How To Never Get Your BJJ Guard Passed by Xande Ribeiro

[@itscork]

My guard hasn’t been passed since last night around 7:30.

[@gripedotrainer2639]

:D too good!

[@jeskow19]

I had a dream last night. My guard was passed. A lot.

[@wandersondeoliveira211]

🤣

[@piotrek3580]

Same 😂

[@rodrigozombie]

🤣

[@Slamminbassplayer]

I want to be Bernardo's friend. What amazing humility for a champion to admit he is learning new concepts for the whole world to see. More people should use him as a model. Thanks, dudes!

[@sharaudramey9336]

Won't you be my neighbor ?

[@timrob0420]

Hes like the jiujitsu muppet

[@adamw1555]

@@timrob0420 whereas, you're just a muppet..

[@orestisnalmpantis]

Its insane that Farria beat him and he is there super humble . I love those guys

[@reggiegunn8934]

They both won & lost against each...

[@orestisnalmpantis]

@@ca1498 check this guard retention seminar xande has on KZbin, but it's not an easy one. I suggest you purchase firas Zahabi guard retention instructional

[@Vscustomprinting]

@@orestisnalmpantis liked your comment but Xander is the man, His framing is awesome

[@spideyff]

In this video not only is there good technique,but it really displays Bernardo's humility. Benardo has proven himself to be one of the best in the world but able to be a student. ALOT of guys wouldn't have been ok with being communicated with like he was.

[@mrhamgolian9006]

Bernard could do a video wirh me "how to always have your guard passed"

[@rodrigozombie]

🤣 same here

[@Jen-Lea]

😹

[@1jakedizzle]

If you need any pointers I can help. I haven’t retained guard since 2005

[@hermanmelville3871]

We could do a bundle with my forthcoming “How To Get Routinely Finished From The Back,” instructional.

[@denvertaylor9195]

😂😂😂

[@nonyabizness2550]

I watched it twice before I realized he meant elongated when he says elegant. Lol. I use my both hands and get elegant and no give him da wizard!

[@peteypablo09]

I feel like he meant to say elegant because at one point he said "diamonds are elegant". Still funny though

[@lloyd2929]

I was actually looking for this confirmation. Thank you.

[@JESUSCHRISTISLORD911]

Nonya Bizness no he meant elegant bro...

[@adscarneiro]

He meant the posture of an elegant person when is walking around. I think it works better in portuguese.

[@nonyabizness2550]

@@adscarneiro No I think he thinks they are the same word. Doesnt matter Xande is the man!

[@BJJandBS]

Its actualyl rare to find a guy this good at competing that also happens to be this good at teaching.

[@calebv6914]

I met him yesterday at a seminar and he is one of the most engaging and entertaining people I have every met.

[@TheDarkLordLucifer911]

As a 125lb grappler, it's essential that I always do 2 things: 1)get smaller than my opponent 2)become so compact that I am unflatten-able. This means always having my elbows inside my knees and my knees inside my shoulders and occasionally my neck inside my knees.

[@jonallen7619]

i bet i could pass ur guard

[@kuriouskoopatroopa3129]

@@jonallen7619😂

[@Kethanid]

A little over into a month into training for me, and I love how supportive the Jujitsu community is, even high class competitors try to help everyone improve, and an amazing practitioner like Bernardo is always learning 😃

[@nslade5022]

fr jiujitsu community is so good

[@davidtarantino152]

I just love the way these two amazing professors respect each other and are so open to learn.

[@sovannpen]

12:50 - 15:00 my favorite part of the video. Alive back and forth, exchanging ideas and energy.

[@ricardowashington4447]

Everytime I felt my guard getting passed or was trying to regain guard today I just keep saying "Elegant" in my head. Good things happened from there. Thanks guys! Good instruction as always.

[@JK-nh6jp]

Yeah what exactly does he mean by that? Is this a portuguese translation thing? I speak portuguese as well but I'm a little confused by the concept.

[@BlockheadJiujitsu]

@@JK-nh6jp it means leaning back like an elegant lady in a movie with their leg kicked back

[@iFlowWithTheGo]

I love concepts. They stay in your mind.

[@rexhayabusa]

Yup! Much more than any techniques you watch a video about and forget all the necessary details afterwards.

[@iFlowWithTheGo]

@@rexhayabusa It's interesting how 3 years later I see different details in the same concept. Jiu-Jitsu evolves with us.

[@detailman04]

Hey, guys! I'm 54 years old practicing jiujutsu for the first time. These are very good instructions, you guys are great. Thank you, so very much! enjoy your lives! :-)

[@bjjbrawler1]

"Pressure makes diamonds", awesome quote. The framing elbow into knee guard posture is paramount. Look at Marcelo Garcia as well for a mastery of this technique. Xande is a legend.

[@bannercarlos637]

Xande is the one his teaching is simple and truly reliable

[@HansDavidian]

I got my guard passed every 14 seconds.

[@keyliu3767]

hahaha

[@nonyabizness2550]

Half guard G!

[@andyc1019]

That's it!, you're doing better than me.

[@jordanthomas3346]

i feel you bro

[@roflswamp6]

@ yeah they are better top pressure guys

[@callummackenzie5207]

Thank you so much for sharing this. As a purple belt I’m always trying to work my weaker areas. This has to be one of the best guard retention videos I’ve seen. 🙏🏻

[@andresmaldonado5920]

White belt here! This video is making the difference for me! Thank you to these two legends of BJJ Bernardo and Xande! Muito obrigado gente.

[@sp6990]

Great concepts. I give this video 5 diamonds

[@LukaRBJJ]

Underrated comment. LOL

[@stevetaylor998]

@Tai Chi Tube i like how you both chastised and enabled him. Kudos.

[@stevetaylor998]

@Tai Chi Tube is your channel satire?

[@stevetaylor998]

@Tai Chi Tube word up. Take it easy.

[@tb-dv1zc]

@Tai Chi Tube you. Are a douche bag. Go f yourself and find something else to do.

[@jonathanamoros6148]

Between this channel and private lessons with my coach my jits has improved substantially. I hope to meet this legend one day and thank him in person.

[@RigoStar1931]

I’ve watched this about 20 times and will keep on watching it.

[@anonymouse7095]

Not that this needs my validation, but there’s a brown belt in my gym who does exactly this and I have never seen anyone even come close to passing his guard.

[@ricardowashington4447]

There's a purple at our home school. Same thing. Legit.

[@invictus_They-Them_Nazi_Hunter]

I do krav maga so ill pass no problem, haha.

[@aqdjbcr]

Only issue I’ve found with having a guard that is near impassible is that my side control and mount escapes aren’t the best since I don’t get there often. I mean I have some crafty ways to re-guard or do back takes from there but if someone can establish side control or mount on me I’m pretty fucked. -One of those purple belts

[@deecsaunders]

Does what? There is no single technique being shown here! When he goes to demo “the diamond” he used many different techniques such as knee shielding, blocking, shrimping & framing.

[@nonyabizness2550]

@@invictus_They-Them_Nazi_Hunter jumping face stomp!

[@DotTorture]

I know it’s been mentioned already. But this is pure gold. Thank you!

[@dboardjr8873]

This concept saves me from getting smashed and having my guard passed. As an older player, it works wonders for me.

[@christopherpakney8542]

This, along with deep lasso and spider really lets me slow everything down and dictate the pace. They just can't get around you and it create openings.

[@dboardjr8873]

@@christopherpakney8542 Exactly. Plus they work twice as hard to try and pass.

[@dannyinformal]

You two guys are amazing. Humble but amazing warriors. A great example to us all. Thank you for this diamond material!

[@pabloca88]

I didnt even finished the videos and im so impressed on the concepts that Xande explains...its AWESOME!!! its a wow after wow...what a smart guy!!

[@kennedic4403]

This is amazing to see two legends work shopping like this. Thank God for the internet.

[@martinwettig4108]

16:58 "No, you don't need to be flexible." [puts his foot over his knee...] :-D

[@tebowned-1087]

Noticed that as well hahah.

[@thelifeofpieman]

Thank you. Of all the BJJ videos I've seen on KZbin this one made the biggest immediate impact to my game. Fortunately we were working guard passing today and I remained unpassed :D Once my legs were passed it used to panic and most often game over. Not any more

[@lucascombes5362]

Watched this video today, and got to meet Xande at an amazing seminar he ran tonight. What an absolutely awesome coach and guy. Thank you Bernardo for passing this knowledge forward and can’t wait to meet you one day. Cheers Brother 🙏🤙

[@dmustakasjr]

Watching KINGS roll.... Like seeing onto the mountain top.

[@dmustakasjr]

This is the real KingKong vs. Godzilla right there

[@slavicvolk]

7:09 z guard to open, knee slice defense 9:38 z guard anticipating pressure 10:15 mount escape 10:59 z guard cross collar and sleeve to side closed guard 11:52 knee slice pass- frame w TOP leg

[@aircombatmaneuvers]

Best and most important concept in bjj the diamond strong position. thanks Xande, genius!

[@pohjeekiller]

These are golden nuggets from the Champ. Bernardo is the BEST!

[@artesuave2190]

Awesome! About time you get Xande in there. Been waiting for this one.. two of the best to learn from.. thanks bernardo!

[@jamesquinless1777]

Tried this at class tonight. So awesome. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

[@russseven5007]

Two people disliked, surely a joke.....absolute gold from a master 🙏🏻

[@Nenad-ICXC-Shuput-GFAMMA]

"Open class chuoo times", 🙂 love you man.. such honor..

[@kirkprospector4958]

Finally a Jiu-Jitsu master who recognizes what a cute boy Bernardo is.

[@jedicreeper805]

I used this concept last night sparring, it worked to perfection!!! Thank you!!! I will continue to use this!!!!

[@phantom_mist1726]

Thank you so much for this video I feel like something just clicked for me and I understand escapes, guard, bottom position in general from such a simple concept! I look forward to the dvd 😊

[@Dylan-wx7ru]

This is conceptually so high level I'm struggling to visualize it, even with five years of Jiu-Jitsu under my belt. I'm going to watch this like 7 times, or untill it sinks in 😂

[@petermuskett3414]

The Diamond concept 🙏🏻 thank you professors

[@roch8593]

Jesus Chist this is mindblowing. Thank you for this channel brother

[@gucciseatbelt9500]

Bernardo is a great teacher because he is an amazing student.

[@MrAc3528]

What a legend!

[@Kodreanu23]

Two great BJJ minds exchanging ideas. Awesome.

[@BodyByBenSLC]

I came here to say. Xande's videos are best! Especially if you are new to jiu-jitsu. It's simple concepts and habits you want to get into early in your jiu-jitsu training. Most instructors teach a move then grapple but don't go deeper. His videos don't teach moves, he teaches 3 or 4 defensive postures that jiu-jitsu game can be built apon.

[@psychotropy101]

This is pure gold. Thank you for sharing! 🙏🏼

[@VladDrac01]

"Pressure makes diamonds", so simplistically true!

[@leeting8590]

Xande gets his guard passed but turtles and has amazing escapes from there. Eg: when MG got him at adcc. Xande is 1 of the Greatest. Respect.

[@ralphylad]

Lee Ting yeah Saulo is the same they both really like that running escape and spin back into guard

[@alen7648]

Xande Ribeiro my new favourite !

[@rojoification]

And..... I just become the most dominant white belt at my gym!

[@DijoevyCrew]

are you the only white belt at your gym? 🤔

[@rojoification]

@@DijoevyCrew Yes. Yes I am.

[@davidwest6162]

@@rojoification doesn’t make your statement any less false. Keep rolling

[@peterllacuna1627]

Professors, I can't thank you enough for showing us the Diamond Guard.

[@JESUSCHRISTISLORD911]

This is VERY USEFUL! Thank you professors!

[@Baseketballify]

This is great stuff. It's so simple but, like many things, difficult to master. And unlike some of these whacky methodologies like worm guard or inverted guard, it's transferrable to self-defense jiu-jitsu, no-gi, MMA, or even a real life encounter. And it doesn't hurt that both and Bernardo are excellent conveyers of information. You can be the best in the world but if you lack the necessary teaching and communicating skills, that knowledge will stay trapped in your mind and die with you.

[@alen7648]

Xande is a great guy ! I wanna learn jiujitsu from you !

[@GrimmyplaysFortnite]

I’m high af and he’s talking about the diamond 💎. That’s crazy and beautiful way to look at the game. I just started jiu jitsu this is amazing.

[@bxlawless100]

Fourteen years! That's incredible.

[@hoppy760]

Awesome video. It's great to learn concepts and philosophies from everyone, especially these legends of BJJ.

[@romelominga1980]

19 minutes of GOLD

[@simonwarner3601]

2 legends!

[@Delltah1]

Xande is such an awesome competitor and teacher. I love his style, definitely one of my favorite all-time.

[@stefanocioni2587]

Absolute living legend. OSS

[@charlesolhos]

Pra brasileiro que está assistindo ou quem fala a língua portuguesa o curso do Xande Ribeiro em português num outro canal é muito bom e esclarecedor, você ter acesso ao curso e depois vim ver estes vídeos fica muito mais entendível, porque no curso ele passa os exercícios, dril que precisa fazer pro seu corpo e memória muscular aprender os movimentos. Se tiver em português também no canal do Bernardo vou comprar já tenho o do Brasil, no Pura.

[@renanprudencio5096]

Awesome teacher!

[@Lion718]

Bernardo's like.. pffft I'ma pass that shit.

[@gripedotrainer2639]

Wow Really cool. Seeing concepts like this and understanding this kinda shows Kit Dale is on the right path with his thinking on "concepts vs drilling" . It kinda teaches students to fish vs giving them a fish everyday. Great post!

[@MrStefano79]

Thank you guys, this video changed my defensive game totally. And I have just started to grasp the concepts explained! I have only a question, if keeping the elbow on the outside of the shielding knee how do you prevent not to have the knee pushed down together? Does keeping the elbow inside the knee helps???

[@DuctusXemplo]

Awesome video... the mechanics of the movements..

[@mike-yp1uk]

This guy makes sense. Great video

[@thenonstopfighter8604]

Thank you for this channel Bernardo , it's greaat

[@FDonovan1979]

This is golddust, what a privilege to watch this video. The parallels between stand up stance and the half guard was something I sensed existed on an intuitive level and it´s amazing to see it expressed and put into words. Is there a whole series related to this, becuase I would seriously consider investing in it?

[@ze714]

I believe you should look for Xande's dvd for a more detailed and break down explanation on the concept for specific positions

[@Salitrillo360]

I love how the best of the best always start with "it's actually pretty simple" lol yeah when you th GOAT! Lol great video!

[@jacquesbouchard8884]

Oooohhh !!! I like this one !!!! Surely try it !

[@rkumar3000]

Brilliant Xande

[@brewjitsu429]

How to never get your guard passed by Xande: Don't roll with him!

[@lloyd2929]

Exactly, he's never passed my guard. #TRUTH

[@TripleHMCOC]

Rapaz muinto legal jiu Jitsu e issu aí sempre aprendendo obrigado por dividir oss

[@VelhaGuardaTricolor]

Many thanks! Cheers from London

[@Marcnshae2011]

This concept finally makes sense to me. Thank you!

[@leonardolima216]

Mestre Bernardo, disponibilize o curso no site brasileiro.

[@oreocarlton3343]

This is so insightfull!

[@cochran158]

Amazing!

[@nathanmcmullen1527]

Xande goat

[@dmustakasjr]

Xande is so kewl man...

[@GabrielJaldon]

I love Xande's game. One of my BJJ idols. OSS!

[@tamiempopal5386]

Great video! (technique+philosophy)

[@zoommair]

Love this! Been finding myself gravitating to this position a lot. With these concepts, it should help my game quite a bit!

[@locolatino11]

I could be the worst guard player and Bernardo would be like "I'm here with the worst guard player in the world. Huge honor for me"

[@LukaRBJJ]

In 20 minutes changes your entire game.

[@LukaRBJJ]

@Lokkain Their frustration can't be measured!

[@LukaRBJJ]

@Lokkain Lost my virginity after learning the stuff in the video.

[@mikepleavin1234]

Does anyone know the name of this instructional and if it is out yet? Thank you.

[@dominicanrepublic2549]

Thank you for this diamond

[@kayakisgod]

I love how Xande goes "BOW" like Chief Keef when he shows a fast movement

[@thefreedomproject4777]

This helped me tremendously, thank you so much. 🙏

[@LolRoboShotU]

Thank you

[@odysseyjiujitsuatl]

Love this!

[@pkatz80]

Awesome concepts, and very easy to implement. One question - if you put your top knee across the hips, what prevents your opponent from pushing your knee down and passing the other way? My biggest concern with the knee shield is getting the knee smashed down and getting passed in the other direction towards my back.

[@prospero91x]

Your knee needs to be at a 45 degree angle, if it's horizontal, parallel to the ground, its too easy to push down. If it's vertical, perpendicular to the ground, it's easy to push left or right to pass

[@peteypablo09]

You can put the knee shield in low so you can fit it through the gap. Then after it's through the gap you can immediately activate it and also put the angle to 45 degrees so they can't push it down

[@donovanpreza6833]

Elegant paddle reverse hip switch

[@assaultj2976]

@@donovanpreza6833 Can you explain what is meant by “elegant”?

[@michaelgondokusumo5336]

Amazing 👍

[@OldmanRich]

Im gonna keep watching until I get it.