From Leo Kirby:

Jorge Vidal is one of the instructors at our gym. He is a De La Riva black belt and a great competitor. He recently lost in the Pan Ams to my other instructor, Edson Diniz, who went on to lose in the finals to Marcelo Garcia. It was pretty impressive to me that two friends and training partners competed against each other when you hear all of the stories about guys from the same gym avoiding each other in competition. They had a great match. Jorge gave Edson fits for most of the match with his half guard game until Edson caught him in a bow and arrow choke from behind near the end of the match.

Jorge has the best half guard of anyone I have ever wrestled. When I roll with Jorge I feel like I am constantly surfing, trying to keep my balance and avoid being swept. Jorge will roll you, sweep you, or take your back from half guard all of the time. He was nice enough to let me film a couple of clips. The first clip shows how Jorge elevates your hips, keeps them elevated and then plays his game. I think this is the most important part of his half guard game: keeping the opponent’s hips elevated.

The second clip shows a back roll that Jorge gets all of the time. He will force your hand to the other side of his head, then do the back roll or come out to take your back. Once again, note how he elevates the opponent’s hips by gripping the pant leg and lifting it slightly before doing the roll.