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Recent moves.

Public teasers — enough to drill, not the whole backlog. The complete daily letter still goes to subscribers, matched to belt.

• WhiteKids / Gray

  Hip Escape to Recover Guard

  The shrimp that keeps you from getting flattened — and puts you back on offense.

  Step 01 — Frame: near-side forearm across their hip or neck, far-side hand posting on their shoulder or biceps — elbows tight, not wide.

• White

  Closed Guard Posture Break

  Break their spine, own their hands, and start attacking instead of holding on.

  Step 01 — Lock your ankles behind their back, high on the belt — not down by the tailbone.

• White

  Americana from Mount

  A high-percentage shoulder lock when they turn to their side to escape.

  Step 01 — From mount, keep a wide base and chest pressure. Do not sit up tall.

• WhiteBlue

  Scissor Sweep from Closed Guard

  The first sweep that teaches you to knock a post and ride to mount.

  Step 01 — Break posture. Cross-collar and same-side sleeve.

• Blue

  Knee Cut Pass

  Split the guard, pin the far hip, and walk your knee through to side control.

  Step 01 — From standing or combat base, get a strong cross-face or far-side collar and a grip on the near hip or pants.

• Blue

  Collar Drag to the Back

  Yank the collar past you, take the angle, and climb onto the back in one beat.

  Step 01 — Seated, get a deep same-side or cross collar and a sleeve or tricep.

• BluePurple

  Triangle from Closed Guard

  Isolate one arm, climb the legs, and finish with angle — not calf strength.

  Step 01 — Break posture. Control a sleeve and get their opposite arm across your centerline.

• BluePurple

  De La Riva to Technical Stand-Up Sweep

  Hook the lead leg, off-balance the passer, and stand up on top of their base.

  Step 01 — From open guard, wrap your outside hook behind their lead thigh (DLR hook) and control that same-side sleeve.

• Purple

  Berimbolo Entry from De La Riva

  Spin under the lead leg, take the back, and keep your hooks honest.

  Step 01 — Establish DLR plus a belt or pants grip on the near hip. Sleeve on the same-side arm is a bonus.

• PurpleBrown

  Loop Choke from Opponent’s Turtle

  When they turtle to hide, feed the collar and walk the loop over their neck.

  Step 01 — From the front or side of turtle, get a deep cross-collar — thumb in or four fingers, knuckles toward their neck.

• Purple

  X-Guard Sweep to Technical Stand-Up

  Off-balance from X, stand through their base, and finish on the single.

  Step 01 — From butterfly or DLR, enter X: one foot on the far hip, one behind the near knee, hips under their center.

• BrownPurple

  Reverse De La Riva to Back Take

  When they smash your DLR, invert the hook and climb to the back instead of resetting.

  Step 01 — As they smash your DLR, turn your hook so the foot is on the inside of their thigh (RDLR).

• BrownBlack

  Inside Sankaku from Leg Pummel

  Pummel inside, lock the saddle, and choose heel exposure without diving at feet.

  Step 01 — From half butterfly or a failed pass, pummel your inside knee across their far thigh.

• BlackBrown

  Sit-Up Sweep Timing vs a Standing Passer

  The hip bump is not a youth-belt move — it is a timing problem against a standing opponent.

  Step 01 — From closed or high butterfly, wait for the post — hand on the mat or a heavy collar push.

• Kids / Gray

  Kids Guard Recovery Game: Shrimp & Frame

  A playful version of the hip escape so kids learn space without getting smashed.

  Step 01 — Top player starts on both knees beside the bottom player — not in a full smash side control.