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Mount Escape - Heel Scrape to Half Guard
Matt Darcy teaches his go to escape from mount. He defends strikes and scrapes the heel in between his legs so he can torque the knee line off the ground. This allows him to go to half guard.
Date: 6/7/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose -
Mount Escape - Foot Lift to Half Guard
Matt Darcy teaches how he follows up sith a foot lift when his opponent stops the heel scrape.
Date: 6/7/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose -
Foot Trap Pendulum Sweep Setup.
When your opponent steps up to stop your initial pendulum sweep, pull and trap his foot under to put him on his opposite hip. When he tries to regain his base go back to the original pendulum sweep.
Date: 6/6/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose -
Beginner Essentials - Pendulum Sweep
Matt Darcy teaches the Pendulum Sweep from closed guard during fundamentals class. This is a staple system from closed guard that creates dilemmas for your opponent.
Date: 6/6/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose -
Half Guard - 3/4 Mount to Knee Split System
Matt Darcy shows how he transitions to the Knee Split system from 3/4 mount. From here you can do many powerful passes.
Date: 11/26/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose -
Use Butterfly Guard to Take the Back When Mounted.
Matt Darcy teaches how to turn the tide with a back take. He defends the opponents strikes then escapes mount to butterfly guard where he takes the back.
Date: 5/30/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Class: Fundamental Jiu-Jitsu Combatives
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose -
Half Guard - Bottom Under Hook Recovery Drill
Matt Darcy shows a move that will save your butt when your opponent gets a deep under hook and flattens you out.
Date: 11/26/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose -
Half Guard - Counter the Under Hook to Pendulum Sweep
Matt Darcy shows a tricky pendulum sweep to counter an opponent who flattens you out with an under hook.
Date: 11/26/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose -
Counter the Closed Guard Leg Trap Sweep - To "Matrix" Pass
Matt Darcy teaches how to defend then counter the leg trap sweep with the "Matrix" Pass.
Date: 12/17/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose -
Defend Strikes and Escape Mount to Butterfly Guard
Matt Darcy teaches how to defend strikes and escape the mounted position to butterfly guard. He then uses the butterfly guard to get back to his feet. This is an essential technique in the Guerrilla Combatives Program.
Date: 5/30/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu Sa... -
Counter the Closed Guard Leg Trap Sweep - To "Billy" Pass
Matt Darcy teaches how to defend and counter the leg trap sweep to the fundamental billy pass.
Date: 12/17/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose -
Half Guard - Right Pass to 3/4 Mount Entry
Matt Darcy shows how to force people into 3/4 mount. He shows how he controls the knee line to keep their hips facing away from half guard. This is important for more advanced passing of the position.
Date: 11/26/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose -
Half Guard - Knee Shield Recovery Drill
Matt Darcy shows how to recover the Knee Shield when flattened out. He also shows how to recover the knee shield when your opponent smashes your leg down.
Date: 11/26/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose -
Half Guard Knee Shield Pass Part 2 - Leg Drag
Matt Darcy shows how to jump over traffic to a leg drag when your opponent stops the knee slice.
Date: 11/12/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose -
Worm Guard Variations - Single Leg X sweep from Reverse De la Riva
Matt shows a lapel wrap or worm guard variation from reverse de la Riva that leads to a single leg x guard sweep.
Date: 4/3/2019
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose -
Basic Straight Ankle Lock - Escape to the Back or Mount
Matt Darcy teaches how to escape the basic straight ankle lock to mount or the back.
Date: 1/23/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose -
Beginner Essentials - Basic Straight Ankle Lock
Matt Darcy teaches the traditional straight ankle lock.
Date: 1/23/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose -
Closed Guard - Sleeve Drag System Part 4 - Shredder Armlock
Matt Darcy teaches part for of the sleeve drag system. This is a nasty armlock when your opponent disallows the back take and sweep.
Date: 10/29/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose -
Beginner Essentials - Closed Guard Armbar - Dave Camarillo Variation
Matt shows a variation of the closed guard armbar that Dave Camarillo uses. It is extremely tight against people who like to posture out.
Date: 10/29/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose -
Basic Straight Ankle Lock - Belly Down Finish When Opponent Clears Hip
Matt Darcy teaches how to transition to a belly down finish when your opponent clears your foot off their hip.
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Using Lapel Wraps (Worm Guard Variations) - Simple Reverse De la Riva Dump
Matt Darcy shows how to bolster your reverse de la Riva guard with a worm guard style lapel wrap. The first move is a simple dump.
Date: 4/3/2019
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose -
Escape side control to half guard using the single leg.
Matt Darcy teaches how to escape side control by hip escaping to the single leg. When the opponent sprawls he uses that space to pull half-guard. Its important to keep new momentum going so he shows how to continue to the back once half-guard is achieved.
Date: 7/25/2018
Instructor: Matt Da... -
Fundamental Triangle Defense Part 2 - Escape to the "Matrix" Pass
Using the previous defense. We can use the "Matrix" pass if you are having trouble breaking the lock. Remember to use these progressively. Go to part 1 first then proceed to part 2.
Date: 12/13/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose -
Q&A - How do I escape knee on belly? The ultimate knee on belly escape!
Matt Darcy answers a students question about knee on belly escapes. This is Matt's go to.
Date: 8/7/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose
