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The Ranges of Butterfly Guard
Today I want to talk about the importance of range in guard, and then the range micro-battles that occur within a spe...
Butterfly Guard to X Guard Standup Sweep
There’s one particular guard sweep that I’ve hit more times than than any other in the last 10 years.
When I start se...
Your First Attack from Butterfly Guard
The ‘Butt Double” is a high percentage guard attack that’s also a low risk way of guaging the distance, feeling out y...
Marcelo Garcia Highlight Reel: His Best Moments
Marcelo Garcia highlight reels are never hard to come by, his career was typified by fans one elite grappler after an...
Gordon Ryan Explains How To Improve Your Butterfly And Open Guard
Gordon Ryan took some time out of his eternal quest to prove himself the greatest No Gi grappler on the planet in ord...
The Folding Guard Pass for No Gi and MMA
The folding pass is a bread and butter guard pass that everyone should know.
That’s because the folding pass can be u...
How to Leglock Someone in Butterfly Guard
Obviously it’s relatively easy to enter into a leglock position if someone is lying flat on their back with their leg...
Marcelo Garcia Set To Release Butterfly Guard Instructional
Marcelo Garcia, king of butterfly guard, hasn’t released an instructional available for purchase outside of his offic...
Range and Distance in Guard
There’s just something about jiu-jitsu that leads to a proliferation of styles of guard. From Z Guard to X Guard and...
Gordon Ryan’s Shoulder Crunch Sumi Gaeshi Sweep From Butterfly Guard
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Bottom Saddle to Heel Hook Transition
The ‘Saddle’ – also known as the Inside Sangaku, the Honeyhole, and the 411 position – is probably the most powerful...
Don’t Concede the Guard!
I used to make a very specific mistake all up until about purple belt: I would just concede the guard.
Conceding the...