Concepts When Doing Closed Guard By Travis Stevens If you have been around the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu scene for some time you have probably heard the name Travis Stevens. Travis is a judoka and BJJ practitioner from the United States who competed in...

Simple Drills Can Solidify Your Technique... The closed guard is one of the most technical positions a grappler can play from while on their back. Unfortunately, many practitioners ignore this basic position in favor of flashier guards. If practiced enough, the closed guard...

Watch Gregor Gracie Take The Back From Closed Guard When you think of some of the most accomplished competitive grapplers on the planet you think of the Gracie family. Gregor Gracie is no exception to this. He truly is one of the all...

The 3 Fundamentals of Closed Guard for Beginners Whether you’ve just started training or have been training for a long time we’re often told that closed guard is a good position to attack from. It is a popular position in both Brazilian Jiu...

The Original Guard Still Has Its Place In BJJ... For many years, the closed guard was considered to be one of the dominant positions in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. For the naïve, being in the closed guard can be dangerous due to the extensive...

More No-Gi Technique Guard Technique With Doctor Giles! In his third installment of a short series on how to deal with and open the closed guard, Lachlan Giles covers another problematic, yet common scenario. Things are a bit different when you’re dealing with...

Developing a Killer Closed Guard With This Jiu Jitsu Drill Closed guard submissions and sweeps can be sharpened by various jiu jitsu drills. Yes, the closed guard may favor longer leg fighters, However, no matter the type of body that you have, you...

Let Tom DeBlass Simplify Your Triangle Set Up Fresh off of coordinating and running  the largest North American Trials event ever and cornering his first black belt Garry Tonon to his third MMA victory in the One Fighting Championships in Singapore, New Jersey...

Break Free Of The Closed Guard!  Playing the open guard in no gi might be the preference of many BJJ players. It’s a little faster, the leg lock entries are a little more accessible, and switching between the other guards is a little...

One thing we love about Tom Deblass is that his closed guard game is simple, effective, efficient and submission focused. If you've ever seen him compete or even watched some of this techniques from his half guard domination DVD series;you'll know that...

A lot of BJJ practitioners will cross-train wrestling to help improve their takedowns. What good is your top game if you can't get the fight there, right? While you are working on those important single legs and double legs, you might actually be...

Simple and Effective Closed Guard Passing... The closed guard is one of the most fundamental defensive positions in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. The numerous submissions, sweeps, and relative safety make it effective in competition, MMA, and self-defense. For the top player trapped in their...

This closed guard pinch will open up your game The closed guard is one of the first positions we explore when we step on the mats.  It can also be one of the first positions we "think" we have mastered just because we've...

Fine Details, And Positional Superiority Allow This Pass To Succeed! Opening the closed guard can present all kinds of problems to the passer. Especially in the case where size is a factor, and were dealing with someone much bigger and stronger than ourselves....

Control is crucial for submission finishes Maintaining and controlling the centerl ine is an important first step in establishing control of the battle. Being in tune with where our opponent’s center line can assist us in our attacks as well as our defense....