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.

Matt shows a simple guard break he learned from the legendary Paul Schreiner.

Matt Darcy shows a sneaky armlock when your opponent tries to hold on go you tight with head control and an under hook.

Matt Darcy shows how to get to a single leg when your opponent rips out of the armlock.

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.

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 a technical guard recovery from side control when an opponent is locking you down tight.

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 shows how to set up a far side omoplata from the shallow lasso guard.

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.

Matt Darcy continues showing how he uses a shallow lasso hook to control his opponent. He then transitions to De la Riva Guard and sweeps his opponent from a low combat base (low framework) to his death passing system.

Matt Darcy shows how to connect lasso and De la Riva guard to his death passing system. This is one of Matt's favorite sweeps.

Matt Darcy shows how to unwind to a De la Riva overhead sweep when his opponent leans forward to stand in "framework" or "combat stance".

Matt Darcy teaches an intro to his dynamic lasso guard. This is a great drill that teaches how to enter into lasso when sparring at the academy. This will be the foundation for all the other moves in the system.

Matt Darcy demonstrates finishing with the Brabo Choke from the Chopping Block position. He brings attention to the details that turn the choke into a higher percentage finish.

Matt Darcy shows a basic arm bar setup from closed guard adding the juji-gatame roll when your opponent uses the stacking defense.

Matt Darcy teaches the key details of the Chopping Block Position that allows you to pin and attack at the same time. Lots of submissions come from this system including the bravo choke, near side armlock, over hook to kimura, etc

Date: 8/27/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla J...

Matt Darcy teaches some key details on how to setup up the lapel wrap needed for the brabo choke.

Date: 8/27/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose

Matt Darcy teaches the first submission from the chopping block system. The brabo choke is a powerful submission that works perfectly from this position.

Date: 8/27/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose

Matt Darcy teaches how to trap your opponents arm when they are being stubborn in giving up the elbow line.

Date: 8/29/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose

Matt Darcy shows how to hit the "Armhunter" Near Side Armlock when your opponent tries to defend the Brabo Choke in the Chopping Block System.

Date: 8/29/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose

Matt Darcy shows how to deal with an opponent who reaches and locks you down in chopping block preventing the bravo choke setups.

Date: 2/18/2019
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose

Matt Darcy goes in depth and demonstrates how to complete a pendulum sweep attempt when your opponent drop their elbow belt line to cut off the sleeve drag and access to their back.