Fighting bigger opponents is always challenging, but if you control the grips and distance then you can avoid them crushing you and come out on top. The tips in this video apply to gi and no gi. Also, here here are some additional resources to check out if you’re always getting crushed on the bottom by bigger, stronger, younger punks…

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Today’s video is going to be a little bit longer, but it’ll be worth it if you’re struggling with your Guard Retention.

A message came in from a viewer named Collin who says his guard retention sucks, it gets shredded, and he wants some tips to get better at this area of his BJJ.

With that being said, as a guy who came to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from Wrestling, I’ll give you a couple reason my guard retention sucked at first and then give you some of the solutions I’ve found in my Jiu-Jitsu journey.

I’ll give you 8 different tips in this video, in no order of importance.

Hopefully, if you’re struggling with your guard retention like Collin, then you found this video helpful.

Thanks for watching.

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These three guard retention movements are critical for stopping the guard pass; here’s how to train them on your own against a wall. Taught by Cal MacDonald from the BJJ Foundations instructional available at https://www.grapplearts.com/foundations

0:00 How to learn the half granby movement
0:58 How to learn the high leg movement
2:08 How to learn the full inversion on the wall

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The No Hands drill is a powerful tool to improve your guard retention and make your guard impassable. Check out BJJ Games (https://www.grapplearts.com/bjjgames) for many more skill-developing games! Live training footage starts at 4:59 in this video.

4 BJJ Solo Drills For Better Guard Retention

1. Bridge
2. Bridge with reach
3. Hip escape in place
4. Bridge to turtle

Try this hip switch drill to improve hip rotation and warm up the hips for BJJ.

0:00 Intro
0:42 Concepts
2:03 High Side Escape
5:16 Flutter Kick
5:53 Low Side Escape
7:51 Hip Switch/ Kuzure Kesa Gatame Escape
11:18 Head and Arm Classic Kesa Gatame Escape
12:43 Near Side Hip Block Escape
15:35 Over Head North South Control
18:09 Deeper Control Positions
19:19 How Apply and Develop in Sparring
21:04 Outro

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In order to pass your guard your opponent needs to invade the space between your knee and your elbow, so use elbow-knee connection to deny him that space. From https://www.grapplearts.com/oldguard, the instructional for grapplers 40 and over, available in DVD, online streaming, and app-based formats featuring Rob Biernacki and Stephan Kesting

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Five essential movements required for butterfly guard that can be trained as solo drills. Partner applications also shown (see timestamps below)
00:00 Intro
00:10 ONE – Solo Armdrag from Butterfly Guard Kata
01:06 Armdrag Application with Partner
01:41 TWO – Solo Butterfly Sweep Kata
02:36 Butterfly Sweep Application with Partner
02:57 THREE – Frame and Hip Escape Guard Retention Kata
03:42 Frame and Hip Escape Application with Partner
04:22 FOUR – Forward Situp (aka Butt Double) Kata
04:55 Forward Situp (aka Butt Double) Application with Partner
05:41 FIVE – Elevator Butterfly Guard Reset Kata
06:28 Elevator Butterfly Guard Reset with Partner

Good luck with your training,
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This video I breakdown my 3 tier system for defending against the cross pant grip passing system. I break it dowen by the early stage focused on fast grip breaking on the wrist, the second stage is focused on inversion to twist their grip, and the third phase is focused on once your opponent gets the grip on your lapel.

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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.