On October 28, 2012, the final day of the 5 Brothers Machado Camp, just as the stellar event was drawing to a close on a beautiful Texas day, Prof. Jean Jacques called the attention of all attendee’s and made a final address that came as a surprise to even the closest cadre to the Machado family! Commenting on how all the brothers looked up to their oldest brother, Carlos, throughout their life as a leader both on the mat and off Jean Jacques began fidgeting with his coral belt. With all the brothers Roger, John, and Rigan as witness along with well over 90 Machado students and friends, Jean Jacques untied his coral belt and asked Carlos to come forward and accept his official promotion to coral belt (7th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu represented by a black and red belt), where fellow coral belt Rigan Machado placed it around Carlos’ waist.

Through the years the Machados have been standing side by side with the Gracies and promoting the sport left and right. Now Carlos has come out with a system to defeat even the toughest of the guards.

Jean Jaques Machado Issues Challenge – Atalla Responds: “I never Wanted your f**king Fake Belt”

In this video, Master Carlos Machado discusses strategies to break your opponent’s guard, all while preserving your stance. Machado covers how to pass the guard from a low stance using the handcuff approach to neutralize the arms, and his Shakey-Shakey method from a high stance to utilize the momentum and force you to have from your height. He also shows how to avoid takedowns and omoplatas when you’re in the V grip.

Jean Jacques Machado Responds To Claims He Got His Belt Before Fulfilling the Requirements