Ryron and Rener Gracie, head instructors of the world famous Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Torrance, CA, teach how to properly defend a guillotine choke from standing and if they pull guard.

Hapkido Whitebelt inside wristgrab defense

Hapkido Whitebelt outside wristgrab defense

Rear Inside-Leg Attack (and Takedown). Note: this is not a sweeping kick. The impact on your opponent's rear leg should be solid, causing his knee to either buckle or break.

This is an example of "passing the guard" using "Ninpo-style" concepts. The first concept is the same in Ninpo and BJJ and that is posture (Kamae) Knees wide, butt down and face in the chest/belly. Hands inside the arms on the biceps or inner elbow and not on the ground. Ninpo will use the same...

Armbar off to the side.

Hapkido Side kick defense techniques

going into the inside heel hook

Armdrag to establishing a gift wrap from the guard. This leads naturally to a flower sweep, then finishing with a cobra choke. Throughout the entire technique, you have to keep your elbow on the gift-wrap arm tight to his body, pulling it tighter and tighter. Notice that I use my hand like a...

Butterfly guard pop-up to X-Guard, spring-sweep to side control, to cross-side spinning armlock