
opponent’s right leg from the outside. Then walk your left leg around
towards your right while pushing your opponent’s right arm off of your
neck with your left hand and figure fouring your right hand with your
left wrist while still holding his right arm with your left hand, and
push your opponent back and down on the ground by pushing his right arm
that you have in a figure four, behind your opponent.

298. Defense to a bear hug using cross block (standing) – while your
opponent comes behind your to get a bear hug on you. Just before he
gets his hands connected around you, drop you level and spread your
legs like a horse stance, while at the same time cross your arms and
have them extended out on a 45-degree angel like an “X”.

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299. Defense if opponent is behind you and trying to pick you up and
slam you (standing) – if your opponent gets behind you with his arms
around your waist, and he goes to pick you up and slam you. As he
picks you up at the same time swing your arms up in the air, while
hooking your left leg behind your opponent’s left leg. This will stop
his momentum. Then if you want you can bend your body forward and grab
your opponent’s ankle or leg, with your left hand, and place your right
hand on the floor. This is so your opponent doesn’t slam your head
into the ground.

300. Previous defense into a leg lock (standing) – from the last part
of the previous slam defense, as your are bent down pull on your
opponent’s left ankle (foot if you can reach) while you push your body
into him. This should make him fall back, and then you should be
sitting on your opponent’s left leg. Then just scoot your butt up on
your opponent’s knee and pull up on your opponent’s ankle, while
pushing your butt into his knee.

301. Toss your opponent while he goes to choke you from behind
(standing) – while your opponent comes behind you and takes his right
arm and brings it around your neck to choke you. Take both of your
hands and pull down on your opponent’s right arm. Then walk your legs
to the right past your opponent, and step them back so your left leg is
behind your opponent’s right leg and your right leg is parallel to your
left leg. Then drop your level and get a good base. Then grab the
both of your opponent’s legs with your hands from the front of his legs
and shift your upper body back, and left your opponent’s legs up. You
should now be holding your opponent’s up. Then with all of your force
use your body and your arms to throw your opponent counterclockwise
behind you.

302. Clinch (right hand on neck) shoulder press takedown (knees or


standing) – while you and your opponent are facing each other on your
knees, take your left arm and bring it under and in between your
opponent’s right arm and his body, and hold his right shoulder with
your left hand. Then take your right hand and place it on top of your
left hand. Then press down on your opponent’s shoulder while you pull
him in towards you. He should either go down on his stomach or turn on
his back.

303. Shoulder takedown into armbar (knees) – while you and your
opponent are facing each other on your knees, take your left arm and
bring it under and in between your opponent’s right arm and his body,
and hold his right shoulder with your left hand. Then take your right
hand and place it on top of your left hand. Then press down on your
opponent’s shoulder while you pull him in towards you. He should
either go down on his stomach or turn on his back. If your opponent
has any sense he will try to turn into you on his back. While he turns
on his back, turn you body about 45 degrees to you right and then get
your opponent in an armbar.

304. Shoulder press; into guard; into figure four shoulder lock (knees)
– while you and your opponent are facing each other on your knees, take
your left arm and bring it under and in between your opponent’s right
arm and his body, and hold his right shoulder with your left hand.

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Then take your right hand and place it on top of your left hand. Then
press down on your opponent’s shoulder while you pull him in towards
you. If your opponent posts out with his left arm and his left leg,
just pull him into your guard, but when you pull guard make sure you
are primarily on the right side of your opponent’s body with your legs
locked tight around you opponent. Also make sure you still keep
control of your opponent’s right arm. Then take your right hand and
place it on your opponent’s right elbow. While holding your opponent’s
right elbow down take you left hand and start pushing your opponent’s
wrist or forearm up and towards his head.

305. Shoulder press; into guard; into omaplata (knees) – while you and
your opponent are facing each other on your knees, take your left arm
and bring it under and in between your opponent’s right arm and his
body, and hold his right shoulder with your left hand. Then take your
right hand and place it on top of your left hand. Then press down on
your opponent’s shoulder while you pull him in towards you. If your
opponent posts out with his left arm and his left leg, just pull him
into your guard, but when you pull guard make sure you are primarily on
the right side of your opponent’s body with your legs locked tight
around you opponent. Then while holding you opponent’s right arm with
your right hand, swing your left leg over you opponent’s face and
figure four you right leg over you left ankle while sitting up. Make
sure you hold your left arm over you opponent’s back so he doesn’t try
to get out of the hold by rolling forward. Then complete the move by
either pushing your opponent’s arm forward, or by holding your opponent
down with your left arm and leaning forward.

306. Chest on opponent’s upper back while opponent is facing you; hook
under arm; get choke while sitting out (knees)– while you and your
opponent are facing each other on your knees and your opponent goes
down to shoot in on your or whatever and you get your chest on top of
your opponent. Take your right hand and bring it around your
opponent’s neck starting from his left side, and grab you opponent’s
right lapel with your right hand. Then take your left arm and shoot it
up and in between your opponent’s right arm and body (hooking it).
Then turn your opponent’s body clockwise so he is now sitting and
leaning back. You should still have your opponent’s right lapel and
his right arm hook. Then sit your left leg through. You opponent’s
head should be leaning up on your body, and when you sit through it
should cause your opponent to start choking due to the fact that you
have your left arm across his neck and you holding his right lapel with
your left hand.

307. Get knee in crook of opponent’s arm and shift body for better
position and punch (guard) – while you have your opponent in your guard
and your opponent has his hands on both of your biceps. Take your arm
and rotate it clockwise, while grabbing your opponent’s left arm. Then
push your opponent’s left arm up with your right hand while your scoot
your butt to your left and you put your right knee into the crook your
you opponent’s left elbow. Switch the position of your right hand so
you are holding your opponent’s left wrist and you have your opponent’s
left arm pinned against your right leg. Also you should have your left
leg high up and across your opponent’s back. You should be on your
right side facing your opponent’s right ear. Then lean your left leg

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into your opponent, this should break him down. Make sure you are
holding your opponent’s right arm with your left arm (over top his
arm). If you keep your legs tight on your opponent. You should be
able to let go of your opponent’s left wrist and punch him in the face.

308. Get knee in crook of opponent’s arm and shift body for better
position into bicep lock (guard) – while you have your opponent in your
guard and your opponent has his hands on both of your biceps. Take
your arm and rotate it clockwise, while grabbing your opponent’s left
arm. Then push your opponent’s left arm up with your right hand while
your scoot your butt to your left and you put your right knee into the
crook your you opponent’s left elbow. Switch the position of your
right hand so you are holding your opponent’s left wrist and you have
your opponent’s left arm pinned against your right leg. Also you
should have your left leg high up and across your opponent’s back. You
should be on your right side facing your opponent’s right ear. Then
lean your left leg into your opponent this should break him down. Make
sure you are holding your opponent’s right arm with your left arm (over
top his arm). Make sure you keep your legs tight on your opponent.
Then to cause a lot of painful pressure on your opponent’s left bicep,
pull your opponent’s right wrist in, while pushing out on to your
opponent’s left bicep with your right knee.

309. Get knee in crook of opponent’s arm and shift body for better
position into a shoulder lock (guard) – while you have your opponent in
your guard and your opponent has his hands on both of your biceps.
Take your arm and rotate it clockwise, while grabbing your opponent’s
left arm. Then push your opponent’s left arm up with your right hand
while your scoot your butt to your left and you put your right knee
into the crook of your opponent’s left elbow. Switch the position of
your right hand so you are holding your opponent’s left wrist and you
have your opponent’s left arm pinned against your right leg. Also you
should have your left leg high up and across your opponent’s back. You
should be on your right side facing your opponent’s right ear. Then
lean your left leg into your opponent this should break him down. Make
sure you are holding your opponent’s right arm with your left arm (over
top of his arm). Then take your right hand and place it on your
opponent’s right elbow. While holding your opponent’s right elbow down
take you left hand and bend his right arm back and then start pushing
your opponent’s right wrist or forearm up and towards his head.

310. Get knee in crook of opponent’s arm and shift body for better
position; opponent pulls arm back into triangle choke (guard) – if you
are going for position 307, and you have your right knee in the crook
of your opponent’s right, and your holding his right wrist with your
right hand. While you opponent is using a lot of pressure to pull his
right arm away, just let it go so it swings back. As soon as his arm
swings back, quickly take your right leg and swing it over to the left
behind your opponent’s neck, and get him in a triangle choke. Make
sure you are facing your opponent’s left ear, and you have your
opponent’s right arm in between your legs.

311. Get an armbar if you can’t get the previous triangle choke (guard)
– if for some reason you can’t get the triangle choke from the previous
move, grab your opponent’s right arm with your left hand. Then push
your opponent to the left and while pushing your opponent’s head to
your left swing your left leg over his head and get him into and armbar.

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312. Defend from move 214 by bumping into opponent – while your
opponent has you in the cross mount position on your right side, and he
switches his leg position like a sit out with a wide base, and is
getting ready to swing his leg over you to get the mount. Right when
your opponent goes to swing his right leg over your body to get mount,
suddenly bump your opponent towards your right while shooting your left
arm out to help give you momentum. This should help reverse your
opponent so you now have him in cross mount.

313. Count to previous bump (or roll) (cross mount) – To counter the
previous reversal, as soon as your opponent bumps into you to reverse
you, just go with him and continue rolling while pushing your opponent
with your left hand. If you time it right and use your momentum, you
should be able to reverse your opponent’s reversal.

314. Help defend move 214 by putting foot on knee and lifting leg – To
help defend you opponent from obtaining mount from having you cross
mount (on you right side). Take your left leg and have it bent with
your left knee pointing up and your left foot on the ground. Then
place your right foot up on your left knee. This will help you defend
move 214 and it will also help prevent your opponent from getting the
knee on stomach position. If your opponent attempts to do move 214, as
soon as he starts to swing his leg over, take your right leg which
should be up on your left knee and just simply left your right leg up
high. This should block your opponent’s left leg from swinging over
your body.

315. Counter to the leg lift; push leg down or over (cross mount) – If
your opponent does the previous leg left defense while you are trying
to swing your leg over your opponent to obtain the mount position from
cross mount, you can just grab the pant leg or ankle of the leg your
swinging and help your leg get over your opponents by using your hand
to pull your leg over his leg. Or you can just push your opponent’s
leg down.

316. Half mount escape into mount (half mount) – while you have your
opponent in your half mount with your right leg trapped, take your left
arm and bring it across to the left side of your opponent’s head with
your left elbow placed along your opponent’s left side of his head.
Then drop your left hip to the ground. Then gradually bring your right
knee up by using small scooting motions. Once your knee is up and out,
drop your knee forward and onto the ground (Trapping your opponent’s
left leg with your left leg). Then just scoot your body to your right,
to get the mount position.

317. Defend previous move if opponent puts hand on your knee; into a
chicken wing (half guard) – if your opponent has you in half mount with
his right leg tied up with your left leg, and your opponent goes to do
the previous escape, but to assist him he starts to push on your left
leg to help get his knee out. While your opponent is pushing on your
left leg, scoot your butt to your left and then take your left hand and

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grab your opponent’s right arm, and push your opponent’s right arm
behind his back. Then take your right hand and grab or bring it
through in between your opponent’s right arm and back. Then use your
right hand to push your opponent’s right arm up behind his back like a
chicken wing.

318. Kimura takedown from knees – While you and your opponent are
facing each other on your knees, grab your opponent’s right wrist or
sleeve with your left hand. Than take your right hand and bring it
over your opponent’s right shoulder, and back through in between your
opponent’s right and his right side. Then grab you left wrist with
your right hand, and bend his arm up. Then step your left leg up, and
walk your right leg behind you in a clockwise motion, while keeping
your left leg stationary. This should cause your opponent to turn and
go on his back. So you can obtain the side mount position, and a set
of for a Americana lock.

319. Previous move into Americana lock – once you get in a side mount
position, make sure you don’t let go of the hold that you have on your
opponent’s arm. Then sit your left leg through and swing your right
leg over your opponent’s head. So now you should still have the lock
and you should have you right knee on the ground (on the left side of
your opponent), and your right foot planted over on the right side of
your opponent’s head. Then slide your opponent’s right hand along the
floor towards his head while lifting his elbow up with your right
forearm.

320. Shoot into leg lock (standing) – while you and your opponent are
standing in front of each other, and your opponent has his left leg as
the leading leg. Shoot in at your opponent’s left leg with your right
leg leading and your left leg dragging, and shoot with your right hand
twisted clockwise with your right palm facing towards you right. As
you shoot in at your opponent’s left leg. First grab your opponent’s
left ankle with your right hand and then turn your body
counterclockwise and bring your right knee up and between your
opponent’s legs with your right foot hooked onto your opponent’s left
leg near his left groin area, and grab his left leg with your left
hand. Your left leg should shoot straight up the left side of your
opponent while you pop your butt all the way up, to get you waste
pressed on your opponent’s knee this should cause your opponent to fall
face forward. You should then either be laying on top of your
opponent’s knee or have his leg pressed against you in some manner with
his knee along your waste. Then to lock it up just pull on his left
ankle and pop your hips out.

321. Forearm lock and shoulder lock while opponent is defending


Japanese armbar- while you attempt a Japanese armbar on your opponent
(on his right arm), but your opponent stops it by grabbing his right
wrist with his left hand. Take your right arm, which should already be
under your opponent’s right bent arm, and keep your forearm pressed
under you opponent’s arm. Than grab the crook of your left elbow with
your right hand, and bring your left hand over on top of your

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opponent’s right arm (with the bony part of your wrist on top of is
arm. Than then press the bony part of your left wrist into your
opponent’s arm while pressing your right forearm up. To lock up your
opponent’s shoulder while doing this you can also twist your opponent’s
forearm towards you right.

322. Escape North South position by swinging legs – While your


opponent has you in the North South position with his legs posted out.
Then take your legs and extend them out and up with them pressed
together. Then swing your legs to your left and then quickly swing
them back to your right really quick. This should cause you to turn
your whole body so your opponent now has you in the cross mount
position. From there you can work your cross mount escapes. Make sure
your hands and body are in the right position.

323. Escape North South into back mount by rolling back – While your
opponent has you in the North South position. First make sure you get
your arms underneath your opponent’s chest. Walk your body out,
without bringing your opponent with you. Then swing your legs back
over your head onto your opponent’s back and get one hook in. Once you
have the first hook in slip the second hook in and get back mount.

324. Escape North South by bringing knees up and under opponent’s


shoulders – While your opponent has you in the North South position.
Make sure you get your arms underneath of his chest. Then bump your
opponent up while pushing up on your opponent’s chest with your hands.
While doing this bring your knees up into your chest while pulling your
opponent forward by his arms, and have your opponents biceps pressed
against your shins. Position your hands so they are grabbing your
opponent’s wrist. Then bring your legs forward some, so your opponent
gets put off balance. This position will set you up for many things.
Very important if opponent has you in North South.

325. Reversal from previous position – While you have your opponent in
the previous position, just pull down on your opponent’s left wrist
while leaning left, and kick you right leg up and towards your left.
This will throw your opponent off of you and give you a good chance at
getting him in cross mount.

326. Reversal from North South position by attempting to roll opponent


one way and then rolling him the other way – while your opponent has
you in the North South position. You want to place both of your hands
on your opponent’s side, and then try to bump your opponent over
towards your left, while pushing your opponent’s right side with your
right hand. As soon as your opponent defends it and pushes back into
you (towards your right), go with him and push him towards your right
with your left hand pushing his right side, and at the same time bring
your right arm back and chop his right leg while you are rolling. This
should reverse your opponent.

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327. Spider guard – this is an open guard position where both of you
feet are on your opponent’s hips and you are holding your opponent’s
wrist or sleeves with your knees pressed into your opponent’s arms.

moves learned from Roger Machado During Seminar


328. Triangle choke foot in hip; hop from (standing) – while you and
your opponent are standing in front of each other. First grab you
opponent’s right sleeve with your left hand. Then grab your opponent’s
right sleeve with your right hand and release your left hand. Than
take your left hand and grab high up on your opponent’s left lapel with
your palm facing in towards your opponent. Then take your left foot
and bring it up and place it on your opponent’s right hip. After doing
that do a hop and fall down while pulling your opponent down with you,
and as your going down swing your right leg over the back of your
opponent’s neck and figure four your right leg with your left leg, and
triangle your opponent. You should have it where when you point your
right toes up and press your left leg down. It will choke your
opponent.

329. Armbar hook foot in hip; hop from (standing) – while you and your
opponent are standing up in front of each other. Grab under his right
elbow with your left hand. Than grab high up on his left lapel with
your right hand. After having your hands in the right position step
forward with your left foot. Than left your right leg up and hook your
right foot on you opponent’s right hip. After having that position. Do
a little hop on your left foot and as you coming down from the hop,
fall down on your butt while you swing your body towards you right
while swinging your left leg towards you right over your opponent’s
head into an armbar. Remember not to leg go of your opponent’s right
arm or left lapel while going down. Also while you are going down you
should pull your opponent close into you to get the armbar tighter.

330. Gi choke from sprawl on knees; roll (knees) – while you and you
opponent are on your knees or even standing facing each other, and your
opponent goes in on you to grab you legs or waste with his head down,
and you sprawl on top of his back. Now your you should have your chest
on top of your opponent’s back with your opponent’s head tucked
underneath your chest and you still facing each other (make sure you
have a lot of weight on your opponent’s back from your chest). Than
after you have that position take you right hand and bring it around
your opponent’s neck (going through from the left side of his neck),
and grab his right lapel with your right hand. Than take your left
hand and grab your opponent’s right knee or pant leg at his knee. Than
you want to take your head and tuck it into your opponent’s right side.
After doing that you want to do a forward roll over you left shoulder
while still holding you opponent’s right lapel with your right hand,
and still holding you opponent’s left pant leg. After you do that roll
it should cause you opponent to roll with you. Than you should have
you back lying on your opponent perpendicular to him with your right
hand still holding his right lapel. After you have that position,
bridge your hips up, and then turn your body into your opponent going
towards your right. You should then grab your opponent’s right arm,
and you should be on your knees facing your opponent’s back. He should

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be somewhat lying on his left side. Then to finish the move just pull
on your opponent’s right lapel, and press you body into him.

331. Armbar sit or quick (knees) – while you and your opponent are on
your knees facing each other. First grab under you opponent’s right
elbow with your left hand. Than grab high up his left lapel with your
right hand. After having your hands in the right position step your
right leg up in front of your opponent’s left leg. Then sit your left
leg through. Now you should be sitting down with you left leg flat on
the ground and your right leg up (meaning knee up and foot on the
ground). Than after you have that sitting position and your still
holding your opponent’s right arm and left lapel. Swing your body
towards your right and swing your left leg out and over you opponent’s
head into an armbar. Remember to keep control of your opponent’s right
arm. That the arm your taking.

There is a quick version of this move. This is when you step your
right leg up in front of your opponent’s left leg. Instead of sitting
down with you left leg flat. Just fall towards your right while swing
your body around and you left leg out and over your opponent’s head,
and then take the armbar.

332. Triangle choke; lean (spider guard) – while you have your
opponent’s spider guard (refer to #327), extend you body out while
leaning on your left shoulder. Remember you should still be holding
your opponent’s wrist or sleeves. Than quickly (after you do the move
step by step), pull you opponent into you by pulling you opponent’s
right arm across you body to your right and in between your legs, and
while you pulling you opponent into you. You want to swing you body
towards your right, while taking your right leg, and bringing it across
the back of your opponent’s neck (your body should also be in a
position where you are almost looking into your opponent’s left ear).
Your opponent’s left arm should not be in between your legs. It should
be on the outside of your right leg. Than put the crook of your left
knee over your right ankle, and crank down with your left leg, and
pointing you right toes up. To assist you in the choke you can push
you opponent’s head down. Also if your right leg isn’t right across
the back of your opponent’s neck. You can use your left hand to pull it
in the right position.

333. Armbar & Choke Combo; foot in bicep; hook foot on neck (spider
guard) – while you have your opponent’s spider guard (refer to #327),
keep control of your opponent’s arms by holding his wrist or sleeve.
Than take your right foot and place it on your opponent’s left bicep
and extend your right leg out while pulling you opponent’s right arm
in. This is to make space for the next position. Then quickly take
you right foot and hook the top of your right foot on the right side of
you opponent’s neck. Now you should be holding you opponent’s arms and
you should have your right foot hooked on your opponent’s neck. Then
pull you opponent down into you by pulling your opponent’s arms down
and hooking your opponent’s neck down. Than quickly take your right
hand and grab your opponent’s right arm. Now both of your arms should
be holding your opponent’s right arm. Then quickly swing your body to
your right while swinging your left leg ever you opponent’s head on the
left side of his neck and press you legs out while locking his right
elbow up. Your right foot should be on one the right side of his neck
and your left foot should be on the left side of his neck and as your

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taking the armbar, squeeze your feet together. This should cause you
opponent to choke as you getting the armbar.

334. Ankle pick Guard pass (standing) – while you are standing up in
front of your opponent and you opponent is sitting down in front of
you. With his legs out on the ground and is ready for you to come in
and do something. Shoot with your left leg forwards and your right leg
dragging behind. If you don’t know how to shoot. What you want to do
is for this move is. Step your left leg forward a little on the left of
your opponent’s right leg. Than place your right knee on the ground
(with a good base, make sure you legs are positioned right so you have
good balance. Than take you right hand and pick grab you opponent’s
right ankle. Make sure you keep your back straight when you go to pick
your opponent’s ankle up. Than lift your opponent’s right leg (by his
ankle) up with your right hand. As you lifting your opponent’s right
leg up with your right hand. Step you right leg up on the outside of
your opponent’s right leg to about his stomach and turn your body
clockwise and place your knee on your opponent’s stomach. If you want
after you get to the knee on stomach position you can even drop down
into a cross mount position.

Keeping the Mount (goes with moves 105 to 107)(opponent’s hand


position)

 Bumps forward – If your opponent bumps you forward go forward with


him and post you hands out in front of you on the ground, and then
immediately push yourself back up.
 Bumps left or right – If your opponent bumps you left or right post
your arms out in front of you in on the ground, in which ever
direction he is bumping you and then immediately push yourself back
up.
 Hands high – if your opponent has his hands high up on your mid-
section or chest. Just bring both off your arms under your
opponent’s arms from the outside and push them down to the ground
over his head.
 Hands low – if your opponent has his hand down low on your stomach,
just get in close to your opponent and bring one of your arms around
the back of his head.

335. Opponent turns into rear naked choke (mount) – while you have
your opponent in the mount position, and your opponent starts to turn
to try to reverse you, just open your legs a little so he can start
turning without turning you, and as he is turning (say he is turning to
your right) slip your right hook in, and while you are doing this
slide your right arm along the right side of your opponent’s neck, to
get a rear naked choke, and one your opponent turns all the way and
tries to turn again, slip the other hook and then finish the position
for the rear naked choke.

336. Foot in your opponent’s hip and sit leg sweep takedown (standing)
– while you and your opponent are standing in front of each other, take
your left hand and grab your opponent’s right sleeve. Than take your
right hand and grab high up on your opponent’s left lapel. Than place
your right foot (pointing out) on your opponent’s left hip. After

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doing that sit down while still holding your opponent’s right sleeve
and left lapel, while you sit down shoot your left leg in between your
opponent’s legs. Your opponent should still be standing right now.
Then turn your body towards you left on your left side and grab your
opponent’s right ankle. Then chop your opponent’s left leg with your
left leg while pulling on your opponent’s right ankle and pushing your
right foot forward. This should cause you opponent to fall back and
you should not be on top of your opponent. Your left should be in
between your opponent’s legs and your right leg should be outside of
his legs. If you are just doing the takedown and not transitioning it
with another move try to clear your left leg from getting put in half
guard.

337. Foot in your opponent’s hip and sit leg sweep takedown into leg
lock (standing) – Now once you have pushed your opponent down and back,
turn your body towards your left and grab your opponent’s right leg and
step your right leg over your opponent and take your opponent’s right
leg into a leg lock.

338. Place foot in hip; sit down, into heel hook (standing) – while
you and your opponent are standing in front of each other, take your
left hand and grab your opponent’s right sleeve. Than take your right
hand and grab high up on your opponent’s left lapel. Than place your
right foot (pointing out) on your opponent’s left hip. After doing
that sit down while still holding your opponent’s right sleeve and left
lapel, while you sit down shoot your left leg in between your
opponent’s legs. Your opponent should still be standing right now. If
for some reason you can’t get your opponent down from standing. Take
your left leg that is in between your opponent’s legs and hook it
around your opponent’s right leg, placing your left foot on your
opponent’s right hip. Then push forward with your right leg and pull
on one of your opponent’s ankle if you have to so he will fall. His
foot should fall right into a heel hook position. Just close you knees
together, and twist your opponent’s heel towards your right.

339. Break Guard by pressing elbows into knees – A way of breaking


your opponent’s closed guard open is to take the points of your elbows
and push them on the inside of your opponent’s knees this should open
your opponent’s legs right up (There should be a pressure point there).

340. Shoulder Lock from cross mount, body turns – while you have your
opponent in your cross mount (on his right side), and you keep your
opponent from tucking in his left arm. First take your right hand and
grab your opponent’s left wrist. Then start spinning your body
clockwise going towards north south position (but you don’t want north
south position). Then take your left hand, and bring it under your
opponent’s left arm and grab your right wrist with your left hand.
Then you basically want to be sitting on or kneeling over your
opponent’s head with your legs close to his head, and your right foot
flat on the ground. This is to keep him from sitting up. Then pull
your opponent’s left arm up while it is still figure foured. Keep his
forearm at a 90 degree angle, then turn your body not your arms towards
your left.

341. Forearm Lock from previous – To get your opponent in a forearm


lock if for some reason you can’t get the shoulder lock. Just take

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your right hand and let go of your opponents let wrist. Than with your
right arm over your opponent’s left forearm grab your opponent’ belt
with your right hand. Then just hold your opponent’s belt tight & pull
down with your right arm while you pull up with your left arm.

342. Neck crank from previous – While you have your opponent in the
cross mount position grab your opponent’s left arm with your left hand
and then spin you body into North South position while still holding
your opponent’s left wrist with your left hand. Then rest your
opponent’s head on your shoulder. After that take your right arm and
bring it behind your opponent’s head (starting from his left side) and
grab your opponent’s left arm with your right hand. Then just drop
your body back to crank his neck.

343. Kimura Lock while opponent has you in cross mount position –
while you opponent has you in his cross mount position on your right
side, with his left hand under your head from your right side. Take
your right hand and pry it under your opponent’s left arm and grab his
left wrist with your right hand. Than take your left hand and bring it
over your opponent’s left shoulder, and under his left arm and grab
your right wrist with your left hand. Then push your opponent’s left
arm up past his back while you turn your body towards you left. You
should now be on your left side and your opponent should be over you
body with his left arm being locked up.

344. Counter to Previous kimura lock (cross mount) – If your opponent


attempts to get you in a kimura while you have him in cross mount.
While your opponent is going for this, on your right arm, just tuck
your right arm under your body. Then place your left hand on your
opponent’s hip. After doing that, just press down with your left hand,
hold your right arm tight to your body. Then just run your body
towards your right. This should lock your opponent’s shoulder up.

345. Counter to Previous Counter by using arm crush – if your opponent


tucks his left hand under his body to stop your from doing the move,
you can keep hold of your opponent’s left wrist with your right wrist.
Then take the bony part of your left wrist and press it on your
opponent’s arm right by your hand. Then just push on your opponent’s
left arm with your right wrist while using a grinding motion. Do this
also while pulling down on your opponent’s left wrist with your right
hand, and turn his wrist back and forth.

346. Take down by applying pressure on shoulder (standing) – while you


and your opponent are standing up and you are in the clinch (with your
right arm holding his head & your left arm under, his right arm). Take
your left arm and shoot it in between your opponent’s right arm & body
and grab the top of your opponent’s right shoulder with your left hand.
Then place your right hand on top of your left hand. Then place
pressure down on your opponent’s shoulder with both of your hands,
while turning your body towards your right. While you are pushing down
on your opponent’s shoulder with your hands, push down and across from
you towards your right. If you can’t get your opponent down to the
ground you should at least be able to get him of balance to do another
move or get him with some strikes.

347. Counter to Kimura Lock while you are in opponent’s guard - If


your opponent attempts to get you in a kimura he has you in his guard.

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While your opponent is going for this, on your right arm, just tuck
your right arm under your body. Then place your left hand on your
opponent’s hip. After doing that, just press down with your left hand,
hold your right arm tight to your body. Then just run your body
towards your right. This should lock your opponent’s shoulder up

348. Key lock from half guard – While you have your opponent in half
guard with your right legs tangled up take your take your right hand
and pry it under your opponent’s left arm and grab his left wrist with
your right hand. Than take your left hand and bring it over your
opponent’s left shoulder, and under his left arm and grab your right
wrist with your left hand. Then push your opponent’s left arm up past
his back while you turn your body towards you left. You should now be
on your left side and your opponent should be over you body with his
left arm being locked up. This is pretty much done like the kimura
lock when your opponent has you in his cross mount.

349. Straighten opponent’s leg from half guard position – While you
have your opponent in the half guard position with your legs wrapped
around your opponent’s right leg. Have your right leg around your
opponent’s right leg with your left leg is triangling your right ankle.
Then bring your left foot back under you opponent’s right shin (hooking
his right leg with your left leg). Then extend you legs out. This
will straighten your opponent’s right leg out, and he will lose some of
his balance, and it can set you up for other things.

350. Reversal into leg lock from previous - While you have your
opponent in the half guard position with your legs wrapped around your
opponent’s right leg. Have your right leg around your opponent’s right
leg with your left leg is triangling your right ankle. Then bring your
left foot back under you opponent’s right shin (hooking his right leg
with your left leg). Then extend you legs out. This will straighten
your opponent’s right leg out, and he will lose some of his balance.
Then take your left hand and place it on your opponent’s right bicep,
and take your right hand and place it on your opponent’s left bicep.
Then lift your opponent up by his biceps and pull him up towards you
head a little. While you are doing this pull down on your opponent’s
right bicep and up with your right hand on your opponent’s left bicep,
while you roll your opponent to your left. This should make your roll
on top of your opponent, but don’t let go of your legs hooked around
your opponent’s right leg. Once you are on top of your opponent, place
your hands in his bicep, and then arch your hips while looking up at
the ceiling and extend your legs out at the same time. This should
lock your opponent’s knee up.

351. Clock Choke (Knee on Belly) – While you have your opponent in the
cross mount position, take your left hand and feed it through the right
side of your opponent’s head and grab the back of your opponent’s
collar with your left hand, with your thumb on the inside of his
collar. Then grab the waste of your opponent’s pants on his left side
with your right hand. Then press down with your hands and left your
right knee and place it on your opponent’s stomach. After you get that
position take your right hand and feed up all the way up your
opponent’s right lapel with your palm facing up. Then after your legs

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and hands are in the right positions, just take you left arm while
holding your opponent’s collar and turn it clockwise over you
opponent’s head while pulling your opponent’s right lapel with your
right hand towards his left, and pull towards you with your left hand
that is holding his collar.

352. Turning Gi Choke (Knee on Belly) – While you have your opponent
in the cross mount position, take your left hand and feed up high on
your opponent’s right lapel with your palm facing down. Then grab the
waste of your opponent’s pants on his left side with your right hand.
Then press down with your hands and left your right knee and place it
on your opponent’s stomach. Then take your right hand and feed up high
in your opponent’s left lapel with your palm facing up. Then quickly
turn your body clockwise to the north south position with out letting
go of the lapels. You should now be lined up with your opponent on
your knees with your body behind your opponent’s head. Your arms
should also be crossed with your left forearm more across you
opponent’s neck. Your opponent should pretty much immediately feel the
choke, you should also have your forehead on your opponent’s chest for
more leverage.

353. Reversal from Opponent getting mount position form knee on


stomach – while your opponent has you in cross mount on your right side
and then he places his right knee on your stomach and then tries to
slide his right knee across your stomach to get the mount position.
What you want to do first is place pressure on your opponent’s right
knee with your left hand. Then as your opponent is still trying to
slide his right knee across your body, place your right hand on your
opponent’s right leg and push it up and hook your right leg around his
left leg into half guard position. As soon you get your opponent in
half with your right leg, trap his left arm with your right arm. Then
place your left hand on your opponent’s right hip and then bum and
roll your opponent towards your right.

354. Armbar from hooking your leg when opponent is curled on knees –
While you opponent is on his knees with his head tucked down, take your
left leg and hook your opponent’s right left leg from his left side.
Then take your left hand and bring it over your opponent’s back and
right shoulder and grab your opponent’s right wrist with your left
hand. Then take your right hand and bring it over your opponent’s back
and through the bottom of your opponent’s right arm and grab you left
wrist with your right hand. Then at the same time step your right leg
over your opponent’s right side while you roll over your right
shoulder. You should roll your opponent over your right leg so when
you roll and bring your opponent with you, your legs should be on the
outside of your opponent’s right side and they can be placed in the
right position for an armbar. So after you roll your opponent place
your legs across your opponent’s body without crossing your ankles and
take the armbar like you would with a Japanese armbar.

355. Gi & Knee Choke – while you have your opponent in the cross mount
position on his right side spin quickly around to the left side of your
opponent, so your opponent’s body is facing away from you. Then take
your right hand and feed it tight into your opponent’s right lapel

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(with your palm facing up). Then grab your opponent’s pant’s on his
left side of his waste with your left hand. After doing that bring
your right knee up and place it on the left side of your opponent’s
neck. Then to finish, press into your opponent’s neck with your right
knee while you pull your opponent’s right lapel in with your right hand.

356. Banana Split from Half guard – while you are on top of your
opponent in the half mount position with your right leg in between your
opponent’s legs and hooked with your opponent’s right leg. Hook your
right foot on your opponent’s right leg. Take your right arm and grab
your opponent’s left leg from the inside of his leg and start to push
it up towards your opponent’s head. Then take your left hand and bring
it around the back of your opponent’s head from his right side and grab
your right hand with your left hand. Now just pull your opponent’s
left leg up towards his head while, pressing your opponent’s head
towards his leg, while you are doing this extend your body straight and
stretch your opponent’s right leg out with your legs. You should be
splitting your opponent’s legs apart like a banana split or a wishbone.

357. Rolling Banana Split form cross mount – while you have your
opponent in the cross mount position on his right side. Take your
right hand and grab your opponent’s left leg and pull it towards you
bringing it over his own right leg. Then step your right leg over your
opponent’s left leg in between his legs and figure four your opponent’s
left leg with your legs and hook your left foot on your opponent’s left
leg. Now take your right hand and grab your opponent’s right foot and
bend it back towards his head. Now while holding your opponent’s right
foot with your right hand roll over your right shoulder. You should
roll and your opponent should roll with you. Now you should be on your
back with your legs wrapped around your opponent’s left leg and your
right hand holding your opponent’s right foot with his right leg bend.
Now take both of your arms and wrap then around your opponent’s right
leg while it is still bent. After doing this arch your hips extend
your legs, and pull back on your opponent’s right leg with your arms.
Make sure you split his legs in the middle not like a side split.

358. Bump Opponent forward, grab biceps roll your legs into armpits;
back roll into boston crab leg lock – While your opponent has you in
the mount position bump your opponent towards your head while grabbing
both of your opponent’s biceps. As you opponent goes to post his hands
over you head on the floor keep your hands in his biceps and push him
back behind you head. His knees should now be in your armpits and his
arms should be over your head. Then take your legs and roll them back
and place them into your opponent’s armpits. After doing that spread
your arms out and then do a back roll, while pushing your opponent’s
armpits with your feet. The reason your want your arms spread out is
because as you are rolling your opponent’s leg should slip right into
you arm, so when you sit up into the boston crab position you are ready
for the leg lock.

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359. Opponent has you in north south; both legs in right bicep; turn
leg out into triangle choke – While your opponent is on top of you in
the North South position. First bump your opponent up by bumping your
body up with you legs and push up on your opponent with your hand.
Then get you arms underneath your opponent. After that bump your
opponent’s upper body up again and get you knees under your opponent’s
biceps. Your left knee under his left arm and you right knee under his
right arm. You should also have control of both of your opponent’s
wrist. Then push you opponent’s arms up with your hands, and you can
use your legs for assistance, and then get both of you feet in your
opponent’s biceps. Then take you left foot and place it in your
opponent’s right bicep. Now you should have both your right and left
foot placed in your opponent’s right bicep. You should have control of
your opponent’s right wrist with your right hand. After having that
position swing your right leg out counter clockwise and around while
spinning your body counter clockwise. Then as your body turns bring
your right leg across the back of your opponent’s neck while pulling
your opponent’s right arm in between your legs (getting ready for a
triangle choke). Then make triangle over you right ankle with your
left leg. And then angle your body so you are looking in your
opponent’s left ear. Then press you left leg down, while pointing your
right toes upward and pull down on your opponent’s head at the same
time.

360. Opponent charges over your guard; you roll back with him into
Boston crab leg lock – While you have your opponent in your guard, and
he tries to just get out of your guard by just crawling fast over you
(going towards your head). While he is going over you just turn your
head to one side and keep your opponent in between your legs, and let
him charge over you. His momentum should help you do a back roll right
into the Boston crab position (this is where you are sitting on your
opponent’s legs, while he is flat on his stomach). While you are
rolling backwards, have your arms extended straight out in a 90-degree
angle to your body flat on the floor. This will help you, because when
you does this and end up in a Boston crab position on of your
opponent’s legs should just fall right into your arm and set you up for
a leg lock. Once you are in the Boston crab position with lets say
your opponent’s left leg bent in between your body and right arm have
your opponent’s top of his foot placed on the back of your arm pit
while you have your right arm wrapped around his left ankle like you
are getting it in a guillotine, but instead doing it to a leg. Then
grab your right wrist with your left hand, and arch your body back.

361. You have opponent in North South; grab leg; step legs up; fall
back into straight leg lock – while you have your opponent in the North
South position. Place your left hand on your opponent’s chest. Then
take your right hand and reach it up and grab you opponent’s right leg.
Then push down on your opponent to help you get on your knees. Now you
should be on your knees while holding your opponent’s right leg with
your right hand. Then step your left leg over your opponent’s left
arm, and then step your right leg over your opponent’s right arm. Then
grab your opponent’s right leg with your left arm. Now you should be
holding his right leg with both arms. Then fall back on a 45-degree
angle on your but on your opponent’s right side into a knee bar. This
is where you have your opponent’s leg extended out against your body
with his kneecap on your waist. Then take your left leg and bring it
in between your opponent’s legs and cross your ankles. Then while

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holding your opponent’s right leg with your arms by his ankle. Arch
you’re his forward, while pulling back on your opponent’s lower leg,
and laying your body back.

362. Your on knees in ball and opponent is behind you without hooks
in; roll into knee bar.– while you are on your knees in a ball and your
opponent is behind you, but does not have his hooks in and his right
leg is in between the both of your legs. Look down in between your
legs and reach your right arm in between your legs and grab your
opponent’s right leg with your right hand. Then do a forward roll over
you right shoulder while holding your opponent’s right leg with your
right hand. While you roll also grab your opponent’s right leg with
your left hand. You should roll right into position for a straight
knee bar. Now your opponent should be on top of you with his hand and
upper body posted out past your legs. And you should be holding the
right leg of your opponent (by the shin or ankle) with your arms. Now
wrap your legs around your opponent’s right leg and pop your hips
forwards while pulling your opponent’s right ankle towards your chest.
Your opponent’s knee should be placed on your hip while you are doing
this move.

363. Clamp hands jump over into cross mount; lean body and choke
(mount) – while you have your opponent in the mount position. Take
your right arm bring it under the back of your opponent’s head and lay
it flat on the ground with your palm facing up. Then take your left
hand and clamp it together with your right hand. Then after you have
your hands clamped together jump over towards your left to the right
side of your opponent while still having your hands together. Not you
should be in cross side with your hands clamped together and your arms
around your opponent’s head. Then go on your knees and press your
right forearm down across your opponent’s neck. Now bring your head
down closer to your opponent’s head and press your right forearm into
your opponent’s neck while you lean your right shoulder down to help
get your weight into your right forearm and into your opponent’s neck.
It’s kind of like twisting your shoulder towards your right.

364. Guillotine defense; knee behind opponent’s leg; go to ground get


side mount; go to mount (standing) – while you and your opponent are
standing in front of each other and your opponent brings his right to
get you in a guillotine choke. If he has his arms in position, take
your left hand and pull down on your opponent’s right forearm to help
relieve pressure. Then take you right hand and bring it over you
opponent’s left shoulder and hold it tight over his shoulder. This is
so if your opponent tries to pick you up in the guillotine you will
just go up with him with no problem, and you won’t be getting choked.
Now take your right knee and place it behind your opponent’s left knee.
Do this by walking a little to your opponent’s left side. Now once
your have your right knee placed behind your opponent’s left knee, drop
down towards your right side. You should fall down with your opponent
and end up in cross mount position with your opponent’s hands still
somewhat in guillotine position. Your opponent should not be able to
get the guillotine choke on you when your have him in cross mount. Now
just work your way out. If you want you can arch your head up and then
push your opponent’s right leg in to start to work on getting the mount
position.

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365. Opponent has guillotine; bend legs; place both hands on
opponent’s knee’s fall back and throw opponent over you (standing) –
while your opponent had you in the guillotine choke drop your level by
bending your knees in like a squatting position. Then place your right
hand over your opponent’s left knee and place your left hand over your
opponent’s right knee. Have them completely over the knees no just
grabbing by the knees. Then step your right leg in between your
opponent’s legs. Then after having that position. Just fall back on
your butt and lie your body down on your back while you push your
opponent’s legs over you by pushing on his knees. Make sure when you
go down you do it in a fluid motion and your push all the way bringing
your hands extended over you head. This should throw your opponent
over you while you are laying on the ground and you should escape the
guillotine choke.

366. Escape from back mount by bringing arm on side of head; lay flat;
push opponent’s leg with hands – while you opponent has you in the back
mount position, before he even starts to try to apply a choke or
anything on you, you should take your right or left arm. We’ll do the
right arm. So take your left arm and bring it across the front of your
neck and grab your right shoulder. Then take your right arm and extend
it up and press it against the right side of your face. Now when your
arms are in that position, drop your body towards you right while
turning your body so your back is flat on the floor or flat and
parallel to the floor if your opponent’s right leg is under you back.
Now your opponent’s left leg should be across your torso. You have to
do this next part quickly so your opponent doesn’t get you in the mount
position. As soon as you get flat on your back take both of your hands
and push your opponent’s left leg, which is across your torso off of
you. Remember to use both of your hands. When his left leg starts
slipping down your legs bring your legs in close to your body so you
can also use your legs to help you push your opponent away. Your main
objective here is to get away, but if you can get him in guard or
something do so.

THESE ARE TO GO WITH MOVES 128 TO 131

367. Head lock escape; bump opponent forward; turn on knees; pull over
– while your opponent has you in a headlock on your right side with his
weight leaning towards you head. First bump your opponent forward or
towards you head, and make sure your opponent’s forehead is touching
the floor. Then turn you body onto your knees by bridging up on your
right shoulder and pushing on the floor with your left foot, and then
bring you right leg underneath your left leg so you can get on your
knee. Now take your left hand and grab your opponent’s left shoulder
from reaching behind him. Now just pull your opponent’s left shoulder
back with your left hand while pulling your body back and twisting your
body towards your left. This should cause your opponent to go back and
then go down on his left side. Now if your opponent is still holding
the head lock. First make a base so he does roll you right over. Do
this by leaning your butt back and having your arms spread out in front
of you. Then wait for him to flatten his body a little. Then take your
right leg and bring it over your opponent’s body and tight into him,

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and press your left knee into the back of his head. Then take the bony
part of your left wrist and place it on you opponent’s neck and grab
you left wrist, with you right hand. Then place pressure on you
opponent’s neck by leaning your body towards you wrist and lifting up
your left knee a little to place all pressure on your wrist (make sure
when your lift up you don’t lift you head up, because you can hurt
yourself). If you have to, you can grind you wrist into your opponent
to make him release the headlock.

368. Head lock kip up escape – when your opponent has you in the
headlock on your right side while you are on the ground. First look
your head into him to release to the pressure on you neck. Then make a
frame on his face with your hands by taking your right arm and placing
your elbow on the ground bent upward. Then take your right hand and
grab you left wrist with it. Make sure you elbow is out on the floor
to so it can’t be collapsed. Then take that frame and put pressure on
your opponent’s face and push it back. After doing that swing both of
your legs all the way up really fast, and then quickly and as hard as
you can swing them back down while pushing the frame that you made into
your opponent, if done right this should push your opponent back, and
then your opponent should probably still have you in a headlock, but
while you have him in cross mount. First make a base so he does roll
you right over. Do this by leaning your butt back and having your arms
spread out in front of you. Then wait for him to flatten his body a
little. Then take your right leg and bring it over your opponent’s
body and tight into him, and press your left knee into the back of his
head. Then take the bony part of your left wrist and place it on you
opponent’s neck and grab you left wrist, with you right hand. Then
place pressure on you opponent’s neck by leaning your body towards you
wrist and lifting up your left knee a little to place all pressure on
your wrist (make sure when your lift up you don’t lift you head up,
because you can hurt yourself). If you have to, you can grind you
wrist into your opponent to make him release the headlock.

369. Head lock kip up to roll backward escape – While you attempt to
do the previous headlock escape. If when you swing your legs back down
hard, but your opponent presses all of his weight on you, down on your
upper body and head. While he is doing that swing your legs back up
quickly and with as much force as possible and swing them over your
head and do a back roll to get out of the headlock.

370. Foot on hip; sit down; flip opponent takedown (standing) – while
you and your opponent are standing in front of each other. Grab under
both of your opponent’s arms with your hands. You left hand grabbing
under his right arm and you right hand grabbing under his left arm.
Now take your right foot and place it on the left side of your
opponent’s hip with your right foot facing out towards your opponent’s
left side. So your right foot fits snug in your opponent’s hip. Now
sit down on your butt while still having your right leg extended out
straight and pushing on your opponent’s left hip. You should be able
to pick your opponent up in the air and have them on your right foot.
You want to keep hold of both of your opponent’s arms. Also you are
using the foot on the hip help get your opponent over you. So what you

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want to do is sit down with your right foot extended out in your
opponent’s left hip. Push your opponent with your foot over your head
while kind of still holding your opponent’s arms and while your
opponent rolls over you do a back roll and roll with your opponent into
the mount position.

371. Cross mount; arm under head; get back gi choke (cross mount) –
while you have your opponent in the cross mount position on your
opponent’s right side. Take your left hand and grab your opponent’s
right pant leg. Then take your left hand and bring it on your
opponent’s right side and grab his right lapel with your left hand.
Now pull up with your arms on your opponent’s pant’s and gi, and turn
him so he is facing out away from you, he should be on his left side
with the front of his body facing out and get all of your weight on top
of him. Now take your left hand and bring it under you opponent’s
head. Then take your right foot and step it over you opponent’s body
and press it into the front of your opponent’s body. Now take your
right hand and grab high up your opponent’s right lapel, and push it
down to feed it into your left hand that is under your opponent’s head.
Now grab you opponent’s right lapel with your left hand. Then take
your right arm and bring it through the back of your opponent’s right
arm and place your right hand behind your opponent’s head like a half
nelson. Now fall back and place your left leg around your opponent’s
left leg and get him in back mount. Now just pull on your opponent’s
right lapel with your left hand, and push forward on the back of your
opponent’s head with your right hand.

372. Grab arm; tuck elbow in squat down throw opponent over you
(standing) – while you and your opponent are standing in front of each
other facing each other. Take your left hand and grab your opponent’s
right sleeve from the inside of his right arm. Than take your left
elbow and turn it clockwise while still holding your opponent’s right
sleeve with your left hand, and make it so your right elbow is now
tucked against your opponent’s right arm on this inside of his right
arm. After doing that take your head and tuck it in between your
opponent’s right side of his body and the outside of your left arm.
Then take your right arm and grab your opponent’s right leg with your
right arm while stepping your right leg in between your opponent’s
legs, and stepping your left leg up so it is parallel to your
opponent’s right leg. Now drop your level by bending your knees and
keeping your back straight. After doing all of that sit down and
layback while throwing your opponent’s right leg over you with your
right arm. It should throw your opponent over you and you should be on
top of your opponent with your back leaning on your opponent. You
should still have control of your opponent’s right arm after you roll
him. Then from there if you quickly turn counterclockwise while
keeping your body weight on top of your opponent, you can obtain the
cross mount position.

373. Previous takedown into an straight keylock – while you do the


previous takedown and end up in the position where you are on top of
your opponent with your back which is on top of your opponent, and you
still have control of your opponent’s right arm. Take your left hand
and grab your opponent’s right wrist. Then take your right hand and
grab your right wrist, in a figure four. Your right arm should be

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place on over your opponent’s elbow. So then when you have that
position just raise your right wrist up while you pull down with your
left hand and this should lock your opponent’s elbow up.

374. Rear naked choke starting from cross mount – while you have your
opponent in the cross mount position on his right side place a lot of
pressure on the left side of your opponent’s neck with your left
forearm or your left shoulder. This is so your opponent turns his head
towards you so he can protect his windpipe from being crushed. When y
our opponent turns his head to face towards you take your left arm and
bring it under and around the front of your opponent’s neck. Make sure
your left elbow his lined up with your opponent’s chin. After you have
that position take your right hand and grab your opponent’s left arm
with it and push his left arm down towards the ground. As you are
pushing his left arm down to the ground, jump over you opponent towards
his left side. The reason you are holding his arm down is so he does
not lift it up to stop you from jumping over to the other side. After
you jump over to the other side with your left arm still around your
opponent’s neck with your left elbow lined up with his chin, quickly
grab the crook of your right elbow with your left hand to get the
choke, and then take your right hand and bring it up and behind your
opponent’s head. Then squeeze your elbows together while pushing
forward on your opponent’s head and flexing your biceps.

375. Reversal while opponent has knee on stomach – while your opponent
is on your left side with his left knee on your stomach take your left
arm and bring it under your opponent’s left ankle and start to walk
your body and legs away from your opponent and then start to sit up
while pushing up on your opponent’s left ankle with your left arm.

376. Spinning Armbar from knee on stomach while opponent pushes on


your knee – while you have your left knee on your opponent’s stomach
while your are on your opponent’s left side, and your left hand is
holding your opponent’s belt with your left hand and your opponent’s
right collar with your right hand. Than if your opponent tries to push
your left leg off of him by pushing on your left knee with his right
hand. Take your left hand that was on your opponent’s belt and grab
your opponent’s arm from the inside of his arm and then lift it up and
place his right arm close to your body. Than post your right hand out
over your opponent on the floor to make a base. After you do that
quickly step your right leg over your opponent where your right hand
was posted and spin your body counterclockwise and fall back into an
armbar. Make sure you pull your opponent into your while you fall back
so you can get the armbar tight.

THESE ARE TO GO WITH MOVES 128 TO 131, AND 367 TO 369

377. Headlock escape: (walk away, hook leg, get hook in free arm into
chicken wing) – while your opponent has you in a headlock on your right
side on the ground and you can’t use your arms to build a frame across
your opponent’s neck. Start walking your body counterclockwise away
from your opponent and when he starts to follow you at the right time
quickly swing your left leg towards you’re the right to hook your
opponent’s left leg. Then start to hook your opponent’s left leg with
your left leg while turning your body towards your opponent and posting

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your right arm out to help you get to your knees and on your opponent’s
back. You want to post your right arm out so your opponent doesn’t
just push you back into the same position he had you in. Now your
opponent should have his right arm around the back of your head still
while you are on your opponent’s back. What you want to do is grab his
right wrist with your right hand and pull down on his right wrist while
arching your head up. Then pull your head out from under his arm and
while pulling your head back take your right hand and push your
opponent’s right arm behind him into a chicken wing, and push his right
wrist up towards his neck while keeping his right arm pinned against
this bag. This should put a lot of pressure on his right shoulder.

378. Headlock escape: (grab waste; look over shoulder; roll opponent
over)- while your opponent has you in a headlock on your right side on
the ground and you can’t use your arms to build a frame across your
opponent’s neck. And he has his head down with most of his weight
towards your head. First turn your head towards your left so it’s like
your looking over you left shoulder. Then take your left hand and grab
your opponent’s waste (it should be on the left side of his waste), and
take your right hand and grab your left wrist with it. Now you want to
bump your opponent and roll him over. To do this make sure you are
still looking over your left shoulder and bump and pull your opponent
towards your head and your left shoulder. You don’t want to just try
to bump him towards your left because he has all of he weight going the
opposite way so it will be to hard to get him over. Once you roll your
opponent over, chances are he is still going to have you in a headlock
but with you in the cross mount position. First make a base so he does
roll you right over. Do this by leaning your butt back and having your
arms spread out in front of you. Then wait for him to flatten his body
a little. Then take your right leg and bring it over your opponent’s
body and tight into him, and press your left knee into the back of his
head. Then take the bony part of your left wrist and place it on you
opponent’s neck and grab you left wrist, with you right hand. Then
place pressure on you opponent’s neck by leaning your body towards you
wrist and lifting up your left knee a little to place all pressure on
your wrist (make sure when your lift up you don’t lift you head up,
because you can hurt yourself). If you have to, you can grind you
wrist into your opponent to make him release the headlock.

379. Gi choke from opponent being on all fours and you spin to side
jump over and sit out - while your opponent is on all fours and you
have your chest on your opponent’s back with your weight being
distributed on top of his back, first spin your body counterclockwise
and get on the left side of your opponent. Then take after you spin to
the left side of your opponent quickly take your right hand and get a
one on one with your right hand and your opponent’s right arm. Than
take your left arm and bring it around your opponent’s neck over his
arm not under it and grab high up your opponent’s right lapel with your
left hand. Use your right hand to pull your opponent’s right lapel out
so you can get your left hand up there tight. Now after you have that
position jump over you opponent to his right side while keeping your
hands in the same position. Then just do a sit out and sit your left
leg through. Make sure your left but cheek is kind of on your
opponent’s right shoulder. And while you do the sit out and put your

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weight down on your opponent’s right shoulder, make sure you pull up on
your opponent’s right lapel with your left hand so you can complete the
choke.

380. Tai Otoshi (Body Drop) (standing) – while you and your opponent
are standing in front of each other take your left hand and grab your
opponent’s sleeve under his right arm, and take your right hand and
grab high up your opponent’s left collar. Now push your opponent’s
left collar away with your right hand while you pull your opponent’s
right sleeve in with your left hand. After doing that step your right
foot forward in between your opponent’s legs while bending your right
forearm up and bringing your right forearm which is holding your
opponent’s left collar close to your opponent’s body. Now turn your
body 180 degrees while stepping your left leg around. After you do
that post your right leg farther out while slightly bending it. The
bend in the leg is to allow your opponent to go over your leg. If you
keep your leg straight then it will be harder to throw your opponent.
After you have that position twist your shoulders counterclockwise
while pulling on your opponent’s right sleeve and left collar and
throwing him over your right leg.

381. Position from gase katame to cross mount to north south to


reverse scarf hold to mount - This is a good drill to do to get used
to transitioning from position to position while on top of your
opponent. First get your opponent in a gase katame on his right side.
This is kind of like a headlock but instead your are going to have your
right arm around his head and your left arm his going to be over your
opponent’s right arm holding it close to your body. Then to switch
from that position to cross mount, take your right hand this is around
your opponent’s head and cup your right inner thigh and lean your
weight back on your opponent then take turn you body towards your
opponent while taking your left and bringing it under your opponent’s
head and cupping his left shoulder with your left hand. Then turn your
body the rest of the way so it is belly down and your are just about in
cross mount position but you want to place your right hand by your
opponent’s legs to block them and bring your right knee close to your
opponent’s body and press it up against his body and have your left leg
posted back. Now to go to north south, take your left and bring it out
from underneath your opponent’s head and bring it across your
opponent’s body in between his left arm and body, and move you body so
you are in north south position. Both of your arms should be in
between your opponent’s arms and his body and your body should be lined
up with his. Not to go to the reverse scarf hold, just take your left
arm and bring it in and grab your opponent’s left arm from the inside
of his left arm. Then moves your body clockwise towards your
opponent’s left side and sit you right leg through. So now you should
have your right arm holding your opponent’s body in between his body
and his right arm. Your left arm should be holding your opponent’s
left arm from underneath. And you should be in a sit out position on
the left side of your opponent (this is where you are sitting on your
but and your right leg and left leg are spread out with a good base and
your leaning your weight onto your opponent). Now finally going into
the mount. With this just wait until your opponent relaxes for a
second and then swing your left leg over your opponent into the mount
position. You should use your left hand to pull your opponent’s right

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leg in so your can swing your left leg over without your opponent
blocking it with that leg. When you get the mount position get close
to your opponent because if this is done right your opponent’s left arm
should across his face and it should set you up for a hug choke.

382. Guard reversal into a bicep lock (guard) – while in your guard
position, grab your opponent’s right arm tight and pin it against your
chest. Take your left leg and bring it over your opponent’s right arm
placing your left foot in between your opponent’s right arm and his
body this should trap your opponent’s right arm with your left leg and
also hold your opponent’s right arm with your left hand. Then if your
opponent steps his left leg up take, your right arm and grab your
opponent’s left leg with your right arm from underneath his left leg.
Then just roll your opponent towards the direction his head it pointing
towards because he doesn’t have his right hand to post out. Then
after you roll your opponent and you are on top your opponent’s right
arm should still be in crook of your left leg. Now just press your
upper body close to your opponent and squeeze your opponent’s bicep
with your left leg.

Grappling Drills
Bucking Bronco - One person gets in the "turtle" position. The other
climbs on, hooking his legs around and positioning his arms for a
choke. The bottom man thrashes wildly, hopping, rolling, scooting on
his back, shaking from side to side, etc. His goal is to shake the top
man off. The top man just has to hold on and keep riding. It is
important that the top man not actually choke the bottom man.

Chest-to-Back Spin - One person gets on his hands and knees. The other
person sprawls out on top with his chest on the bottom man's back. The
top man then spins around while keeping his weight on the bottom man.
Be sure to go in both directions. A variation includes rapid changes in
direction. Do this when the instructor gives the command or when your
opponent reaches up with one hand and stops your progress.

Chicken Fighting - Wrestle for takedowns while remaining on one foot.


You can switch the foot that is down, but at no point are you allowed
to contact the ground with both feet. This builds balance and is an
interesting change from normal standing randori.

Elbow Drag - Lie flat on your stomach. Reach out with both hands and
pull yourself forward. To accomplish this, press your elbows and upper
arms into the mat. Drag your body until the hands are in line with the
shoulders then reach out again. Do not bring the hands under the chest.
Move up and down the mat. This drill builds strength in the deltoid,
pectoral, and serratus muscles.

Grip Fighting - This one is useful for any grappling art that requires
a gi. Face off with your opponent while standing and attempt to secure
a tight grip on his jacket while prevent him from doing it to you. Go

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for a variety of grips such as double sleeve, over the back belt grip,
and double sided collar grips.

Hold-down Circuit - One person lies flat on his back and the other
begins with a left sided scarf hold (kesa gatame). At this point the
top man switches to a left-side cross body hold (yokoshiho gatame).
Next, the top man moves into a four corners hold (kamishiho gatame),
reverse scarf hold (kuzure kesa gatame), and finally the mount
(tateshiho gatame). During each switch the top man should keep his
weight on the bottom man's chest. This should be done in both
directions. Vary the circuit by changing the order of the hold-downs.

Line Drills - Stand in the middle of the mat with the rest of your
class lined up facing you. In turn, each of them walks into you as you
turn and execute a forward throw. Move through the line one or more
times depending upon how many people are in it. This develops your
timing for the throws.

Makikomi Impact Drill - The name comes from the Judo term that means to
wind your opponent around you and fall on him during a throw. Use this
drill to become accustomed to taking hard falls. Allow your opponent to
execute a throw and drive you into the mat. Exhale and tuck your chin
on landing. This drill can hurt a bit and should be used sparingly. Do
sets of 5 and alternate when practicing it.

Monkey Drill - Pair up with someone about your own weight. Have your
partner stand as you jump up and wrap your legs around in the guard
position. Climb around your partner's body without touching the floor.
Make sure the partner keeps his arms out to his sides at about shoulder
height. As you improve incorporate hanging sit-ups. Do one sit-up when
facing your opponent's chest, climb around and do another facing his
back.

"No-arms" Submissions - Practice moving into position for various arm


and leg locks without using your hands. For instance, have your partner
get into your guard and extend both arms to your neck. Pivot using only
your hips and legs and move into position for an armbar (juji gatame).
Secure the arm by pinching it between the knees. The long armbar from
the mounted position, triangle choke, knee bar, heel hook, and other
techniques can also be done.

Partner Drag - Stand behind your partner and hold him by hooking your
arms under his armpit. Your partner relaxes and you drag him the length
of the mat. Switch positions and go the other direction.

Pushup Fighting - Two people assume a pushup position facing each


other. Each person tries to force his opponent to touch the mat with a
part of his body other than the hands or feet. Use your hands to sweep
the opponents hands, shove him, or push down on his head.

Shoot and Drive Drill - Execute a penetration step as if going for a


double-leg takedown and have your partner defend with a half sprawl.
From this position, stay low and drive forward trying to complete the
double-leg takedown. Your partner maintains the half sprawl and defends
by backing up. Continue until you finish the takedown or run out of mat
space, then switch positions.

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Shrimping - Lie flat on your back. Turn to your right while driving
your right elbow into the mat. Use your abdominal muscles to pull your
knees toward your chest as high as you can. Straighten out your upper
body and repeat this on the other side. Keep alternating sides as your
squirm down the mat. Excellent for groundwork mobility.
Turn Over Drill - One person lies flat on his stomach or assumes the
"turtle" position. The other person crouches over him. At the
instructor's signal, the top man attempts to turn the bottom man onto
his back while the bottom man resists. Switch positions when the bottom
man is turned or after 15-20 seconds. No submission techniques may be
applied, however "pain compliance" or pressure points could be used to
cause the bottom man to give up position if you choose. This is great
for judo players, sombo players, and wrestlers to develop quick
turnovers to score points.

Walk-Around Drill - Bridge onto your hands and head. Walk your lower
body around in a circle while keeping your head and hands in contact
with the floor.

Wolf Pack - Section off the mat into a 15x15 ft square (or whatever you
have room for) using masking tape or just visual reference points. All
the players are standing except for one - the most senior ranking
student. The person on the ground is the "wolf". He tries to take the
other players down without getting up off his knees using sweeps and
grappling techniques. A player is down when both knees or any part of
the torso touches the mat. The players move around and resist being
taken down. When a players is taken down he too becomes a wolf and
joins the pack. As the game goes on it becomes harder to stay up since
the wolves can team up on the standing players. The last player
standing is the wolf for the next game. This is fun to play as a warm-
up or to break up the monotony of practice. Don't overdo it though or
the game will get stale.

Balance/Agility Drills
Blind Scramble - Lie flat on your back with your eyes closed. When your
instructor or partner gives the command, get to your feet and assume a
fighting stance as quickly as possible. Keep your eyes tightly closed
while getting up. Also do this drill from the prone position. This
improves balance and kinesthetic awareness.

Carioca Step - Using the following motion to move laterally. Step your
rear leg in front of your lead leg. Step up with your lead leg. Step
your rear leg behind your lead leg. Step up with your lead leg. Make
sure to twist your hips when stepping. Begin walking then build up
speed as you improve. This improves foot agility and the hip twist
needed to execute many throws.

Cartwheels and Roundoffs - These tumbling movements are excellent for


warming-up. Cartwheels and roundoffs build balance, shoulder strength,
and improve agility. They are also useful movements for escaping
certain throws.

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Dot Drills - This drill can be done with a dot drill mat purchased from
an athletic supply company or by using tape to make six dots on the
floor. Make a 3x3 square with the dots. Pick a pattern using steps or
hops on one, both, or alternating feet and move quickly for 15-20
second intervals. You can also incorporate hand touches into the drills.

Fast Feet - Make a line on the floor with masking tape and stand
directly behind it. Step forward over it with the left foot then the
right. Then step backward over it with the left foot then the right.
Stay on your toes and repeat this motion for 2-3 intervals of 20-30
seconds. The motion should be as quick and accurate as possible.
Footwork and agility both benefit from this exercise.

Flamingo Stand - Stand on one leg with the other tucked and close your
eyes. Hold the position for 20 seconds. Repeat two or three times on
each leg daily to improve kinesthetic awareness and balance.

Jump and Turn - Stand beside an obstacle (rope, cone, etc.) that is
about knee height. Jump off both feet, turn 180 degrees in the air, and
land facing the opposite direction. Immediately jump back over, turn,
and land in the starting position. Do this drill clockwise and
counterclockwise.

Over-and-Under - Attach a piece of lightweight plastic rope to the


walls on either side of the room so that it is suspended at about
upper-thigh to level. Stand with the rope to your left side. Hop
laterally over the rope. Immediately upon landing, sprawl out on the
mat, slide under the rope, and return to the starting position. Repeat
this 10-20 times starting on each side. A variation involves executing
a back fall upon landing and scooting under your back. Use this drill
to improve coordination and scrambling agility.

Pickup Drill - Begin by standing on the right foot with the other off
the ground. Place a small (1-2 lb) object just in front and to the
right of your right foot. Pick up the object with your right hand by
bending the right knee slightly and leaning forward then come back up.
Place the object about 2' to the left of its original position using
the same squat and bend motion. Next pick up the object with your left
hand, come up, and return in to its original position. All of this
equals one rep. Do 1-2 sets of 5 reps on each leg. This greatly
improves balance and coordination.

Roll-Ups - Execute a back fall. Reverse the momentum of your legs using
your ab and hip muscles. Roll forward and stand up on one leg. Repeat,
switching legs each time. If this is too difficult, begin by standing
up on both legs then progress to one leg as you get stronger. This
conditions the legs and abs, improves balance, and enhances scrambling
ability.

Sit-Throughs - Squat down and put your hands flat on the floor. Shoot
your left leg straight out towards the right side of your body. Your
chest should turn towards the right and your left arm should come off
the ground. Keep your right foot on the floor for balance and transfer
your weight onto your left arm. Next, switch from this position to the
same position on the opposite side. Make the switch in one smooth
motion. As you improve alternate sides quickly and rhythmically.

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Somersault and Jump - Execute a forward somersault roll and jump into
the air in one motion. When you land from the jump sprint to the end of
the mat. This drill builds agility and lower body power.

Statue on a Pedestal - Similar to the flamingo stand. Stand on both


feet atop a 10-12 lb leather medicine ball. Practice hold the position
for intervals of 30 sec. Have a partner stand next to you in case you
loose your balance. When this becomes easy, attempt it with your eyes
closed. When your eyes are closed always have a spotter to help you.

Tiger Crawl - Stand with your back to the wall a couple of feet away.
Arch your back, put your hands on the wall, and walk down until your
head touches the floor. Then walk back up the wall into a standing
position using your hands. This drill builds kinesthetic awareness,
back flexibility, and improves bridging and throwing ability.

Toe Raise Drills - Perform any static or movement oriented activity


(repetitive basics in stance, or moving; forms; etc.) but curl the toes
back so that they are not in contact with the floor through the whole
exercise. This will force you to be correctly centered and aligned in
order to remain in balance. (Submitted by Mark Nessel)

Wheelbarrow - Assume a push-up position and have your partner lift your
lower body off the mat. He should grip slightly above the knees. Keep
your back and hips flat. Your partner then walks you around the mat.
This can be done for down-and-back reps or time intervals. To increase
the difficulty, stop and do one push-up for each three steps. This is a
great exercise for upper body balance, arm endurance, and shoulder
joint stability.

Striking Drills
Around the Clock - Stand in a fighting stance, lift the lead leg, and
pivot as if preparing to throw a round kick. The thigh that is off the
floor should be parallel with the ground. Imagine you are standing on a
giant clock. Throw 12 kicks, one to each hour. Keep your chambered leg
parallel with the ground and pivot on your supporting leg. Be sure to
go both directions. This can also be done with front kicks, hook kicks,
and side kicks.

Bob and Weave Rope Drill - Attach a piece of lightweight plastic rope
to the walls on either side of the room so that it is suspended at
about chin level. If it dips down slightly lower in the middle that is
ok. Start in a fighting stance with your head on the right side of the
rope. Walk along the rope bobbing and weaving so that your head changes
sides with each step. When you get to the end, move backward the same
way. Be sure to bend at the knees, not the waist. Face a mirror if you
can so that you will be sure to keep your eyes forward. When you are
comfortable with the movement, add punches, kicks, and knees. You will
find that this drill not only improves footwork and defensive skills,
but builds leg endurance.

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Chase and Kick - Your partner holds a focus mitt at chest level or
higher. Kick the mitt using a front leg kick and do not set your foot
back down. Your partner then walks slowly around the room taking three
steps then stopping. Hop on your rear leg to move into position for
your next kick. The partner should start out moving straight back each
time. As your balance improves however, incorporate lateral movement or
have your partner move into you.

Knee Down Front Kicks - Assume a front lunge position with the rear
knee on the floor. Keep your hands up in a guard position. Come up out
of the lunge and front kick with the rear leg in one smooth motion. Set
the kicking leg in down in front and sink back into a lunge. Advance
down the floor like this. A more difficult version of this drill
involves throwing jumping front kicks from the lunge. Be sure when
landing that you sink back into the lunge with a controlled motion so
that you don't bang your knee. This drill will build explosiveness and
strength.

Line Drills - Stand in the middle of the mat with your classmates in a
line facing your. Each in turn moves up to you and throws a punch. You
defend with whatever technique you have chosen. This drill works for
kicks, punches, and self-defense vs. grab techniques. For beginners,
attack slowly and for advanced students, full speed and power attacks
can be used. (Submitted by Glen).

No-Hands Sparring - To work specifically on your kicks and body


movement defense, spar while gripping your belt with both hands. You
can fight an opponent who has the same restrictions or one who may use
all limbs. This builds balance and defensive skills.

Pivot Drill - Stand in place and bring one leg off the ground until the
upper leg is parallel with the floor. Do a 1/2 speed front snap kick
and keep the leg cocked. Turn your hips and knee so that you are in
position for a side kick at the same level. Side kick, rechamber, and
pivot back to the front kick position. Repeat. Do not allow your upper
leg to dip or raise, keep it parallel with the floor. Keep your hands
up guarding your face. This drill will improve both balance and leg
endurance.

Punch Sprints - Assume a chest forward, offensive fighting stance. With


an instructor or partner timing you, throw alternating straight punches
as fast as you can for 10-20 second intervals. Rest for about 30
seconds and repeat. Try to keep your form on the punches even though
you are tired. This builds both speed and anaerobic endurance.

Sit-up and Punch - Assume a bent-knee sit-up position with your partner
holding your feet down. Have your partner hold punch mitts in each
hand. Execute a sit-up and do two straight punches at the top. Imagine
that your partner is an opponent trying to move in after scoring a
double-leg takedown. In addition to training the abdominals and hip
flexor muscles, this drill builds striking proficiency on the ground.

Speed Drill - Have your partner hold a focus mitt for any kick or
strike. Attempt to strike the pad while your partner tries to prevent
this by moving it. Stay loose and do not telegraph the technique. This
improves the speed of the person striking and the awareness of the
holder

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Scrappers Bodyweight Workout #1

By Wayne Fisher (Scapper)


This workout can also be found at www.trainforstrength.com

You goal is to eventually do this workout with as little rest as possible. There are also links to a
couple of exercises please go to those links to see how they are performed.

UPPER BODY: 20-30 SECONDS REST BETWEEN SETS

REGULAR PUSH-UPS: Pyramid up to 12 and back to 1.

Pyramiding means you do 1 pushup, stand up, rest for 20-30 seconds then drop back down and do
2 pushups, etc. Keep the rest times consistent and work your way to 12 reps. Take a 1-minute
break, then work your way back down from the top.

TRICEPS/DIAMOND PUSH-UPS: Until failure.

Diamond pushups are done with your hands touching directly underneath your sternum. Turning
your fingers "out" while keeping your thumbs touching (it'll look like you're making a W with your
hands) will ensure that your arms will stay close to your torso during the exercise. Do as many as
you can for one set.

PULL-UPS*:

REGULAR GRIP: Pyramid to 2 and back to 1.

NARROW GRIP: Pyramid to 2 and back to 1.

WIDE GRIP: Pyramid to 2 and back to 1.

DIPS:
4 sets of 8-10

If you are doing this routine at home you can do dips off the end of a chair, couch, or anything that
will safely support your weight.

LOWER BODY: 20-30 SECONDS REST BETWEEN SETS

SHOOTFIGHTING/HINDU SQUATS: 4 sets of 25

BOOT-STRAPPERS*: 4 sets of 25

*These are on the Exercises page!


I alternate one set of Shootfighters and one set of Bootstrappers. You can do them this way or do all
4 sets of the same exercise back to back.

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LUNGES: 4 sets of 20

AB WORK: 10-SECONDS REST PERIOD BETWEEN EXERCISES

CRUNCHES: 20

Lie flat on your back with your feet tucked in approximately 8-10 inches from your butt. Imagine
pulling your bottom rib directly to your hip.

SIDE CRUNCHES: 20

From the original crunch position just roll your knees to one side while keeping your shoulder blades
flat on the ground. Using your abs pull your shoulder blades evenly off the ground for each rep.

SIT AND TUCKS: 10

Check out the Sitting V-Up in the Exercises section and start in position 1. Bending your legs, tuck
your knees into your chest then extend them back to position 1.

SIT AND TUCKS EACH CHEEK: 10

Tilt your body and balance on one butt cheek then continue the motion.

V-UPS: 10

If you went to the Exercises page, you already know how to do this.
FLUTTER KICKS: 25

Lie flat on your back and place your hands underneath your butt. Press the small of your back into
the ground and raise your feet 6 inches. The first motion is one leg swinging up until your foot is
almost over your crotch then, as it descends, the other leg is on the way up.

6-INCH CRUNCHES: 10

Lie flat on your back and place your hands underneath your butt. Press the small of your back into
the ground and raise your feet 6 inches. Keeping your chin tucked to your chest, pull your bottom
rib to your hip and relax for each rep but don't put your feet down until you're finished.

FINAL NOTES

Here are a couple tips to help you consistently improve instead of burning out right away:

• Stay hydrated before, during, and after the workout. Nothing is worse than doing these
while your body is in need of water.

• If the routine calls for a Pyramid of a particular exercise, but you can't complete the entire
Pyramid, stop when your form starts to deteriorate and take a break. When you feel able,
start where you left off and work your way back down to 1. Continue this for a couple more
workouts and then "up it" one level, on the Pyramid, at a time until you can do the entire
thing.

• The same concept applies to the Shootfighters / Boot-strappers (the biggest complaint
section of all). Keep the number of sets the same but drop the reps to a number you can do
properly. As you get stronger, add the reps to each set until you can complete the entire
thing.

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Scrappers Bodyweight Workout #2

By Wayne Fisher (Scrapper)


This workout can also be found at www.trainforstrength.com

You goal is to eventually do this workout with as little rest as possible. There are also links to a
couple of exercises please go to those links to see how they are performed.

UPPER BODY: 20-30 SECONDS REST BETWEEN SETS

PUSHUPS/MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS*: PYRAMID UP TO 15 AND BACK TO 1.

*10 4-Count Mountain Climbers per each set of Push-ups. Reps 1-5 are Triceps Push-ups, Reps 6-
10 are Regular Grip Push-ups, and Reps 11-15 are Dive Bomber Push-ups.

We covered Pyramids in the first workout. For Mountain Climbers you stay in the regular pushup
position but turn your hands so your fingers are facing "out". This will help you keep your body in
one place and not push back which forces your lower back higher into the air. Keeping your back
level, "run" your legs towards your chest. Every other time your right leg comes up, that is one rep
(just an easy way to look at 4-count exercises).

GRAPPLING UNLIMITED PUSHUPS: 100

Lie down flat on your stomach and place your hands right next to your chest while making sure your
elbows are tucked in tightly behind you. Raise your entire body a few inches off the ground for your
starting point and then raise it another 6 inches for the mid-point. The only thing touching the
ground is your feet and hands.

SHOOTFIGHTER/BOOTSTRAPPERS*: 4 SETS OF 25.

*25 Shootfighter Squats followed immediately by 25 Bootstrappers. This is one set.

STRIDERS: 10

A Plyometric lunge that starts out in the traditional lunge position. From there, leap into the air and
scissor your legs once so that you land with the opposite foot forward you started with.

HIGH KNEE JUMPS: 10

Place your hands behind your head and keep your feet shoulder width apart. Bend your knees
slightly and drive your knees to your chest. Try to jump again as soon as the balls of your feet hit
the ground.

STRIDERS: 5

WALKING LUNGES*: 50

Substitute Bleacher Lunges in place of Walking Lunges if you are indoors.

FLUTTER KICKS/GOOD MORNINGS*: 4 SETS OF 25 EACH.

*Similar to the Shootfighter/Bootstrapper set above, do 25 Flutter Kicks followed immediately by 25


Good Mornings. This is one set.

SIT AND TUCKS: 15 in each direction, front and then each cheek.

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CRUNCHES: 30 in each direction.

SITTING FLUTTER KICKS/


SITTING GOOD MORNINGS*: 4 sets of 10

* Similar to the Shootfighter/Bootstrapper set above, do 25 Flutter Kicks followed immediately by


25 Good Mornings. This is one set.

The leg motion for sitting flutter kicks and good mornings is exactly the same as earlier in the
workout. The only difference is that your upper-body is in the sit and tuck position when you're
doing them.

ATOMIC SITUPS: 10

Lie flat on your back with your arms and legs extended. Bring your hands and feet up at the same
time and try to touch them together over the middle of your body. It's pretty comical to watch these
in the video too.

FINAL NOTES

Here are a couple tips to help you consistently improve instead of burning out right away:

• Stay hydrated before, during, and after the workout. Nothing is worse than doing these
while your body is in need of water.

• If the routine calls for a Pyramid of a particular exercise, but you can't complete the entire
Pyramid, stop when your form starts to deteriorate and take a break. When you feel able,
start where you left off and work your way back down to 1. Continue this for a couple more
workouts and then "up it" one level, on the Pyramid, at a time until you can do the entire
thing.

• The same concept applies to the Shootfighters / Boot-strappers (the biggest complaint
section of all). Keep the number of sets the same but drop the reps to a number you can do
properly. As you get stronger, add the reps to each set until you can complete the entire
thing.

Navy Seal Weightless Workout


Here is a workout program that doesn't require one ounce of weight. This workout is based on the Navy
Seal Team workouts. Needless to say this workout is tough and effective. It is also full of ideas you can
build apon so you can come up with your own super workouts. There are two parts to the workout. Each
part should take you exactly 20 minutes to complete. Take a one minute rest between each set. Perform the
exercises in the super sets back to back with no break. Alternate each of the two schedules on different
days. Do legs and shoulders one day. Chest and stomach the next. Don't expect to be able to do every rep
the first few times you do these exercises. The way they work in combination is killer. Do what you can but
do each of the exercises. Once you can handle both sets with no problem, you can then combine them into
one 40 minute super workout. Enjoy.

Workout Set #1 (Chest and Abs.)


Standard push-up = 2 sets of 30 reps

Hanging Leg Raise = 2 sets of 20 reps

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Tricep push-ups = 2 sets of 20 (start with your hands under your face, thumb and index finger form a
triangle)

Dips = 2 sets of 20

Alternating crunch = 2 sets of 30 (lying on your back, bring your right elbow up to meet your left knee,
your leg is almost straight as you bring it up)

Dive bomber push-up = 2 sets of 15

L-sit crunch = 2 sets of 30 (lying on your back with both legs up at a 90' angle bring your right elbow up to
your left knee, alternate)

Super set = 5 dive bombers, 10 dips, 15 tricep push-ups, 20 standard push-up. One full minute of regular
crunches, max reps.

Oh ya baby! doesn't that feel good?


Workout Set #2 (Shoulders and legs)
Wide grip pull-up = 2 sets of 10
Squats = 2 sets of 15

Standard pull-up = 2 sets of 12

Alternating lunge = 2 sets of 30 (each leg 15 times)

Chin-ups = 2 sets of 12

Power lunge = 2 sets of 10 (do a squat but on your way up you jump forward into the air and turn 180
degrees, that is on rep)

Cross grip pull-up = 2 sets of 10

Squat thrust = 2 sets of 10 (squat and push out into a push-up position and then come back in and stand up)

Super set 1 = 2 wide grip pull-ups, 3 standard pull-ups, 4 cross-grip pull-ups, 5 chin-ups.

Super set 2 = 5 standard squats, 6 alternating lunges, 7 power lunges, 8 squat thrusts.

FINAL NOTES

Here are a couple tips to help you consistently improve instead of burning out right away:

• Stay hydrated before, during, and after the workout. Nothing is worse than doing these
while your body is in need of water.

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