Xande Ribeiro – Diamond Concept

What Will You Learn?

Master Xande Ribiero’s diamond principle for escaping from mount and side control and never get held down again, with these creative and effective concepts and techniques. Xande Ribiero is one of the most technical fighters of all-time, and now you can learn the escaping principle that has helped him succeed against the world’s best for the last 15-years.

Escaping from bad positions is one of the most fundamental aspects of grappling, and now you can sharpen this skill with the diamond guard that Xande has developed. Frame properly, shield, elegant, and pedal your way to a better position against tough opponents with the knowledge you will gain on this 4-volume series.

Get out from some of jiu-jitsu’s worst positions, including all the variations from side control and mount that people will use to pin you down, including side control, kesa gatame, north south, mount, half mount, technical mount, and more.

With incredible precision, you can begin to apply this new concept to your game and stop being crushed under these dominant positions. On this series, you will also see the exercises and warmups that Xande recommends for any grappler to build their skills, including exercises for mobility and strengthening that you can do anywhere.

Part 1:

• Diamond Concept Overview
• Mobility Drills.
• Hip Escape
• Base foot Hip Escape
• Single Leg Hip Escape
• Shoulder Escape
• Shoulder Escape 2
• Kickstand
• Reverse Hip Escape
• Belly Down
• Kickstand Belly Down
• Budo Con Switch
• Running Step
• Hip Switch
• Budo Con Switch to Alligator Roll

Part 2:

• Strengthening Exercises Connection Crunches
• Single Side Crunches
• Cross Knee Touches
• Building Resistance
• “Roll Up Roll Down”
• Diamond Crunches
• Understanding Vortex

Part 3:

• Techniques.
• Kesa Gatame Elbow control
• Kesa Gatame Collar Control Introducing the Cross Frame
• Kesa Gatame Over Shoulder Control
• Top Shield Defense
• Super Hold Neutral Escape
• Super Hold Hip To Hip Escape
• Super Hold Sensitivity for Hip to Hip and Kesa Gatame
• Reverse Kesa Gatame Controlling over the Arm
• Kesa Gatame Controlling under the Armpit

Part 4:

• Running Escape
• Fail Running Escape to Hip Switch
• Over Under Escape
• North South Escape
• North South Over the Arms
• Oopa Mount Escape
• Stiff Arm Mount Escape
• Top Diamond Reversal
• Half Mount Escape
• Fighting the Legs from Mount
• Alligator Roll from Technical Mount
• Jack Lever from Technical Mount