Leglocktober

Thanks, can you do one for Gi?

Excellent analysis and video

Thanks man!

Was it a fair decision? I don't recall the jist of the match.

From witch video did you take that part from Giles at minute 8.00 ? I’m really looking for it , I’m pretty sure it is on youtube !

Guard is much easier to learn/be affective with than wrestling for jits

absolute gold

Super!!! THX!!

If high level elite guys get their guard passed, imagine us common mortal going to classes for fun. Are we doomed ? Maybe not. These videos are a great help. Hope to see the agressive way to rentetion such as Nik Rod. He doest seat long, he shots guys in their leg asap. Works wonders.

I'm sure you know about Keenan's layers of Guard retention in the gi? It might still be helpful in getting concepts for your channel.

How does the frame where you hug your leg from the outside prevent the opponent from turning your hips away? Isn’t the self frame he mentions before better? Thanks for the help and the great content!

Always what we're all looking for.

So if you want to pass someone’s open guard a logical first step is to remove their far arm frame.

Man, this video is spot on. You explained this so thoroughly. Very informative. Thanks

How do you define "far" and "near" arms? Where is the point of reference? Would it also be suitable to call them "outside" and "inside" arms in reference to inside position?

Would you make a video on the statiscal breakdown of techniques in ADCC and CJI 2024? Like, the Percent of submissions by type, the percent of successful takedowns etc?

This was phenomenal bro. Great break down

Booing but can't pass his guard

Submission attempts that cause a defensive reaction have greater value than taking the top

This was such an awesome video, How you break it down and showcase it helps a lot.

We can do like with the kimura and call it z lock trap

Greg Jones is a better Grappler then Gordon Ryan

Damn.. called me out

Brilliant. Really smart stuff

Amazing!

Guard Retention got better in the last 3 training sessions than the past 10 years. Thank you.

Wow. That was thorough. I just stumbled upon this channel. Subbed!

Nicky Rods entry into leg drag on PJ is beautiful grip fighting

With all the *WRESTLING* that's being applied to these matches, how can they still call it Jiu Jitsu? Traditional Jiu Jitsu is so far less than this. Even the Kimura is just a *double wrist lock!* Masahiko Kimura learned it from a couple of catch wrestlers, while he was on tour and brought it back to Japan. The man even had a wrestling career when he was with Rikidozan.

Another banger. if you had kept it incognito like scout did people would be theorizing which high level black belt you secretly were

Mate!!! Congrats for this video!!! I've been already putting in practice and, fuck, it's working... Thanks, mate!!!

Man that HH entry from Lachlan against Kade was so hot.

Best analyst on KZbin. Thanks for breaking it down and can't wait for the follow-ups.

This video is insane. I’m purple at 8 years with a great guard. I know transitions and positions, but the more meta stuff is missing. My coach has said I won’t get my brown until I’m able to focus on the why instead of the how

Bro I love your content! - has anyone ever said you sound like the dude who plays Zuckerburger from the movie 'The social network'

Nah I was one of the people booing. If you guys don't take the spectator aspect of the sport seriously, you deserve nothing.

I dream of a day where guard players can live open in society, and be accepted the way anyone else would be. We’re humans too.

Levi was robbed, not his fault Kade can't pass.

Absolute gold. What a phenomenal breakdown of open guard / half guard. You Sir, are the man. Thank you ! 🙏🏼

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Good stuff but this thought process is nothing new, I’ve been talking about this since the early 2000s. When I was training MMA guys I would always teach them to get to a stable half guard and destroy.

How would someone pass the version of Levi's guard we saw at CJI? No one could do anything.

Every wrestler has heard the layers of takedown defense(your head, your hands, your elbows, your hips), the the concept should be inverted for guard retention to which its so clearly applicable. Your feet(2 feet between you and opponent or both outside = closed guard, 1 foot outside/between = k guard[often 2] dlr/rdlr) Your knees(2 knees between and/or outside = ashi garami, why clamp is fundamentally stronger than half guard = 1 knee) Your hands(cross shoulder post, straight frames) Your elbows(when theyve passed your knees but not consilidated control of your shoulders, opening up framing into heists, elbow posts, etc) Your hips(a bit more conceptual and kinda messes up the neat order but in the form of granbys, makikomis from turtle)

excellent distillation.

Learning Takedowns for me is the hardest thing, very hard...

Where were you before my body got rekt and quit training!?

I watched this like 4 times before practice last night.. Holy shit, the difference it made was amazing. The most skilled and largest opponents in the room couldn't pass my gaurd and I took the back and legs of everyone. Thank you man, I'm signing up for your database after this.

“I'm your huckleberry”

People who boo guard pulling are the same people that boo when an MMA fight goes to the ground