Using down grips to create reactions for leg entries

The complete Kani Basami course, part 2: the Kani Basami & K guard

The 3 main ways we entangle an opponents leg: Kani Basami, Outside reap and straight Ashi

Butterfly guard handfighting into elevation: the basic prerequisite to enter the legs from inside position

Introduction to Butterfly guard hand fighting (4:20)
Up versus down grips and my approach to Butterfly guard elevation (2:46)
Hierarchy of double up grips: wrists, triceps and underhooks (3:46)
Using down grips to create reactions for leg entries (6:33)
Why you should not just elevate an opponent from down grips to enter the legs (1:25)
Working with down grips to elevate an opponent or wrestle up into him (16:29)
Wrestling up as the ultimate solution to the sit back problem (4:58)
Feeling the distribution of your opponents weight before wrestling up (0:53)

Kani Basami fundamentals

Fundamentals of a good double leg Kani Basami (11:02)
The basic Kani Basami from standard Ashi Garami (7:51)
Demonstrating the standard Kani Basami (0:40)
The basic Kani Basami with a scoop grip (7:28)
3 main details to avoid being crushed from the bottom position (10:09)
The training wheels Kani Basami (3:52)
Fundamentals of a good side elevation double leg Kani Basami (16:20)
Side elevation Kani Basami (8:13)
Demonstrating the Side elevation Kani Basami (2:06)
The double overhook Kani Basami (7:38)
Double overhook Kani Basami into Wrestle up (3:19)
Double scoop grip Kani Basami (4:20)

The single leg Kani Basami

A new way of preventing being crushed in the bottom Cross Ashi with the single leg Kani Basami (9:43)
The Single leg Kani Basami a new way of preventing ourselves from being smashed (9:08)

The Ebi Basami

Reverse X Shin on Shin

Introduction to the Reverse X Shin on shin (6:35)
Gripping options in the Reverse X Shin on shin (10:56)
The 2 major offensive directions in a bottom Cross Ashi against a standing opponent (3:42)
Understanding the Backside 5050 (11:24)
Reverse X Shin on shin into side on Bottom 5050 (7:35)
Reverse Shin on Shin dealing with the defense when they grab the top leg (5:59)
Ape guard Reverse shin on shin variation when they pressure in as you pummel your top leg (3:35)
Using the Criss Cross Ashi to regain a side on bottom 5050 (5:32)
Reverse Shin on shin Kani Basami into the Russian Ashi Garami when he pinches his knees (4:11)

Standard or Outside K guard

The mechanics of connection and angle through the standard K guard (4:58)
The mechanics of distance management in the K guard: keeping him away from you (6:58)
The mechanics of distance management in the K guard: bringing your hips to his (5:03)
Outside reaping leg target locations (3:52)
Outside reaping over the hip and then regaining the backside angle from bottom 5050 (5:40)
K guard into the single leg Kani Basami through an Imanari roll (6:02)
K guard half inversion into Kani Basami (4:38)

Reverse or Inside K guard and the False reap

Reverse K guard into the backside 5050 (8:08)
Dealing with defense against the Reverse K guard to backside 5050 (5:27)
Reverse K guard into crab ride and follow up backside 5050 (6:12)
Reverse K guard into "Jackie Chan" Kani Basami (3:27)
Moving into an outside K guard when they pressure into you (5:12)
Why Reverse K guard is more safe defensively relative to alternative methods of inverted entries (2:11)
The difference in outside reap and K guard leg usage in Reverse K guard relative to standard K guard (3:08)
The basic dilemma between the Inside K guard and the False reap (4:28)
2 major variations of False reap grip (Tight and loose) and leg swiveling methods (5:58)
Moving into a far side standard Ashi Garami when the False reap is stuffed late stage (3:25)

Kani Basami seminar at Tempo Jiu Jitsu in Hong Kong on 02/18/2023

Controlling in the saddle position - clip from private lesson (8:22)
Kani Basami against opponent on one knee and one leg (9:30)
Some basic problems we face when doing the Kani Basami (6:30)
Hand assist Kani Basami variation of the Kani Basami against an opponent one knee and one leg (8:00)
Double overhook Kani Basami and avoiding being crushed from the bottom while controlling both legs (11:15)
Double overhook side elevation Kani Basami against the sitback problem (11:09)
Doing a Kani Basami against a standing opponent with the Reverse X shin on shin and basic double leg breakdown (7:07)
The purpose and use of single leg Kani Basami attacks (13:42)
Using a single leg to move into the side on bottom 5050 to move into a backside 5050 (10:03)
Post seminar Question and Answer session part 1 (10:57)
Post seminar Question and Answer session part 2 (8:10)

K guard seminar at Kowloon Jiu Jitsu in Hong Kong on 02/19/2023

Basic breakdown of the K guard (5:51)
The purpose of each leg in the K guard (6:01)
K guard against a standing opponent (9:56)
The K guard running escape and a discussion on heel exposure mechanics against an upright opponent (5:31)
K guard against a kneeling opponent (9:42)
K guard outside reap over the hip into a double heist 5050 sweep (7:46)
Bottom 5050 spin over and a lateral heel hook breaking mechanics (15:00)
Transitioning from a kneeling K guard into a single leg Kani Basami (3:37)
Post seminar Question and Answer Day 2 (18:47)

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