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The Secret Tool to Develop Great Elbow-Knee Connection and Unbeatable Guard Retention

Gary Berger — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 19:33:46 +0000

Elbow-knee connection is one of the most important tools in the guard retention toolbox, and if you want your opponent to have a tough time passing your guard then you have to develop this skill. This concept and many others are covered in much greater detail in The Guard Retention Formula that I put together with BJJ black belt Rory Van Vliet – more info here: https://www.grapplearts.com/guardretention

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Three Simple Tricks To Massively Improve Guard Retention

Gary Berger — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 16:26:13 +0000

This video I overview three simple details people often miss with their guard retention.
1. Hip Angling to keep your feet in alignment with the direction your opponent is trying to pass.
2. Keeping Shoulder Blades Off The Mat
3. Proper use of feet on hips or upper body depending on opponents posture.

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Guard Retention – Countering the Arm Weave Pass

Gary Berger — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 21:15:40 +0000

When you get your legs smashed down and your opponent weaves the arm through to control your legs, you have to act quickly to free the legs back up. Here are 2 options on how to deal with this guard passing situation.

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Side Control Escape – These Small Details Change Everything

Gary Berger — Sun, 16 Jan 2022 15:08:24 +0000

This video I review the first youtube video I posted on this channel. Escaping side control is one the most important skills to have a good guard in gi or no gi. Often a few small details make a huge difference in your ability to escape this position. I go through the top 5 main mistakes people make in this video.

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Guard Retention Against Stack Passing

Gary Berger — Sun, 08 Aug 2021 14:36:48 +0000

The Double Unerhook pass is one of the most foundational passes in jiu jitsu, so it is extremely important to have a good defensive plan against it. This video I go over the main ways your opponent will try to attack you with this pass and a basic defense against each one. The stack pass defense fundamentally very different than most pass sequences so a lot of common defensive techniques will not work the same.

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Most Common Guard Retention Problem

Gary Berger — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 14:23:54 +0000

Getting your hip turned the opposite direction from your opponent is one of the hardest places to recover when defending your guard. This video I discuss two of my favorite way for getting back to a safe position from this situation.

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SLX Crash Course Part 2: The Core Drill of the Single Leg X Guard

Gary Berger — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 20:40:39 +0000

In part 2 of this 4 part mini-series we look a the core drill that trains the absolutely essential sweeping, offbalancing and guard retention movements of the Single Leg X Guard. This is a small portion of https://www.grapplearts.com/single-leg-x-guard-masterclass/ The Single Leg X Guard Masterclass available on Grapplearts.com, and also available as a download within the Grapplearts BJJ Master App (https://www.grapplearts.com/masterapp). Please check them both out and see which works better for you!

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SLX Crash Course Part 1: Make Your Single Leg X Guard Twice As Powerful with Correct Positioning

Gary Berger — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 01:04:43 +0000

In this 4 part mini-series you’ll get a crash course on the SLX position in BJJ and submission grappling. Today we look at the correct position of your legs, hips, arms and hands in the Single Leg X Guard. This is a small portion of https://www.grapplearts.com/single-leg-x-guard-masterclass/

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3 Ways to Win the Initial Gripfight in BJJ, with Jon Thomas

Gary Berger — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 04:52:27 +0000

How to go from not having a grip to having a strong, favorable grip that will allow you to dominate the rest of the match. Featuring Jon Thomas from https://www.grapplearts.com/openguard The Open Guard System, the newly released instructional with 5 comprehensive, step-by-step volumes that give you a systematic and super-effective method for sweeping, submitting and dominating your opponent from the open guard.

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Guard Retention Theory by John Danaher

Gary Berger — Fri, 12 Jul 2019 19:36:59 +0000

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