VIDEO: CJ Murdock’s Matches at South American Cup, 2016

CJ Murdock's first match at South American Cup

Toro athlete CJ Murdock just competed at the South American Cup in Brazil, and his matches were commented on by black belt world champion Felipe Costa! Check out his first match.

Posted by Dirty White Belt Radio on Monday, January 18, 2016

CJ Murdock's second match at South American Cup

Toro BJJ athlete CJ Murdock, competing in Brazil at the South American Cup. This is his second match: on commentary is black belt world champion Felipe Costa.

Posted by Dirty White Belt Radio on Tuesday, January 19, 2016

VIDEO: D’Arce Choke From the Double Under Pass with David Porter

David Porter's D'Arce choke from the double under pass

David Porter's D'Arce chokes are respected by everyone who has watched him work. Here, the Pedro Sauer brown belt — and our guest this Sunday — shows a sweet D'arce setup from the double under guard pass position. Watch, learn, and listen to Dave on the show Jan. 24 at 10 a.m. on WHUPfm.org! You can also download from iTunes, Stitcher or the podcatcher of your choice.

Posted by Dirty White Belt Radio on Thursday, January 21, 2016

VIDEO: David Porter’s D’Arce Finishes

Dave Porter's D'Arce Choke Finishes

Wondered how David Porter finishes his D'Arce? Learn how with this video. We got a great question for Dave about the choke, which can be finished top/bottom and/or on either hip. What is interesting about Porter is that he's one of the few people to voluntarily give up a top D'arce position to get there, often by something Bill Cooper calls a "Sonic the Hedgehog" roll. Andrew Foster suggested we ask Dave about that bottom hip and Sonic-roll finish: thanks for the great question! You can listen to Dave's answer on the podcast, and you can see a video with him finishing two D'Arces here.

Posted by Dirty White Belt Radio on Sunday, January 24, 2016

Leg lasso sweep from open guard

The leg lasso is one of my favorite open guard positions. With the lasso in, we can defend the guard and transition back to closed guard if we want to. We can also set up powerful and safe attacks.

It’s very frustrating for our opponent to pass the lasso guard, and frustrated people make mistakes. This sweep is one we can hit when our opponent makes a very common mistake: trying to pass without clearing the lasso first.

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