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Pulling Guard in MMA

Q: Hello Stephan, I’m a big fan of your website – I’ve been following it since 2009.  I compete in BJJ and No-Gi subm...

Who can resist the guard of Cesar Gracie and Caio Terra?

This is part of the series “Great BJJ meetings”. Coach of UFC stars like Nick Diaz and Jake Shields, Cesar Gracie wor...

Sweep without opening guard

To pull off a sweep, oftentimes fighters have to expose themselves. But here Jordan Rivas teaches us a fine way yo fl...

Foist danger on your opponents from closed guard!

GRACIEMAG partner Kid Peligro is one of the leading martial arts writers in the world. His deep technical knowledge c...

When the Closed Guard Fails…

A reader writes: Q: Hi Stephan, I recently received and read your email with the video link about the closed guard in...

A Drill To Improve ANY Guard Sweep

Today I’m not going to talk about a technique per se.  Instead I’m going to share a cool training method with you. (T...

The tricks to the No-Gi Worlds champion’s guard

Lovato teaches sweeps, submissions, and a number of variations.

How to Stand Up From Guard And Get Back to Your Feet

Originally published by Stephan Kesting in Ultimate Grappling Magazine Marc Laimon is one of the foremost grappling c...

Detailed, Advanced Omoplata

In the past few years I’ve made some big changes to my omoplata armlock attacks.  The omoplata has always been one of...

Countering the Double Leg with a Sitout & Switch

I respect most grappling arts, not just BJJ.  Freestyle and collegiate wrestling, in particular, have a lot to offer ...

Free Book About the Guard for Grapplearts Readers

Heres’s a really cool resource for you, something that I’ve received a TON of positive feedback on.  It’s a free, dow...

Gi? No-Gi? Self Defense? MMA? No Problem!

There’s a long-standing debate in the grappling community whether training with the gi helps your no-gi skills. My pe...
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