This Sneaky Armbar From Open Guard Catches Everyone By Surprise
Oct 16, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
What’s your favorite submission? Imagine it, go ahead… Now, what is one of the things that could make it even better, when you hit it during a match? That’s right – when you...
Everything You Need To Know About Open Guard (No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu)
Oct 11, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
The Open Guard is, simultaneously, a great and a not-so-great position to be in… Because it depends on how skilled you are in playing it. For, if your guard retention skills suck, you’ll...
Rafael Lovato Jr. Shows How To Develop An Open Guard Game – Just Like His
Feb 27, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
An open guard is any type of guard where our feet are not wrapped around the opponent’s waist. An open guard can be performed by having contact with the opponent’s arms, legs, hips, ankle, foot,...
The Perfect Open Guard Pass for Older Jiu-Jitsu Students
Feb 01, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
The Open Guard can be tricky to pass… Especially if you’re an older BJJ student who isn’t exactly used to passing with speed and power. Torreando passing might not be for you, but...
Jeff Glover Shows How To Learn Open Guard With Fun Drills
Oct 20, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Are you looking to improve your Open Guard game? Yes? Fantastic! But yeah, we know how frustrating playing it can get; you seem to have less attacking options than you do when playing from top and...
John Danaher’s Open Guard Advice: “Attack Them With Your Legs”
Jun 26, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Are you looking to improve your Open Guard game? Yes? Fantastic! But yeah, we know how frustrating playing it can get; you seem to have less attacking options than you do when playing from top and...
How To Chain Your BJJ Guards: Open Guards
Mar 13, 2022BJJEE
Guest post by Evolve MMA, Asia’s premier championship brand for martial arts. It has the most number of World Champions on the planet. Named as the #1 ranked martial arts organization in Asia by...
BJJ White Belts: Focus on These Open Guard Passing Concepts
Jan 24, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
When you’re a BJJ white belt, it’s easy to get confused by the sheer number of techniques and possibilities in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. And Open Guard passing is no different; how...
Take Them Down with This Unexpected Single Leg from Open Guard
Nov 03, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Whenever you’re playing Open Guard, it’s often thought that you should, well, remain there. That you should remain on the mats and engage your opponents from that spot. However, the...
“Disrespect the Legs” Key Principles To Passing Open Guard
Sep 15, 2021BJJEE
If there is one area of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu that’s almost as exciting as its submissions are, it’s the Guard Passes! Guard passing has so many different forms and variations to it – such as...
WATCH: Open Guard Movement Drills Every Blue Belt Should Know (Videos)
Sep 07, 2021BJJEE
Guest post by Evolve MMA, Asia’s premier championship brand for martial arts. It has the most number of World Champions on the planet. Named as the #1 ranked martial arts organization in Asia by...
Here Are The 4 Basic Reasons Why Your Open Guard SUCKS
May 09, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Watching someone with a fantastic Open Guard roll is so amazing! Looking at their ability to impose control, sweeps, to defend against guard passes, and to even go for submissions directly…...
It’s Game Over with This Surprise Wrist Lock When They Stand Up in Open Guard
Apr 24, 2021BJJEE
Wrist lock is perhaps the most underutilized and underestimated submissions in Grappling. There is no denying the effectiveness of the submission, along with the huge number of positions that it can...
Sweep Everyone From Open Guard With These Principles
Feb 10, 2021BJJEE
Guest post by Evolve MMA, Asia’s premier championship brand for martial arts. It has the most number of World Champions on the planet. Named as the #1 ranked martial arts organization in Asia by...
The Fastest Way to Develop Your Open Guard in BJJ
Dec 04, 2020BJJEE
Brazilian jiu jitsu has a variety of guards but one every beginner has heard of is open guard. Open guard is perhaps not the easiest to come into as a beginner as it doesn’t dictate certified...
The Most Effective BJJ Open Guard For Beginners
Nov 13, 2020BJJEE
Playing Open Guard is the nemesis of most beginners as progressing to full guard is often harder and often times a newbie will be taken by a maxim of what plainly looks cool. Open Guard has many...
De Ashi Harai Sweep from Open Guard with ADCC champion Gordon Ryan
Aug 19, 2020BJJEE
Each sweep requires a lot of effort. In fact, in many cases a well-practiced technique will be effective, but also surprising for the opponent. In a perfect sweep, you shouldn’t be using any...
Gordon Ryan Will Fix Your Butterfly & Open Guard With These Simple Concepts
Jun 15, 2020BJJEE
Playing Open Guard is the nemesis of most beginners as progressing to full guard is often harder and often times a newbie will be taken by a maxim of what plainly looks cool. Open Guard has many...
This is How Marcus Buchecha Blows Past Open Guards
May 07, 2020BJJEE
Marcus „Buchecha“ Almeida is widely considered one of, if not the greatest BJJ competitors of all time. With 12x World Champion, he is known for his dynamic and aggressive game and especially for...
You Need To Add To Your Game The Most effective Omoplata Set Up From Open Guard
Feb 19, 2020BJJEE
The omoplata may be the most underrated submission in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. It is not utilized often at the highest levels of bjj but it is an excellent submission. We have seen omoplata’s executed...
Tips For Developing a Lethal Open Guard For Beginners
Jan 17, 2020BJJEE
Brazilian jiu jitsu has a variety of guards but one every beginner has heard of is open guard. Open guard is perhaps not the easiest to come into as a beginner as it doesn’t dictate certified...
Let John Danaher Fix Your Open Guard With This One Simple Principle
Jan 16, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Open Guard is such a confusing position: it has so many different variations and choosing the „right“ approach to playing it is no easy business. So, what can you do then in order to make your...
Gordon Ryan Shares His Open Guard System That He Used To Win ADCC Double Gold
Dec 11, 2019BJJEE
Brazilian jiu jitsu has a variety of guards but one every beginner has heard of is open guard. Open guard is perhaps not the easiest to come into as a beginner as it doesn’t dictate certified...
Lucio Lagarto Teaches a Crazy Invisible Armbar from Open Guard
Sep 14, 2015BJJEE
Lucio Rodrigues “Lagarto” shows a crazy invisible Arm Bar from open Guard with Luís Huber at Team Nogueira Dubai.
