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How To Break Closed Guard Without Getting Swept

June 2, 2023/in Beginners, BJJ, Defenses Escapes Counters, Guard Passes, Sweeps, Tips, Training /by Jack C

In today’s video I answer a recent question about breaking the closed guard in BJJ (Gi or No-GI), WITHOUT getting swept in the process.

In Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, the Closed Guard is one of the most dangerous positions to be stuck in. It’s also a great position for your opponent to sweep or submit you if you’re not careful.

Therefore, it’s important to try and approach it with caution and technique when breaking it.

This Guard Break is both beginner friendly and extremely effective (in my experience) and hopefully a useful idea for you to practice next time you’re in training.

I hope this helps.

– Chewy

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Escape Tight Guard Passing Positions with This Powerful Chin Grip

March 6, 2023/in BJJ, Guard Passes, Tips /by Jack C

Do you ever struggle with people smashing you in a really tight guard passing position? Think, body lock passing, tight half guard passing, etc. Of course, right? It happens to everyone. Well here’s a simple, but powerful, chin grip that could be a game changer for you and your BJJ in these positions.

I learned this by having a smaller competitor (around 160 or so) use it against me. I remember it disrupted my guard passing positions even when I was super tight. I then started using it during my training and enjoy it when I’m rolling up against some of my larger students who are north of 250lbs.

So, give it a try the next time you need to create some space when fighting off a tight guard pass during your Brazilian Jiu-jitsu training sessions.

-Chewy

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Slow Down Young Athletic Opponents with This Guard Passing Position (Pt 2)

January 23, 2023/in BJJ, Guard Passes /by Jack C

Today’s BJJ technique video is a continuation of the passing idea I shared last week about using half guard to slow down younger, faster or more athletic opponents.

In today’s video I answer a question about the Reverse Half Guard position as a question came up on the original video. I show some details on how to use the Reverse Half Guard position in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, so you don’t get reverse or lose control of your opponent. But also, how to strategically place your weight on your opponent to apply maximum pressure.

This can be a great position whether you’re older and need to slow down the young whipper snappers in your class or if you just run into someone who has a really mobile guard.

If you’re trying to figure out ways to slow down training partners or opponents with guard passing then I hope this video is useful to you!

-Chewy

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An Effective Butterfly Guard Sweep Against Tight Guard Passers

October 18, 2022/in BJJ, Guard Passes, Sweeps, Training /by Jack C

In today’s video I show 1 Butterfly Guard sweep that will address several common counters to a butterfly guard in BJJ. Namely, bodylock passes and posts with the hand or the foot.

If you’re someone that uses Butterfly Guard in Jiu-jitsu then this technique could be a great option for you. I know it’s 1 of my go to sweeps with the position because it eliminates several options for the top person can use for defense. Thanks for watching and hope the video helps!

– Chewy

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Effective Over Under Guard Pass Setup VS Butterfly Guard in BJJ

October 17, 2022/in Beginners, BJJ, Guard Passes, Tips, Training /by Jack C

Today’s video is a short clip with 1 of my BJJ White Belts after class. He had a question about 1 of the guard passing techniques we worked on in class. So I sat down with him and went over the position and technique with him.

The passing technique is very simple. It’s basically an entry into the over under pass vs a butterfly guard. I do this a lot to off balance the bottom person and setup several of my guard passing attacks.

If over under passes are your thing or you struggle passing a butterfly guard, then I hope this technique is useful to you.

Hope the video helps.

-Chewy

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Take More Backs in BJJ with 2 Effective Techniques If They Turtle Up

May 13, 2022/in Beginners, BJJ, Guard Passes, Sweeps, Tips, Training /by Jack C

In today’s basic White Belt BJJ techniques, I use as a Black Belt I’m going to show you 2 of my best back takes that work off a guard passing situation. Taking the back off of a guard pass when the person turtles up is one of my most successful ways to secure back mount in Brazilian Jiujitsu.

The back takes are simple and can be used as shown or combined together with other Brazilian Jiu-jitsu techniques. I’ve hit both of these techniques at grappling competitions like the No Gi Pans, Pans , ADCC trials and others.

-Chewy

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Take Your BJJ Stack Pass to the Next Level with These Details (Gi & No Gi)

April 22, 2022/in Beginners, BJJ, Guard Passes, Tips, Training /by Jack C

If you’re like most BJJ practitioners, you learned some form of a stack pass very early on as a White Belt. And for good reason. It’s a strong guard pass that puts a lot of pressure on your opponent.

But like many of the Brazilian Jiu-jitsu techniques we learn early on many people exchange the stack pass for something else because they feel the need for more advanced techniques.

Well, in today’s video I’m going to show you how I use the stack pass in an “advanced” Black Belt way. This video is chock full of ideas and details that could be used for multiple positions. So, if you’re attention span has been ruined by social media this may not be the video for oyu. But assuming you’re up for learning how to take your double under or stack pass to the next level, then check the video out.

Enjoy the video. I hope it’s helpful.

-Chewy

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If You Like Side Control, You Gotta Try This Sexy Back Take

April 5, 2022/in BJJ, Defenses Escapes Counters, Guard Passes /by Jack C

In today’s video I’m going to show you one of my favorite rolling back takes in BJJ that you can setup from side control.

This is one of my favorite ways to take back mount in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. And recently, in one of my vlogs I got a question about this technique since I used it in during a roll that was filmed. So I’ll show you that rolling clip from the Costa Rica video and then show you how to set it up from side control in case you want to give it a try during your next roll in the gym.

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Also, watch towards the end where I show a sneaky detail for catching more rear naked chokes. This is a simple adjustment I add on to the end of my back takes when I’m drilling in the gym and has made a big difference to my ability to finish chokes in competitions and high level rolls.

Thanks for watching!

-Chewy

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