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Open Guard Compendium: Lower Body Guards by Ariel Tabak
- International competitor and BJJ Black Belt Ariel Tabak provides an 11-part series that will keep you busy for years as you take a deep dive into the world of lower body guards
- Explore the De La Riva, reverse De la Riva, 50/50, single leg x-guard, x-guard, and more in great detail, as you reverse, transition, and attack in ways you never thought possible, all accompanied by high level instruction you won't find anywhere else
- Learn crucial mechanics, gripping strategies, common mistakes, contingencies, control tactics, counters, and so much more in this densely packed library of bottom game gold
- Win critical micro battles, explore the berimbolo, master diagonal control concepts, utilize drilling sequences to build muscle memory, and go in-depth with Tabak on dozens of high percentage techniques that will supercharge your guard game
- There are years of instruction all perfectly assembled to optimize your progress here in ONE intelligently designed blueprint for guard game mastery
Course Content
Volume 01
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
| Open Guard Compendium: Lower Body Guards. Introduction | 0 |
| Outside De La Riva (DLR) Guard | 1:35 |
| Components of the DLR Guard | 1:59 |
| Common uses | 6:00 |
| Frames | 7:32 |
| Off balancing | 10:32 |
| Specific goals of the DLR hook | 15:53 |
| How ankle to hip distance affects the grip we make on the DLR leg | 21:08 |
| Significance of opponent's ankle positioning relative to your hips | 22:44 |
| Knee positioning with the outside DLR hook | 24:18 |
| Microbattles | 27:10 |
| DLR Guard Microbattles. Hip hinge with tricep extension | 29:25 |
| DLR Guard. Microbattles of non-DLR leg | 30:35 |
| DLR Guard Microbattles.Hip hinge with collar and pant | 35:25 |
| DLR: Troubleshooting Microbattles. Troubleshoot clearing hook | 37:30 |
| Troubleshoot clearing foot off hip | 38:14 |
| Troubleshoot to clearing hook by off balancing to far side | 38:54 |
| Troubleshoot hanging off pants with hip hinge | 40:24 |
| Troubleshooting opening knee | 44:17 |
| Troubleshoot for opening knee via attacking far leg with K guard/scoop | 46:17 |
| Troubleshooting late stage shin fold over DLR leg | 47:39 |
| Troubleshooting shinfold with X guard entry too far side off balance | 51:13 |
| Free foot pommelling vs opponent trying to attack/trap free foot | 59:37 |
Volume 02
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
| DLR Guard. Identifying when to bail in the DLR | 0 |
| The Headquarters position / “R” Guard. Introduction and microbattles | 4:03 |
| Early stage prevention/retention of HQ | 5:38 |
| Mid/late stage HQ retention | 11:33 |
| Being offensive from the HQ/R guard | 21:39 |
| Common trends in top tier guard players | 22:36 |
| Overview off common off balance methods | 24:21 |
| Goals for off balancing | 25:53 |
| Microbattles | 27:03 |
| Grip break troubleshoot | 28:28 |
| Troubleshooting the folding/smash pass | 30:03 |
| Smash pass vs HQ. Knee positioning of DLR leg for retention and off balancing/offense | 33:18 |
| Retaining vs the smash with high pummel and straight collar frame | 35:37 |
| Positioning & orientation of trapped knee in HQ guard | 38:22 |
| Knowing when to bail to outside leg position | 40:08 |
| Early stage shin on shin pummel to enter the legs | 40:44 |
| HQ/R Guard. Off balancing from the HQ/R guard | 43:20 |
| Attacking with the HQ/R Guard | 47:35 |
| HQ/R Guard Attacks. Transitioning to a leg entanglement (X guard variant) from the off balance | 49:42 |
| How to swim the feet to the inside to transition to an X guard variant | 51:38 |
| Static transitions to the legs without off balancing | 56:45 |
Volume 03
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
| HQ/R Guard Attacks. The Seagull Sweep | 0 |
| The importance of getting far knee to the floor for seagull sweep | 1:38 |
| Mechanics of the get up | 5:21 |
| Finishing the unfair single leg (collar + pant grips) | 10:12 |
| Additional sequences to add to the unfair single leg finish | 14:42 |
| Inside + Outside leg trip options for opponent’s who maintain a very upright posture in the single leg | 16:16 |
| Why we face our hips to the near side as opposed to the far side | 17:48 |
| Getting up against a standing opponent (far knee is off the floor) | 22:46 |
| Common mistakes with the standing seagull variation | 30:00 |
| Dealing with the hip switch/back step from the standing seagull variation | 33:35 |
| Re-cap of Seagull get up mechanics | 36:20 |
| HQ/R Guard Attacks. Entering the legs when our opponent counters the initial off balance | 40:05 |
| Differentiating between HQ off balance and Waiter off balance in terms of where our opponent lands | 44:44 |
| Comparing the foot pummeling from each type of off balance (R guard vs Waiter off balance) | 45:58 |
| Waiter guard from HQ microbattles | 50:24 |
Volume 04
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
| HQ/R Guard Attacks. Near side HQ/R Guard attacks | 0 |
| HQ/R Guard Near side Attacks. Entering the X guard from attacking to the DLR side (near side to far side off balance) | 4:56 |
| Dealing with an opponent who does not take their weight to the far side (maintains their weight on the DLR side) | 7:17 |
| Inside Sankaku transition | 7:52 |
| Foot work for inside sankaku transition | 16:14 |
| When to triangle the legs for the inside sankaku entry | 17:33 |
| Using a backstep/backwards roll to transition to the inside sankaku when your opponent brings their DLR | 20:48 |
| Common mistakes with the inside sankaku transition + reverse X guard troubleshoot | 25:54 |
| Coming up to take top position with or without the inside sankaku | 37:33 |
| Attacking from the forwards off balance / hips to the mat balance | 42:42 |
| Common mistakes (hips towards mat sequence) | 51:24 |
| Basic modified X guard transition from scooping the far leg | 54:46 |
Volume 05
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
| Attacking to the DLR Side. Outside berimbolo series | 0 |
| Attacking to the DLR side. How to initiate the outside berimbolo | 1:12 |
| Controlling the far leg | 11:18 |
| Basic baby bolo back take | 20:31 |
| Finishing mechanics of baby bolo | 25:23 |
| Hip height concept: pushing hips between your legs | 26:28 |
| Common mistakes with the basic baby bolo | 28:35 |
| Concepts of taking the back: #1 Intension of “seeing” the back | 32:03 |
| #2 Cross body / diagonal control concept | 32:56 |
| #3 Preventing trunk (torso) rotation | 34:48 |
| #4 Creating inside knee pressure: preventing the knee from turning towards you | 35:57 |
| Microbattles: Basic baby bolo sequence | 37:26 |
| Crab ride baby bolo variation (vs opponent clearing the top foot) | 37:51 |
| Details for finishing crab ride baby bolo | 42:42 |
| Leg drag baby bolo sequence (vs opponent clearing DLR hook) | 49:51 |
| Attacking to DLR side. Basic baby bolo vs wide base | 1:00:47 |
| Basic baby bolo vs wide base + straight collar grip frame | 1:09:22 |
| Wide base + straight collar grip frame: Duck under variation | 1:17:46 |
| Basic baby bolo vs hips to the mat (hiding back exposure) | 1:19:40 |
| Slingshot Berimbolo (Basic berimbolo) | 1:21:19 |
| Common mistakes with the Slingshot berimbolo | 1:28:09 |
| Outside berimbolo vs wide base + hips to the mat | 1:35:25 |
| Importance of elevating your hips if you lose a frame | 1:54:54 |
| Introduction to leg weave | 1:57:37 |
| Leg weave. Smashing the legs to one side to threaten back exposure | 2:02:28 |
| Ways to improve control whilst inverted | 2:06:04 |
| How to take top position | 2:11:41 |
| Passing from the leg weave. Taking back from the leg weave | 2:17:37 |
| Passing to the mount from the leg weave / top bolo position | 2:24:48 |
| Diagonal control back take from the leg weave | 2:34:40 |
Volume 06
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
| Leg weave. Common mistakes with the diagonal control | 0 |
| Diagonal control back take finish from leg weave | 2:44 |
| Introduction to the stacked berimbolo | 4:52 |
| Stacked Berimbolo. Leg positioning | 10:20 |
| Stack drill | 13:34 |
| Goals to achieve during the stack | 15:33 |
| Finishing the back take from the stack | 18:42 |
| Twister hook back take | 23:42 |
| Different ways of stacking from the berimbolo | 37:17 |
| Dealing with the stiff arm frame when stacking | 43:33 |
| Dealing with the Re-bolo | 55:45 |
Volume 07
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
| Attacking to DLR side. What to do when we lose the knee line during a Berimbolo | 0 |
| Shin behind knee position. Importance of controlling top leg | 3:19 |
| Importance of pinning legs to one side (single siding) | 5:09 |
| How to control top leg | 5:52 |
| Exposing the space between the calf and hamstring | 7:11 |
| The leg drag | 9:33 |
| Hook placement for shutting down the bottom leg using the leg drag | 11:45 |
| Common mistakes with the leg drag | 14:36 |
| Head positioning for the leg drag | 18:18 |
| Re-capturing the knee line and attacking the berimbolo | 20:19 |
| Stacking with the shin behind knee | 22:24 |
| Finishing the back take from the shin behind knee stack | 26:20 |
| Purpose of each drawstring grip in the shin behind knee stack | 28:01 |
| X’ing the body back take (inspired by Lee Ting and Tomoyuki Hashimoto) | 31:26 |
Volume 08
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
| Countering the counters (Berimbolo). Mermaid mount | 0 |
| Stepping on torso introduction | 8:36 |
| Countering the step on torso from the stack | 12:28 |
| Using the shoulder lift to bypass stepping on the torso | 14:15 |
| Countering the counters (Shin behind knee). Stepping on torso | 14:55 |
| How to follow up your attacks after you address your opponent's counter | 27:02 |
| Countering the counters. Spinning through to the near side X guard or shin behind knee when you can’t attach non-DLR leg to far hip | 29:16 |
| Dealing with the same side stiff arm when trying to connect the non-DLR foot to the far hip | 35:39 |
| Attacking the crab ride baby bolo from the near side X/shin behind knee entry when you can’t connect your non-DLR foot to the far hip | 39:04 |
| Attacking to DLR side. Using the Berimbolo to sweep | 41:42 |
Volume 09
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
| Attacking to DLR side. DLR foot lock | 0 |
| DLR foot lock finishing mechanics | 7:53 |
| Changing to a different leg configuration if DLR leg positioning is lost | 10:43 |
| Berimbolo from DLR foot lock | 12:53 |
| Countering the scoop vs the DLR foot lock | 14:20 |
| DLR: Attacking to the Far Side. Waiter Guard variants | 16:19 |
| Attacking to Far Side. Overhook / hugging DLR | 17:51 |
| Transitioning to the waiter from the deep overhook | 19:48 |
| Overhook Waiter Guard. Using the waiter guard to enter a berimbolo sequence | 28:20 |
| Applying our waiter berimbolo to our standard berimbolo attacks | 38:30 |
| Waiter Berimbolo vs far knee to the floor (lowered base) | 40:00 |
| Switching to the underhook waiter + sweep/back take combination to troubleshoot the hips to mat response | 44:42 |
| Connecting foot to hip (high waiter guard) variation + different ways of rolling to expose the back | 52:09 |
| Transitioning to a leg entanglement to troubleshoot the hips all the way to the mat response | 58:56 |
| Entering a leg entanglements to counter your opponent’s scoop on your DLR leg | 1:00:22 |
Volume 10
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
| Attacking to Far Side. Underhook DLR Introduction | 0 |
| Underhook DLR. Off balancing to the far side | 5:45 |
| Re-cap of far side off balance sequence | 12:47 |
| Attacking the near side to further expose the far side off balance or the back take | 14:31 |
| Attacking to Far Side. Dark DLR off balancing to the far side | 16:27 |
| Exposing the back if the knee points towards the floor | 19:54 |
| Forcing the somersault from excessive inside knee pressure | 21:20 |
| Basic far side DLR attacks | 22:20 |
| Advantages of using outside leg position to off balance to the far side (as opposed to inside leg position) | 24:08 |
| Transitioning to a leg entanglement from the fas side off balance | 26:26 |
| Using the far side off balance to re-expose the angle for the basic baby bolo sequence | 28:17 |
| Common mistakes with the far side off balance to re-exposing the basic baby bolo | 32:34 |
| Transitioning to the seated guard | 34:15 |
| Transitioning to the deep DLR guard to expose the back | 35:56 |
Volume 11
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
| Reverse (Inside) De La Riva Guard. Introduction | 0 |
| RDLR/Inside DLR. Off balancing | 3:53 |
| Context of the RDLR (when to use this guard) | 7:14 |
| Fundamental retention to outside leg position | 10:20 |
| RDLR to K guard (near side) | 13:06 |
| Using the shin-on-shin hook to bring the knee to the mat or enter a leg entanglement | 15:31 |
| Modified X guard attack from the initial off balance | 17:20 |
| Wrestling up from the RDLR | 20:42 |
| Transitioning to a seated guard | 23:04 |
| Inside berimbolo / “Kiss of the Dragon” | 24:22 |
| Basic inside to outside berimbolo sequence | 27:53 |
- International competitor and BJJ Black Belt Ariel Tabak provides an 11-part series that will keep you busy for years as you take a deep dive into the world of lower body guards
- Explore the De La Riva, reverse De la Riva, 50/50, single leg x-guard, x-guard, and more in great detail, as you reverse, transition, and attack in ways you never thought possible, all accompanied by high level instruction you won't find anywhere else
- Learn crucial mechanics, gripping strategies, common mistakes, contingencies, control tactics, counters, and so much more in this densely packed library of bottom game gold
- Win critical micro battles, explore the berimbolo, master diagonal control concepts, utilize drilling sequences to build muscle memory, and go in-depth with Tabak on dozens of high percentage techniques that will supercharge your guard game
- There are years of instruction all perfectly assembled to optimize your progress here in ONE intelligently designed blueprint for guard game mastery
Course Content
Volume 01
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
| Open Guard Compendium: Lower Body Guards. Introduction | 0 |
| Outside De La Riva (DLR) Guard | 1:35 |
| Components of the DLR Guard | 1:59 |
| Common uses | 6:00 |
| Frames | 7:32 |
| Off balancing | 10:32 |
| Specific goals of the DLR hook | 15:53 |
| How ankle to hip distance affects the grip we make on the DLR leg | 21:08 |
| Significance of opponent's ankle positioning relative to your hips | 22:44 |
| Knee positioning with the outside DLR hook | 24:18 |
| Microbattles | 27:10 |
| DLR Guard Microbattles. Hip hinge with tricep extension | 29:25 |
| DLR Guard. Microbattles of non-DLR leg | 30:35 |
| DLR Guard Microbattles.Hip hinge with collar and pant | 35:25 |
| DLR: Troubleshooting Microbattles. Troubleshoot clearing hook | 37:30 |
| Troubleshoot clearing foot off hip | 38:14 |
| Troubleshoot to clearing hook by off balancing to far side | 38:54 |
| Troubleshoot hanging off pants with hip hinge | 40:24 |
| Troubleshooting opening knee | 44:17 |
| Troubleshoot for opening knee via attacking far leg with K guard/scoop | 46:17 |
| Troubleshooting late stage shin fold over DLR leg | 47:39 |
| Troubleshooting shinfold with X guard entry too far side off balance | 51:13 |
| Free foot pommelling vs opponent trying to attack/trap free foot | 59:37 |
Volume 02
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
| DLR Guard. Identifying when to bail in the DLR | 0 |
| The Headquarters position / “R” Guard. Introduction and microbattles | 4:03 |
| Early stage prevention/retention of HQ | 5:38 |
| Mid/late stage HQ retention | 11:33 |
| Being offensive from the HQ/R guard | 21:39 |
| Common trends in top tier guard players | 22:36 |
| Overview off common off balance methods | 24:21 |
| Goals for off balancing | 25:53 |
| Microbattles | 27:03 |
| Grip break troubleshoot | 28:28 |
| Troubleshooting the folding/smash pass | 30:03 |
| Smash pass vs HQ. Knee positioning of DLR leg for retention and off balancing/offense | 33:18 |
| Retaining vs the smash with high pummel and straight collar frame | 35:37 |
| Positioning & orientation of trapped knee in HQ guard | 38:22 |
| Knowing when to bail to outside leg position | 40:08 |
| Early stage shin on shin pummel to enter the legs | 40:44 |
| HQ/R Guard. Off balancing from the HQ/R guard | 43:20 |
| Attacking with the HQ/R Guard | 47:35 |
| HQ/R Guard Attacks. Transitioning to a leg entanglement (X guard variant) from the off balance | 49:42 |
| How to swim the feet to the inside to transition to an X guard variant | 51:38 |
| Static transitions to the legs without off balancing | 56:45 |
Volume 03
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
| HQ/R Guard Attacks. The Seagull Sweep | 0 |
| The importance of getting far knee to the floor for seagull sweep | 1:38 |
| Mechanics of the get up | 5:21 |
| Finishing the unfair single leg (collar + pant grips) | 10:12 |
| Additional sequences to add to the unfair single leg finish | 14:42 |
| Inside + Outside leg trip options for opponent’s who maintain a very upright posture in the single leg | 16:16 |
| Why we face our hips to the near side as opposed to the far side | 17:48 |
| Getting up against a standing opponent (far knee is off the floor) | 22:46 |
| Common mistakes with the standing seagull variation | 30:00 |
| Dealing with the hip switch/back step from the standing seagull variation | 33:35 |
| Re-cap of Seagull get up mechanics | 36:20 |
| HQ/R Guard Attacks. Entering the legs when our opponent counters the initial off balance | 40:05 |
| Differentiating between HQ off balance and Waiter off balance in terms of where our opponent lands | 44:44 |
| Comparing the foot pummeling from each type of off balance (R guard vs Waiter off balance) | 45:58 |
| Waiter guard from HQ microbattles | 50:24 |
Volume 04
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
| HQ/R Guard Attacks. Near side HQ/R Guard attacks | 0 |
| HQ/R Guard Near side Attacks. Entering the X guard from attacking to the DLR side (near side to far side off balance) | 4:56 |
| Dealing with an opponent who does not take their weight to the far side (maintains their weight on the DLR side) | 7:17 |
| Inside Sankaku transition | 7:52 |
| Foot work for inside sankaku transition | 16:14 |
| When to triangle the legs for the inside sankaku entry | 17:33 |
| Using a backstep/backwards roll to transition to the inside sankaku when your opponent brings their DLR | 20:48 |
| Common mistakes with the inside sankaku transition + reverse X guard troubleshoot | 25:54 |
| Coming up to take top position with or without the inside sankaku | 37:33 |
| Attacking from the forwards off balance / hips to the mat balance | 42:42 |
| Common mistakes (hips towards mat sequence) | 51:24 |
| Basic modified X guard transition from scooping the far leg | 54:46 |
Volume 05
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
| Attacking to the DLR Side. Outside berimbolo series | 0 |
| Attacking to the DLR side. How to initiate the outside berimbolo | 1:12 |
| Controlling the far leg | 11:18 |
| Basic baby bolo back take | 20:31 |
| Finishing mechanics of baby bolo | 25:23 |
| Hip height concept: pushing hips between your legs | 26:28 |
| Common mistakes with the basic baby bolo | 28:35 |
| Concepts of taking the back: #1 Intension of “seeing” the back | 32:03 |
| #2 Cross body / diagonal control concept | 32:56 |
| #3 Preventing trunk (torso) rotation | 34:48 |
| #4 Creating inside knee pressure: preventing the knee from turning towards you | 35:57 |
| Microbattles: Basic baby bolo sequence | 37:26 |
| Crab ride baby bolo variation (vs opponent clearing the top foot) | 37:51 |
| Details for finishing crab ride baby bolo | 42:42 |
| Leg drag baby bolo sequence (vs opponent clearing DLR hook) | 49:51 |
| Attacking to DLR side. Basic baby bolo vs wide base | 1:00:47 |
| Basic baby bolo vs wide base + straight collar grip frame | 1:09:22 |
| Wide base + straight collar grip frame: Duck under variation | 1:17:46 |
| Basic baby bolo vs hips to the mat (hiding back exposure) | 1:19:40 |
| Slingshot Berimbolo (Basic berimbolo) | 1:21:19 |
| Common mistakes with the Slingshot berimbolo | 1:28:09 |
| Outside berimbolo vs wide base + hips to the mat | 1:35:25 |
| Importance of elevating your hips if you lose a frame | 1:54:54 |
| Introduction to leg weave | 1:57:37 |
| Leg weave. Smashing the legs to one side to threaten back exposure | 2:02:28 |
| Ways to improve control whilst inverted | 2:06:04 |
| How to take top position | 2:11:41 |
| Passing from the leg weave. Taking back from the leg weave | 2:17:37 |
| Passing to the mount from the leg weave / top bolo position | 2:24:48 |
| Diagonal control back take from the leg weave | 2:34:40 |
Volume 06
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
| Leg weave. Common mistakes with the diagonal control | 0 |
| Diagonal control back take finish from leg weave | 2:44 |
| Introduction to the stacked berimbolo | 4:52 |
| Stacked Berimbolo. Leg positioning | 10:20 |
| Stack drill | 13:34 |
| Goals to achieve during the stack | 15:33 |
| Finishing the back take from the stack | 18:42 |
| Twister hook back take | 23:42 |
| Different ways of stacking from the berimbolo | 37:17 |
| Dealing with the stiff arm frame when stacking | 43:33 |
| Dealing with the Re-bolo | 55:45 |
Volume 07
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
| Attacking to DLR side. What to do when we lose the knee line during a Berimbolo | 0 |
| Shin behind knee position. Importance of controlling top leg | 3:19 |
| Importance of pinning legs to one side (single siding) | 5:09 |
| How to control top leg | 5:52 |
| Exposing the space between the calf and hamstring | 7:11 |
| The leg drag | 9:33 |
| Hook placement for shutting down the bottom leg using the leg drag | 11:45 |
| Common mistakes with the leg drag | 14:36 |
| Head positioning for the leg drag | 18:18 |
| Re-capturing the knee line and attacking the berimbolo | 20:19 |
| Stacking with the shin behind knee | 22:24 |
| Finishing the back take from the shin behind knee stack | 26:20 |
| Purpose of each drawstring grip in the shin behind knee stack | 28:01 |
| X’ing the body back take (inspired by Lee Ting and Tomoyuki Hashimoto) | 31:26 |
Volume 08
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
| Countering the counters (Berimbolo). Mermaid mount | 0 |
| Stepping on torso introduction | 8:36 |
| Countering the step on torso from the stack | 12:28 |
| Using the shoulder lift to bypass stepping on the torso | 14:15 |
| Countering the counters (Shin behind knee). Stepping on torso | 14:55 |
| How to follow up your attacks after you address your opponent's counter | 27:02 |
| Countering the counters. Spinning through to the near side X guard or shin behind knee when you can’t attach non-DLR leg to far hip | 29:16 |
| Dealing with the same side stiff arm when trying to connect the non-DLR foot to the far hip | 35:39 |
| Attacking the crab ride baby bolo from the near side X/shin behind knee entry when you can’t connect your non-DLR foot to the far hip | 39:04 |
| Attacking to DLR side. Using the Berimbolo to sweep | 41:42 |
Volume 09
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
| Attacking to DLR side. DLR foot lock | 0 |
| DLR foot lock finishing mechanics | 7:53 |
| Changing to a different leg configuration if DLR leg positioning is lost | 10:43 |
| Berimbolo from DLR foot lock | 12:53 |
| Countering the scoop vs the DLR foot lock | 14:20 |
| DLR: Attacking to the Far Side. Waiter Guard variants | 16:19 |
| Attacking to Far Side. Overhook / hugging DLR | 17:51 |
| Transitioning to the waiter from the deep overhook | 19:48 |
| Overhook Waiter Guard. Using the waiter guard to enter a berimbolo sequence | 28:20 |
| Applying our waiter berimbolo to our standard berimbolo attacks | 38:30 |
| Waiter Berimbolo vs far knee to the floor (lowered base) | 40:00 |
| Switching to the underhook waiter + sweep/back take combination to troubleshoot the hips to mat response | 44:42 |
| Connecting foot to hip (high waiter guard) variation + different ways of rolling to expose the back | 52:09 |
| Transitioning to a leg entanglement to troubleshoot the hips all the way to the mat response | 58:56 |
| Entering a leg entanglements to counter your opponent’s scoop on your DLR leg | 1:00:22 |
Volume 10
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
| Attacking to Far Side. Underhook DLR Introduction | 0 |
| Underhook DLR. Off balancing to the far side | 5:45 |
| Re-cap of far side off balance sequence | 12:47 |
| Attacking the near side to further expose the far side off balance or the back take | 14:31 |
| Attacking to Far Side. Dark DLR off balancing to the far side | 16:27 |
| Exposing the back if the knee points towards the floor | 19:54 |
| Forcing the somersault from excessive inside knee pressure | 21:20 |
| Basic far side DLR attacks | 22:20 |
| Advantages of using outside leg position to off balance to the far side (as opposed to inside leg position) | 24:08 |
| Transitioning to a leg entanglement from the fas side off balance | 26:26 |
| Using the far side off balance to re-expose the angle for the basic baby bolo sequence | 28:17 |
| Common mistakes with the far side off balance to re-exposing the basic baby bolo | 32:34 |
| Transitioning to the seated guard | 34:15 |
| Transitioning to the deep DLR guard to expose the back | 35:56 |
Volume 11
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
| Reverse (Inside) De La Riva Guard. Introduction | 0 |
| RDLR/Inside DLR. Off balancing | 3:53 |
| Context of the RDLR (when to use this guard) | 7:14 |
| Fundamental retention to outside leg position | 10:20 |
| RDLR to K guard (near side) | 13:06 |
| Using the shin-on-shin hook to bring the knee to the mat or enter a leg entanglement | 15:31 |
| Modified X guard attack from the initial off balance | 17:20 |
| Wrestling up from the RDLR | 20:42 |
| Transitioning to a seated guard | 23:04 |
| Inside berimbolo / “Kiss of the Dragon” | 24:22 |
| Basic inside to outside berimbolo sequence | 27:53 |
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So, What Exactly Do You Get?
PART 1
OPEN GUARD COMPENDIUM: LOWER BODY GUARDS
OUTSIDE DE LA RIVA (DLR) GUARD
DLR GUARD MICROBATTLES.
DLR GUARD.
DLR GUARD MICROBATTLES.
DLR: TROUBLESHOOTING MICROBATTLES.
PART 2
DLR GUARD
THE HEADQUARTERS POSITION / "R" GUARD
SMASH PASS VS HQ
HQ/R GUARD.
HQ/R GUARD ATTACKS.
PART 3
HQ/R GUARD ATTACKS
THE SEAGULL SWEEP
HQ/R GUARD ATTACKS
PART 4
HQ/R GUARD ATTACKS
HQ/R GUARD NEAR SIDE ATTACKS
PART 5
ATTACKING TO THE DLR SIDE
OUTSIDE BERIMBOLO SERIES
ATTACKING TO THE DLR SIDE
MICROBATTLES: BASIC BABY BOLO SEQUENCE
ATTACKING TO DLR SIDE
LEG WEAVE
PART 6
LEG WEAVE
STACKED BERIMBOLO
PART 7
ATTACKING TO DLR SIDE
SHIN BEHIND KNEE POSITION
PART 8
COUNTERING THE COUNTERS (BERIMBOLO)
COUNTERING THE COUNTERS (SHIN BEHIND KNEE)
COUNTERING THE COUNTERS
ATTACKING TO DLR SIDE
PART 9
ATTACKING TO DLR SIDE
DLR: ATTACKING TO THE FAR SIDE
ATTACKING TO FAR SIDE
OVERHOOK WAITER GUARD
PART 10
ATTACKING TO FAR SIDE
UNDERHOOK DLR
ATTACKING TO FAR SIDE
PART 11
REVERSE (INSIDE) DE LA RIVA GUARD
RDLR/INSIDE DLR
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