Seminar Notes: X Guard

Guard Entry:
I have B in my butterfly guard.
Step 1: My left hand reaches across and gets a cross collar grip
Step 2: My right hand grabs B's same side gi pants
Step 3: I elevate B with my left hook as my right hook shoots straight down
Step 4: As I shoot my right hook down, I pull B's leg up into my upper torso
Step 5: My right leg comes around B's leg and my foot rests at the top of B's leg at the hip

Step 4-5 are all that is needed if B stands up to go for a toreando pass.

Sweep 1:
When B grabs my lapel to keep their base.
I release the cross collar grip and my hand comes across my body and grabs B's ankle *thumb down*. I use the pressure of my hooks to sweep B over to my right. I use the grip on the ankle to bring the leg across my chest and pass the guard.

Sweep 2:
When B stands.
I follow the steps as sweep 1 but one detail is to use the foot resting on the hip to help me raise my hips up and finish the sweep.

X Guard Sweeps:
The X guard entry starts from the end of the guard entry.
I use my right arm to snake around the outside of B's leg and bring it up to my shoulder. It's imperative that the ankle rests on my shoulder and not on my biceps. The leg that was resting at the hip becomes the TOP hook of the x guard.

Sweep 1: I use the X guard to push B away from me. My right leg/TOP hook releases and comes to the ground. I post my left arm on the ground and do a technical stand up.

Sweep 2: When B posts their right arm on the ground.
Grap the right arm with the cross collar grip and extend the x guard hard. Pass.

Sweep 3: B stands and tries to turn away/you can't reach the sleeve in sweep 2.
Grab B's far side pants and use the hook to push against his inner thigh to make him fall. Come on top and pass.


Guard Pass:
Outside Pass: One hand has a deep grip on the same side pants close to the crotch. The other hand has a grip near the knee. I circle around in the direction of the grip at the knee. B will turn into me. As my lead leg reaches B's head. I drop my knee to the floor and switch my hips at the same time. I let go of my grip that was at the knee and bring it across B's hip.

Inside Pass Butterfly Guard:
In the same motion I grab the same side collar and the same side pant leg. While pushing B backwards with the collar grip, I push the leg to the side to pass the guard.

North South/SidecontrolTransitions

Side Control Transition:
B gets an underhook on my right arm and turns into me. I sprawl out on B's arm/shoulder and use my left hand to push down on B's face while my right arm gets a deep overhook. My right hand then goes to the back of B's head. (The back of my hand should be touching the back of his head). From there I just walk around the head and take side control on the other side.

North South Transitions:

I have north south over B's arms. I can either grab their belt, pants, or gable grip my arms as long as B is unable to bring their elbows to the mat. My hips are on the mat and I am not above B's head but on the side. If B tries to shrimp into me, I go to meet their leg by either walking around the head and then stop the leg by going into a reverse kesa gatame position. If B goes back to being flat, I return to the regular position.

Transition #2:
This is basically the same position as above but I don't have B's arms trapped. Instead my arms are flat on the ground. From here I walk over the head while dragging my elbow down towards B's head. As I cross over B's head, my arm comes around the head to crossface. Essentially B ends up being crossfaced but with their arm trapped against their face. After I have side control, I can grab the lapel and feed it to my crossface hand.