Xande Ribeiro has legendary stature – he’s been an active competitor at the black belt level since the early 00s. His 7 World titles are accompanied by many other different ones.
The 39 year old Xande Ribeiro is a 7x black belt World Champion and ADCC champion. He is still an active competitor but is starting to face stiff competition from the new guard of Jiu-Jitsu.
His days competing at the elite level of BJJ are numbered and he will probably one day join his older brother Saulo in conquering the master divisions.
But Xande hods an amazing record: He has only had his guard passed twice in competition in the past 30 years and just once in the past 15 years!
This was by BJJ legends Roger Gracie and Marcelo Garcia. His guard retention is the stuff of legends.
Graciemag asked him about his plans:
“I proposed a challenge to myself: next time someone in a championship passes my guard, I’ll become a businessman,” Xande said, summing up his policy on retirement. “I 100% believe in my BJJ and in the way I fight. I base myself on scientifically proven techniques. And I don’t see anyone with the pressure that Saulo or Roger have — my great opponents in training and competition, respectively. Yes, there are big guys; however, they advance a little and then retreat.”
Who will be the next person to pass Xande’s guard and retire him? Or will he keep this amazing record forever?
This is the drill that Xande Ribeiro uses to not get his guard passed in competition since 2005:
Xande Ribeiro explains his whole concept on guard retention:
– Keep your knees connected to your elbows.
– Reverse hip.
– Guard retention when someone has you in their side control.
– Guard retention when someone mounts you.
– Use your opposite knee when retaining your guard.
Stay safe and always keep your guard with Xande Ribiero’s revolutionary diamond concept of defense.
- Learn Xande’s diamond concept that lets him defend, escape, and reguard against the best in the world – everyone from beginners to black belts can learn from Xande’s methodical system of escaping some of the worst positions in all of BJJ.
