Keenan Cornelius Shows His Late Guard Recovery Trick (Against Knee Cut Pass)
Apr 05, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
You know the saying: „Guard recovery – you can never be too good at it.“ Well okay, okay. It isn’t exactly a saying… But it should be, because your guard recovery will determine a...
Here’s How To Save Energy In Jiu-Jitsu When Recovering Guard
May 18, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Learning Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is not just about attacking with chokes and armlocks. Many techniques and concepts come into play, most of which include small movements that may not be obvious to...
Here’s How To Use The Buggy Choke To Recover Guard
Mar 27, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
The Buggy Choke is one of those submissions that your opponents don’t really see coming… And that aren’t performed successfully most of the time. However, when you time it properly – and when...
Gordon Ryan Reveals The Basics Of Guard Retention In Jiu-Jitsu
Mar 16, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
What is guard retention? Guard retention is the act of getting your opponent back in front of you and in between your legs, as he tries to pass your guard. You need to have a grip and at least 3...
How To Reduce Recovery Time When Someone’s Passing Your Guard?
Jan 31, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
You know the saying: „Guard recovery – you can never be too good at it.“ Well okay, okay. It isn’t exactly a saying… But it should be, because your guard recovery will determine a lot of...
This Guard Recovery Variation Seems Almost Too Easy…
Nov 03, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
The game of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is all about constantly improving yourself. You should always be on the hunt to make better, faster, more efficient progress… So that you’re always one...
These Details Make The Knee Cut From Half Guard Impossible
Oct 20, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Many BJJ practitioners have made a career from forcing an under hook half guard and sweeping or taking the back. This is a common method of playing guard used by a lot of elite level grapplers such...
The Anchor Hand Principle – Extremely Useful For Preventing A Stack Pass
Oct 08, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Stack passes are one of the most common types of guard passes in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu; no doubt that you have a training partner or two who give you trouble with them. And if you don’t know how...
This Is The #1 Reason Why Your Guard Retention Sucks
Aug 19, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Yeah, having your guard passed all the time isn’t fun. Knee Slices, Toreando Passes, Body Lock passes… The technique your training partners and opponents use doesn’t matter –...
The 3 Stages of Guard Retention in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ)
Aug 01, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Learning Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is never easy (although it’s almost always fun). To make it easier, you’ll have to start learning about the systems of movement, both in attacks and defense alike....
Andre Galvao Demonstrates An Easy Way To Recover Guard from Side Control
Mar 18, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Getting stuck in Side Control isn’t fun. Especially if the opponent beat all your frames and now your arms are flared out all over the place; you can just feel that a submission or Mount...
Bernardo Faria: “This Is The Coolest BJJ Concept I’ve Learned From Xande Ribeiro”
Jan 18, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
If there’s only one thing you had to point out about the Jiu-Jitsu skills and success of Xande Ribeiro… There’s a good chance that you’d mention his guard retention – as...
Make Your Guard Difficult To Pass by Using These Tips
Nov 14, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Your offense will be only as good as your defense is. In that way, your ability to impose attacks from the bottom… Will be only as good as your ability to prevent the opponent from passing your...
Andrew Wiltse Explains How to Stop The Seat-Up Guard Retention
Sep 05, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
So you’ve finally managed to somewhat break free of the opponent’s Spider Guard… And you’re going for the pass to Side Control. But to no avail: the opponent somehow manages...
These Are The 5 Biggest Guard Retention Mistakes
Sep 01, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
If your guard retention sucks, then you should be quick to take into consideration these 5 biggest mistakes you’re making! Professor Jon Thomas explains them – it’s up to you to...
Don’t Want Your Guard Passed? Practice Crossovers
Aug 04, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Let’s face it: everyone wants to have a great Open Guard. Every single Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu athlete out there wants to improve their Guard Retention to such a degree that it’ll become...
Guard Defense: Don’t Miss This GRIP FIGHTING Part of Your Game
Jul 21, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Being able to defend your guard from getting passed is a skill that every Jiujiteiro needs. And, if you’re looking to improve this component of your BJJ game, then you need to pay attention to...
This Is The Most Common GUARD RETENTION Problem
Jun 25, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
We agree. Guard Retention isn’t exactly the coolest thing you could do or practice in Jiu-Jitsu. But no matter how “uncool” it may be, it’s still an extremely vital part of...
Escape Side Control Using the High and Low Road
Jun 25, 2021BJJEE
Side control is one of those positions that is just plain horrible. Our opponent can mount attacks, we can’t, they can stall and rest, we’re carrying all of their weight, and they torque their...
Smash Through Guards By Breaking Frames in Jiu Jitsu
Apr 07, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Okay, okay, we get it. Guard passing can get really frustrating, especially if you’re at the beginning of your BJJ journey… And it’s not just about the number of techniques out...
Cobrinha’s 8 BJJ Solo Guard Retention Drills – Do These Every Day!
Apr 06, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
There’s nothing worse than feeling your BJJ skills slowly fade away due to the lack of training… And look, we get it! Your academy is probably closed, so you can’t go over there and...
Prevent Your Opponents From Standing In Your Closed Guard By Doing This
Dec 19, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
Your closed guard is only as effective as your ability to use it for sweeps, transitions and submissions is… However, it’s only as useful as your ability to preserve it when your...
Stop The Leg Drag Pass With This Small Detail
Aug 04, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
The leg drag is one of those passes that are taught in beginner classes, but that are used on regular basis by superior athletes at high-level competitions. And why is that? Because it’s simple...
