Passing guard as a route to the back

Passing guard as a route to the back: When you first begin the study of Jiu jitsu you…

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Open guard is a four limbed beast – get your hands and feet working in unison

Open guard is a four limbed beast - get your hands and feet working in unison: when…

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The single greatest advantage of half guard passing methods over regular methods of guard passing – head control

The single greatest advantage of half guard passing methods over regular methods of guard…

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When working from open guard – constantly seek to off balance your opponent forwards so that his hands go to the mat

When working from open guard - constantly seek to off balance your opponent forwards so…

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The power of elbow control

The power of elbow control: A huge part of success in Jiu jitsu becomes from posture -…

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Avenues of attack

Avenues of attack: Things move quickly in combat sports. Opportunities come and go…

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Supine and seated guards

Supine and seated guards: The foundation of the bottom game in Jiu jitsu is the guard…

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Dominate the space between the knees

Dominate the space between the knees: A fundamental premise of guard position is that THE…

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Half guard passing – Once you control the head you can focus upon extracting your leg

Half guard passing - Once you control the head you can focus upon extracting your leg:…

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Use all your options when passing half guard

Use all your options when passing half guard: Half Guard passing represents perhaps the…

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The ultimate pressure pass – half guard

The ultimate pressure pass - half guard: There are two main methods of guard passing. The…

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Passing half guard – head control

Passing half guard - head control: The final stage of most forms of guard pass is to get…

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Distance control

Distance control: When you first go to engage an opponent from seated guard there are a…

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Don’t stay on your knees in a closed guard – stand up and open it

Don’t stay on your knees in a closed guard - stand up and open it: One of the most common…

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Half guard passing and MMA/fighting

Half guard passing and MMA/fighting: Modern Jiu jitsu has many exciting and very…

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Look where you want them to land

Look where you want them to land! Whenever you want to throw someone from standing…

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Half guard top – no need to rush

Half guard top - no need to rush: Of all the methods of passing guard, passing from half…

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Overwhelming and passing a good guard player – the half guard route

Overwhelming and passing a good guard player - the half guard route: When you have a…

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From open guard on a standing opponent

From open guard on a standing opponent: Dominate the head and dominate the space between…

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