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Any good jiu-jitsu practitioner knows the importance of a solid defense. Gustavo Machado’s latest instructional has hit the nail on the head when it comes to learning to defend submission attempts and escape from vulnerable positions.Gustavo Machado, assisted by Mauricio “Tinguinha” Mariano, demonstrates numerous basic and advanced escapes & counters from a number of the most commonly encountered jiu-jitsu attacks. First, the submission is demonstrated and explained, followed by several options and variations for escaping or countering the position/submission. The techniques are explained and broken down in good detail, and demonstrated from a number of different angles.Some of the escapes covered include:Cross lapel choke from the guard escape.Cross lapel choke from the mount escape.Ezequiel choke from the mount escape.Americana shoulder lock from the mount escape.Americana shoulder lock from side control escape.Kimura shoulder lock from bottom half guard escape.Kimura shoulder lock from top half guard escape.Kimura shoulder lock from full guard escape.Kimura shoulder lock from side control escape.Arm bar from guard escape.Arm bar from mount escape.Triangle choke posture escapes.Triangle choke sandwich escapes.Triangle choke elbow on the mat escapes.Triangle choke arm out escapes.Omoplata shoulder lock posture escapes.Omoplata shoulder lock roll out escapes.Omoplata shoulder lock knee through escapes.Omoplata shoulder lock escapes finishing with Omoplata.etc