This video I breakdown my 3 tier system for defending against the cross pant grip passing system. I break it dowen by the early stage focused on fast grip breaking on the wrist, the second stage is focused on inversion to twist their grip, and the third phase is focused on once your opponent gets the grip on your lapel.

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Getting your hip turned the opposite direction from your opponent is one of the hardest places to recover when defending your guard. This video I discuss two of my favorite way for getting back to a safe position from this situation.

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