Gracie Magazine Association (GMA) member Vinicius Draculino of Gracie Barra Texas shows GRACIEMAG his favorite sweep from spider guard, one he says will earn you seven points in a competition. Watch here as he demonstrates how it’s done and see if you can do it the next time you roll!

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Gracie Magazine Association (GMA) member Andre Negao of Brazil-021 in Chicago shows two techniques to use when you have an opponent in your half guard. Watch the video as Andre explains the steps, then try the techniques the next time you’re on the mats!

Learn more about Andre, Hannette Staack and Brazil-021 by visiting http://www.brazil021.com/ver001/index.html, and don’t forget to visit http://www.graciemag.com for more news and info on Jiu-Jitsu.

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Gracie Magazine Association (GMA) member Pete “The Greek” Letsos of Rio Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Chicago took some time to show GRACIEMAG a pass he learned directly from Carlson Gracie Jr. Watch here as he teaches the technique step by step. Try it yourself the next time you’re on the mats!

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Gracie Magazine Association (GMA) member Carlos Eduardo of Gracie Barra Placentia took some time to teach us a counter-attack technique that allows a practitioner to recover from half guard and work to the back of their opponent en route to an armbar finish. Check out the technique and see if you can try it on the mats.

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GRACIEMAG paid a visit to Team Redzovic, in Chicago, where we met black belt Adem Redzovic. With the help of Oliver Geddes, Adem showed us two nice sweeps that start from the closed guard. Let’s learn.

GRACIEMAG (http://www.graciemag.com) stopped by Gracie Barra Santa Ana to shoot a video with resident black belt Martin Morachimo. In this video, Martin teaches a pass-to-submission technique that has worked well for him during his time on the mats. Check out what the Romulo Barral pupil teaches above.

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Braulio teaches a surprising kneebar and Victor Estima teaches how to go from a closed guard-sweep to a triangle choke!

Alliance black belt world champion, Bernardo Faria, while in New York City at the Marcelo Garcia Academy, teaches a move that immediately puts you into a good position when your opponent pulls guard. He creates a situation directly after the pull that allows you to pass directly with the double-unders and stepping over the leg. Pressure is a must here, see the video for full details.

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This is the best sweep to start with when you’re trying to build an offensive half guard game. It’s highly effective and it sets up many other sweeps and attacks. Get the app at: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/grapplearts-guard-sweeps/id567153955?mt=8 (iTunes store for iPhone and iPad)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.grapplearts.sweeps (Google Play Store for Android)

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If you would like to learn more from Kurt Osiander check out Kurt Osiander’s instructional videos at http://bit.ly/2IkTaza

GMA academy Vitor Shaolin NYC gives a video technique taught by Vitor Shaolin. This move covers a variation from half guard to take the back.