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Effortless Guard Retention & Pin Escapes by Octavio Couto

Effortlessly Get Back To Guard And Escape Pins With Octavio Cuoto’s Battle Tested Techniques!

  • Reserve your energy with precise maneuvers that counter guard passers of all shapes and sizes.
  • Understand the differences between early stage and late stage guard retention.
  • Don’t just survive the guard pass, counter and reverse them with unique back takes, sweeps, and more!
  • Octavio breaks down his favorite methods of getting out of tight pins in order to recover a more defensible position.



Course Content

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Volume 1

CHAPTER TITLE

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Introduction 0 - 5:05
Phase 1 Early Stage Guard Retention - Inverted Arm Drag vs Toreando 5:05 - 10:04
Butterfly Sweep/ Trap Triangle Counter vs Over Under 10:04 - 19:59
Inverted Arm Drag vs Leg Drag 19:59 - 25:39
The Concept of Seated Baby Posture & Countering the Smash Pass 25:39

Volume 2

CHAPTER TITLE

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Cross Ankle Pick vs Step Over Pass 0 - 4:48
Back Take vs Back Step Pass 4:48 - 10:46
Countering the Knee Slice with a Claw Grip 10:46 - 17:19
The Jogger Counter vs Collar Sleeve Knee Slice 17:19 - 25:26
Chaplin Counter vs Smash Pass 25:26 - 32:48
Pummeling Against a Double Under Pass 32:48

Volume 3

CHAPTER TITLE

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Phase 2 Late Stage Guard Retention - Important Postural Concepts for Late Stage Guard Retention: Sapiens Posture 0 - 5:07
Late Stage Retention: Zone 2 5:07 - 10:17
Backhand Shield 10:17

Volume 4

CHAPTER TITLE

START TIME

Phase 3 Pin Recovery - HH recovery (hip to hip) 0 - 5:31
Back door recovery 5:31 - 9:43
Back Door Recovery 2 9:43 - 12:49
Recovery against Sit Through Pin 12:49 - 17:51
Solo drills - Essential Solo Movements 17:51
Essential Movement 2 22:07

Effortless Guard Retention &Pin Escapes Is A 4-Part Series That Teaches You Multiple Phases Of Guard Retention

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What Will You Learn?


Guard Retention is one of the most crucial skill sets ANYONE can possess in BJJ. Today’s modern game is full of unique methods to defeat the guard, so if you step on the mat unprepared to handle those threats it’s going to be a long day. Thankfully Octavio Cuoto, long-time Romero Cavalcanti Black Belt, is here to teach the unteachable in his latest instructional series completely dedicated to guard retention, and escaping pins!

Octavio Cuoto Effortless Guard Retention
The series is broken up into multiple phases of guard retention scenarios including early stage, late stage, and even pin escapes. Octavio provides an easy-to-follow system that cuts through the guesswork. If you ever get lost in the scramble without knowing exactly how to react, you aren’t alone! Cuoto’s series breaks down exactly what techniques to use against a variety of passes and passing styles. Whether your opponent is a mobility based passer, or likes to apply pressure, Effortless Guard Retention has you covered!

Counter The Back Step!

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Getting your guard passed in BJJ can be the beginning of the end. Octavio provides a never-say-die game plan that will help you get out of sticky situations and back to your guard. After spending some time with Octavio and his series you’ll start to develop a new grappling mindset that allows you to ALWAYS stay in the fight. As an added bonus Cuoto includes some of his favorite solo drills that will help you develop keep movements that will save you from having your guard passed!

 

Consistently Work Your Way Back To The Guard

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So, What’s On This Series?



PART 1
INTRODUCTION
PHASE 1 EARLY STAGE GUARD RETENTION
INVERTED ARM DRAG VS TOREANDO
BUTTERFLY SWEEP/TRAP TRIANGLE COUNTER VS OVER UNDER
INVERTED ARM DRAG VS LEG DRAG
THE CONCEPT OF SEATED BABY POSTURE &COUNTERING THE SMASH PASS

PART 2
CROSS ANKLE PICK VS STEP OVER PASS
BACK TAKE VS BACK STEP PASS
COUNTERING THE KNEE SLICE WITH A CLAW GRIP
THE JOGGER COUNTER VS COLLAR SLEEVE KNEE SLICE
CHAPLIN COUNTER VS SMASH PASS
PUMMELING AGAINST A DOUBLE UNDER PASS

PART 3
PHASE 2 LATE STAGE GUARD RETENTION
IMPORTANT POSTURAL CONCEPTS FOR LATE STAGE GUARD RETENTION: SAPIENS POSTURE
LATE STAGE RETENTION: ZONE 2
BACKHAND SHIELD

PART 4
PHASE 3 PIN RECOVERY
HH RECOVER (HIP TO HIP)
BACK DOOR RECOVERY
BACK DOOR RECOVERY 2
RECOVERY AGAINST SIT THROUGH PIN
SOLO DRILLS
ESSENTIAL SOLO MOVEMENTS
ESSENTIAL MOVEMENT 2



So, What Does It Cost?

79$

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