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Killatine or Faux-Guillotine - When in Doubt... Punch the Throat
Matt Darcy shows how to finish the guillotine when your opponent falls back to the side or back when you get the chin strap so you can't finish the high elbow guillotine. This forces them to either tap or come up into the high elbow guillotine.
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Creating Guillotine Opportunities with the Chin Strap or Front Headlock
Matt Darcy shows some concepts you can use to create perfect guillotine opportunities using the chin strap or front headlock.
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Sticky Foot Part 4 - Combining Foot Sweep and Osoto Gari
Dave shows how to go back and forth with the foot sweep and Osoto Gari combo.
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Tips For Striking From Top Closed Guard
Dave goes into detail on the balance of striking vs grappling control. He shows how to strike and regain control in top closed guard.
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Sticky Foot Part 1 - Foot Sweep
Dave shows one of his favorite foot sweeps using the sticky foot.
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Sticky Foot Part 2 - To Single Leg
Dave shows how to use the sticky foot sweep attempt to get the single leg
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Sticky Foot Part 3 - Osoto Gari Throw
Dave shows a sticky foot style Osoto Gari for Nogi
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Defend Strikes from Guard using Damage Control Clinches 1, 2, and 3
Dave walks you through defending strikes from guard using damage control clinches 1, 2, and 3.
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Tips for Crashing into Body Lock When Closing the Distance
Dave goes over some tips for closing the distance to body lock on an attacker throwing strikes.
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Counter the Single Leg to Inverted Triangle and Kimura
Matt Darcy shows how to counter the single leg to an inverted triangle. As he shoots he over rotates his hips and locks it from the side putting an extremely tight triangle on.
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Counter the Single Leg to Omoplata
Matt Darcy shows an old trick he learned from Dave Camarillo. When late on the sprawl, shove the head and roll into the omoplata. You can also throw your leg into this position at the start of a round to trick your opponent.
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Counter the Single Leg to a Toe Hold from Omoplata
Matt Darcy shows a nice technique chain to finish a toe hold from omoplata. He has finished this sequence many times in tournaments.
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Armbar from Bottom Side Control Part 2 - Recover to Half Guard
Matt Darcy shows how to use the armbar to make space and recover to half guard.
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Armbar from Bottom Side Control
Matt Darcy shows a slick armor from bottom side control when your opponent commits to holding on with head and arm control.
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Flavio Canto Side Control Reversal - Part 2 - Set Ups
Matt Darcy shows how he sets this move up by faking guard. He also shows how to swing back and forth to get the move when your opponent initially blocks it.
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Flavio Canto Side Control Reversal - Part 1
Matt Darcy shows his absolute favorite side control reversal. This is great when your opponent has strong head control and you are flat. Do not let people flatten you out so you can do this move! Always have proper defense and recoveries first.
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Mount Escape - Countering the Paintbrush to Single Leg X
Sometimes you need to wait and counter an attack when stuck in mount. Matt Darcy shows how to counter the paintbrush to single leg x guard.
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Mount Escape - Counter the Cross Choke to Half Guard Sleeve Drag
Sometimes you need to counter an attack when stuck in mount. Matt Darcy shows how to counter the cross choke.
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Escaping Knee on Belly Part 1 - Reverse Hip Escape Reversal to Leg Drag
Matt Darcy shows his primary knee on belly escape. This is move 1 in the knee on belly escape system.
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Escaping Knee on Belly Part 2 - Shin Trap To the Back
Matt Darcy shows the second move in his knee on belly escape system. He goes to this move when he can't make space for the knee in the first move because his opponent is sitting their weight back toward their heel while in knee on belly.
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Escaping Knee on Belly Part 1.5 - Troubleshooting using the Single Leg
Matt Darcy shows how he uses the single leg to get to half guard when his opponent floats off of knee on belly to get away from the reversal.
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Passing De la Riva Guard in Depth - Running the Hips to Death Pass
Matt Darcy shows pass 3 in the de la riva passing system.
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Intro to the Matrix Sweep and Back Take from Reverse De La Riva
Antonio goes in depth on how he does the matrix sweep and back take from reverse de la riva.
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Matrix Sweep Part 2 - To Crab Ride
Antonio shows the crab ride variation of the matrix sweep.