Helpful Guide to Common BJJ Guard Types

Here is a way I have found helpful in explaining and illustrating some basic guard types to students. There are so many guards and ways to use them in Jiu-Jitsu that I can't even imagine how long a comprehensive list would take. But this video outlines some very common ones that I think practitioners should familiarize themselves with.
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[@freedom9729]

Lol the drums in the background make me feel like he's on a time limit and he has to describe as many as he can before the clock runs out

[@CS-pm5bf]

Haha! I was just thinking that. My stress hormones went through the roof watching this.

[@freedom9729]

@@CS-pm5bf I know right 😂😂👌

[@zenistan2333]

😂😂😂

[@daverage4729]

Just started BJJ and was totally confused by all the guards being mentioned. This helped a lot. Thanks very much!

[@Luckybjj614]

Excellent way to put all the common guards into 10 minutes with tips along the way.

[@PompoRob]

Excellent video as always Professor! I love how you show the techniques as "connections" from one position flowing to another! That's Beautiful Jiujitsu!!! Thank You!

[@KnightJiuJitsu]

I really appreciate that. Thank you very much!

[@mago777]

"I know that I left out worm guard and donkey guard and squid guard and crab guard and I know 10-15 different guards were probably created while we were filming this video." - ROTFL! 😂🤣😅

[@KnightJiuJitsu]

At least 10-15 new ones 🤣

[@mrmushin1]

You forgot guard guard old guard new guard, guard your eggs, guard the basket, guard your woman

[@XieTianXieDi888]

@@mrmushin1 The Vanguard!

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

@@mrmushin1 he forgor *:skull:*

[@Grofzelen]

@@KnightJiuJitsu The only guard that I don't try to pass is when my wife pulls Valentines Day Guard aka Friday Date Night Guard :-)

[@vworley21]

This is a great refresher I can keep coming back to. I learn these in class and forget details. Thanks for the content my friend. OSS!

[@JSMinstantcoaching]

This is extremely helpful for us as white belts. Because we can grasp the overall picture and be introduced to the key concept of transitions between positions. I believe there is a room for drilling exercises, but isolated techniques teaching should be inserted in a context of a overall picture as you are showing us here. In this respect I like very much the teachings of draculinho, John Will, Chew jitsu, Kamajiu jitsu, Pritt Mikhelson, Wim Deputer, Chris Haüter, Matt Thomton, Fihras Zahibi, John Danaher, and so many more, who provide us with some context.

[@senseialexsprfk]

Awesome, I had a class on this a while back, I love how you transitioned through the guards in a logical way! I always recommend your channel to my students. Thank you!

[@TremenDirio]

Knight, you are a true gentleman, sir. Superb narration too.

[@KnightJiuJitsu]

I really appreciate that greatly.

[@maxwellhouse1362]

Hey, you move out like water brother, I am trainning out more on the moving skill progress and sneaky approch than the submission technics now and it helps me a lot! So thank you for your teaching because with youtube we got acess to more knowledge!

[@KnightJiuJitsu]

I really appreciate you watching!

[@emilycurry6803]

I’m getting so serious, about the whole video, I’m not even blink, cause I don’t want to miss anything 🤣🥰

[@KnightJiuJitsu]

🙏🙏🙏

[@paulbruno2568]

Nicely break down these tips well help me to understand and improve my guard OSS trying to go from purple to brown and this is what holding me back thank you

[@joaovlogetags1184]

Vc é o cara !!! Está entre o Top 3 dos canais que vejo no KZbin. Oss !!!

[@amirkazemi2517]

so easy to listen to. efficiency in words & demonstrating the movement. thank you professor Knight

[@sanitize808]

Another great video Knight! I Definitely need to learn how to sweep better from de la Riva, x guard, and spider guard. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@KnightJiuJitsu]

Thank you. Glad to help!

[@thousandjokes]

Love your videos, I watch them over and over again. Thank you

[@KnightJiuJitsu]

I really appreciate that!

[@arjay1337]

Soo helpful, We have covered these in class over many lessons it's good to get the full picture in review

[@tomwhitcombe7621]

Very cool how you might get from one guard to the next- often we learn them in isolation

[@quelove8556]

"10 guards made in the making of this video" too funny🤣🤪😭

[@РусланХусаинов-ъ9п]

Спасибо Эли ! Столько полезных нюансов в одном видео !

[@harrisonkrueger99]

Eli, could you please make a video on how you tape your right hand please! I'm a blue belt and have had consistent knuckle / hand pain the the center on my right hand. I've tried to quasi-replicate what you have but still have yet to find a way that works. I really appreciate all your content on here as well as IG but would love to find a method that helped my hand issues. Thanks for all that you do man

[@REspeKTtheVillain]

watching this feels like im speed reading the dictionary

[@og-primatol5140]

guys has a ton of knowledge thanks for sharing

[@westfinger8630]

really good stuff, I needed to see this video, thank you!

[@nimaaghdaii]

Loved it. Thanks for making this video!!

[@eschelar]

Excellent as always

[@shaneroberts2492]

Love that triangle set up from de la Riva!!!!

[@HugeStirz]

Great video! hella useful

[@SikhJedi]

I wish I watched this video when I first started bjj. Ossss

[@maxzhao8331]

Excellent video!

[@alexandreliu9516]

Awesome videos! Thanks for sharing

[@Jesseh_Rodrigez]

I have just joined you in Patreon... I hope this can be my best investment in BJJ this year... Osu!

[@KnightJiuJitsu]

Thank you so much. And there is a ton of content on there. Lots of videos searchable by topic now.

[@yazanalhelou]

Amazing video as always

[@KnightJiuJitsu]

Thank you 🙏

[@eduardogaldino8432]

You are the Doctor, thank you!

[@KRAVMAGA1]

Thank you for your video

[@MrBluemanworld]

Time to go on Patreon!

[@KnightJiuJitsu]

Thank you!!!

[@fitnessmmaplaylists3548]

Amazing thank you that will be very helpful for todays roll

[@KnightJiuJitsu]

That’s great to hear. Thanks!

[@gettingoutthere.9981]

Great video. Thanks

[@bugwind255]

I learned a ton of other guards I never knew existed thanks!

[@KnightJiuJitsu]

Awesome!

[@sgreany24]

Great instruction, oss

[@JXR8789]

Excuse my obliviousness but what does the blue bar on the black belt mean?

[@KnightJiuJitsu]

No worries. The blue bar denotes black belts under Royce Gracie or the Valente Brothers. They adopted the blue bar in place of the red a few years ago. I’m a first degree black belt under Royce.

[@josejaramillo6164]

muy bueno, gracias profe, ahora a practicar

[@jesseeden5751]

I’m a white belt watching like... he just described all jui jitsu.

[@luciazahrte]

I feel you 😂

[@gabry0980]

Thank you Eli!

[@roanallen1382]

That’s a great video

[@johnsonbenny7406]

Thank you

[@adilbekramadan2038]

Perfect 👍Thank you 🖒👌

[@mikecarinum3032]

I have a question: Out of pure curiosity, I noticed that you are wearing blue on your black belt instead of the usual red. Is there a specific reason for this?

[@KnightJiuJitsu]

Actually someone just asked that in the comments on this video. I responded about 2 or 3 comments ago below.

[@mikecarinum3032]

Thank you :)

[@alexandreaffoque1182]

Thank you.

[@draccanon]

Are guards usually all on you back? (I’ve had 2classes lol. Still trying to figure out what words mean. )

[@KnightJiuJitsu]

Yes, the guard is the only position where you can be on bottom and still be considered in the dominant position.

[@MrBluemanworld]

Best site!

[@jarettesuikowsky6742]

This guy is good!

[@KnightJiuJitsu]

That’s a legitimate reason!

[@PKV-wl3ec]

What are some best and worst techniques for someone short

[@KnightJiuJitsu]

That's tough to answer here. Good idea for a whole video though.

[@PKV-wl3ec]

Knight Jiu-Jitsu Oh thats awesome! Love your stuff

[@KnightJiuJitsu]

Thanks for that comment! Great explanation and helpful.

[@PKV-wl3ec]

Steve MacInnis Wow! Thanks for that reply steve! Yer i feel like kimuras are chokes are a good tight fit I definitely cant get my legs around for triangles so i know thats not a good match for myself.

[@jordibruvandellos4715]

Thanks

[@Potts2k8]

3:10 what protection is there from hammerfists to the schnozz while in deep half guard like that?

[@jameshughes1097]

Deep half isn’t generally recommended for mma or streetfighting.

[@STR3AK]

Awesome

[@rkumar3000]

Nice

[@flavanationJ]

Is there a z guard

[@KnightJiuJitsu]

Yes. Z guard is similar to a knee shield position and can be seen in my deep half guard video from where I set it up.

[@scottc3165]

So dang scientific!

[@eduardolazzaretti2092]

Great

[@RTTeamKoltz330]

Great viseo

[@gltmartialartsfitness2263]

Good

[@neil65394]

I am a Spider guard lover ~

[@joshuakeeler82]

Z guard. Octopus guard.

[@brunoz.oficial]

Muito Bom! Congrats!

[@BecozPro]

At a jiujitsu class the other week and my friend said to me "it's a very strange thing to be good. Being really good at wrapping your legs around someone." It's a funny way of looking at it.

[@KnightJiuJitsu]

🤣🤣🤣

[@counterkidnapping1737]

So that's how you do it . What type of guard

[@jestfullgremblim8002]

what

[@a.chigurh8902]

Like a surgeon

[@luisfernandoarandaprieto3032]

Chingonson.!!

[@jhonytaylor7237]

Por que a ponta azul na faixa??? Kkk

[@KnightJiuJitsu]

I’m a black belt under Royce Gracie. He uses the blue sleeve instead of the red for his black belts.

[@danielforatoyacobian5305]

OSS Sensei

[@delioalvesfernandesjuniora3480]

oss

[@oraclebjj]

As always great content. Possibly too much. And no need for phrenetic beats that make it harder to listen.

[@jasminelimalima5075]

i love the vid but please don’t pit music in the backround next time

[@mestre244]

Oss!!

[@markuslepisto7824]

Beezeizei preacher..

[@samkiser5674]

Too many guards