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Modern Guard For Beginners by Nathan Mendelsohn

Explore a Beginners Guide to Modern Guards with IBJJF American National Gold Medalist and Learn To Sweep Using Highly Effective Systems For Offense, Nathan Mendelsohn

  • Nathan Mendelsohn is an Elite Competitor, IBJJF American Nationals Gold Medalist, and Black Belt under Claudio Franca.
  • Get a proper introduction to BJJ’s most popular and effective modern guards from an experienced high level competitor.
  • Explore an entire library of modern guard instruction designed for the beginner but detail oriented enough to provide the advanced practitioner with fresh ideas and concepts that will add tremendous value to your bottom game toolbox.
  • Learn the ins and outs of  the De La Riva guard, single leg x guard, reverse De La Riva, x-guard, deep half guard, 50/50, and more, all in one densely packed series that will help you bring your bottom game up to speed.
  • Master guard retention secrets that will keep you in the fight so you can launch your new attacks with greater confidence.
  • Sweep, transition, take the back and more as you learn the corresponding techniques for each position that make each guard valuable and dangerous.                                                                                                                                     

Course Content

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Volume 1

CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Intro 0
Guard retention - Intro 1:05
Basic Wall Drills/Granby 2:19
Basic Retention Drills 10:10
Bubble Drill 18:12
Basic Side Control Escape 24:38
Making Grips From Bubble 28:23
Granby Retention 31:01
Smash Pass Granby Defense 33:01

Volume 2

CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
De La Riva - Getting To De La Riva 0
Basics Of Control 5:55
Basic Tip Sweep 13:16
Over The Rainbow 19:23
Baby Bolo 22:44
Berimbolo To Back Roll 25:59
Berimbolo To Back Roll To Roll Into Truck Bolo 31:28
Basic Truck Bolo 37:39
Underhook De La Riva To One Leg 43:47
Spider To One Leg 46:43
Spider To Catch Foot And Kick Down 49:22
Extend Leg To Pass Wrist Grip To Single 52:46
De La Riva Ankle Lock 58:48

Volume 3

CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Reverse De La Riva - Kick Up Return To Full De La Riva 0
Kick Up To Kick Down 4:15
Kick Up To Shin Push To Tech Stand 6:48
Kick Up To One Leg 10:27
Knee Cut Reverse De La Riva - Kick Up Return To Full De La Riva 12:29
Kiss Of The Dragon 15:49
Lapel Guard - Basic Lapel Entry 18:17
Basic Lapel Sweep 21:10
Basic Lapel Sweep To Berimbolo 24:57
Lapel Reverse De La Riva Shin To Shin To One Leg X 26:52
Lapel Kiss Of The Dragon 28:38
Lasso/Spider - Basic Lasso/Spider Details 30:19
Lasso Sweep To 50/50 Entry 35:13
Basic Lasso Sweep 38:12

Volume 4

CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
X Guard - Shin To Shin Entry To One Leg X 0
Basic Knock Down Sweep From One Leg X 4:40
One Leg To Tech Stand 8:31
Full X To Tech Stand 12:40
Deep Half - Basic Deep Half Entry 16:00
Basic Waiter Sweep 19:37
Failed Waiter To X 22:41
Opposite Knee Down To One Leg 25:38
50/50 - Basic 50/50 Entry/Details 28:12
Basic 50/50 Sweep 32:48
Basic 50/50 Exit 36:22
Basic 50/50 Back Take 41:49
Outro 44:17

Explore a Beginners Guide to Modern Guards with IBJJF American National Gold Medalist and Learn To Sweep Using Highly Effective Systems For Offense, Nathan Mendelsohn

  • Nathan Mendelsohn is an Elite Competitor, IBJJF American Nationals Gold Medalist, and Black Belt under Claudio Franca.
  • Get a proper introduction to BJJ’s most popular and effective modern guards from an experienced high level competitor.
  • Explore an entire library of modern guard instruction designed for the beginner but detail oriented enough to provide the advanced practitioner with fresh ideas and concepts that will add tremendous value to your bottom game toolbox.
  • Learn the ins and outs of  the De La Riva guard, single leg x guard, reverse De La Riva, x-guard, deep half guard, 50/50, and more, all in one densely packed series that will help you bring your bottom game up to speed.
  • Master guard retention secrets that will keep you in the fight so you can launch your new attacks with greater confidence.
  • Sweep, transition, take the back and more as you learn the corresponding techniques for each position that make each guard valuable and dangerous.                                                                                                                                     

Course Content

Expand All Sections

Volume 1

CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Intro 0
Guard retention - Intro 1:05
Basic Wall Drills/Granby 2:19
Basic Retention Drills 10:10
Bubble Drill 18:12
Basic Side Control Escape 24:38
Making Grips From Bubble 28:23
Granby Retention 31:01
Smash Pass Granby Defense 33:01

Volume 2

CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
De La Riva - Getting To De La Riva 0
Basics Of Control 5:55
Basic Tip Sweep 13:16
Over The Rainbow 19:23
Baby Bolo 22:44
Berimbolo To Back Roll 25:59
Berimbolo To Back Roll To Roll Into Truck Bolo 31:28
Basic Truck Bolo 37:39
Underhook De La Riva To One Leg 43:47
Spider To One Leg 46:43
Spider To Catch Foot And Kick Down 49:22
Extend Leg To Pass Wrist Grip To Single 52:46
De La Riva Ankle Lock 58:48

Volume 3

CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Reverse De La Riva - Kick Up Return To Full De La Riva 0
Kick Up To Kick Down 4:15
Kick Up To Shin Push To Tech Stand 6:48
Kick Up To One Leg 10:27
Knee Cut Reverse De La Riva - Kick Up Return To Full De La Riva 12:29
Kiss Of The Dragon 15:49
Lapel Guard - Basic Lapel Entry 18:17
Basic Lapel Sweep 21:10
Basic Lapel Sweep To Berimbolo 24:57
Lapel Reverse De La Riva Shin To Shin To One Leg X 26:52
Lapel Kiss Of The Dragon 28:38
Lasso/Spider - Basic Lasso/Spider Details 30:19
Lasso Sweep To 50/50 Entry 35:13
Basic Lasso Sweep 38:12

Volume 4

CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
X Guard - Shin To Shin Entry To One Leg X 0
Basic Knock Down Sweep From One Leg X 4:40
One Leg To Tech Stand 8:31
Full X To Tech Stand 12:40
Deep Half - Basic Deep Half Entry 16:00
Basic Waiter Sweep 19:37
Failed Waiter To X 22:41
Opposite Knee Down To One Leg 25:38
50/50 - Basic 50/50 Entry/Details 28:12
Basic 50/50 Sweep 32:48
Basic 50/50 Exit 36:22
Basic 50/50 Back Take 41:49
Outro 44:17


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So, What Exactly Do You Get?

PART 1

  • INTRO
  • GUARD RETENTION

  • INTRO
  • BASIC WALL DRILLS/GRANBY
  • BASIC RETENTION DRILLS
  • BUBBLE DRILL
  • BASIC SIDE CONTROL ESCAPE
  • MAKING GRIPS FROM BUBBLE
  • GRANDBY RETENTIOIN
  • SMASH PASS GRANBY DEFENSE
  • PART 2

    DE LA RIVA

  • GETTING TO DE LA RIVA
  • BASICS OF CONTROL
  • BASIC TIP SWEEP
  • OVER THE RAINBOW
  • BABY BOLO
  • BERIMBOLO TO BACK ROLL
  • BERIMBOLO TO BACK ROLL TO ROLL INTO TRUCK BOLO
  • BASIC TRUCK BOLO
  • UNDERHOOK DE LA RIVA TO ONE LEG
  • SPIDER TO ONE LEG
  • SPIDER TO CATCH FOOT AND KICK DOWN
  • EXTEND LEG TO PASS WRIST GRIP TO SINGLE
  • DE LA RIVA ANKLE LOCK
  • PART 3

    REVERSE DE LA RIVA

  • KICK UP RETURN TO FULL DE LA RIVA
  • KICK UP TO KICK DOWN
  • KICK UP TO SHIN PUSH TO TECH STAND
  • KICK UP TO ONE LEG
  • KNEE CUT REVERSE DE LA RIVA

  • KICK UP RETURN TO FULL DE LA RIVA
  • KISS OF THE DRAGON
  • LAPEL GUARD

  • BASIC LAPEL ENTRY
  • BASIC LAPEL SWEEP
  • BASIC LAPEL SWEEP TO BERIMBOLO
  • LAPEL REVERSE DE LA RIVA SHIN TO SHIN TO ONE LEG X
  • LAPEL KISS OF THE DRAGON
  • LASSO/SPIDER

  • BASIC LASSO/SPIDER DETAILS
  • LASSO SWEEP TO 50/50 ENTRY
  • BASIC LASSO SWEEP
  • PART 4

    X GUARD

  • SHIN TO SHIN ENTRY TO ONE LEG X
  • BASIC KNOCK DOWN SWEEP FROM ONE LEG X
  • ONE LEG TO TECH STAND
  • FULL X TO TECH STAND
  • DEEP HALF

  • BASIC DEEP HALF ENTRY
  • BASIC WAITER SWEEP
  • FAILED WAITER TO X
  • OPPOSITE KNEE DOWN TO ONE LEG
  • 50/50

  • BASIC 50/50 ENTRY/DETAILS
  • BASIC 50/50 SWEEP
  • BASIC 50/50 EXIT
  • BASIC 50/50 BACK TAKE
  • OUTRO
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