Shoulder lock guard to shoulder lock, wrist lock, to arm bar

You got your opponent in a shoulder lock guard. Try to keep them down by holding their neck.  The opponent's arm that is trap in the middle of your body will be the submitting arm.

1A. With the opponent's palm facing up, move your head, body and their arm toward the same trap arm. If the left arm is trap, your head move left toward their feet.
1B. Your leg move the opposite way.

2. Wrist lock is very painful, be careful. If you trap their left arm, your left hand is gripping their wrist. Your right hand will be place behind their hand. Fold their hand toward them, use your right hand to create more pressure. Use your leg to pull them in and sit up to make it tighter.

3. Armbar - Your arm (opposite of the trap shoulder) will cross the opponent's trap wrist and grab your shoulder to secure the hold. Your other arm(trap shoulder side) will put pressure on the opponent's neck/under jaw line area. It should move their head away toward their trap shoulder.
Scoot your butt out (same side the trap shoulder) and move your head toward their knee. Outside leg, wrap around their face tightly (like grinding their face with your back leg)
toward you and clamp down on their neck and back. Lift your hip up to submit.

Guard break, side step, mount, and side control X-steps

Your in the guard and you eventually broke down the opponent's guards. One or two hands on their shoulder. When you transition, have both hands on their shoulder to keep the opponent down.

Step 1 - After having one knee over the opponent's leg, your inside foot will go over your own ankle.

Step 2 - Opponent shrimp out. You would slide the inside knee over the opponent's leg. Now both of your leg are clasp together.

Step 3 - Your opponent is laying down on their back or trying to sweep you, you would open up and mount over the opponent. Step 4 - If the opponent is trying to push you over or escape to the side, post one leg out and the other knee on their chest area. The knee create discomfort and it usually cause a reaction from the oponent. Step 5 - If the opponent is trying to shrimp out, move your knee, or your trying to get on your stronger side, move your outside leg to their ribs. The leg that was on the chest will post out.

Sweep in mind

Short leg, sweep from outside of their leg. Even if they post out.

Long, fat leg/people push their leg out.

Thai Clinch

Thai Clinch is a very useful way to control your opponent's head and movement.

1. One or two hands place behind the opponent's head (not neck) with your palm facing you.

2. Bring your elbows together and/or to your mid-section. It help create control.

3. Your position: Head up facing the opponent overlooking their shoulder and back straight.

Tips: When in clinch, bring your elbow together and toward your mid-section will cause the opponent to bend over. That will cause the opponent to be unbalance and uncomfortable.
Looking forward will add weight onto the opponents head/neck

From Guard Break to Side Control

This is done after you successfully break your opponent's guard and ready to go on Side Control.

1. After you break their guard, under hook with both arms under their knee if possible.

2. Pull them in to create little space for them to escape.

3. Shoot forward to their opposite side. Your right hand to their right shoulder. As your falling forward, your hip should be there before you post your hand that is shooting forward.

4. Your hip should fall onto their hip to control them. Move your under leg and place it near their shoulder and have your posted hand, place your elbow near their head to create less movement. Have your other leg and arm on their hips to stop their movements.

Tips:

1. When under hooking under their legs, act like your praying and then go under at the same time. Don't ever go one at a time, that will setup a triangle or sweep.

2. You have to pull the opponent toward you because they can wiggle out and escape.

3. Shooting forward is the key to this move. Don't posture up or shoot upward, this won't do anything and possibly lose your control. Use your hand as a guide to their shoulder and post it on the mat.

Basic Guard Breaking from their guard

I'm still learning to weight distribute when I grapple. Moving your weight around is very important to control your opponent. Shifting and moving while putting weight down on your opponent's hip is very crucial. Your limiting their movements while your setting up your attacks.

Your in their closed guard and your ready to break it.

1. Put both hands on their hips and shift your weight (lean forward) down onto their hips. You want to control and limit their hip movement so it will make it harder for them to get out.

2. Place one knee behind their butt and still keeping pressure on their hips.

3. Place your other knee away next to you creating a 90 degree angle.

4. Same time, (still putting weight on their hips) push away really hard from your opponent's guard.

Tips:

3. Don't place your knee behind you, this will cause you to shift your weight back to you and not your opponent's hip.

4. If the opponent is trying to grab your neck, just tuck your chin to your chest. That should cause their hand to slip off your head. Don't look up, that will create a hold for them to pull you back down and break your posture.

Bottom - Side control to back control to arm bar

This move is where you are on the bottom side control and move up there back to an arm bar. There will be a lot of detail moves that needs to be done to to achieve the goal.

1. So the person has you in side control and your on the bottom. Create space by forcing your arm(closes to his head) across his neck. This will force him up a little bit, enough for you to under hook his arm. As your doing this, use your other arm and place it at their ribs creating a 90 degree angle to the floor.

2. Your under hook arm shoot up (swim up or reaching for your hair) toward your head. The same time, plant your outside leg, move your hip away from the opponent and move your other leg under the planted leg. It's like spinning on one leg when your standing up.

3. After the spin, your outside arm will hold their wrist and the arm near the opponent will reach around and hug their back (when they are in turtle position and you are in side control). Your hip should be next to your opponent creating pressure and imbalance for them. Same time, touch their ribs for placement check.

4. Outside leg will post up and away from the opponent. Other leg next to the opponent will post behind the opponent. You should be creating pressure on the opponent with your hip and chest(like a sprawl stance).

5. Outside leg will hook behind their ankle (higher is better like the knee area) nearest to your body. Reach over with your other leg and you should be on their back. Don't have hook into your opponent to control them, do it if there is an opening.

6. The arm touching the ribs, pull the opponent toward you. That should make them roll on to you and make them face toward the ceiling. Under hook their arm as they roll on to you. Note: still holding their wrist and have the hook under their knees now.

7. As your rolling over, hook your legs into the opponent to hold them down.

8. When your ready, let go of their wrist and push their head between your legs. Use the arm that ISN'T under hook to push. Your under hook arm, pull the opponent's arm toward your chest and hold their wrist. You should be in position to create an arm bar.

Note:

2. One of the most difficult move but most important. This spin move should be practice hundreds of time to get it right. Shoot the arm above your head, post on your elbow and shoot your leg under the plant foot. The plant foot should be the same side of the arm shooting above your head.

4. Outside leg must be post away from the opponent so they can't drag you down and over take your position.

4. Do not, I repeat, do not post your inside leg between their legs. Your creating an easy knee bar for them. Post next to their outside leg.

8. As your pushing their head to create an arm bar, they should be sliding down onto the mat.