Meanwhile, on the mat ...

 

Underhook Pass Variations: Royler

Here is that set of guard passes I've been looking for. I think Rodrigo might have gotten them from the seminar that Royler did last year.

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More on Royler

15 Questions with Royler Gracie courtesy of Sherdog.

Sherdog: When you want to train in the US, where do you go?
Gracie: My training center is at the University of Jiu-Jitsu, with Saulo and Xande Ribeiro in San Diego. When we have important competitions, I go there to lead the training, but it’s important to make it clear that I don’t teach there. Me and Saulo have an excellent relationship; sometimes he sends a private student to me. I have built a nice dojo in the garage of my house, and it’s a nice area where I receive friends and give private classes. But Saulo’s academy is definitely my headquarters in US.

And because I know you want to see it, here is his classic match with Eddie Bravo.

It's worth adding that Royler was recently in town and gave what I heard was a great, 3-hour seminar. A lot of self-defense, little regard for the half-guard and a pretty impressive treatise on why it pays to learn now not to get into bad situations in the first place.