BJJ TVNot everyone can be a top. If you do BJJ for any length of time you are going to end up rolling with larger stronger opponents. And you will find yourself having to play guard. So you’d better be good at it. In fact many Jiu Jitsu players prefer to play guard. Be it Closed Guard, Open Guard or Half Guard, you’ll want to learn them all. And know when to use each, and how to transition from one to the other.
You’ll also want to build an attacking guard. With a strong repertoire of submissions and sweeps. Often the best way to prevent your guard being passed is to threaten an attack of your own. Be it a Kimura, Triangle, Armbar, Cross Lapel Choke, or Guillotine there are many submissions that are applied from a closed guard position. Open Guard offers excellent attacking opportunities for anyone with a strong leg lock game.
Open Guard Concepts Use a collar grip to break the posture of the standing attacker. Keep a straight leg on your opponents hip to control the distance, and learn to make circling motions with the other foot to get it to your opponents bicep. Once you’ve established this strong open guard you can start to […]
The Best Damn Guard on This Flat Earth Eddie Bravo is one of the most innovative No Gi Jiu Jitsu practitioners ever. Founder of 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu and inventor of the rubber guard. Here he takes Bernardo Faria through the finer points of a good rubber guard.
Everything You Need to Know About BJJ Open Guard & 4 Open Guard Sweeps. John Danaher explains every detail of open guard and teaches 4 sweeps from open guard. 6:51 hook sweep// sumi gaeshi 11:12 Basic scissor sweep 12:52 Spider guard sweep 15:13 Sasae tsurikomi from butterfly Watching John Danaher always shows me how much […]
Fake The Hip Bump & Switch. Giancarlo Bodoni walks you through how to do a surprise Triangle Choke from Closed Guard using the hip bump as a set up. Start by getting hands to the ground, then take a cross lapel grip. Take note of the detail about not grabbing to much material. It will […]
Learn to Attack From Closed Guard Quick fire video showing 38 attacking combos from closed guard in 4 minutes. Learn to switch from one attack to another, or transition from a sweep attempt into a submission. Lots of great combos for when your opponent blocks your submission, you can immediately switch to another. I loved […]
Transitioning from Closed Guard to Open Guard Sometimes your closed guard will get opened up. Learn how and when to transition to open guard and frustrate Jiu Jitsu players of all levels. The biggest single tip for stopping your guard from being passed is to maintain 4 points of contact with your opponent. Ideally both […]
No Gi Closed Guard Tutorial Gordon Ryan is one of the most dominate No Gi grapplers competing today. Trained by master coach John Danaher, his closed guard is rock solid. Here he shows how you can build a strong closed guard in No Gi Jiu Jitsu without any lapels or sleeves to grip. Gordon explains […]
BJJ Closed Guard Tutorial John Danaher explains the finer points of closed guard to 5x world champion Bernardo Faria. This video has great information for players of all levels. Changing your mindset from seeing closed guard as a safe place to rest, seeing it instead as a platform from which to attack your opponent. John […]
Build An Unbreakable Closed Guard The learn to be comfortable from bottom position by developing a powerful closed guard with these tips from Roger Gracie. Break anyone’s posture. Understanding the Closed Guard From the Attackers Perspective How Space Affects Defenders Attacks From Closed Guard How Defenders Open Closed Guard / When to Pull Down as […]