The Berimbolo System Part 4: Defending Gi Leg Locks and Counters by Mikey Musumeci

• Mikey Musumeci is a multiple-time world champion and the most successful American black belt competitor ever, known for his technical wizardy and back taking skill
• Mikey shows you how to stay safe and keep your legs out of IBJJF legal holds while setting up great back taking opportunities
• These are techniques that can be used by anyone, regardless of if your age and flexibility, with Mikey’s technical approach to grappling
• Defend from straight ankle locks, kneebars, toe holds, and more as Mikey shows you how to use this to get better positions on your opponent

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Turn your opponent’s leg lock attacks into your own technical back takes with this 8-volume instructional series from Mikey Musumeci. Stay safe against IBJJF gi legal leg locks and create chances to take the back with step-by-step breakdowns from Mikey.

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Mikey Musumeci is the most successful American black belt competitor in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, winning multiple world championships and competing at an elite level his entire career. This is volume four of Mikey’s continuing berimbolo instructional series, teaching every detail of his signature technical system to share his keys to success with the jiu-jitsu world.

Work out of kneebars, toe holds, straight ankle locks, and more with MIkey’s keys to staying out of danger and using our opponent’s attacks into our own back takes. Now you can stay safe against these highly effective submissions and work your way systematically into dominant position.

PART 1
INTRODUCTION
STRAIGHT ANKLE LOCK SINGLE LEG X
INTRODUCTION
THE TWO WORLDS OF FOOT PUMMELING
WALKING FOOT UP
THE KNEE LINE
REMOVING FRAMES 
KNEE WEDGE/CRAB RIDE WEDGE
PEELING BIT TOE KNEE CLOSED
WHEN THE KNEE IS OPEN
CONCEPTS OF INSIDE LEG
INSIDE HOOK TO MOUNT
PASS ALTERNATIVE

PART 2
THE BACK HOOK OTHER SIDE
PERSON PULLS TO BASIC BERIMBOLO
PERSON TURNING IN REACTION
CLEARING THE INSIDE HOOK
ATTACKING SAME SIDE
USING SHIN WEDGE TO PASS
USING KNEE WEDGE TO PASS
USING CRAB RIDE TO PASS
TAKING BACK VARIATION
USING THE MIKEY WEDGE
USING KISS OF THE DRAGON HOOK

PART 3
STRAIGHT ANKLE LOCK BUTTERFLY ASHI
INTRODUCTION
TAKING OUT BOTTOM HOOK
CLEARING BOTTOM HOOK TO PASS
CLEARING BOTTOM HOOK TO THE BACK
CLEARING BOTTOM HOOK PASSING TO THE SAME SIDE
CLEARING BOTTOM HOOK PASSING TO THE SAME SIDE GRIP VARIATION
USING MIKE WEDGE

PART 4
CLEARING TOP HOOK TO PASS
USING KNEE WEDGE
USING KNEE WEDGE TO CRAB RIDE
USING KNEE WEDGE TO NORTH SOUTH PASS
PASSING TO THE SAME SIDE
USING DE LA RIVA
USING DE LA RIVA WHEN THE KNEE IS OPEN
DEFENDING BELLY DOWN FOOT LOCK

PART 5
KNEE BARS
INTRODUCTION
HOW TO OPEN YOUR KNEE
HOW TO OPEN YOUR KNEE #2
THE BIG CONCEPT OF KNEE BAR
TAKING KNEE LINE OUT
DRILL
USING CRAB RIDE
CRAB RIDE CHANGING SIDES
USING KNEE WEDGE
HOW TO TAKE KNEE LINE OUT OTHER WORLD
DRILL TAKING KNEE LINE OUT
DIFFERENT KNEE BARS WITH SAME APPLICATION
 
PART 6
TOE HOLD
INTRODUCTION
BERIMBOLO TO THE BACK
BACK TAKE VARIATION
TOE HOLD TO MOUNT
DIRECTIONAL CHANGE VARIATION
COMING UP TO BACK
DEFENDING TOE HOLD WITH DIFFERENT LEG POSITION

PART 7
UNDERHOOKING BERIMBOLO
INTRODUCTION
TWO WORLDS CONCEPT
UNDERHOOK BERIMBOLO TO BACK
DOUBLE LEG BERIMBOLO
LADDERBOLO
THE MOST IMPORTANT CONCEPT
BACK ARM POSTED COMING UP TO BACK

PART 8
LEG DRAG COUNTER TO BERIMBOLO DEFENSE
INTRODUCTION
HOW TO DO DEFENSE 
COUNTER TO THE DEFENSE
WHEN THE PERSON IS DEEP ON THE LEG DRAG
COMBINING THE TWO TOGETHER
REBOLO DEFENSE
HOW TO DO DEFENSE
DEFENSE TO COUNTER TO BACK
DEFENSE TO SIDE CONTROL
DEFENSE TO LEG DRAG/TWISTER
SWITCH BERIMBOLO COUNTER 
HOW TO DO DEFENSE
DEFENSE TO COUNTER TO BACK

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