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3 Open Guard Options vs. Standing Opponents
If you don’t have a gameplan from the open guard then this position can quickly become a confusing and ineffective ta...
What is the Spider Guard?
What is the Spider Guard?
The Spider Guard is a form of Open Guard where you grip your opponent’s wrists or sleeves ...
What is the Open Guard?
Are you confused about the definition of the Open Guard? You are NOT alone. In fact, when I started BJJ someone tried...
4 Tips to Pass ANY Guard
Passing the guard of a skilled opponent is one of the hardest things to do in BJJ.
If you don’t believe me, take a lo...
Rough up your Opponent’s Neck to Mount more Easily
When you’re playing open guard, the opponent’s path is clear to attack, take your legs out of play and pursue a posit...
How Do You Ward Off Jon Jones’ Elbows? Durinho Shows the Way
If you were Chael Sonnen, what would you do to keep Jon Jones’s elbows at bay? The best thing to do, of course, would...
The Jab-Cross of Open Guard Sweeps
Let’s talk about two of my favorite sweeps from the open guard. These are high percentage techniques that are used a...
An open-guard sweep that’ll take anyone down
Pedro Mello, a professor at Gracie Floripa, is calling on one and all to stop in at his Southern Brazilian academy. B...
Learn why Jean Jacques Machado’s Jiu-Jitsu is so effective
One of the attractions on tap for the October 14 Metamoris Pro event in San Diego, California, is the matchup between...
Video: Jiu-Jitsu, sacrifice throw and X-guard sweep for you to practice
Learn to pull guard and sweep with Jiu-Jitsu professor Alexandre “Dande” Ferreira of the academy Gracie Barra South A...
Podcast EP11: Draculino talks about the Evolution of BJJ
Recently I managed to catch up with Vinicius ‘Draculino’ Magalhães and pick his brain about the ongoing evolution of ...
5 videos for making your guard a lethal weapon
In the early days of the UFC, Royce Gracie took the world by storm with his Jiu-Jitsu and guard, leaving a string of ...