Carlos Esquisito at CheckMat Amazônia headquarters. He and Pan-American Jiu-Jitsu champion Lucas Leite developed an interesting defensive technique. Publicity photo.

The berimbolo, a game performed par excellence by the Mendes brothers, who always arrive at advantageous positions from it, is a puzzle plenty of Jiu-Jitsu fighters struggle to solve. This “weird-jitsu,” studied by 11 in ten athletes, still lacks a solution that will put a stop to or avoid the notorious tangle of legs.

Amazonas State native Carlos “Esquisito” Holanda sent in to GRACIEMAG.com his own exclusive antidote to the berimbolo, where a precision grip on the pants and an inside hook on the leg are essential details. Check out the class conducted by the winning competitor and headmaster at CheckMat Amazônia in the following video produced by our contributor Arthur Castro.