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Sideways Open Guard by Priit Mihkelson

Stop Guard Passers In Their Tracks With The Sideways Open Guard, A Unique System Refined By Priit Mihkelson!
  • Priit is a 3rd degree black belt and is considered one of the best instructors in Europe!
  • The sideways open guard is a unique approach to open guard that focuses on quickly establishing grips and stifling today’s trickiest passing systems.
  • Develop rock-solid defense against high-level passing techniques like toreandos, leg drags, knee slides, and MORE!
  • Build strategies to deal with opponents who circle to north/south including tips on stripping grips, pummeling, and framing.
  • Revisit a refined version of the Grilled Chicken position, a position Priit is known for, and systematically shut down faster/more athletic practitioners!
  • Discover unique early prevention methods of defeating leg lock attacks from open guard scenarios!

Course Content

Expand All Sections

Volume 1

CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Intro 0
Short Intro 5:01
Top Leg Positioning 6:28
Importance Of The Foot Angle 10:44
Using The Top Arm 14:09
Bottom Leg As A Jab 17:40
Top Leg Jab 22:28
Bottom Arm, Staying On The Elbow 26:38

Volume 2

CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
The Sector, Where To Keep Your Opponent 0
Keeping The Sector 5:40
Extra Details 12:02
Structure Against Toreando Style Pass 16:28
Structure Against Toreando Style Pass To The Back Side 22:49
Structure Against Toreando Style Pass To The Front Side 30:31
Dealing With People Grabbing Your Head 35:56
Dealing With People Lifting The Bottom Leg 43:37

Volume 3

CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Structure Against Leg Drag Pass 0
Leg Drag Defense By Switching Side 5:08
Side Switching In More Detail 10:30
Half Invert 19:35
Full Invert 26:43
Dealing With People Passing To North South Grabbing The Head 34:17
Invert Against Head Grab And Smash 40:18
Structure Against The Knee Slide 45:15
Deeper Look At The Knee Slide Pass 48:14
Bonus Material Against The Knee Slide 55:35
Structure Against The Z Guard 1:00:24
Bonus Material Against Z Guard 1:06:58
Structure Against The Over Under Pass 1:11:01

Volume 4

CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Structure Against Under The Legs Passes 0
Deeper Look At The Under Leg On Shoulder Pass 10:58
The Hippoplata 17:21
Reaction To Late Stage Leg On Shoulder Stack Pass 21:53
Turning In Ideas Against The Leg On Shoulder Pass 26:33
Structure Against Double Under Pass 31:30

Volume 5

CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
First Look At The North South Section 0
Hands In The North South 4:07
Getting Back To Sideways Open Guard From North South 7:17
Addressing Stacking From North South 11:28
More Options Against Stacking In North South 14:37
Dealing With People Pulling Your Legs Down From North South 18:16
How To Pull Guard From The Stack In The North South 22:29
Detail About The Knee Angle In The North South 25:03
Gripping/Posting On The Legs From The North South 27:49
Dealing With People Trying To Get To North South, Early Reactions 32:21
Pummelling The Legs In When People Go To North South 45:00
Pummelling Top Or Bottom Leg First 47:09

Volume 6

CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Getting Back To Sideways Open Guard Without Grips 0
Pummelling Legs In The North South 2:10
More About Pummelling In The North South 5:50
Dealing With The Knee Coming In From North South 11:03
Bonus Ideas From North South, Lachlan's Framing And Pummelling 17:39
Sideways Open Guard Vs Outside Stomp 20:06
Sideways Open Guard Vs Inside Stomp 25:41
Dealing With High Step Passing 29:49
Intro To Grilled Chicken 34:50
Pummelling Legs In Grilled Chicken 38:49
Dealing With People Pushing Down On Your Legs 40:59
Dealing With People Lifting Your Legs 45:03
Dealing With The Sideways Push 48:36
Keeping Distance And Moving On Elbows In Grilled Chicken 51:46

Volume 7

CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Outside Pummelling From Grilled Chicken 0
Inside Pummelling From Grilled Chicken 6:23
Pummelling In Sideways Open Guard 10:54
Inverting And Sitting Up From Grilled Chicken 19:27
Dealing With The Leg Drag From Grilled Chicken 25:52
Dealing With The Knee Slide From Grilled Chicken 30:03
Dealing With The Double Under Pass From Grilled Chicken 34:12
Sideways Crunch In Different Guards 37:36

Volume 8

CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Reverse DLR Spin To Legs With Head Up Structure 0
Head Up Structure In K Guard 6:32
Head Up Structure In Berimbolo 9:41
Leg Locks Vs The Sideways Open Guard 13:45
Importance Of Playing On The Elbow 19:34
More Details On Using The Top Leg In Sideways Open Guard 24:09
Fast Side Switch 28:20
Double Attack Threat From Leg Drag 30:09
Sideways Open Guard Ideas Against Headquarters 34:54
Drill Ron 1 40:32
Drill Tom 1 42:51
Drill Ron 2 45:10
Drill Tom 2 47:34
Outro 50:00
Stop Guard Passers In Their Tracks With The Sideways Open Guard, A Unique System Refined By Priit Mihkelson!
  • Priit is a 3rd degree black belt and is considered one of the best instructors in Europe!
  • The sideways open guard is a unique approach to open guard that focuses on quickly establishing grips and stifling today’s trickiest passing systems.
  • Develop rock-solid defense against high-level passing techniques like toreandos, leg drags, knee slides, and MORE!
  • Build strategies to deal with opponents who circle to north/south including tips on stripping grips, pummeling, and framing.
  • Revisit a refined version of the Grilled Chicken position, a position Priit is known for, and systematically shut down faster/more athletic practitioners!
  • Discover unique early prevention methods of defeating leg lock attacks from open guard scenarios!

Course Content

Expand All Sections

Volume 1

CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Intro 0
Short Intro 5:01
Top Leg Positioning 6:28
Importance Of The Foot Angle 10:44
Using The Top Arm 14:09
Bottom Leg As A Jab 17:40
Top Leg Jab 22:28
Bottom Arm, Staying On The Elbow 26:38

Volume 2

CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
The Sector, Where To Keep Your Opponent 0
Keeping The Sector 5:40
Extra Details 12:02
Structure Against Toreando Style Pass 16:28
Structure Against Toreando Style Pass To The Back Side 22:49
Structure Against Toreando Style Pass To The Front Side 30:31
Dealing With People Grabbing Your Head 35:56
Dealing With People Lifting The Bottom Leg 43:37

Volume 3

CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Structure Against Leg Drag Pass 0
Leg Drag Defense By Switching Side 5:08
Side Switching In More Detail 10:30
Half Invert 19:35
Full Invert 26:43
Dealing With People Passing To North South Grabbing The Head 34:17
Invert Against Head Grab And Smash 40:18
Structure Against The Knee Slide 45:15
Deeper Look At The Knee Slide Pass 48:14
Bonus Material Against The Knee Slide 55:35
Structure Against The Z Guard 1:00:24
Bonus Material Against Z Guard 1:06:58
Structure Against The Over Under Pass 1:11:01

Volume 4

CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Structure Against Under The Legs Passes 0
Deeper Look At The Under Leg On Shoulder Pass 10:58
The Hippoplata 17:21
Reaction To Late Stage Leg On Shoulder Stack Pass 21:53
Turning In Ideas Against The Leg On Shoulder Pass 26:33
Structure Against Double Under Pass 31:30

Volume 5

CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
First Look At The North South Section 0
Hands In The North South 4:07
Getting Back To Sideways Open Guard From North South 7:17
Addressing Stacking From North South 11:28
More Options Against Stacking In North South 14:37
Dealing With People Pulling Your Legs Down From North South 18:16
How To Pull Guard From The Stack In The North South 22:29
Detail About The Knee Angle In The North South 25:03
Gripping/Posting On The Legs From The North South 27:49
Dealing With People Trying To Get To North South, Early Reactions 32:21
Pummelling The Legs In When People Go To North South 45:00
Pummelling Top Or Bottom Leg First 47:09

Volume 6

CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Getting Back To Sideways Open Guard Without Grips 0
Pummelling Legs In The North South 2:10
More About Pummelling In The North South 5:50
Dealing With The Knee Coming In From North South 11:03
Bonus Ideas From North South, Lachlan's Framing And Pummelling 17:39
Sideways Open Guard Vs Outside Stomp 20:06
Sideways Open Guard Vs Inside Stomp 25:41
Dealing With High Step Passing 29:49
Intro To Grilled Chicken 34:50
Pummelling Legs In Grilled Chicken 38:49
Dealing With People Pushing Down On Your Legs 40:59
Dealing With People Lifting Your Legs 45:03
Dealing With The Sideways Push 48:36
Keeping Distance And Moving On Elbows In Grilled Chicken 51:46

Volume 7

CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Outside Pummelling From Grilled Chicken 0
Inside Pummelling From Grilled Chicken 6:23
Pummelling In Sideways Open Guard 10:54
Inverting And Sitting Up From Grilled Chicken 19:27
Dealing With The Leg Drag From Grilled Chicken 25:52
Dealing With The Knee Slide From Grilled Chicken 30:03
Dealing With The Double Under Pass From Grilled Chicken 34:12
Sideways Crunch In Different Guards 37:36

Volume 8

CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Reverse DLR Spin To Legs With Head Up Structure 0
Head Up Structure In K Guard 6:32
Head Up Structure In Berimbolo 9:41
Leg Locks Vs The Sideways Open Guard 13:45
Importance Of Playing On The Elbow 19:34
More Details On Using The Top Leg In Sideways Open Guard 24:09
Fast Side Switch 28:20
Double Attack Threat From Leg Drag 30:09
Sideways Open Guard Ideas Against Headquarters 34:54
Drill Ron 1 40:32
Drill Tom 1 42:51
Drill Ron 2 45:10
Drill Tom 2 47:34
Outro 50:00

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So, What Exactly Do You Get?

PART 1

  • INTRO
  • SHORT INTRO
  • TOP LEG POSITIONING
  • IMPORTANCE OF THE FOOT ANGLE
  • USING THE TOP ARM
  • BOTTOM LEG AS A JAB
  • TOP LEG JAB
  • BOTTOM ARM, STAYING ON THE ELBOW
  • PART 2

  • THE SECTOR, WHERE TO KEEP YOUR OPPONENT
  • KEEPING THE SECTOR
  • EXTRA DETAILS
  • STRUCTURE AGAINST TOREANDO STYLE PASS
  • STRUCTURE AGAINST TOREANDO STYLE PASS TO THE BACK SIDE
  • STRUCTURE AGAINST TOREANDO STYLE PASS TO THE FRONT SIDE
  • DEALING WITH PEOPLE GRABBING YOUR HEAD
  • DEALING WITH PEOPLE LIFTING THE BOTTOM LEG
  • PART 3

  • STRUCTURE AGAINST LEG DRAG PASS
  • LEG DRAG DEFENSE BY SWITCHING SIDE
  • SIDE SWITCHING IN MORE DETAIL
  • HALF INVERT
  • FULL INVERT
  • DEALING WITH PEOPLE PASSING TO NORTH SOUTH GRABBING THE HEAD
  • INVERT AGAINST HEAD GRAB AND SMASH
  • STRUCTURE AGAINST THE KNEE SLIDE
  • DEEPER LOOK AT THE KNEE SLIDE PASS
  • BONUS MATERIAL AGAINST THE KNEE SLIDE
  • STRUCTURE AGAINST THE Z GUARD
  • BONUS MATERIAL AGAINST Z GUARD
  • STRUCTURE AGAINST THE OVER UNDER PASS
  • PART 4

  • STRUCTURE AGAINST UNDER THE LEGS PASSES
  • DEEPER LOOK AT THE UNDER LEG ON SHOULDER PASS
  • THE HIPPOPLATA
  • REACTION TO LATE STAGE LEG ON SHOULDER STACK PASS
  • TURNING IN IDEAS AGAINST THE LEG ON SHOULDER PASS
  • STRUCTURE AGAINST DOUBLE UNDER PASS
  • PART 5

  • FIRST LOOK AT THE NORTH SOUTH SECTION
  • HANDS IN THE NORTH SOUTH
  • GETTING BACK TO SIDEWAYS OPEN GUARD FROM NORTH SOUTH
  • ADDRESSING STACKING FROM NORTH SOUTH
  • MORE OPTIONS AGAINST STACKING IN NORTH SOUTH
  • DEALING WITH PEOPLE PULLING YOUR LEGS DOWN FROM NORTH SOUTH
  • HOW TO PULL GUARD FROM THE STACK IN THE NORTH SOUTH
  • DETAIL ABOUT THE KNEE ANGLE IN THE NORTH SOUTH
  • GRIPPING/POSTING ON THE LEGS FROM THE NORTH SOUTH
  • DEALING WITH PEOPLE TRYING TO GET TO NORTH SOUTH, EARLY REACTIONS
  • PUMMELLING THE LEGS IN WHEN PEOPLE GO TO NORTH SOUTH
  • PUMMELLING TOP OR BOTTOM LEG FIRST
  • PART 6

  • GETTING BACK TO SIDEWAYS OPEN GUARD WITHOUT GRIPS
  • PUMMELLING LEGS IN THE NORTH SOUTH
  • MORE ABOUT PUMMELLING IN THE NORTH SOUTH
  • DEALING WITH THE KNEE COMING FROM NORTH SOUTH
  • BONUS IDEAS FROM NORTH SOUTH, LACHLAN'S FRAMING AND PUMMELLING
  • SIDEWAYS OPEN GUARD VS OUTSIDE STOMP
  • SIDEWAYS OPEN GAURD VS INSIDE STOMP
  • DEALING WITH HIGH STEP PASSING
  • INTRO TO GRILLED CHICKEN
  • PUMMELLING LEGS IN GRILLED CHICKEN
  • DEALING WITH PEOPLE PUSHING DOWN ON YOUR LEGS
  • DEAELING WITH PEOPLE LIFTING YOUR LEGS
  • DEALING WITH THE SIDEWAYS PUSH
  • KEEPING DISTANCE AND MOVING ON ELBOWS IN GRILLED CHICKEN
  • PART 7

  • OUTSIDE PUMMELLING FROM GRILLED CHICKEN
  • INSIDE PUMMELLING FROM GRILLED CHICKEN
  • PUMMELLING IN SIDEWAYS OPEN GUARD
  • INVERTING AND SITTING UP FROM GRILLED CHICKEN
  • DEALING WITH THE LEG DRAG FROM GRILLED CHICKEN
  • DEALING WITH THE KNEE SLIDE FROM GRILLED CHICKEN
  • DEALING WITH THE DOUBLE UNDER PASS FROM GRILLED CHICKEN
  • SIDEWAYS CRUNCH IN DIFFERENT GUARDS
  • PART 8

  • REVERSE DLR SPIN TO LEGS WITH HEAD UP STRUCTURE
  • HEAD UP STRUCTURE IN K GUARD
  • HEAD UP STRUCTURE IN BERIMBOLO
  • LEG LOCKS VS THE SIDEWAYS OPEN GUARD
  • IMPORTANCE OF PLAYING ON THE ELBOW
  • MORE DETAILS ON USING THE TOP LEG IN SIDEWAYS OPEN GUARD
  • FAST SIDE SWITCH
  • DOUBLE ATTACK THREAT FROM LEG DRAG
  • SIDEWAYS OPEN GUARD IDEAS AGAINST HEADQUARTERS
  • DRILL RON 1
  • DRILL TOM 1
  • DRILL RON 2
  • DRILL TOM 2
  • OUTRO
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