Fight Video

If you want to catch the triangle from guard, Ryan Hall might be one of the best teachers you can find.  This accomplished BJJ player is renowned for his guard and his triangle choke from guard (and almost everywhere else).  He also has a very smart approach to brazilian jiu jitsu, and that comes through [...]

This jiu jitsu sweep from guard is known as the “sit-up” or “bump” sweep.  The premise is super simple, but timing and set up are crucial.  Notice how when the narrator begins his jiu jitsu sweep from guard, his opponent’s weight first comes down, then he follows him as he sits back up.  Very high [...]

Breaking the legs and passing the closed guard in BJJ can be a challenge.  With the legs closed around your hips, your opponent has a lot of control over your balance, and has numerous guard attacks you’ll have to watch out for.  By breaking the legs and passing the closed guard, you change the game, [...]

This video series explains slowly, in detail, from the beginning, what the De La Riva guard is.  Hand and leg positioning are outlined for the viewer who is new to the De La Riva guard, and how to utilize this position to set up sweeps and submissions is covered in detail over the 2 videos [...]

This is a very thorough description of how to do two bjj guard sweeps (a flower sweep variation and the pendulum sweep) by Pedro Sauer brown belt, Bill Jones.  He is very specific about details that are crucial to making the sweeps work.  One of the best descriptions of these moves I’ve seen. To the [...]

7th degree black belt, Marcio Stambowsky is one of only five people to ever receive his black belt from the legendary Rolls Gracie.  In this video he teaches a good ambush collar choke from the guard.  His emphasis on details, and the sneakiness of this collar choke make this video a great watch, and his [...]

You probably shouldn’t have let your opponent get both arms in to begin this pass, but the “double leg stack-up” guard pass is possible to prevent, as illustrated here by Jay Bell (Marco DeLima Black Belt, and creator of Submissions Inc.), and can even segue into a finish for you. Instruction begins immediately. Please give [...]

In a street fight, the guard is likely only a position you’ll end up in coincidentally, unless your opponent knows some jiu jitsu basics. This tutorial, by Ryron and Rener Gracie, is really about getting around what is likely just a scrambling of limbs in a street fight, so you can pass the “guard” and [...]

Here is Jay Bell (Marco De Lima Black Belt, and founder of Submissions Inc.) describing an excellent guard pass with details even the most advanced BJJ player will appreciate.  Jay rightly explains that the traditional stuff works if you work it.  Practice it and get caught until you don’t get caught because you kept practicing [...]