World Champion Helio "Soneca" Moreira

BJJ World Champion Helio Soneca's
Defeating The Guard: The Cross Knee Pass

Helio "Soneca" Moreira started practicing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at the age of 8 with Black Belt master Cirilo Azevedo. Having fallen in love with this Martial Art at the age of 9, he was already a Brazilian Champion. At the age of 13, Helio moved to Rio De Janeiro and started to practice with the Gracie Club, now known as Barra Gracie, taught by the Machado Brothers, Ze Henrique Leao Teixeira and Renzo Gracie. Soneca, as he is known in the Martial Arts world, chose Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu as his career totally dedicating himself to it. At the age of 22, he received from Master Carlos Gracie Jr., the black belt he had been dreaming of; a prestige that few people had at that time.

Soneca is currently a 4th degree black belt and known as one of the best fighters and Masters in the world. He is also one of the founders of Gracie Barra, currently the best Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu school in the world. Soneca is famous for his amazing competition victories which include Brazilian, Pan-American, International, and World Championships. He has also won several NHB Championships. Here are just a few of Soneca's Championships:

1995 Pan-American Championship - California
1996 World Championship - Brazil
1997 Brazilian Championship - Brazil
1999 International Championship - Brazil
2001 NAGA - North American Grappling Association Champion - Miami
2003 COMBATE EXTREMO (NHB) - Mexico

In this DVD, Soneca will show you how to defeat the open and closed guard using the cross knee pass and other techniques that made him such an amazing competitor and champion. For more information about Soneca please visit our website at www.HelioSoneca.com

IMPORTANT: Be Sure to read the "What to expect" section below before ordering.

To see Soneca using the Cross Knee Pass in the 1996 World Champinoships Click Here

What to Expect

1) This DVD has chapter breaks for every technique.
2) This DVD has detailed verbal instruction.
3) This DVD contain roughly 16 techniques with 45 minutes of instruction and 4 minutes of competition video
4) Techniques include the basic cross knee pass, and how to react to all of the fundamental defenses for this pass
including numerous submisions, and transitions back to the pass if the opponent defends the submission attempt
5) The DVD is in NTSC format, region-free
6) This is a glass mastered DVD
7) This is a no-gi instructional.