In this segment Matt Darcy shows how to take the back from half guard when the opponent back steps. Instead of extending to cause this opponent to fall in front of him, he extends the leg away from him causing this opponent to fall right into his lap.
In this lesson Matt Darcy shows how to counter the back step from halfguard. As soon as the opponent back steps he switches his foot position and extends behind the opponent causing their hips to fall in front of him. By maintaining the proper frame with his legwork it sets him up to finish in t...
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.
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.
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.
Matt Darcy builds on the knee shield system with various sleeve drag sweeps as well as an option to take the back.
Matt Darcy shows a sweep from half guard. Using the knee shield to create a reaction that allows for a sleeve drag sweep.
Matt Darcy show one of his favorite and most successful sweeps from the half guard. He shows two versions based on the opponents reactions and two ways to finish the sweep to get ahead of your opponent and not be stuck in half guard on top.
Date: 5/14/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Class: Adva...
Matt Darcy answers a students question about Tornado Guard. Luckily Matt used to play this a lot. He show how to set up the sweep and armbar in part 1.
Date: 10/10/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose
Matt Darcy teaches how he sets up the collar drag while bailing out of the knee shield position. He uses this when the guy on top is putting to much pressure or is shutting down his sweeps.
Date: 8/1/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose
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...
Matt Darcy teaches a variation of the waiter sweep from deep half guard. Even if you don't use this move a lot it is very important as it sets up really dynamic systems from the "Waiter Hub".
Date: 5/23/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Class: Advanced
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose
Matt Darcy teaches one of his favorite systems from deep half guard. He initiates the waiter sweep and transitions to the x guard stand up when opponent bases away. He also shows two way to finish the sweep depending on how you opponent defends.
Date: 5/23/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Class...
Matt Darcy shows how to slide into half guard with a deep under hook when your double leg takedown attempt gets sprawled out.
Date: 4/3/2019
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose
Matt Darcy shows a beautiful sweep from the knee shield half guard. He used the knee shield to make the opponent post and then pulls the post out knocking the opponent down.
Date: 3/13/2019
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose
Matt Darcy shows an absolutely terrible thread for your opponent starting in Knee Shield all the way to D.O.D. back control. Pay attention to how and why Matt packages and controls the hands before he gets to the back.
Date: 2/28/2019
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San...
Matt Darcy teaches how to do a back roll sweep when your opponent locks on to your hips preventing the back take.
Date: 12/5/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose
Matt Darcy shows how to recover closed guard if you can't find the leg to back step over for the sweep.
Date: 12/3/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla Jitsu San Jose
Matt Darcy show how to sweep your opponent from the right pass position when they get head control.
Date: 12/3/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla Jitsu San Jose
Matt Darcy shows the same sweep but from when your opponent has their elbow over the head.
Date: 12/3/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla Jitsu San Jose
