• In this installment, Tinguinha demonstrates how to take an opponent's back from the closed guard.
• As always, Tinguinha's partner is Mike Brown.
• Questions? If so, contact us. We'll pose the question to Tinguinha, who will then follow up with an answer. - Editor

Mike is in Tinguinha's guard, and he has his hands on Tinguinha's chest	Tinguinha shoots his hands inside of Mike's arms, which will begin to break Mike's base. Mike then posts his hands on the mat.	Tinguinha traps Mike's left arm. Meanwhile, Tinguinha begins to sit up and turn. Notice how he is starting to bring his left arm across. Tinguinha continues to turn under Mike's trapped arm, and he pulls Mike's arm over his shoulder and head.
At the same time, Tinguinha begins to reach for Mike's back, and then he opens his guard and posts his feet on the ground. Tinguinha continues to reach over Mike's back, making sure that his hand extends over the back and into Mike's armpit.	Tinguinha posts his hand and elbow on the mat and then begins to move his hips out so he can take Mike's back. Using his arm on Mike's back, Tinguimha pulls himself out and keeps Mike in position.	Now Tinguinha can begin his transition onto Mike's back. Tinguinha releases Mike's back and uses that arm to post on the ground.
He then uses his other arm to control Mike. Tinguinha transitions onto Mike's back by stepping over with one leg and leaving the other leg behind as a hook. Tinguinha completes this half of the drill by inserting his second hook and controlling Mike's lapels.	The detail shows how Tinguinha controls Mike's back by reaching to the armpit. NOTE: to continue the drill, Tinguinha will slide back under Mike and continue the sequence from the other side (not shown).

Quick Check

A few quick highlights from Tinguinha's career:
Tinguinha, who has more than 18 years of BJJ experience, received his second-degree black belt from Carlos Gracie Jr.
His first instructor was Jean Jacques Machado.
Tinguinha is the organizer/director of the Southern California Summer Open BJJ Championship.
For more info, go to www.tinguinha.com.

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