X-guard crash course at Renzo Gracie Online Academy
This week at Renzo Gracie Online Academy, you get access to an arsenal of attacks starting from the X-guard, a position favored by giants like…
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Renzo Gracie Online Academy desvenda os mistérios da guarda-x
Esta semana, o curso de Jiu-Jitsu da Renzo Gracie Online Academy aborda uma das técnicas mais comentadas nos campeonatos de Jiu-Jitsu: a guarda-x. Trata-se de…
Marcio André shows how to shut down the X-guard
Nova União's Marcio André already has some results to brag about this year. Two weeks ago he dominated the lightweight division at the N.Y Open,…
Exclusive: Go from the X-guard to the back with Marcelo Garcia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5FkoXGMBFU The man on the cover of GRACIEMAG 226, Marcelo Garcia teaches one of his favorite attacks using his trademark X-guard. Learn how to set…
ADCC and world champion in 2015, Calasans teaches a sweep using a modified X-Guard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0HiAT_uDQA Claudio Calasans Jr. had a great year in 2015. He finally won his first world title as a black belt and then crowned…
Learn a sweep from the inverted DLR/X Guard from Gianni Grippo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaFBEVxbqoo Gianni Grippo is one of the most inventive black belts of the new generation. Featured on the cover of GRACIEMAG #219, the 2015…
Learn the x-guard sweep that Rafael Formiga used all the time at the Worlds Master
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDF4Mn7V6m4 Rafael Formiga had a great showing at the 2015 Worlds Master, this weekend, in Las Vegas. He won the master 1 lightweight division…
Video: Add a sweep from z-guard to your arsenal from GMA Gracie Barra Montreal
Coach Olivier Huerre is a purple belt under Professor Bruno Fernandes at GMA Gracie Barra Montreal in Montreal, Canada. Here he shows a technique from…
Video: Robson Moura teaches a sweep from x-guard to an armbar submission
At the RMNU training camp last year, Robson Moura shows a sweep to a submission. Here, he teaches a sweep from the x-guard that transitions…
Lucio “Lagarto” Rodrigues: “You will lose a lot of positions if you are not flexible!”
At the 2014 IBJJF European Open Jiu-Jitsu Championship, Lucio "Lagarto" Rodrigues took home the gold in the black belt super heavyweight division, his tenth time…
Video: Drill X-guard entrances, sweeps and attacks with these setups and drills
Check out a a few approaches to entering the x-guard and then sweeping and attacking from the position. You can also pick up ways to…
Stop Falling for the X-Guard Sweep
One of the most important parts of Jiu-Jitsu is posture, especially when you're on top and your opponent's a savvy sweeper. And if he's got…