JeanJacquesMachado

Jean Jacques Machado's primer on entering the crucifix from turtle: trapping the near arm with the legs before you roll.

Jean Jacques Machado on the small upgrades from a loose back take to a back you can actually finish from.

Jean Jacques Machado's short class on pressure-passing principles: weight, connection and not giving up your own base.

Jean Jacques Machado on knee-on-stomach concepts, including when to drop into mount.

Machado on escaping knee on belly, including how not to give up the armbar while you get the knee off.

Jean Jacques Machado explains why the upa fails against people who know it is coming and how to fix the trap and the bridge direction.

Jean Jacques Machado on setting up and finishing the Ezekiel choke from mount, including how to hide the sleeve grip.

Jean Jacques Machado's simple entry from mount to S-mount that sets up the armbar and back take.

Jean Jacques Machado's control-based north-south choke: the pin comes before the finish.

Machado on the body mechanics of the north-south escape: the devil is in the hip movement.

Jean Jacques Machado on the collar-and-sleeve connections that keep giving sweeps after the first attack is blocked.

Machado on escaping north-south from side control, including protecting the neck from the choke while you move.

Jean Jacques Machado on the small detail with the knee and hip that decides whether your shrimp actually gets you back to guard or just moves you sideways.

Jean Jacques Machado on the principles of maintaining side control: reading the escape attempt and adjusting your base instead of clamping down.

Jean Jacques Machado on how pressure is created in side control through angles and connection rather than weight alone.

Jean Jacques Machado on the paper cutter choke with attention to base and weight distribution so the bottom player cannot roll you while you set the grips.

Jean Jacques Machado's fundamental spider sweeps, extending one arm while collapsing the other.