American Top Team Founder, Ricardo Liborio shares a very nice technique for taking the back from top half guard. Then he sets up a bow and arrow choke. Try this one on your training partners next time you roll and they’ll be wondering what the heck just happened!

Jason Scully is the owner of the Grappler’s Guide Academy and a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt under Jared Weiner, Lloyd Irvin’s first Black Belt. In this Power Play Jason shares a tip on his method of winning the grip game even after your opponent has gotten control of your sleeves.

 In this continuation of last week's technique, Ricardo Liborio shares his technique for finish the choke from the crucifix position and also shows an armlock from the same position for an alternate finish.

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In his first week with us Rolles Gracie shares some amazing technique for defending against single and double leg takedowns, and also shows transitions into a guillotine choke and an arm triangle. There is at least a full class worth of technique in this quick clip! Rolles father was Rolls Gracie, an amazing innovator of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. You can see that Rolles keeps up the family tradition by incorporating elements from differnt arts into his jiu jitsu so seamlessly and smoothly. It's hard to remember that he is a big guy when you watch him move.

We were lost. I had two GPS apps running on my phone, and Pete was telling me how this never would have happened if I had let him bring his Tom Tom along. I just think 3 GPS systems on one road trip to New Jersey is too many. And I am 43, so if all else fails I'm old enough to remember how to read a map... but I'll admit it's been a few years

This week we're really excited to have Nicolas Gregoriades from the blog Jiu-Jitsu Brotherhood with us. He began training in judo when he was seven years old and continued with this until he was 15. He restarted training in martial arts at 20 when he discovered submission grappling. In 2004 he moved to London and began training in the gi with his instructor, Roger Gracie. In 2008 Roger awarded him the black belt.

Even if you’ve never heard of him, you’ve seen his influence in BJJ and MMA. It’s impossible to miss. As the co-founder of Brazilian Top Team, and founder of American Top Team, there are few people with as much influence in the sport. ATT is one of the most successful schools in the world at producing world class MMA fighters.

In this segment of Expert of the Month, Ricardo Liborio shares some of the really important details he uses when trying to pass the half guard from top position. If you've ever been stuck here with someone who likes to stall in the bottom half guard you'll appreciate these techniques.

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