This month we welcome Ryron Gracie as Expert of the Month. Ryron will be showing us some of his favorite techniques, starting with this loop choke from open guard.

In this segment, Ryron shows us a slick wrist lock from the side mount position. This move comes on quick so be careful with your training partner, especially if you don't regulary practice wrist locks - they can be suprisingly painful.

This week Ryron shows us a foot lock from open guard. This may be the answer if you find yourself unable to pass an opponent's open guard.

In this episode 7x World Champion Robson Moura shares a nice De La Riva sweep that ends with the arm bar.

In this segment Ricardo Liborio shows us a very simple and effective pass and choke from top half guard. Make sure to watch his head placement in the pass, it's important not to let your opponent sneak underneath you.

This week Dedeco gives us some details for working the sit up guard, along with a quick sweep from the position when your opponent thinks he has pushed you down to pass.

In this clip Vitor Shaolin Ribiero shows us some nice options for recovering when attempting to sweep your opponent in spider guard when you lose one of your high hooks on his bicep. No Vitors were harmed during the filming of this technique with an oversized (but extremely cautious) ookie.

In his final week as Expert of the Month Vitor Shaolin Ribiero shares another variation on his spider guard sweep series. Thanks so much to Vitor for all the great techniques he shared with us this month. Make sure to check out his school if you are ever in NYC.

This week we welcome Andre 'Dedeco' Almeida from Bestway BJJ and American Top Team in Boston. Dedeco shows us the basics of his sit up guard technique, along with a couple of nice sweeps from the position.

In this video Vitor 'Shaolin' Ribiero shows us a nice technique for setting up a sweep while in spider guard.