• Advanced - Gi [Lesson #25]

  • Guard / Passes / Attack → Over Under Pass, when the opponent defends the Double Under

  • Guard / Submissions / Attack → Triangle without the arm

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• INTERMEDIATE - Gi

  CYCLE 1 (Weeks 1–12) — Guard Attacks + Core Gi Chokes
  Week 11 — Mount Cross Choke + Upa Escape

  • Techniques

    • Top / Mount / Submissions → Cross choke (mount)   

    • Bottom / Mount / Escapes → Upa escape (under pressure)  

  Key cues: mount = knees tight, grapevine optional; choke = climb to high mount.  

  Common mistakes: attacker too low; defender bridges without trapping.

  Positional sparring start: start mount.

  To Win: choke or escape to half/full guard.

  Full rounds focus rule: Standing start, but once on the ground bottom player must attempt the week’s guard attack first (triangle/loop/omoplata/cross choke, etc.) before switching goals.

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• BEGINNERS - Gi

  CYCLE 1 (Weeks 1–12) — Foundations
  Week 11 — Back Control (No chokes)

  • Techniques

    • Back Control / Control → Seatbelt + hook maintenance 

    • Bottom / Back Control / Escapes → 1st back control escape

  Key cues: “seatbelt tight, head behind head”; escape = shoulders to mat.

  Common mistakes: crossing ankles; escaping by turning away. 

  Sparring start (1:00/partner): start with seatbelt. Win: top hold 10 sec; bottom = turn in/escape.