The “Clamp Guard”: My 2 Favorite Attacks for No Gi BJJ

[@mustafasaed7766]

I love how the brick wall gives it a comedy club feel

[@bzglick]

I do standup sometimes

[@JoseRodolfo22]

@@bzglick😂😂😂

[@uradumby25]

I never, like in years, was getting triangles setup. Our coach taught us the clamp and I started seeing them EVERYWHERE. I am starting to work the omoplatas in when they fight the triangle, and am happy to see this as well because I want multiple options to threaten when I setup the clamp. Thank you for all this!

[@bzglick]

Awesome!!

[@petermuskett3414]

This is absolute gold, criminally underviewed

[@etimezz]

love the clamp, pretty much my only viable non-half guard option off my back!

[@stevena8719]

I’ve always been interested in the clamp, thanks for a good introduction

[@bzglick]

No problem 👍

[@phredbookley183]

First of all, love the content. TY. Second, could you and or he wear non-black colors? I'm pretty sure I know where your knee is when you Clamp, but if there were multiple colors in play, it would be quite helpful. Once again, digging the work. Good stuff.

[@bzglick]

👍🏼 kzbin.info/www/bejne/marXe5Wqjtycd9E

[@phredbookley183]

@@bzglick I'm gonna be totally honest. I'm not sure I'm smart enough to see the connection between the videos. Gonna watch it again later. Thank you for the heads up, professor

[@bradbettis9210]

Thank you so much for this Brian! I am a Danaher video student and have been trying to practice this position and attack options for a while but have struggled. I couldn't get the control right and had people just just posturing out of the clamp on me. Watching you demonstrate I am seeing some different subtleties with leg positioning.

[@bzglick]

Excellent - hope it helps :)

[@mrtravelhub4313]

@@bzglick Is this a variation of William Guard, looks like you can set it up from closed guard to!

[@bzglick]

@@mrtravelhub4313 yes - the williams and the clamp are very closely related. Both can be set up from closed guard 👍🏼

[@poznajsiebie377]

super cool, waiting for the instructional!

[@bzglick]

Thank you!

[@firedrive45]

Love the reverse arm bar, useful to catch everyone.

[@Garysmith2045]

I did enjoy this. Thanks.

[@bzglick]

You got it - thanks for the support

[@MrKahunadog]

Cool video. It would be 10x better if uke had a white rash guard.

[@kjuarez29]

Thanks for sharing. I take it that keeping the arm in place and not slipping out is a matter or keeping the clamp secure: keeping his posture broken down and your right knee on his shoulder(?)

[@bzglick]

Yes that’s the idea

[@Aceinthehole1179]

Great video! I wish y’all both had different color rash guards on.. Just made it hard to see. Great video

[@NocoYeti]

This is GOLD Brian, FUCKING GOLD. Cant wait to buy your instructional!

[@df9918]

very clear explanations, great stuff

[@bzglick]

Glad it was helpful!

[@scottmarlow6018]

great position to strike from in a MMA context as well.

[@bzglick]

💯

[@Testeverything521]

3:41 Do you ever choose to go for the whizzer style overhook? Do you think that's a suboptimal idea for this range?

[@bzglick]

Yes you can work from the overhook 👍🏼

[@CrispimSoares]

Fantastic, thank you!

[@bzglick]

Thank you!

[@chueher9828]

Very nice! Thank you ☺️

[@bzglick]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@Testeverything521]

Do you have any thoughts on the clamp leg position, but from a reverse kimura grip instead of the optimal overhook?

[@happyfeet17gus]

Would you also do a video on how to pass the clamp guard or defend it?

[@bzglick]

Yes one day we’ll cover it!

[@uradumby25]

Do you ever put your far knee that in this instructional is in the shoulder, into the crook of their elbow (bicep/forearm) and hold the arm? I felt like that allowed me to keep them down, along with the foot on their back. I also like it because I can slip that leg through and keep their arm down to setup the triangle

[@bzglick]

Yes - you can do this as long as you can maintain control over the far wrist. But it doesn’t control the head quite as well 👍🏼

[@mndeg]

Marcelo's telephone armbar. Great explanation

[@bzglick]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@thunderbolt499]

Mr Glick! Do you have anything (including a name) for an almost reversed version of this - clamp guard but from more of a side control perspective with the opponent facing up & their back on the floor. I have a training partner who maintains this position superbly well (whilst transitioning to mount or back) & it seems very effective & highly underused particularly with threats to the arm or head / neck. If you have any additional details on this & want to share them please do. Much obliged

[@bzglick]

Yes that’s a nice clamp variation - we will cover it in depth one day 😊

[@jongrappler287]

I like this guard too!

[@bzglick]

one of my favorites :)

[@ironorrbjj158]

Such a powerful guard and couple of attacks. I've always wondered, when attacking ude gatame, if things go wrong and your partner somehow manages to turn his elbow and pass by your head, what is the continuation. Since we're outside both elbows at that point do we go up and take the back? It seems like they'll likely try to square up to you quickly making that option difficult

[@bzglick]

Yes - that’s a good option! Often you can use your bottom arm to take an arm drag grip and keep yourself on the outside, making the transition easier 👍🏼

[@JTRomero]

How do you feel about going to Williams from the clamp? Lots of times people will hug instead of allow space and then flatten me out.

[@bzglick]

It’s a good option 👍🏼

[@milothefightkid5188]

Love it!

[@bzglick]

Thanks for your support 😊

[@daveharris7734]

Really like your video's. To be forty years younger. I watched Bruce Lee on TV in the Hornet.

[@bzglick]

Cool - thanks for watching :)

[@buffdude4281]

Some of the guys I roll with have a sixth sense for triangle exposure and they immediately stack up their weight and get their knee into the pocket of my hip and force me to bail on it. What do you do Sensei Glick to counter someone keeping their weight really low and maintaining control of your hips (keeping their head low as well) and you try to get your hips under them for butterfly guard but they are just too based. Do you go straight for heads locks? Sorry kind of like two questions in there. But I am having issues with people stacking my when I make anything remotely close to a triangle. And in butterfly guard, guys keeping their head and hands on hips and keeping really low and back so I can’t get underneath at all. OSS! You’re videos are my favorite - Master Shintaro brought me here and I am never leaving ❤️

[@bzglick]

So for the triangle: hard to say without seeing your setup but some control pieces may be missing at the outset. We’ll cover handling triangle stacks in a video soon. Butterfly guard: kazushi and offbalancing , plus elevating when there’s a chance 👍🏼

[@buffdude4281]

@@bzglick Recieved. Thank you for taking the time to respond! Have a great Friday and weekend. OSS!

[@bzglick]

👊🏼

[@rulesyaface]

Is this clamp superior to the version where your far leg's foot posts on the far hip, and your near leg's knee goes as high up and as far across their back(within reason) to control posture?

[@joshmc8814]

You make it look simple to get your left leg out and over their shoulder but I often run into the situation where they are jammed up against your legs when they are in the butterfly position and I can't get them out. Any advice?

[@bzglick]

Start by creating movement and look to off-balance first to generate more space

[@virgilio514]

I train at a 10th planet school. What is your honest opinion on Eddie Bravo's rubber guard system? I see some overlapping concepts with the clamp guard.

[@bzglick]

Yes, there are some overlaps. We favor the clamp system since it doesn’t rely as much on flexibility. But plenty of people have used the rubber guard with great success, so there’s merit to learning it and then deciding which works better for you

[@DuyNguyen-uz9ti]

I find that this guard in conjunction with the split guard are a good alternative and works well in tandem. I just wanted to ask, why was No Gi identified? Would this not work with Gi as well?

[@bzglick]

Yes it works with the gi as well 👍🏼

[@kaimeguro1024]

Thank you for the great content! I’d suggest don’t wear same color clothes when you are trying to demo, I hardly to see the knee placement since it’s all dark over there

[@0207612]

Daft white belt question, but I worka lot from closed guard and the overwrap because I'm being taught that right now. This seems to my, really uneducated, eye to be similar in that I take the overwrap, bring the opposite knee in. Then from there I keep the overwrap and don't use the clamp - this gives me another option I think?! But am I just getting it wrong? Gonna try it anyway!

[@0207612]

These videos are great thanks, I should say. Especially from someone who is around my size and weight and age!

[@bzglick]

Great - glad to hear it :)

[@bzglick]

Yes, they’re related. Overwrap from closed guard is a good place to start 👌🏼

[@스텔-c6o]

Someone's been watching some danaher videos

[@bzglick]

😂

[@vincechanhealthy6373]

get slightly on your side. I was missing this detail

[@bzglick]

💯💪🏼

[@vincechanhealthy6373]

@@bzglick pulled this off yesterday. wow!

[@bzglick]

@@vincechanhealthy6373 excellent!

[@djignatin4043]

That is really cool.

[@gunslinger031]

what should i do when the opponent force me omoplata and trying to jump over? thanks for the good stuff B

[@bzglick]

You can transition to omoplata attacks, no problem 👍🏼