Innovative Unity BJJ Black Belt Margot Ciccarelli Details Her Battle-Tested No-Gi Game, Uncovering Her Favorite Guards, Sweeps, Submissions, Guard Retention, And MORE!
Margot is a black belt under Murillo Santana and has competed across the globe at the highest levels of the sport!
Dive into game-changing concepts that will prepare you for many modern aspects of Jiu-Jitsu including leg locks, dealing with mobile guard passers, and much more.
Explore the nature of imposing your game on opponents or waiting for the perfect opportunity to spring your attack.
Develop diverse attacking options from seated guard, Z-guard, De La Riva, and MORE!
Ciccarelli breaks down how she adapts her favorite Gi-based techniques to work in a No-Gi setting.
Punish standing opponents with endless entries into sophisticated guards and DEEP leg entanglements.
Upgrade Your No-Gi Game With Margot Ciccarelli And Her 4-Part Instructional Zen Guide To Submission Grappling!
Course Content
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Volume 1
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Intro
0
Concepts + Food For Thought - Observing Body Positioning - Body Architecture, Stance And Base
1:09
How The Fight Initiates
3:08
Why Does Double Guard Pull Occur?
4:03
Nature Of Imposing Or Waiting
5:19
Nature Of Hand Fighting And Connection
7:11
Volume 2
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Seated - Foundational Ideas Of How To Engage With Your Partner In A Seated Position
0
Seated Guard De La Riva To Top Berimbolo Claw Finish Backtake
1:27
Seated Guard De La Rivato Top Berimbolo Redirected Back Take
8:54
Straight Ashigarami Transition To Cross Ashi Garami Inside Heel Hook
11:27
Cross Ashi Garami + Leg Positioning And Standard Heel Hook Finishing
16:17
Securing Secondary Leg - Movement Options From There
19:05
Cross Ashi Garami Leg Trap
24:33
Navigating Between Straight, Cross Ashi Garami And 50/50
29:51
50/50 To Kneebar
34:39
50/50 To Kneebar Part 2
37:19
50/50 To Kneebar Part 3
42:40
50/50 Transition To Backtake Ryan Hall
45:49
50/50 Escape To Leg Drag
48:11
Volume 3
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Knees Down - Basic Butterfly Off Balances
0
2 On 1 Butterfly Backtake
6:09
Z Guard Configuration - Half Guard Berimbolo / G Roll Type Movement
8:15
Z Guard Half Butterfly Sweep To Kimura And Tarikoplata
11:51
Threading My Leg Through For Choibar
19:28
Reverse Z Opponent Pressures
22:31
Pass
24:52
Volume 4
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Standing position - Foundational Ideas Of How To Engage With Your Partner In A Standing Position And Double Kouchi If Someone Stands In Square Stance
0
Approach Leg To Shin On Shin To Drag Into Dlr Or Into Shin On Shin To Enter Inside Space Position
4:40
DLR Knee Bump Ashi Off Balance
10:18
Underhook DLR Knee Bump Ashi Off Balance To Body K
12:23
K Guard To X Guard - >Reverse X Sweep To Heel Hook
16:14
Option 2 : Reverse X To Pass
19:32
Underhook DLR Partner Is One One Knee - >Hip Hook To Rolling Back Take
20:53
RDLR - >Kiss Of The Dragon Back Take If Standing
24:07
Hook Far Side Leg Variation
29:04
RDLR >Reverse X Leg Drag Is Knee Is Down
32:23
Outro
37:27
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So, What Exactly Do You Get?
PART 1
INTRO
CONCEPTS + FOOD FOR THOUGHT
OBSERVING BODY POSITIONING - BODY ARCHITECTURE, STANCE AND BASE
HOW TO FIGHT INITIATES
WHY DOES DOUBLE GUARD PULL OCCUR?
NATURE OF IMPOSING OR WAITING
NATURE OF HAND FIGHTING AND CONNECTION
PART 2
SEATED
FOUNDATIONAL IDEAS OF HOW TO ENGAGE WITH YOUR PARTNER IN A SEATED POSITION
SEATED GUARD DE LA RIVA TO TOP BERIMBOLO CLAW FINISH BACKTAKE
SEATED GUARD DE LA RIVA TO TOP BERIMBOLO REDIRECTED BACK TAKE
STRAIGHT ASHIGARAMI TRANSITION TO CROSS ASHI GARAMI INSIDE HEEL HOOK
CROSS ASHI GARAMI + LEG POSITIONING AND STANDARD HEEL HOOK FINISHING
CROSS ASHI GARAMI LEG TRAP
NAVIGATING BETWEEN STRAIGHT, CROSS ASHI GARAMI AND 50/50
50/50 TO KNEEBAR
50/50 TO KNEEBAR PART 2
50/50 TO KNEEBAR PART 3
50/50 TRANSITION TO BACKTAKE RYAN HALL
50/50 ESCAPE TO LEG DRAG
PART 3
KNEES DOWN
BASIC BUTTERFLY OFF BALANCES
2 ON 1 BUTTERFLY BACKTAKE
Z GUARD CONFIGURATION
HALF GUARD BERIMBOLO / G ROLL TYPE MOVEMENT
Z GUARD HALF BUTTERFLY SWEEP TO KIMURA AND TARIKOPLATA
THREADING MY LEG THROUGH FOR CHOIBAR
REVERSE Z OPPONENT PRESSURES
PASS
PART 4
STANDING POSITION
FOUNDATIONAL IDEAS OF HOW TO ENGAGE WITH YOUR PARTNER IN A STANDING POSITION AND DOUBLE KOUCHI IF SOMEONE STANDS IN SQUARE STANCE
APPROACH LEG TO SHIN ON SHIN TO DRAG INTO DLR OR INTO SHIN ON SHIN TO ENTER INSIDE SPACE POSITION
DLR KNEE BUMP ASHI OFF BALANCE
UNDERHOOK DLR KNEE BUMP ASHI OFF BALANCE TO BODY K
K GUARD TO X GUARD - >REVERSE X SWEEP TO HEEL HOOK
OPTION 2 : REVERSE X TO PASS
UNDERHOOK DLR PARTNER IS ONE ONE KNEE - >HIP HOOK TO ROLLING BACK TAKE