Guard

The Best Open Guard for 2023

Playing guard is one of the most important aspects in jiu jitsu. Because if you don’t have a good guard. It’s going to be impossible to...

Why gripping is so important

Gripping is one of the most important skills that you can develop to improve your guard play and your passing. When working with a new...

This move shouldn’t work in no gi: the best tool for gi competitors trying no gi

The collar sleeve position is a great starting point for setting up your attacks from your open guard. Super effective for setting up the...

Open Guard Basics: Powerful Tools to Make Your Guard Not Suck

Common issues that I see with lower belts is that during grip fighting exchange their attention is spread out over two or three different...

How to grip fight from your guard

Grip fighting from guard is an essential part of playing guard effectively. It’s important that you know exactly what grips that you need...

Lasso Guard Basics

Recently I posted on Reddit last week covering the different guard transitions that I use in tournaments which you can check out here and...

Level up with Positional Sparring

Positional sparring or specific training is probably where I spend the bulk of my time training. When you first start out. Any amount of...

How long should your rolls last?

The last week or so I’ve been delving deeper into my training methodology. I get asked a lot about my own training. What I do. What I try...

Developing your guard to the next level

Playing guard for a beginning student isn’t easy. In fact, starting a new activity or study comes with a lot of trial and error. In Jiu...

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