Everyday Porrada Spider Guard by Romulo Barral

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What Will You Learn?

If You Struggle With Sweeps, Submissions or Even Retaining Your Guard: Spider Guard Will Feel Like Cheating When You Learn Romulo’s Recipe. You Can Be Older & In-Flexible & It Works Great – His Older Guys All Use It With Ease Too

The Spider Guard is one of the most under utilized guards by guys over 30, but it shouldn’t be… It should actually be your main guard. Romulo is here to give you a road map to developing a nearly impassable guard.

The ten-time IBJJF and ADCC world champion and the head of the everyday porrada movement Romulo Barral is here with BJJ Fanatics to show the guard that he used to dominate at the black belt level for years with this 4 volume spider guard series.

Porrada is that tough training, where you are pushing your limits and really struggling to improve, and when you want success like Romulo has had, then you live the porrada lifestyle everyday.

So after many years on the mat where he has had to build up his guard to handle anything and everything, he has found a system around the spider guard that he can use against anyone. It’s easy to hear “everyday porrada” and think it’s all just hard work and fitness, but to fight hard like that, you need the best technique to stay healthy and on the mat. Now, for the first time, this Gracie Barra legend is explaining in great detail the sweeps, submissions, and recoveries that he has been perfecting.

Romulo was first introduced to the spider guard by his first instructors, back when it was just a simple collar and sleeve spider guard sweep. The problem back then was, if the opponent didn’t fall into the trap, he was stuck! So he found another move that worked, and then more, he began adding submissions, and over time he has an innovative plan from his back.

Across these 4 sets, Romulo goes deep into the concepts and fundamentals that have made his guard a nightmare to pass for many years, and then his strategy around attacking his opponent’s base and using his weight against him for his own sweeps and submissions.

Romulo has stepped out to fight the best in the world, including legends like Demian Maia, Roger Gracie, Leandro Lo, Andre Galvao, and more, and every time he has been attacking from his spider guard and defending their passes.

The spider guard is one of the best positions for keeping pressure off of you and controlling someone’s weight, because anytime the top fighter gets a good angle or pressure you can use the space and leverage of your hooks to move back to position.

Across the first 2 volumes, Romulo goes deep into the concepts around guard retention and recovery using the spider hooks, in ways that he has been using against some of the best passers in the world for years. He has defenses for all the most common passes, giving you a road map out of danger the next time your guard is being threatened.

Romulo’s attacks off of his back have always been very technical and strategic, because he is always using your body against itself. No matter what, he can always create a reaction that he can use to start his series, and it’s because of one simple but important secret: how he is controlling and pressuring the biceps.

Once you know how to retain and regain your guard, learn the skill around using pressure on the biceps in all directions. Instead of just learning a move, you are building a skill that will make every move work as well as possible, and it will make everything fit together. He’s been able to use this pressure to move people and create reactions, which sets traps for his opponent to fall into, making his guard feel like a minefield of problems.

Once you have mastered setting these traps, next comes the fun part: springing them on everyone and getting the sweeps and submissions that you worked hard for! Romulo’s progression around the spider guard starts simply with a few basic sweeps and submissions (including a triangle choke that he applies differently from anyone else and has used against the elite guys), and then adds on what to do when people resist and start basing out. The more people want to try to scramble, the more it can help you, if you know how to attack!

Keep The Big Guys Away And Off Balance With This Battle Tested Spider Guard Series By 5 Time World Champion Romulo Barral

A guard is meant, above all else, to keep you safe from pressure and attacks, and spider guard is one the best positions for this because of the space and angles you can get. Romulo has a well thought out guard retention philosophy that he breaks down in detail, showing you how to counter any little change or attack so that you are always fighting in your comfort zone. Opponents will try to stack you up, or pass around the outside, but you can always rely on rolling over your shoulders, and stiff arming for more space to get your guard back on track. If you are having your guard passed too often, then Romulo’s guard recovery crash course can be a huge help.

The fundamentals of spider guard make it very powerful for the bottom fighter of any body type. You use your legs like levers to pressure people and knock out their base, opening up a world of sweeps once you understand the concepts involved. Once you enter into your series, you can start working them left and right, using the basic angles that the guard creates for you. Even though this is porrada style, this isn’t a strength move! It’s a combination of grips and movement that you can use against the fast, strong, heavy, or younger guys!

The spider guard can be a basic position to stay safe and set traps, but it can also be a really dynamic and versatile guard! Against better and better fighters, they will see the most common sweeps coming and will shut everything down, moving as little as possible so they don’t make any mistakes. Thanks to Romulo’s experience and teaching passion, you don’t have to stop attacking there! By adding in De La Riva and reverse De La Riva hooks, you can attack in all new ways, dominating an opponent’s sleeves and legs all at once so that YOU control their base.

Anytime you are in guard, you want to be under your opponent, so you can control their weight and move their base around. Learn the way to get under people’s hips and add a single leg x and x guard threat to any spider guard setup! If you can get them moving, there are a ton of great attacks, including an “around the world” sweep that lets you swing into action with a lot of variations and finishes.

So, What's On The Series?

Part 1
Omaplata from Spider Guard Collar Sleeve
Around the World Sweep
Knee Bar from Spider Collar Sleeve Guard
Around the World Back Take
Foot on Bicep Action Reaction Sweep
Spider Guard Collar Sleeve to X Guard Ankle Sweep
Collar Sleeve Spider Guard to X Guard to Double Pant Grip Sweep
Spider Guard Collar Sleeve to Over the Shoulder Knee Pressure Sweep
Spider Guard to X Guard Calf Slice Submission
Spider Guard Collar Sleeve to X Guard to Back
Outro

Part 2
Inside Reverse De La Riva Hook Sweep
Armbar Finish from Inside De La Riva Hook Sweep
Spider Guard Transitioning to X Under Sweep
Spider Guard Transition to X Hooks to Omoplata
Sweeping a Non-Engaging Opponent
Sweeping a Non-Engaging Opponent Variation #2
Spider Guard Back and Forth Sweep with Pant Grip
Spider Guard to Toe Hold
Spider Guard Collar Sleeve Set Up To
Armbar from Spider Guard Collar Sleeve

Part 3
Over Under Defense
Concepts of Bicep Pressure from Spider Guard
Concept of Bicep Pressure, Forward Direction
Concept of Bicep Pressure, Side Directions
Concept of Bicep Pressure Put Together All Directions
Basic Spider Guard Off-Balancing and Sweep
Spider Guard Sweep from Knee in the Middle
Spider Guard Sweep to Triangle
Spider Guard Sweep to Triangle Variation
Shin to Shin Spider Guard Sweep
Shin to Shin Triangle Variation

Part 4
Intro
Spider Guard Retention Basics
Spider and Lasso Retention
Grip Recovery from Spider Guard
Stiff Arm Guard Retention Defense from Spider Guard
Double Under Guard Recover
Double Under Recovery from Gable Grip
Double Under Defense Leg Extension
Shoulder Roll Recovery
Double Under Defense Leg Extension Sequence #2