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The Marcelo X Guard by Marcelo Garcia

Name: The Marcelo X Guard by Marcelo Garcia
Brand: Marcelo Garcia
SKU: MGMXG-01
Price: 149.00 USD
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Designed For All Levels - Whether you’re a beginner or an advanced fighter, this course will change your game.

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Use the X guard to enter into the legs and control an opponent’s center of gravity - with the attacks coming from directly underneath them!

Enter Into X guard from tons of common positions so that you can start to make this system a staple of your open guard game
Marcelo Garcia is one of the greatest grapplers and coaches of all-time, with many world championships of his own and world champion students training under him
Use stand up sweeps, tilt sweeps, push back sweeps, and more to create powerful offense from the leg entanglements
Learn how to navigate all the confusing and tricky details behind the leg pummeling and positioning, as Marcelo teaches you how to make the guard flow easier than ever

Course Content

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Volume 1

CHAPTER TITLE

START TIME

Intro	0
X-guard Entries - Double unders to x guard to push back sweep	1:15
Double collars to x guard to push back sweep	9:03
Getting to X when opponent crosses their legs	14:39
Butterfly guard with under hook to x guard and push back sweep	18:53
Collar and sleeve to x guard to push back sweep	23:46
2 on 1 to x guard to x guard and push back sweep	27:02
2 on 1 to x when opponent stands up opposite side leg	31:01
2 on 1 to x when opponent stands up same side leg	33:41

Volume 2

CHAPTER TITLE

START TIME

Shin to shin entry vs standing opponent	0
Shin to shin entry when opponent pushes in	5:26
Entry when opponent beats the shin to shin and pushes in	9:05
Entry when opponent pressures in	13:55
Foot on hip entry when opponent pressures in	17:08
2 on 1 vs standing opponent foot on hip entry	21:24
Deep half entry when opponent steps opposite foot forward	23:30
Mount escape to x guard	29:25

Volume 3

CHAPTER TITLE

START TIME

X-Guard Finishes - Stand up sweep	0
Finishing the stand up sweep when opponent pulls away	3:44
Stand up sweep with near side control	7:30
Single leg when opponent steps over stand up sweep with nearside control	10:34
X guard Far ankle sweep vs stable opponent	13:58
Push back sweep while controlling near side sleeve	18:50
X guard Kick over sweep	21:52
Leg over tilt back sweep	26:48
Leg over to come up sweep	29:33

Volume 4

CHAPTER TITLE

START TIME

Sweep when opponent drives knee down in X	0
Countering when opponent pulls up on sleeve grip	3:02
Countering x guard leg pummel	6:27
Maintaining a dynamic X guard	10:36
Countering an explosive back step	14:05
Switching from X guard to single leg X	18:26
Pulling to x guard from collar and sleeve	23:54
Pulling to x guard from 2 on 1 grip	27:42

Master The X Guard With One Of The Most Successful &Innovative Grapplers Of All-Time, As 9-Time World Champion Marcelo Garcia Shows His Entire System - Including Details Never Shown Before!

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What Will You Learn?

Learn one of Brazilian jiu-jitsu’s most effective open guards with one of the innovators of the position, as 9-Time World Champion Marcelo Garcia shows you the X guard that students of all levels can use to improve their ground game. With this 4-part series, see how to enter, attack, and win with the x guard with details and lessons from one of the best competitors and coaches on Earth.

Marcelo Garcia is a nine-time world champion in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and submission grappling, with countless elite victories and incredible performances. Now, he operates as one of the world’s premier coaches, sharing his knowledge with the world. This is your opportunity to learn from him as he shares all the secrets behind these highly effective moves.

Enter into the legs all the time with Marcelo’s tips for getting to X guard, including using the shin to shin position, how to grip and frame for the best results, and more. With a tight and controlling X guard, you’ll find new ways to own your opponent’s balance and launch attacks that destroy their center of gravity, including stand up sweeps, tilt sweeps, push back sweeps, and more.

So, What Exactly Do You Get?

PART 1

INTRO

X-GUARD ENTRIES

DOUBLE UNDERS TO X GUARD TO PUSH BACK SWEEP

DOUBLE COLLARS TO X GUARD TO PUSH BACK SWEEP

GETTING TO X WHEN OPPONENT CROSSES THEIR LEGS

BUTTERFLY GUARD WITH UNDER HOOK TO X GUARD AND PUSH BACK SWEEP

COLLAR AND SLEEVE TO X GUARD TO PUSH BACK SWEEP

2 ON 1 TO X GUARD TO X GUARD AND PUSH BACK SWEEP

2 ON 1 TO X WHEN OPPONENT STANDS UP OPPOSITE SIDE LEG

2 ON 1 TO X WHEN OPPONENT STANDS UP SAME SIDE LEG

PART 2

SHIN TO SHIN ENTRY VS STANDING OPPONENT

SHIN TO SHIN ENTRY WHEN OPPONENT PUSHES IN

ENTRY WHEN OPPONENT BEATS THE SHIN TO SHIN AND PUSHES IN

ENTRY WHEN OPPONENT PRESSURES IN

FOOT ON HIP ENTRY WHEN OPPONENT PRESSURES IN

2 ON 1 VS STANDING OPPONENT FOOT ON HIP ENTRY

DEEP HALF ENTRY WHEN OPPONENT STEPS OPPOSITE FOOT FORWARD

MOUNT ESCAPE TO X GUARD

PART 3 X-GUARD FINISHES

STAND UP SWEEP

FINISHING THE STAND UP SWEEP WHEN OPPONENT PULLS AWAY

STAND UP SWEEP WITH NEAR SIDE CONTROL

SINGLE LEG WHEN OPPONENT STEPS OVER STAND UP SWEEP WITH NEARSIDE CONTROL

X GUARD FAR ANKLE SWEEP VS STABLE OPPONENT

PUSH BACK SWEEP WHILE CONTROLLING NEAR SIDE SLEEVE

X GUARD KICK OVER SWEEP

LEG OVER TILT BACK SWEEP

LEG OVER TO COME UP SWEEP

PART 4

SWEEP WHEN OPPONENT DRIVES KNEE DOWN IN X

COUNTERING WHEN OPPONENT PULLS UP ON SLEEVE GRIP

COUNTERING X GUARD LEG PUMMEL

MAINTAINING A DYNAMIC X GUARD

COUNTERING AN EXPLOSIVE BACK STEP

SWITCHING FROM X GUARD TO SINGLE LEG X

PULLING TO X GUARD FROM COLLAR AND SLEEVE

PULLING TO X GUARD FROM 2 ON 1 GRIP

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