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Hidden Collar Tilt - Position Details. "Drown Them"
Matt Darcy shows how to drown your opponent with pressure. Use the Hidden Collar tilt when your opponent has a strong turtle.
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Hidden Collar Tilt - Hidden Collar Choke
Matt Darcy shows how to use the hidden collar choke when your opponent turns away from the pressure trying to get to their knees.
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Beginner Essentials - Simple Back Choke System Part 2
Matt Darcy shows part 2 of the simple choke system from the back. This is a great system to learn and should be the first thing you employ when attacking the back.
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Beginner Essentials - Simple Choke System Part 1
Matt Darcy shows a system that everyone should start out with when attacking the back.
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Back Recovery System
Matt Darcy shows a drill to train your back recoveries. He learned this from Marcelo Garcia and Paul Schreiner as a blue belt. It should be a staple in your game.
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Loop Choke from the Front Headlock
Matt Darcy shows how he sets up a nasty loop choke from the front headlock.
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Basic Seated Loop Choke
Matt Darcy shows the basics of the seated loop choke.
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Loop Choke From Turtle
Matt Darcy shows how to set up a loop choke when your opponent blocks the clock choke.
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Counter the Single Leg to Omoplata Part 3 - Omoplata to Monoplata Finish
Matt Darcy shows how to switch to a monoplata when you sweep even if your opponent locks your hip in place.
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Counter the Single Leg to Omoplata Part 2 - Countering the single in motion
Matt Darcy shows a drill starting from side control where his opponent hip escapes out to a single leg. He then counter with the omoplata. This is a great next step in learning this counter from the drill in part 1.
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Counter the Single Leg to Omoplata Part 1 - The Setup and Bait
Matt Darcy shows part one of how to counter the single leg with an omoplata. This drill not only works to help you learn the move but is a sneaky bait to try on your opponent when rolling.
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Closed Guard Leg Trap Sweep to Juji-Gatame Armlock
Matt Darcy shows how to get a nasty armlock when your opponent tries to stop your leg trap sweep by shoving you back down.
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Closed Guard Leg Trap Sweep to Triangle Choke
Matt Darcy shows how to shoot a triangle choke when your opponent tries to stop your leg trap sweep.
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Beginner Essentials - Closed Guard Leg Trap Sweep
Matt Darcy shows a fundamental closed guard sweep to counter a standing opponent.
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Beginner Essential - The "Nelly" Closed Guard Break
Matt Darcy shows a fundamental closed guard break we call the Nelly break after a student of ours used to dominate with it. Matt then shows how to connect the Billy pass to it.
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"Sexy" Closed Guard Break
Matt shows a simple guard break he learned from the legendary Paul Schreiner.
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Armlock From Bottom Side Control Part 1
Matt Darcy shows a sneaky armlock when your opponent tries to hold on go you tight with head control and an under hook.
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Armlock From Bottom Side Control Part 2 - Single Leg When Opponent Rips Out
Matt Darcy shows how to get to a single leg when your opponent rips out of the armlock.
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Side Control - Flavio Canto Reversal to Kimura
Matt Darcy shows a powerful reversal that he learned from the famous Brazilian Judoka Flavio Canto. He has used this for years on bigger opponents who have locked him down in side control.
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Side Control Escape - Single Leg to Half Guard
Matt Darcy shows one of his favorite ways to escape side control using a single leg. The single leg forces his opponent to sprawl leaving room to pull a deep half guard.
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Side Control Escapes - Closed Guard Recovery
Matt Darcy shows a technical guard recovery from side control when an opponent is locking you down tight.
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Side Control Escape - Single Leg to Dog Fight Roll Under Sweep
Matt Darcy shows how to escape side control using the single leg. He circles away from the power of the sprawl and hooks the leg like an Iowa ride in wrestling. When hi opponent pushes back into him, he rolls under him to side control.
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Lucas Leite Half Guard Entry and Sweep to Rude Mount
Matt Darcy shows how world champion Lucas Leite enters his half guard system and sweeps. He then shows how capitalize on the position to enter Rude Mount.
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Dynamic Lasso Guard Part 5 - How to Beat a Tight Combat Base to Triangle Choke
Matt Darcy shows how to beat an opponent in a tight low combat base where you can't use the De la Riva Guard. Foot in the bicep equals triangle. Foot on the hip equals closed guard.