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Jiu Jitsu For Old Guys Bottom Game: Half Guard and Closed Guard by Bernardo Faria

Fight from bottom with half guard and closed guard, positions that help older guys, with systems that have been proven in competition

  • Bernardo Faria won 5 black belt IBJJF World Championships using these systems - and now he teaches every detail so it can help you.
  • Don’t ever rely on speed or scrambling as Bernardo shows you his systems for single legs, deep half, omoplata, and more across 5 volumes.
  • This series is a huge honor for him!
  • Build rapid skill development with Bernardo’s guides for exercises and drills that can help you start getting better now.

Course Content

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Volume 1

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Intro And Why Closed Guard And Half Guard Are The Best Guards For The Older Guys 0
Overview Of Half Guard And Closed Guard For The Older Guys 3:03
Half Guard - Knee Shield Concepts 9:38
Knee Shields To Deep Half Guard 14:07
Knee Shields To Single Leg Or To Deep Half Guard 19:37
Faria Sweep For The Older Guys 24:00
Turkish Get Up For The Older Guys 30:38
Knee Shields To Single Leg Half Guard If You’Re Not Athletic 37:02
Single Leg Knees Off The Mats 41:51
Dog Fight Single Leg 46:21
Faria Sweep From Flat Half Guard For The Old Guys 50:36

Volume 2

CHAPTER TITLE

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Transitions From Half Guard To Closed Guard - Flat Half Guard To Closed Guard 0
Knee Shields To Closed Guard 5:03
Easy Transition From Single Leg To Closed Guard 10:22

Volume 3

CHAPTER TITLE

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Closed Guard - Efficient Omoplata From Closed Guard 0
Omoplata For Everyone 8:33
Secret To Omoplata When They Close The Elbow 15:25
Hand On The Belt Sweep 18:59
Shoulder Bump For The Older Guys 23:56
Easy Transition From Closed Guard To Half Guard 29:09
Closed Guard Sweep, Trapping The Legs 34:31

Volume 4

CHAPTER TITLE

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Transitions From Closed Guard To Half Guard - When They Open The Closed Guard Using The Elbow Pushing 0
When They Stand Up And Open The Closed Guard 4:45
Overview Of Easy Transitions From Closed Guard To Half Guard, And Half Guard To Closed Guard 8:28

Volume 5

CHAPTER TITLE

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Most Effective Ways To Pull To The Half Guard Or Closed Guard - Safest Way To Jump To Closed Guard 0
Fake Double Leg To Half Half Guard Pull 5:31
The Most Effective Way To Pull Half Guard 10:39
Bonus Section - Closed Guard Drills 16:19
Half Guard Drills 19:42
Outro 23:39

Learn All Of The Best Ways To Do Half Guard And Closed Guard For Old Grapplers That Don’t Need Any Speed, Flexibility, Or Athleticism From 5-Time World Champion Black Belt &Half Guard Master Bernardo Faria!

 

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What Will You Learn?

Join Bernardo Faria as he teaches all of the best ways for older grapplers to play from bottom as he shows all the guards that don’t need any speed, athleticism, or flexibility for huge success. Sweep and submit from bottom with moves that you can use against young, strong, fast people with these techniques &strategies from Bernardo - it’s a huge honor for him to show all his secrets for you!

Bernardo Faria was always unique as a black belt for having tons of success against the best in the world by using the half guard and relying on techniques that were usually for older guys in the room. Still, he was able to work these positions and study them until he could attack all the time with them - and he turned these moves into systems that helped him win 5 world championships at black belt, including an absolute championship in 2015.

Now you can learn every detail in step-by-step instruction from Bernardo, including his signature deep half guard, single leg series, half deep half, and more. Bernardo shows you how to retain and pull half guard, giving you everything you need to be successful here - and how to combine this position with closed guard and how to attack with moves that help the older guys like omoplatas and bump sweeps.

This 5-part series is packed with techniques and moves for older guys to win without ever needing to scramble, speed up, and use explosiveness. You can learn all these skills - with drills included for rapid development - from one of the best to ever do it, who is now one of BJJ’s most beloved and recognizable instructors.

So, What Exactly Do You Get?

PART 1

  • INTRO AND WHY CLOSED GUARD AND HALF GUARD ARE THE BEST GUARDS FOR OLDER GUYS
  • OVERVIEW OF HALF GUARD AND CLOSED GUARD FOR THE OLDER GUYS
  • HALF GUARD:

  • KNEE SHIELD CONCEPTS
  • KNEE SHIELDS TO DEEP HALF GUARD
  • KNEE SHIELDS TO SINGLE LEG OR TO DEEP HALF GUARD
  • FARIA SWEEP FOR THE OLDER GUYS
  • TURKISH GET UP FOR THE OLDER GUYS
  • KNEE SHIELD TO SINGLE LEG HALF GUARD IF YOU'RE NOT ATHLETIC
  • SINGLE LEG KNEES OFF THE MATS
  • DOG FIGHT SINGLE LEG
  • FARIA SWEEP FROM FLAT HALF GUARD FOR THE OLD GUYS
  • PART 2

    TRANSITIONS FROM HALF GUARD TO CLOSED GUARD:

  • FLAT HALF GUARD TO CLOSED GUARD
  • KNEE SHIELDS TO CLOSED GUARD
  • EASY TRANSITION FROM SINGLE LEG TO CLOSED GUARD
  • PART 3

    CLOSED GUARD:

  • EFFICIENT OMOPLATA FROM CLOSED GUARD
  • OMOPLATA FOR EVERYONE
  • SECRET TO OMOPLATA WHEN THEY CLOSE THE ELBOW
  • HAND ON THE BELT SWEEP
  • SHOULDER BUMP FOR THE OLDER GUYS
  • EASY TRANSITION FROM CLOSED GUARD TO HALF GUARD
  • CLOSED GUARD SWEEP, TRAPPING THE LEGS
  • PART 4

    TRANSITIONS FROM CLOSED GUARD TO HALF GUARD:

  • WHEN THEY OPEN THE CLOSED GUARD USING THE ELBOW PUSHING
  • WHEN THEY STAND UP AND OPEN THE CLOSED GUARD
  • OVERVIEW OF EASY TRANSITIONS FROM CLOSED GUARD TO HALF GUARD, AND HALF GUARD TO CLOSED GUARD
  • PART 5

    MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS TO PULL TO THE HALF GUARD OR CLOSED GUARD:

  • SAFEST WAY TO JUMP TO CLOSED GUARD
  • FAKE DOUBLE LEG TO HALF HALF GUARD PULL
  • THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO PULL HALF GUARD
  • BONUS SECTION:

  • CLOSED GUARD DRILLS
  • HALF GUARD DRILLS
  • OUTRO
  • $197


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