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	<title>Clockwork BJJ.com &#187; Guard</title>
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		<title>New NYC Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Video</title>
		<link>http://clockworkbjj.com/new-nyc-brazilian-jiu-jitsu-video/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:38:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Griffiths</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Josh Griffiths, Head Instructor, at Clockwork Brazilian Jiu Jitsu show a scissor sweep from the guard. If you like the video let us know with your comments and rating. To find out about future videos just click the subscribe button on youtube.

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Josh Griffiths, Head Instructor, at Clockwork Brazilian Jiu Jitsu show a scissor sweep from the guard. If you like the video let us know with your comments and rating. To find out about future videos just click the subscribe button on youtube.<br />
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		<title>Oma Plata from Closed Guard (plus sweep)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:50:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Griffiths</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Starting in Closed Guard &#8211; to attack their right arm, your left side
1. Swim with hands and lift knees forward to pull them down onto you
2. Over hook left arm, bicep check right arm as you hip escape back onto your right hip
3. Immediately kick your left leg up across their shoulder to keep them from posturing
4.From the previous position, the trigger position, hit the Oma Plata by kicking the left leg over in front of their face. Post on their hip with your other foot, your right foot to ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Starting in Closed Guard &#8211; to attack their right arm, your left side</p>
<p>1. Swim with hands and lift knees forward to pull them down onto you</p>
<p>2. Over hook left arm, bicep check right arm as you hip escape back onto your right hip</p>
<p>3. Immediately kick your left leg up across their shoulder to keep them from posturing</p>
<p>4.From the previous position, the trigger position, hit the Oma Plata by kicking the left leg over in front of their face. Post on their hip with your other foot, your right foot to help you rotate and continue to trap the arm you are attacking by pulling their elbow down onto your hip with the over hook hand.</p>
<p>5. To flatten them, kick your attacking leg straight.</p>
<p>6. Figure four your legs and switch the hands so that your right hand is pushing thier trapped hand against your hip.</p>
<p>To Finish</p>
<p>1. Sit-up over their back</p>
<p>2. Grab their far arm with both your hands (you can let go of the hand now)</p>
<p>3. lift your hips.</p>
<p>To Sweep to side control (If you&#8217;re having trouble sitting up or if they are too tall)</p>
<p>1. Grab their pants below the knee with your left hand (you should now both be flat. they are belly down, their head by your feet. your are belly up, your head by their feet.)</p>
<p>2. Stay straight and roll them over your body.</p>
<p>3. Walk your legs towards you, away from their head, and establish side control.</p>
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		<title>Helicopter Oma Plata</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:04:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Griffiths</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a flashy but effective finish shown by Josh Griffiths at Jiu Jitsu Inc. First the guy passing is pushed away, when he enters again he is elevated and then caught in an oma plata.
 
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here is a flashy but effective finish shown by <strong>Josh Griffiths</strong> at <strong>Jiu Jitsu Inc</strong>. First the guy passing is pushed away, when he enters again he is elevated and then caught in an <strong>oma plata</strong>.</p>
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		<title>Triangle set up From the Open Guard</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:28:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Griffiths</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is another way to get to the triangle choke from the open guard as shown by Jiu JItsu Inc Instructor Josh Griffiths. From this set you can easily transition to the arm bar as seen a few weeks ago.
 
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here is another way to get to the <strong>triangle choke</strong> from the <strong>open guard</strong> as shown by <strong>Jiu JItsu Inc</strong> Instructor <strong>Josh Griffiths</strong>. From this set you can easily <a href="http://jiujitsuinc.com/learning_new/?p=58"><strong><em>transition to the arm bar</em></strong></a> as seen a few weeks ago.</p>
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		<title>De La Riva Sweep To Guard Pass</title>
		<link>http://clockworkbjj.com/de-la-riva-sweep-to-guard-pass/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:39:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Griffiths</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jiu Jitsu Inc Head Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Instructor, Josh Griffiths, shows a sweep into a guard pass.

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Jiu Jitsu Inc</strong> Head Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Instructor, <strong>Josh Griffiths</strong>, shows a <strong>sweep</strong> into a <strong>guard pass</strong>.</p>
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		<title>Triangle Choke to Arm Bar</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:21:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Griffiths</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jiu Jitsu Inc head instructor Josh Griffiths show a transition from a triangle choke to an armbar.

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Jiu Jitsu Inc</strong> head instructor <strong>Josh Griffiths</strong> show a transition from a <strong>triangle choke</strong> to an <strong>armbar</strong>.<br />
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		<title>Scissor Sweep &amp; Choke Combo &#8211; from closed guard (Triangle Choke)</title>
		<link>http://clockworkbjj.com/scissor-sweep-choke-combo-from-closed-guard-triangle-choke/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:41:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Griffiths</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You can also pair the Scissor sweep set-up with a triangle. From the scissor weep set-up in the previous post, transition to the triangle attack.
1 &#8211; Break the grip on the right side.
Post your left foot on his hip and bring your left knee up across his right bicep. (he may still have a lapel grip with his right arm. that’s okay.) Break his right lapel grip by arching your back up. (It’s tempting, but do not break the grip by extending your left leg. this will create too much ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You can also pair the Scissor sweep set-up with a triangle. From the scissor weep set-up in the <a href="http://nycstudiox.com/learning/?p=37">previous post</a>, transition to the triangle attack.</p>
<p><strong>1 &#8211; </strong><strong>Break the grip on the right side.</strong><br />
Post your <strong>left foot on his hip</strong> and bring your <strong>left knee up across his right bicep</strong>. (he may still have a lapel grip with his right arm. that’s okay.) Break his right lapel grip by <strong>arching your back</strong> up. (It’s tempting, but do not break the grip by extending your left leg. this will create too much space and you’ll loose your leverage position.)</p>
<p><strong>2 &#8211; Turning his torso away from you to get him into trigger position.</strong><br />
Do this by <strong>kicking your left leg straight</strong> as you pull forward with your grips enough to get him off balance. Detail &#8211; as you do this post your right leg on his hip and squeeze it close to his body so that there’s no space for them to pull their arm out.</p>
<p><strong>3 &#8211; Pull them into your triangle.</strong><br />
Once your opponent is off balance, <strong>pull him down towards</strong> you hard with your grips as you <strong>kick your left leg over.</strong></p>
<p><strong>4 &#8211; Tighten your triangle</strong><br />
<strong> Adjust</strong> your triangle, by unlocking and pushing your right leg off of your opponents left hip. When you feel it’s tight, lock it.</p>
<p><strong>5 &#8211; Finish</strong><br />
<strong>Finish</strong> by gable gripping and pulling down on the head and/or by pulling your left ear towards your opponents right knee and flaring the legs.</p>
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		<title>Scissor Sweep &amp; Choke Combo &#8211; from closed guard (Loop Choke)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:37:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Griffiths</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Start in the closed guard with the same side collar sleeve grip, gripping their left sleeve with your right arm.
1 &#8211; Create space and pull your opponent towards you. Do this by posting both feet on their hips and pushing while you lean back as you pull them towards you. While you&#8217;re doing this, do not extend your legs all the way.
2 - Once you have created some space, continue to keep pressure on their left hip with your right leg as you slide your left knee and shin across ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Start in the closed guard with the same side collar sleeve grip, gripping their left sleeve with your right arm.</p>
<p><strong>1 &#8211; Create space</strong> and pull your opponent towards you. Do this by posting both feet on their hips and pushing while you lean back as you pull them towards you. While you&#8217;re doing this, do not extend your legs all the way.<br />
<strong>2 -</strong> Once you have created some space, continue to keep pressure on their left hip with your right leg as you <strong>slide your left knee and shin across their hips</strong>.<br />
<strong>3 &#8211; pull them forward</strong> over your shin as you rock back and kick your right leg straight<br />
<strong>4 &#8211; kick </strong>your left leg over as you scissor with your bottom right leg to hit the <strong>sweep</strong>.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold">IF</span> they <strong>posture</strong> when your are trying to hit the sweep<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold">THEN</span> arch your back and push their <strong>knee out</strong> with the bottom of your foot<br />
Don&#8217;t try to push their knee back, push it <span style="font-weight: bold">out</span>. Once it&#8217;s out, point your <strong>toes up</strong> and <strong>sweep</strong> then over your leg.<br />
<em>*when you are hitting sweeps from the guard, it&#8217;s important to flatten the leg which you are sweeping them over.</em></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold">IF</span> they lean forward and try to <span style="font-weight: bold">sprawl pass</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold">THEN</span> hit the <span style="font-weight: bold">loop choke<br />
</span>Keep the collar grip<br />
arch your back<br />
kick their posting knee out to make them fall forward<br />
once they lean into you and fall towards you, slide your right arm behind their neck and hook your right hand under your left elbow<br />
kick your left leg up onto their back<br />
If they try to fight your collar grip, then kick your left leg way up over their right shoulder</p>
<p>IF they posture before you try to hit the sweep<br />
THEN go back to open guard<br />
keep hip pressure and maintain contact on their hips with your feet<br />
and start over with the sweep</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold">Keeping hip contact until you hit the sweep is very important. </span>If you loose hip contact you cannot control distance as well and will likely get passed by a saggy sprawl pass.</p>
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		<title>Opening and Passing Closed Guard</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:12:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Griffiths</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since we&#8217;re on the topic, here&#8217;s more on guard passing:
As the passer decide you are going to dominate and control the other guy. Inner alpha male attitude &#8211; Good for Jiu Jitsu and the ladies love it too.
OPENING THE GUARD
1. Maintain posture
Keep top of your head pointed up and arch back
2. Get a double lapel grip
Get double lapel grip with right hand. this grip is used to push your opponent down if they start to sit up.
3. Grab a sleeve and stand
(grabbing their right sleeve with your left hand.)
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Since we&#8217;re on the topic, here&#8217;s more on guard passing:</p>
<p>As the passer decide you are going to dominate and control the other guy. Inner alpha male attitude &#8211; Good for Jiu Jitsu and the ladies love it too.</p>
<p><em><strong>OPENING THE GUARD</strong></em></p>
<p>1. <span style="font-weight: bold">Maintain posture</span><br />
Keep top of your head pointed up and arch back<br />
2. <span style="font-weight: bold">Get a double lapel grip</span><br />
Get double lapel grip with right hand. this grip is used to push your opponent down if they start to sit up.<br />
3. <span style="font-weight: bold">Grab a sleeve and stand</span><br />
(grabbing their right sleeve with your left hand.)<br />
<strong><em> a.</em></strong> Get same side sleeve grip with left hand grip <strong>outside</strong> and on <strong>top</strong> of their <strong>sleeve</strong>.<br />
<em><strong> b.</strong></em> Put your sleeve-grip <strong>elbow</strong> on top of the <strong>inside</strong> of their knee.<br />
<em><strong> c.</strong></em> Big <strong>step</strong> forward with left leg 45 degrees out.<br />
<em><strong> d. </strong></em>Stand up <strong>arch back</strong> and stick <strong>hips up and out</strong>.<br />
4. <span style="font-weight: bold">Push them down off of your hips</span><br />
(Once you are standing let go of the lapel grip with your right hand )<br />
Push your right hip out to the right and push down on the inside of their left knee with your right hand. *When their left leg falls, grab the pants with your right hand and keep elbow knee connection on both sides.<br />
<span style="font-style: italic">n<em>ote</em></span><em> &#8211; it is important not to stand totally straight and upright when you are pushing them down off your hips. If you do this, they can try to hit a sweep or take down while they are sliding down. to prevent this, remember to bend your knees a little and keep your feet shoulder width apart as they are falling.</em><br />
5. <span style="font-weight: bold">Get the lapel grip with your left hand</span><br />
(their butt is now on the ground and you are standing)<br />
Stagger so that your left leg is forward with your knee pushing on the inside of their right thigh. Sit back into horse stance and rock forward over your left knee to make the same side lapel grip with your left hand.</p>
<p>Alternative &#8211; Another way to open the guard after you are standing is to switch hands with the sleeve grip, passing their same side sleeve to your cross side hand (your right hand ends up gripping their right sleeve while your left hand is free to push their hips down on that side.)<br />
This way you are only working one side and there&#8217;s not much they can do to stop you.<br />
(<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41EhwdU1ewQ&amp;feature=related">video</a>)</p>
<p><em><strong>COMPLETING THE PASS  </strong></em></p>
<p>Once their legs are open,  there are 3 options. Choose one depending on where the guys <strong>hips</strong> are and where <strong>his left leg </strong>is.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold">1: Staple</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic">if </span>His left leg is sideways, his inner thigh facing you<br />
<span style="font-style: italic">then</span> staple down on his left thigh with your left shin.<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold">2: Toreador</span><span style="font-style: italic"><br />
if </span>his left leg is on your right hip,<br />
<span style="font-style: italic">then</span> step right leg over to the outside of his left leg, then left leg kick out, boot pass / bull fighter<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold">3: Back Kick Pass</span><br />
<span style="font-style: italic">if</span> he is on his right hip,<br />
then drop to left leg on right leg staple, splits, and then flop onto your right hip against his hips.</p>
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		<title>Passing the Closed Guard &#8211; No Gi</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 01:55:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Griffiths</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a good pass, which opens the guard, passes in a similar style to a double under hooks, and establishes you in side control.
(Start No Gi in your opponents closed guard)
1.- Maintain posture
Keep top of your head pointed up and arch back
2. &#8211; Get a throat choke grip with one hand
fingers &#38; thumb around neck
3. &#8211; With the other hand grab their hip and press your elbow down firmly on the inside of their thigh on that side.
4. &#8211; Stand up
Let them feel their own weight.
5. &#8211; Press down ...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is a good pass, which opens the guard, passes in a similar style to a double under hooks, and establishes you in side control.</p>
<p>(Start No Gi in your opponents closed guard)<br />
1.- <strong>Maintain posture</strong><br />
Keep top of your head pointed up and arch back<br />
2. &#8211; Get a <strong>throat choke grip</strong> with one hand<br />
fingers &amp; thumb around neck<br />
3. &#8211; With the other hand grab their hip and <strong>press your elbow down firmly on the inside of their thigh</strong> on that side.<br />
4. &#8211; <strong>Stand up</strong><br />
Let them feel their own weight.<br />
5. &#8211; Press down on their hips as you <strong>squeeze your thighs together</strong> on the outside of their thighs. This should pop their guard open. (If it doesn&#8217;t try to reach behind you and pop their guard open with the hand you&#8217;re not choking with.)<br />
6 &#8211; After their guard opens, <strong>grab both of their ankles</strong> and push them forward over their head. Drop your weight on them behind their hips, applying forward pressure, like you&#8217;re stacking them. (Their hips should be over their chest while you do this.)<br />
7 &#8211; <strong>Drop one knee, either knee, over one of their arms</strong>, over the bicep, on the side that you&#8217;ve decided to pass to.<br />
8 &#8211; <strong>Throw their legs</strong> to the opposite side and complete the pass as you establish side control.</p>
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