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Make Z Guard Great Again by Craig Jones
Craig Jones is one of the most popular and in-demand instructors in the game today, with an exciting style that has secured him many elite wins and a teaching method that is detailed and thorough!
- Craig shows you the most common passes to z guard, then how to counter each one in turn so you can establish your guard for long periods of time.
- Set up a strong and sticky half guard game that can help you move from submissions to sweeps as you defend against strong top players.
- The Z guard is a dynamic half guard game that lets Craig set up triangles, kimura, arm locks, leg locks, and more - each one broken down in step-by-step detail for grapplers of all levels.
- Lean how to transition in and out of Z guard so that you can make this a common and dependable part of your style, just like Craig does at the elite level of competition grappling.
Course Content
Volume 1
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
| Introduction | 0 |
| Z-Guard Positioning | 8:13 |
| Z-Guard Retention | 14:14 |
| Developing a Dynamic Z-Guard | 22:30 |
Volume 2
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
| Passing Z-Guard - Intro to Passing Section | 0 |
| Hip Switch Pass | 2:18 |
| Hip Switch Counter | 6:18 |
| Headquarters | 11:05 |
| Dealing w/ Headquarters | 14:24 |
| Dr. Lachlan Giles (PhD/M.D./She/Her/Hers) Pass | 19:28 |
| Tackle Switch Counter | 23:26 |
| The Problem of the Weave Pass | 30:27 |
| Weave Pass Counters | 44:39 |
| Jason Rau: That Unassuming Bastard | 52:19 |
| Dealing with the Rau | 57:34 |
| Kit Dale Pass | 59:44 |
| Countering $&*^ Dale | 1:06:09 |
Volume 3
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
| Attacking from Z-Guard - Kimura Use Your Thumbs | 0 |
| Kimura to Armbar | 9:10 |
| Creating Movement | 17:35 |
| Belly Down Variation | 20:39 |
| Achilles Triangle | 28:06 |
| Achilles to front triangle | 33:00 |
| Yoko Ono Triangle | 38:28 |
Volume 4
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
| Choi Bar Set Up/Gripping Sequence | 0 |
| Choi Bar | 6:45 |
| Best Way to Develop an Armbar | 15:02 |
| Choi Bar Triangle | 25:49 |
| Baiting the Triangle | 29:40 |
| Omoplata | 44:45 |
| Omoplata to Armbar | 57:07 |
| Omoplata to the Legs | 1:02:00 |
Volume 5
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
| K Guard Back Take | 0 |
| Single Leg X Entry | 4:50 |
| Sweep First Submit Second | 12:15 |
| The Flagpole Grip | 20:00 |
| Basic reap | 25:15 |
| Some Flashy Bull$&@* | 31:51 |
| Crab to Cross Ashi (the fun type of crab) | 38:15 |
| Floating Z | 42:30 |
| Standing Ashi Overview | 47:26 |
Volume 6
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
| Transitioning from Z-Guard - Kneeling Opponent | 0 |
| Standing Opponent | 9:15 |
| The 3 Key Battles | 13:21 |
| Going Through the Whizzer | 22:23 |
| Going With The Whizzer | 31:01 |
| Whizzer Plan B | 36:48 |
| Reinforced Half Guard | 40:39 |