Archive for 'Tag Archives: 'closed guard''
Armbar, Kimura and Triangle Choke Escapes
I was ringside at Metamoris in San Diego last year when Marcus ‘Buchecha’ Almeida locked the armbar onto Roger Gracie, and it was deep! The entire crowd gasped, then went absolutely insane!! Roger Gracie is one [...]
Robson Moura’s Fusion Modern Disc One: A Different Kind of Review
One day, you step onto the mats with a focus. In your mind, there’s a simple goal. You want to take your closed guard to the next level. One problem keeps emerging though. Every time you [...]
How to defend against the stupid stuff that big people do…
It’s amazing what some big guys will do when they get frustrated. In fact, sometimes they’ll try stuff so stupid that it’ll take you completely by surprise! Now, many BJJ instructors never bother to teach you [...]
Closed Guard? Super-defensive Opponent? No Problem…
One of the most irritating strategies of all time is when someone sits in your closed guard and absolutely refuses to engage with you. They just sit back, don’t let you get your grips, and don’t [...]
MOST POPULAR Closed Guard Video on YouTube REDONE
Hey Everyone, In 2006 when I was a blue belt I made a video of my favorite closed guard positions and attacks in response to a questions someone had on YouTube. Since then I am now [...]
Closed Guard Sweep- Pocket Sweep
In this video I show one of my favorite sweeps the Pocket Sweep. There are a lot of different entries into this sweep but the most important thing is passing the arm across your centerline. The [...]
Closed Guard Submission- Reverse Armbar
In this video I show how to do a Reverse Armbar from Closed Guard. This is a pretty common move that you see attempted throughout the ranks but finished with very little frequency. This is due [...]
Closed Guard Pass- Two on One
This video is an instruction into how to do the Two on One standing pass. This is one of my favorite passes because it is very dominate and eliminates a lot of your opponents sweep options. [...]
Closed Guard Pass- Stacking Pass
This video is an in depth look into the Basic Stacking Pass. This is a very common pass that is taught to a lot of white belts. The reason this come so early in the curriculum [...]
Closed Guard Sweep- Hip Bump Sweep
This video shows how I perform the Hip Bump Sweep. This is a very basic sweep and a very high percentage sweep all through the ranks of BJJ and even into MMA. There are many different [...]
