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Half Guard Leg Position Drill for BJJ & Submission Grappling
The Half Guard is a very powerful position from which to sweep or submit your opponent. But just like all other form...
Never Get Guillotined Again!
OK, I have to admit that I’m exaggerating with the whole “never get guillotined again” title, but it’s almost true. I...
Straight From Brazil: A BJJ Half Guard Sweep Using A Belt Grip
This technique is being demonstrated by Oscar Daniotti, a BJJ black belt under Ricardo de la Riva in Brazil. He is th...
Straight From Brazil: A Deep Half Guard Sweep Photo Demonstration
This technique is being demonstrated by Oscar Daniotti, a BJJ black belt under Ricardo de la Riva in Brazil. He is th...
The X Guard Position
The ‘X guard’ is a position that I’ve been using a lot recently. Depending on your point of view, it’s either a form ...
A counter to Rodolfo Vieira’s trademark guard pass
USE THE HOOK TO SWEEP IN JIU-JITSU One of the most powerful weapons of heavyweight kingpin Rodolfo Vieira is his half...
“Jiu-Jitsu’s full of stallers who fight to say they didn’t tap”
A submission wizard from competition Jiu-Jitsu’s top tier, André Galvão won his weight class but stopped short of win...
A Glossary of Guards Part 3: The Half Guard
By Stephan Kesting and Elliott Bayev
Principal Photography by Keith Haist
Originally Published in Ultimate Grappling ...
Learn a position to use at Jiu-Jitsu Pan 2012
The 2012 Pan-American Jiu-Jitsu Championship is set for late March in Irvine, California, but the pre-registration di...
17 Tips for an Active Bottom Half Guard
These are some important aspects to focus on and remember when it comes to being on the bottom in half guard
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Young Rodolfo Vieira’s mount on bold Bernardo Faria
In the spaghetti western that was the 2012 European Jiu-Jitsu Championship, Rodolfo Vieira and Bernardo Faria had a l...
As Jeff Glover teaches, the scissor sweep is handy in the modern Jiu-Jitsu half-guard game
Few aspects of Jiu-Jitsu have gone through such great evolution as the sweep, a maneuver where the practitioner start...