Course curriculum

  • 1

    Week 1. 50/50 concepts, breaking mechanics and defenses

    • 1. 50/50 separation and defense

    • 2. 50/50 breaking mechanics

    • 3. Defense: Toe slip to 80-20
  • 2

    Week 2. Backside 50/50 concepts and finishing

    • 1. RDLR to Backside 50/50

    • 2.Backside 50/50 rotational finish

    • 3. RDLR to Cross Ashi
  • 3

    Week 3. Attacking from open guard

    • 1. Open guard principles and double kouchi to shin to shin

    • 2. Double Kouchi - Ashi garami off-balances and Cross Ashi

    • 3. Double Kouchi to Single leg and mat return
  • 4

    Week 4. Options from the Collar tie

    • 1. Collar tie - misdirection snapdown

    • 2. Getting the underhook from collar tie / Shock to the back

    • 3. Underhook Shock to single leg / bodylock
  • 5

    Week 5. Options from bottom HQ

    • 1. Sumigaeshi from HQ

    • 2. Wrestling up from HQ

    • 3. Entering X-Guard from HQ
  • 6

    Week 6 - Loose pass to tight waist

    • 1. X-pass / Leading with the chest

    • 2. X-Pass to tight waist

    • 3. Bodylock pass
  • 7

    Week 7. High step pass options

    • 1. High step pass

    • 2. High step to Torreando

    • 3. High step to bodylock pass
  • 8

    Week 8. Wrestling up and single leg

    • 1. Wrestling up from guard - Single leg

    • 2. Finishing the high leg (single leg)

    • 3. Headlock prevention and backtake from single leg
  • 9

    Week 9. Pin escapes

    • 1. Side control escape

    • 2. Reverse shrimp escape

    • 3. Regaining half-guard into sumi-gaeshi
  • 10

    Week 10. Knee collapse, bodylock pass and frame problematics

    • 1. Knee collapse from HQ - Bodylock

    • 2. Knee collapse from butterfly

    • 3. Bodylock pass knee problematics

    • 4. Framing problematic (bodylock pass)
  • 11

    Week 11. taking the back from high-step pass

    • 1. Back take from high-step pass

    • 2. High step to scoop grip pass + Back take
  • 12

    Week 12. Choi bar

    • 1. Introducing the Choi bar

    • Choi bar from split-squat

    • Choi bar from north-south
  • 13

    week 13. More Choi Bar

    • 1. Choi Bar grip adjustment

    • 2. Triangle and back take from Choi Bar

    • 3. Rau Drag to Choi Bar
  • 14

    Week 14. Attacking the Turtle

    • 1. Tight turtle back take. Seatbelt chair

    • 2. Triangle from chair seatbelt

    • 3 Thigh pry back take from turtle
  • 15

    Week 15. Ashi Garami and Z-Lock

    • 1. Ashi Garami off-balances

    • 2. Off-Balance to Cross Ashi Garami

    • 3. Cross Ashi to Z-Lock
  • 16

    Week 16. Split-Squat passes

    • 1. Split squat pass

    • 2. Split squat to knee collapse

    • 3. HQ to Knee slide
  • 17

    Week 17. Z-Lock and exposing the heel

    • 1. Zlock from cross-ashi

    • 2. Heel Exposure from cross-ashi
  • 18

    Week 18. Snap down and back take

    • 1. Circle snap

    • 2. Back take from snap down

    • 3. Back take from go behind
  • 19

    Week 19. 50/50 defense

    • 1. 50/50 counter attack from the get up

    • 2. 50-50 late defense - toe slip

    • 3. 50/50 get up and leg separation
  • 20

    Week 20. Wrestling up from open guard

    • 1. Staggered guard for wrestling up

    • 2. Elbow pass to single leg

    • 3. Hands snap to double leg
  • 21

    Week 21. Passing the butterfly guard

    • 1 Passing butterfly

    • 2. Crossface shift from split-squat

    • 3. Knee collapse from HQ
  • 22

    Week 22. Defenses from turtle

    • 1. Underhook & Makikomi

    • 2. Fighting the hands and granby roll

    • 3. Escaping the hooks from turtle
  • 23

    Week 23. back escapes

    • 1. Misdirection back escape

    • 2. Misdirection from the overhook side

    • 3. Escpaping the body triangle
  • 24

    Week 24. DLR off-balances and options

    • 1. DLR to X-Guard

    • 2. DLR to waiter sweep

    • 3. DLR back take
  • 25

    Week 25. Passing from HQ

    • 1. Leg pummel from HQ

    • 2. Front leg pummel from hq

    • 3. smash pass from hq
  • 26

    Week 26. Passing from HQ (2)

    • 1. HQ to knee slide

    • 2. Knee slide positioning

    • 3. Killing the knee shield from split squat

    • 4. Hip switch from HQ
  • 27

    Week 27. Half-guard pass against the underhook

    • 1. Countering the underhook from half-guard

    • 2. Variation to pass against the underhook

    • 3. High bodylock to counter the underhook
  • 28

    Week 28. Ankle locks, Aoki locks and options from heel hooks

    • 1. Ankle lock finishing mechanic

    • 2. Short hook ankle lock

    • 3. Aoki Lock

    • 4. Aoki lock from half-guard

    • 5. Outside heel hook option

    • 6. Back take from a failed outside heel hook
  • 29

    Week 29. Split squat passing and Kimura options

    • 1. Rau drag from split squat

    • 2. back take from Kimura

    • 3. Yoko senkaku + kimura
  • 30

    Week 30. Switch and defense from rear bodylock

    • 1. Switch to high crotch

    • 2. Defending the back take on a failed switch