How To Do An Armbar From Butterfly Guard

BJJ Champion Gamal Hassan from the Evolve Fight Team demonstrates how to do an armbar from butterfly guard.

Juji Gatame From Guard

From the bottom guard position you can attack for submissions and sweeps.  The development of an active guard will ensure that your opponent stays on the defensive from the top position.  Arm locks are one of the most high percentage submissions from the guard position.  In this video, BJJ No-Gi…

7 Drills To Improve Guard

The development of a strong guard is a skill that will serve you well in BJJ.  The guard is a defensive position that is played from the bottom.  With a strong guard, you can completely shut down an opponent’s offensive attacks.  It will give you the confidence to play the…

Recover The Guard From Double Underhooks Pass

Developing a strong guard is one of the key skills every Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner must work towards. If an opponent is able to secure the top position, you must have a strong enough guard to prevent them from passing into side control or mount. In this video, you will learn…

Upside Guard Sweep

The objective from the bottom position in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is to secure a submission or sweep the opponent off their base in order to secure top position. Depending upon how the opponent attacks and what guard you are playing, there are a large variety of sweeps that can be effectively…

Hip Roll To Recover From Guard

Developing a strong guard is one of the key skills every Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner must work towards. If an opponent is able to secure the top position, you must have a strong enough guard to prevent them from passing into side control or mount. In this video, you will learn…

Lapel Choke From Guard

In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu there are a wide range of choke holds that can be used to secure a submission and finish a fight. The lapel choke is an excellent submission that uses the gi to choke the opponent. In this video, you will learn a very effective lapel choke from…

Ezekiel Choke From Guard

In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu there are a wide range of chokeholds that can be used to secure a submission and finish a fight. The Ezekiel choke is an excellent submission that uses the gi to choke the opponent. In this video, you will learn a beautiful Ezekiel choke from the guard.

Defense To Double Underhook Pass

Developing a strong guard is one of the key skills every Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner must work towards. If an opponent is able to secure the top position, you must have a strong enough guard to prevent them from passing into side control or mount. In this video, you will learn…

Defense Against Double Underhooks Pass – Double Leg Sweep

Developing a strong guard is one of the key skills every Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner must work towards. If an opponent is able to secure the top position, you must have a strong enough guard to prevent them from passing into side control or mount. In this video, you will learn…

Defend Double Underhook Pass To Triangle Lock

Developing a strong guard is one of the key skills every Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner must work towards. If an opponent is able to secure the top position, you must have a strong enough guard to prevent them from passing into side control or mount. In this video, you will learn…

Counter To Toreando Pass

Developing a strong guard is one of the key skills every Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner must work towards. If an opponent is able to secure the top position, you must have a strong enough guard to prevent them from passing into side control or mount. In this video, you will learn…

Armbar With Kimura Lock From Back Control.

In this video, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion Leandro Issa demonstrates an armbar with a kimura lock from back control.

Open Guard Sweep To Knee On Belly

Developing a variety of sweeps from the open guard position is a critical aspect of becoming a well-rounded BJJ practitioner. In this video, BJJ No Gi World Champion Bruno Pucci demonstrates an open guard sweep transition to the knee on belly position.

Spin To Recover Guard

When your opponent has nearly succeeded in passing your guard and is applying significant downward pressure, it can be difficult to replace the guard using a hip escape method. In this video, BJJ No Gi World Champion Bruno Pucci demonstrates an alternative method for recovering the open guard.

Guard Pass Dragging The Leg Variation

The leg drag guard pass is an effective technique for passing an opponent’s open guard. In this video, BJJ World Champion Alex Silva demonstrates a leg drag guard pass variation for when the opponent retains half guard.

Passing The Butterfly Guard

The butterfly guard is a versatile, more advanced open guard position that is most frequently used to off-balance and sweep an opponent. It is also used commonly in transition to other open guard and half guard positions, among others. In this video, BJJ World Champion Leandro Issa demonstrates a method…

50/50 Guard Armbar

The 50/50 guard is a complex position that is very specific to sport Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Some modern BJJ competitors have utilized the 50/50 guard position as an effective method for employing unorthodox techniques and tactics at BJJ tournaments. In this video, BJJ World Champion Zorobabel Moreira demonstrates an arm bar…

Arm Bar From Spider Guard

Effective use of the spider guard allows great control of your opponent’s arms while maintaining mobility in your hips as you attack from open guard. While forcing your opponent to concentrate on escaping the control of your spider guard, you can search for sweep and submission opportunities. In this lesson,…

Inverted Triangle Choke

The triangle choke is a versatile submission hold that can be applied from many positions. When applied from the guard position, the person on top may attempt to defend the submission by preventing the attacker on bottom from passing their arm across their body. In this video, BJJ No Gi…

Omoplata Sweep To Triangle Lock Armbar

The omoplata is a submission technique that uses the legs to trap the opponent’s arm in a shoulder lock. From the guard position, this technique works well in combination with other submissions, and can also be used to sweep. In this video, BJJ World Champion Zorobabel Moreira demonstrates an omoplata…

Arm Drag To Double Leg Sweep

The arm drag is a useful setup for many standing and ground grappling techniques. In this video, BJJ World Champion Leandro Issa demonstrates how to use an arm drag to set-up a double leg sweep.

Sweep To Triangle Lock

The triangle choke is a versatile submission hold that can be applied from many positions. It also combines well with other submissions such as the omoplata and arm bar. In this video, BJJ World Champion Leandro Issa demonstrates how to apply a triangle choke in combination with the ankle grab…

Taking The Back From Guard With Gi Grips

There are many inventive ways to manipulate the BJJ uniform in order to control your opponent and create submission opportunities. In this video, BJJ World Silver Medalist Almiro Barros demonstrates how to use the gi to control the opponent’s posture from guard to take the back.