How To Pass The Guard Putting As Much Weight As Possible by Henry Akins

[@MackTrainingAcademy]

Henry’s guard passing with weight and angles is a game changer. Been using it for a few years now and other people have noticed major improvement. Make sure to monitor the focus of your chest.

[@Parlefalk]

Thank you Bernardo! What makes this series so incredibly good. Is that you are so incredibly humble. Bernardo is a vicious top tier black belt. But in every interaction with other black belt that comes on this channel to share their knowledge he just listens carefully and show great interest in what they share. Not everybody is like this, especially when you’ve reached a certain level in your field of work. I really admire people that are great but are this open, humble and have this learning mentality that Bernardo have. Truly an inspiration. Thanks for a great channel, I’ve learned so much, and thanks for the life lesson. Just wanted to share one of my take aways from this series. Cheers from somewhere in Europe.

[@unknownspectre]

"Yup" -Bernardo Faria

[@bxlawless100]

Great philosophy of guard passing. Weight always aiming at chest to chest. Pulling grips are good. Grip breaks aren’t needed. Break down frames with weight and angles. Arms only help remove impediments.

[@tomanderson6140]

I trained with Rickson privately back in the day, before Henry even started. Great times. Rickson was the technical and spiritual embodiment of jiu-jitsu, and I always thought of Rorion as the business mind to whom all should show gratitude for the state of modern jiu-jitsu and MMA -- and every time I get another bjjfanatics email about another flash discount opportunity that makes me reflexively reach for my wallet, I have to smile. Bernardo deserves a coral belt in business-JJ as well. :)

[@BH-gh6qm]

oh plz, you dont even train you bum

[@alanhaine644]

Hi Bernardo / Henry. This week we were drilling open guard and I really struggled to pass, I kept getting caught in people’s grips and swept. I watched this video twice and went to training with it on my mind. Tonight was more open guard drilling and I was able to use this technique with great success. Can’t wait to practice it some more. Thanks so much for posting this wisdom.

[@tusccountyjiujitsu]

I have had many people tell me I have heavy pressure in guard passing, even when I am not being intentionally heavy. It's more because of what Henry says here about constant forward pressure. Once I start moving forward to pass I refuse to move back out, I am passing not running.

[@yankeetiger41]

Mr. Akins techniques and his instruction are amazing and beautiful. Simple concepts that are applicable even as we become older grapplers. Thank you Mr. Faria for always posting incredible information.

[@carlcanfield3763]

I have all Henrys courses and have done several private lessons with Henry, his Jiu Jitsu is incredible. His Guard passing courses are Mind blowing and his pressure when passing is like none other. I highly recommend all Henrys material. I’ve been training close to 30 years and this Hidden Jiu Jitsu is unstoppable once you get the technique down

[@urbansamurai261]

You're very lucky

[@gqloc5987]

And then you get kicked in the face or kneed and then it's lights out. Guard passing is great for sport and that's about it but for real life, it's better to destroy the other guy quickly and powerfully.

[@urbansamurai261]

@@gqloc5987 lol you train for the streetz

[@gqloc5987]

@@urbansamurai261 - I train for reality. You want to get a free lesson. I'll go to you.

[@gqloc5987]

@@urbansamurai261 - You shouldn't disrespect the samurai using their title especially a goof like yourself who thinks he's a warrior because he's taken lessons or is interested in BJJ/GJJ.

[@alecjaxn]

I didn't really notice this until right now, but it's really cool watching Bernardo interact with different instructors with a passion for LEARNING about new concepts in BJJ. This is a guy who has forgotten more than I'll probably ever learn but he still approaches the art as a pure student. I try to have this same attitude in my own training and it's really cool to see that this world renown blackbelt is STILL learning!

[@benhallo1553]

Bernardo is a legend buddy

[@Slamminbassplayer]

This is awesome. I think a lot of pressure/weight gets lost purely in the spirit of friendly training - as a big guy I know I’ve worked super hard only to find out that I learned some very bad habits simply by trying to avoid smushing smaller guys. I think that’s a mistake. But the flip side is having a gym full of people who don’t want to train with you!

[@luisdawnfinder3188]

I've heard of that from other big guys before. For this reason a lot of the big guys in gyms that I've been to stick to rolling with other big guys

[@elijahk117]

For the sake of injury prevention it’s probably best people train with people their own size or close to it

[@badxradxandy]

@@elijahk117 what is Openv division then at tournaments? What is the street? Train with everyone that is safe with you.

[@Anthony_Garcia_]

I have this exact issue. I go lighter with a lot of people just so they don't die lol

[@peekaboojujitsoo525]

"If he dies, he dies..."

[@zunke]

I’ve grown to really appreciate Henry’s style and way of communicating.

[@CarryTrainer]

Henry Rocks

[@Jiujitswho]

Literally was just learning this concept from my professor, it feels like he’s surfing on top of me making me bear his weight, how does KZbin know such a specific concept that I’m into

[@graciekentucky9961]

Henry's way of passing has changed my game for ever. It's the water passing as I like to call it

[@DUARTE99]

I got to train with Henry in 2018. He’s awesome and so down to Earth. Highly recommended to learn from.

[@Dreaming-11]

Henry seems to be a fantastic professor, thank you Bernardo

[@thehuntingdogpodcast]

I love all your content! the recent stuff I watched with Henry Akins has changed my game. I am 66 BB betting ready for Masters in vegas and I feel more confident than ever. Thanks Bernardo!!!

[@DrLeifSmith]

Love these conceptual takeaways re: angles and weight distribution. Thanks for this video, Henry is great (as well as Bernardo, of course). "HUGE honor for me!" 😄

[@myPhDinAwesomeness]

Huge honor for me

[@JA-gc1rr]

Thank you for this content Bernardo

[@chadlawrence2240]

its insane this only has 1.3K thumbs up.............this should be 1.3million thumbs up.

[@koosvandermerwe8298]

Henry is my favorite online coach.

[@TheSQLPro]

Phenomenal as always! Thank you for teaching us!!

[@tfajsh]

Thanks for the content Bernardo!!

[@Lijah2good4u]

I got my blue belt from Brazilian freestyle Maui we are a Rickson affiliate under Romolo Barrio, we were smashing before it was cool, we had a lot of big Polynesians. These tips saved my life 😅😅. Porrada daily guys 🤙🏽

[@vjdamonsta]

Bernardo is the goat and awesome lesson thank you guys

[@RadicalTrivia]

17:44 - Connection is the key.

[@geraldpduenas]

This is how I counter the collar drag.. great principles that apply to all situations

[@Mark-gi4tp]

Did you see how easy he just pressed through that DLR, haha. There are levels

[@daithi1966]

I really like this concept.

[@ThugLifeModafocah]

Gordon Ryan does this weight distribuition and angle with "perfection" nowadays.

[@jerelaukkanen5917]

That's incredible / amazing!

[@William.H.Bonney]

Henry is awesome

[@Petestanton]

This is superb

[@John-qz2sy]

Yup

[@kristianjosh8293]

A lot of people have said BJJ needs to have more forward pressure in the training and it would turn everything upside down

[@kingwilly8041]

12:10 Poor Bernardo struggling to say, "Yeah, I get it already," after regularly getting the life squeezed out of him throughout this video.

[@tieoneon5240]

great lessons

[@Frazful]

Bernardo, when is the instructional dropping?

[@Slamminbassplayer]

Also - lead blanket passing… sounds like nightmares I’ve had.

[@nicob3226]

Lead blanket. Nice.

[@HerringZFish]

I can't find this video on BJJF. Can someone gelive me the right title or a direct link to this offering?

[@huskylord123]

Awesome concept, but I'm not sure how to implement.

[@texasnationalists9727]

Excellent video! It's amazing how much you can learn from a black belt with minutes.

[@tjnxray]

Bernardo

[@Brandon-ie2kz]

Probably explains why wrestlers are a natural at BJJ

[@vw5233]

4:58

[@crouchingmole]

A1 Again

[@Studiodevs]

I can’t let you get close

[@MOTIVATIONEXTREME]

trop fort!!!

[@lifewithoutpanic]

yep

[@pmartialartsx]

Hmm is it just me or did he just debunk the great John Danaher’s guard retention he did with Bañado?

[@JoaoPedro-sb3sq]

Bernardo: yeah...... yeah... yeah, yeah

[@vw5233]

14:09

[@charlotteleclanche464]

I tried that i didn't work against a butterfly guard player and i was a bit dumb founded at my teachers just had to remind me to break grips then frames instead of trying to push on the frames like it didn't work the slightest bit so i don't know if i'm missing a lot of informations there but yeah sorry the concept is great in reality i got sweeped and controlled everytime.

[@andreasrydstrom9112]

My guess is, like with any concept in jiujitsu, you need to practice it a lot before you can make it work when sparring with experienced practitioners.

[@man-e4g637]

I am a “big boy” so this is my only way of passing. It works good even on bigger guys. Pressure pressure pressure.

[@bxlawless100]

If a heavy guy (even white belt) can make the other guy “carry his weight” it’s terrible for the guy in the bottom.

[@Rahul-co3ie]

"Huge Honour for me"

[@davedave8608]

Praise God

[@tomanderson6140]

"Be like water." -- Bruce Lee

[@peekaboojujitsoo525]

Taichi/Taoist philosophy, concepts and principles.

[@chrisaaron7195]

“Yup”

[@jiujitsustudent604]

Be like water…and let Jesus walk on you.

[@peekaboojujitsoo525]

@@jiujitsustudent604 haha

[@grantgrant8554]

Imagine just getting a stripe from rickson..

[@hhspector3006]

helio only certified rorion to teach his style

[@tomanderson6140]

@@hhspector3006 pfft

[@tomanderson6140]

I got my blue belt from Rickson.

[@hhspector3006]

@@tomanderson6140 in the adds in black belt magazine back in 1998 for gracie basics helio said this

[@tomanderson6140]

@@hhspector3006 As I said, "pfft." All martial arts families have their squabbles and politics, and Rorion is the master marketer who deserves to be the family art leader. See 12:30 of "Rickson Gracie Red Belt Ceremony With Interviews" where Rorion says "Rickson is jiu-jitsu." That has never been in doubt. I once asked Royce and Royler if they'd ever caught Rickson in a submission, and they laughed and said no. I was incredulous. Just think about that. The years and skill of family members like that, and not a single time when he had an off day while they had a good day, or he zigged when he should have zagged and it just happened just by lucky opportunity among all the training hours and years. Nope. Rorion is the eldest son and business leader that anyone who makes a career out of JJ or just enjoys it should be grateful to, but Rickson is the expression.

[@Owl-of-Minerva]

QED

[@isledon]

It's obvious he knows what he's talking about, but it's so painfully explained.

[@workstudy8118]

What do you mean

[@isledon]

Good question, I think it sinply feels that way to me after being spoiled by some of the best BJJ communications online. I've heard these same ideas described by many different people, this guy just didn't do it as well.

[@falkhammermuller9342]

.. JOP ...

[@lordsneed9418]

trying to push forward and fall on top of someone sounds like a very easy way to get swept with a butterfly hook or fall straight into their closed guard. I don;t see how this advice applies to those very common situations.

[@rhabenic]

That's where the "angles" part comes in. He's redirecting the frames not simply "falling on top."

[@irishking3054]

Resumo do vídeo: -Yeahp

[@ll2nycell]

this shit is fuckin sorcery

[@tokinabo]

ha, guard passing is that easy? go figure why everyone else is complicating things..

[@hermanmelville3871]

If you ask Henry he’ll say it’s because people don’t want to take the time to master the concepts. Instead they look for quick fixes for immediate results, but have a low ceiling when it comes to overall efficiency and effectiveness.

[@therainman7777]

@@hermanmelville3871 And he’s right.

[@putpixel4804]

This is absolutely basic stuff nothing new in here

[@jacobhoover4393]

Ok? Still a helpful video, idk why something has to be new for you to approve lol

[@putpixel4804]

@@jacobhoover4393 what?

[@dr.waffles7728]

@@putpixel4804 He said that it doesn't have to be new for you to approve of it and that it's still helpful for people regardless of your opinion on it.What do you mean "what" you professional moron?

[@ThugLifeModafocah]

That's why so awesome. Just basic stuff that works great.

[@wlbernie]

You’re just a phenom like Rickson that already knew this. Wow you’re amazing!

[@kaankideys3467]

Yup