#open guard

In today’s blog post, I’m about to share with you two basic but killer de la Riva guard attacks. The de la Riva guard is one of my favorite open guard positions because it is perfect for smaller BJJ practitioners like myself or maybe even you. It neutralizes your opponent’s size and strength advantage, allowing you to control the game and take the upper hand. However, if you have longer limbs and…

We have all heard Keenan’s comment:

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Professor Flavio Almeida offers an interesting blend between the Berimbolo and the Lapel Guard. Instead of dismissing the technique the uses the effectiveness of both techniques together to form a stronger more secure method of executing the sweep. He uses the lapel guard to secure the position of the dela riva and the posture of his opponent. He then performs the berimbolo to complete the sweep of his opponent. We think it is worth to try during your drills and see if you can effectively use the two to perform a perfect sweep? Let us know what you think!

We also recommend the Lapel Gaurd Encyclopida by Keenan Cornelius more references to the lapel guard uses.

Lapel Attacks from Guard

We all find the problem with closed guard is that eventually, more often than not, you need to open that guard. Negating the benefit of the closed guard. Well this technique, kinda give you the best of both worlds. Filmed from one of my small Saturday classes, I thought I would share it with you. It looks difficult, but it isn’t really. Reward is there for careful viewing. Take a look, try it on the mat and let me know how you go… _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE https://ift.tt/2Ft0b1F  

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To learn more about Lapel attacks from guard check out Keenan’s lapel encyclopedia!

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Let us know your results when drilling these Lapel attacks from guard techniques below!

One of the best videos to learn open guard concepts

The guard is what makes BJJ so unique and appealing, at least for me. It allows you to put your opponent off balance, throw or sweep them and even submit them with a choke or a joint lock when you are basically at the bottom with your back on the floor.

I like the guard better than playing on top because it allows me to conserve energy. Very good guard players are deceptively lazy and deadly at…

Tuesday morning with Keith. We got right into another front headlock guillotine attack after warm-ups today:

In seated guard in front of kneeling opponent, push your left arm against opp’s right shoulder as you scoot slightly away on the left side. Your left foot should be hooked inside opp’s right thigh and your right leg should be bent with the whole thing flat on the ground, knee pointed out towards your right.

Move your left hand behind opp’s neck for a collar tie and snap down opp’s head as your push your right foot against their left knee.

Wrap your right arm around opp’s neck in a guillotine. 

Move your head over across opp’s center line (towards your right) and slide that right arm deeper (elbow at center of throat). 

Grab over the back of your right hand with your left and fall back onto your right side to cinch in the choke.

We also worked a variation where the opponent defends by bringing their right arm over your shoulder. The answer is to still fall back, but turn the wrists to take away space and then use your legs to pull them in tighter as you clamp down.

Friday morning with Yannie. Quick warm-ups and then some great drilling, breaking down a technique into bite sized pieces. Here’s the whole thing we put together by the end:

Starting with an opponent in your closed guard, use your right hand to get a cross lapel grip on opp’s right side. Left hand gets a catspaw grip on opp’s right sleeve.

Hip away onto your left side and circle your right leg into a butterfly hook. Then turn your body over and get the second hook in. Flex your feet to have an active grip. 

Swim your left arm under and grip your palm on opp’s right shoulder. Circle the right arm under for the same grip. Elbows up! Tuck your head in tight to opp’s chest. You’re in butterfly guard now, mate.

Rock back onto your back and take your opponent with you, they will base on both hands. 

Kick your left leg through and wrap your foot around opp’s thigh so your heel is on their hip. Pinch your right thigh against opp’s right leg and wrap your left arm around opp’s right ankle. Welcome to single leg x guard, chap.

Push your right foot to opp’s left leg and shoot your flexed foot around their thigh. Bring your left foot to opp’s left hip. And it’s, x guard fella!

Push your right foot to get opp to sept their left leg back as you swim your left arm around their right leg so you’ve got your palm on their knee.

Come up onto your right side as you keep the pressure on your right foot. Post your right hand and do a technical standup to get to top position. 

Friday morning with Keith. Building on what we did Tuesday and working on some spider guard sweeps.

With opponent in your closed guard, get a double catspaw grip on both sleeves.

Open your legs and while pinching your knees in against opp’s waist, use them to turn your hips onto your left side.

Bring your right knee across opp’s chest and circle it out towards your right, pinning opp’s arm down and placing your right foot on opp’s hip.

Bring your left foot up into the crook of opp’s elbow and extend your leg as you pull your left hand back (elbow back on the mat by your head).

Bring right foot up into crook of opp’s other elbow and extend your right leg as you turn onto your left hip.

While you’re pushing up and back with your right leg, bring your left leg flat onto the mat outside opp’s right knee (like a scissor sweep) and sweep opponent over and transition into mount.