No Or Little Upper Body Control: Closed Guard (Bottom)

I. Breaking Opponents Posture/Frames (Getting Grips)

A. Opp. Has Hands On Your Hips

1. Your hands cup the opp. elbows and pull

2. Your hands cup inside of opp. wrist move them outward

B. Opp. Has Hands On Your Biceps

1. Swim your hands inside

C. Opp. Has Hands On Your Armpits

1. Swim your hands inside

2. Chop down at bend of elbows or forearms

II. Opp. Punches

1. Demian Maia Knee Pull, Roll and Cover *example 

2. Knee Pull and Front Cover *example

3. Knee Pull, Move to the Side and Front Cover *example

3. Knee Pull and Long Block *example

4. Go to Sit-up/Bump Sweep Position *

*Once you have pulled them in close using any of the above methods, secure a solid over hook or under hook grip. If unable to break posture, then go to wrist control. This allows you to monitor arms and gain limited upper body control.

 

When Opp. Stands

-Tripod Sweep (When opp. stands feet staggered) *technique example

-Sickle Sweep (When opp. stands feet staggered) *tech example

Opp. Has Collar & Pant Grip

Going to Side Scissors

1) Breaking Collar & Pant Grip: Attacking Opp. Collar Grip Arm 

2) Breaking Collar & Pant Grip: Attacking Opp. Pant Grip Arm

3) Breaking Collar and Cuff Grip: Attacking Opp. Cuff Grip Arm

Opp. Has Inside Biceps

1) Breaking Inside Biceps: Using Two On One Elbow 

2) Around The World Method *Javier VazquezExample

Going to Overhook

1) 

Triceps Pull *Shawn Williams Example 

-Transition to Side Guard/Back - Arm Drag (When opp. swims both arms in or overhook control side in) *technique example  *example *Ryan Gordon example
-Transition to Side Guard/Back (When opp. swims arm in and places it across your throat and pressures into you) *example