Preventing the Guard pass is the most important aspect of Jiu-Jitsu. The position is called Guard for the very purpose that the Guard position is what protect the bottom fighter from being attacked. Loose the Guard and you will not only be vulnerable to attacks but you will also start to get tired, once tired your technique will start to suffer.

Be sure to train your Guard preventions above all. Having a difficult Guard to pass will allow you to relax and have the confidence to attack you opponent. The harder you Guard is to pass the more you can open up and take chance.

Be sure to work this sequence it is a very power recipe for Guard retention.

Lucas Leite (Checkmat BJJ) is a highly decorated Brazilian jiu jitsu competitor, famous for his half guard skills. http://www.lucasleitebjj.com/
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Another American talent on the cover of GM #219 is Tim Spriggs, from Crazy 88/Lloyd Irvin. Here he teaches a punch choke using an overhook from closed guard. Watch it carefully and add it to your game.

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Gianni Grippo is one of the six talented American grapplers on the cover of GRACIEMAG #219. He shares his views on training, conditioning, technique, philosophy, and also teaches one of his favorite positions. Watch the video and add this effective sweep to your game.

When it come to learn BJJ there is no faking it, you either get on the mats and show what you can do or you sit on the side lines and talk theory. While theory is important we need to be sure not to get caught up in over analysis and theoretical concepts but rather take as measurements what actually happens on the mat.

Many great and powerful martial arts have over time been watered down so as to appeal to the masses need to move forward in the belt system without having to go through what mastery truly requires. This has happened in many arts and is slowly also happening in BJJ. Luckily BJJ is not an easy art to fake or water down since sparring is still very much a central theme. Still many schools are feeling the pressures of giving out more strips and belts to keep memberships flowing. This puts a the BJJ community in a difficult situation, water down or loose members to those who do.

All this to say that be careful when choosing and instructor, this is the first important decision you must make on you road to mastery. The second most important decision is to cultivate an attitude of learning. When you go in the practice room go to learn and not dominate. Mastering BJJ entails for the most of us getting your ass kick for close to a decade before achieving the status of black belts. If you are to sensitive and you go into a negative downward spiral overtime you get tapped out you will no survive the journey. Instead focus you attention on what you have learned and not whether you dominated or not.

Ninjas here’s a great set-up that I have been using for sometime now. I started playing with this “leg weave” from the bottom and have developed a series of solid triangles chokes and other submissions from this position. You will also notice that I use a very different hand / leg position when I finish my triangle chokes. On all my triangle chokes I position my body at a 90 degree angle relative to parter (perpendicular). This allows for a very tight triangle choke because the angle lines you directly up with both carotid arteries. You will also notice that in the first triangle choke on this video I connect my hand over and under my partners back. This connection creates a ton of leverage to finalize the choke. If your arms are shorter and you cannot connect them, you can pull on your partners side and create comparable pressure. Give it a try!

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Professor Gustavo Gasperin teaches 4 options on how to break the spider guard. If you can’t break the grips, you can’t pass the spider guard!

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Professor Gustavo Gasperin teaches 4 options on how to break the spider guard. If you can’t break the grips, you can’t pass the spider guard!

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Watch the semifinal match between Keenan Cornelius and Lucas Leite at the black belt open class division at the 2015 Marianas Open, in Guam.

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Professor Gustavo Gasperin teaches how to set up a Kimura lock from side control, and how to transition to 2 different armbars when your opponent defends the Kimura.

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Professor Gustavo Gasperin shows how to execute a DLR sweep when you have collar & sleeve control and your opponent attempts a knee slice pass.

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Professor Gustavo Gasperin shows how to execute a DLR sweep when you have collar & sleeve control and your opponent attempts a knee slice pass.

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Professor Gustavo Gasperin teaches 4 counters to the Sit Up Guard: guard pass, knee-on-belly, armbar, and kimura.