How To Stop The Stupidest Guard Break Ever: The Elbow Grind on Thighs
Jan 04, 2020BJJEE
Stephan Kesting (grapplearts.com) shows you how to stop those guys who think that opening your closed guard by grinding your inner thighs with their elbows is an effective technique. This way of...
5 Common Mistakes Beginners Make Playing Guard In BJJ
Dec 10, 2019BJJEE
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...
6 Common Mistakes Beginners Make Trying To Pass The Guard In BJJ
Dec 05, 2019BJJEE
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...
Worm Guard 101
Oct 27, 2019BJJEE
Keenan Cornelius is unquestionably one of the most talented grapplers of the new generation. His work with different guards and creative approach left quite a mark on bjj and will do so in the time...
Anybody Can Do These 3 Effective Lapel Submissions From Full Guard
Oct 20, 2019BJJEE
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...
Scare Your Training Partners With ‘The Exorcist’ Guard Submission by Draculino
Sep 23, 2019BJJEE
Closed guard is an old time classic that’s one of the most commonly seen techniques in practice and in real life altercations. It’s a great position for the one on the bottom since they have...
Yuri Simoes’ Easy Way To Pass The Inverted Guard
Aug 25, 2019BJJEE
Guard passing is one of the most difficult tasks we face when we’re training or competing in BJJ. The legs and hips of a knowledgeable opponent can offer countless roadblocks to the...
Can’t Pass Guard? Use This Toreando Pass To Outside Footlock by Rodrigo Cavaca
Jul 21, 2019BJJEE
In Jiu-Jitsu, 80% of your time will be spent either defending your guard or passing the guard. Against a very high level guard player, passing the guard is definitely one of the hardest aspects to...
Amazing Omoplata From Rubber Guard Finish at IBJJF Dallas Open
May 03, 2018grappler z
The omoplata is highly underestimated submission/sweep in Jiu-Jitsu because not many people know the fine details which make it so effective. There are many ways to set up an omoplata. One of the...
Henry Akins Debunks Keenan’s Claim That Opening Closed on The Knees is Wrong
Mar 25, 2018BJJEE
Guest post by Henry Akins, the third American to receive a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu black belt from legendary fighter Rickson Gracie. Akins trained under Rickson Gracie for 15 years. Akins became the...
What To Do If You Just CAN’T Break Grips In The Guard
Jan 09, 2018BJJEE
Gi Jiu jitsu is very specific in that it has a certain set of grips you need to have understanding of. While nogi is more dynamic and somewhat more reliant on athletic prowess the gi jiu jitsu...
5 Submissions From Butterfly Guard That You’re Missing From Your Arsenal (Videos)
Sep 13, 2017BJJEE
Guest post by Evolve Vacation. The Evolve Vacation Program offers travelers the rare opportunity of a lifetime to combine a tropical vacation under the sun with authentic training under World...
Carlos Gracie Jr On Long Term Effects of Too Much Inverted Guard
Aug 11, 2017BJJEE
If you are planning on training and competing in Jiu-Jitsu well into your 60’s, you maybe should think about long term effects of some of the more acrobatic techniques. Most common wear and...
Top 4 Basic Jiu-Jitsu Guards [Self-Defense & Sport]
Dec 01, 2016BJJEE
Learn the Top 4 Basic Jiu-Jitsu Guard for Self-Defense and/or Sport BJJ. Top 4 Basic Jiu-Jitsu Guard Video Breakdown. Closed guard, scissor guard, knee shield and open guard: 00:00 – Intro to...
Versatile Armlock From 3 Different Guard Positions
Nov 28, 2016BJJEE
Having a dangerous guard is one of integral skills in bjj. Anytime an opponent doesn’t posture right or their arm gets too high on your body you have the unique opportunity to...
UPDATE: John Danaher Banned Jumping Guard At ALL Levels In His Gym
Sep 30, 2016BJJEE
Update John Danaher statement regarding Jumping Guard had mixed reviews in the bjj community. His star pupil Garry Tonon came to John’s rescue following some harsh criticism...
John Danaher Banned Jumping Guard At ALL Levels In His Gym
Sep 30, 2016BJJEE
John Danaher is famous for his unique coaching style that has produced a lot of effect on the submission only scene. Following several outcries for sharing his knowledge he became...
Notorious Guard Puller Paulo Miyao’s Double Leg Takedown in Competition
Jun 28, 2016BJJEE
The Miyao twins are known for the guard-centric game and their berimbolos, but at IBJJF Belo Horizonte No-Gi Open, Paulo mixed it up a bit at the end of his match and shot and scored a blast double...
(Video) Freddie Mercury (Queen) Jumps Guard & Sweeps to Mount
Dec 14, 2015BJJEE
Random Video posted on Reddit BJJ about Queen frontman Freddie Mercury pulling closed guard straight to a sweep to mount! That’s 2 points for the sweep and 4 points for the mount!...
Statistics: 50% Of Sweeps In MMA Come From Half Guard
Dec 11, 2015BJJEE
According to a survey from Professor X of MMAfightdb.com, who collected data of 90 sweeps recorded in 1438 fights. He found that there were only 0.06 sweeps per fight, which...
2 on 1 Guard (Russian Tie): Set Ups For Submissions, Sweeps & Back Takes
Sep 30, 2015BJJEE
Guillaume ‘Gile’ Huni is a BJJ black belt and head instructor of Kimura Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Belgrade, Serbia. This was part of his 2 day seminar in Denmark in the Summer of 2015...
Rare Choke: Black Belt Taps World Class Black Belt from Inside Guard on Top
Sep 09, 2015BJJEE
This is an extremely rare situation in which a black belt chokes out another black belt from inside his opponent’s guard. He uses an Ezekiel choke. The one with the white Gi is 2014 Europeans...
DVD Review: Spider Guard Masterclass by Elliott Bayev & Stephen Kesting
Aug 27, 2015BJJEE
By Guillaume (Gile) Huni, BJJ black belt and head instructor of Kimura Academy in Belgrade, Serbia. When I was sent a copy of the ‘Spider Guard Masterclass!‘ by Elliott...
IBJJF Rules Update: No More Advantages in 50/50 Guard, Video Replay, Women to Wear Rashguard
Mar 31, 2015BJJEE
On March 30th, 2015, IBJJF will begin to enforce our new Rule Book (v4.0) Major changes: RULES UPDATE GUIDE – 2015 COMPETITION RULES UPDATES Page 5 New point: 1.2.2...
