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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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Half Guard - Waiter Sweep to Technical Stand Up
Matt Darcy teaches how he enters a deep half guard waiter sweep and quickly switches to a x guard style technical stand up.
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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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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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Passing De la Riva Guard in Depth - Crossover to 3/4 Mount
Matt Darcy show pass number 2 from the dlr passing system.
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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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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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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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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 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 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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Use the Guillotine to Take the Back
Matt Darcy shows how to use the threat of the guillotine to take the back in a scramble.
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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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Shao Lin Sweep Part 1 - From Knee Shield Half Guard
Matt Darcy shows a nice sweep he has had a lot of success with in tournaments. Part 1 is from knee shield half guard.
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Shao Lin Sweep Part 2 - From Reverse De la Riva
Matt Darcy show part 2 of a sweep he has had a lot of success with in tournament. Part 2 is from Reverse del Riva guard.
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Under Hook Battle Drill - Recover Under Hooks from Bottom and Top
Matt Darcy shows a good drill to fight for under hooks.
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Electric Chair Sweep Part 2 - "Stoner Control"
Matt Darcy shows how to finish the sweep when a opponent pushes there weight back onto you and tries to float.
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Electric Chair Sweep Part 1
Matt Darcy breaks down the mechanics of the Electric Chair Sweep using the lock down from half guard.
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De la Riva x Wrestling Guard Part 1 - Pulling De la Riva from Seated
Matt Darcy shows his favorite go to series to get the roll started. This is a super aggressive style of de la Riva using a series of wrestling techniques and de la Riva guard fundamentals.
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De la Riva x Wrestling Guard Part 2 - The Ankle Pick Bungie Effect
Matt Darcy shows his favorite go to series to get the roll started. This is a super aggressive style of de la Riva using a series of wrestling techniques and de la Riva guard fundamentals. Here we create a reactionary gap with the ankle pick to get to a guard pull.
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De la Riva x Wrestling Guard Part 3 - Single Leg Takedown "Sweep" Uchikomi Drill
Matt Darcy shows his favorite go to series to get the roll started. This is a super aggressive style of de la Riva using a series of wrestling techniques and de la Riva guard fundamentals.