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Open Guard

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BJJ Culture Featured Opinion Technique 

5 Fundamental Guard Passes Every Grappler Should Know

April 25, 2022April 25, 2022 Lucy Wynne

It shouldn’t come as any surprise to learn that passing guard is one of the most difficult elements of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Exacerbating this difficulty is the sheer number of countless guard variations that your opponent can play against you. Another difficulty you face with guard passes is that everyone

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Conditioning Fitness Health Reviews Wellbeing 

The Best Stretching Machines for 2021

September 2, 2021January 4, 2022 admin

Advertising Disclosure If you’re diving into Jiu-Jitsu and focused entirely on endurance and fitness, you’ll soon find out neither are useful without flexibility. You should never forego the value stretching provides. Ever turn your head fast and give yourself whiplash? It doesn’t take much and yet it still causes pain.

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Technique 

John Danaher Demonstrates a Basic Principle of Defending Guard Passes

August 3, 2021August 3, 2021 Ben Coate

John Danaher talks, and we listen. Head coach of the now-defunct Danaher Death Squad, Danaher might be the most sought-after jiu-jitsu instructor on the planet. In a recent video released by BJJ Fanatic, we see a clip of Danaher’s guard retention instructional in which he explains and demonstrates a basic

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Technique 

John Danaher Reveals the DDS Approach to Open Guard

June 4, 2021June 4, 2021 Ben Coate

John Danaher can sometimes seem like an endless fount of knowledge. The leader and namesake of the feared Danaher Death Squad (DDS), his coaching and approach to jiu-jitsu has revolutionized grappling competition over the past several years. In a recent video with Bernardo Faria, Danaher detailed the DDS approach to

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Technique Video White belt 

Gordon Ryan Explains How To Improve Your Butterfly And Open Guard

June 16, 2020July 9, 2020 Alex Lindsey

Gordon Ryan took some time out of his eternal quest to prove himself the greatest No Gi grappler on the planet in order to sit down with Bernardo Faria and talk through some of the most important and basic concepts to keep in mind for both Butterfly guard and open

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BJJ Culture BJJ News Featured Opinion Technique White belt 

John Danaher Picks The Best Open Guard

January 6, 2020February 9, 2020 Alex Lindsey

John Danaher took to social media to reveal what he thinks is the best option for people starting to play with open guard. In typical Danaher fashion, he went into great detail on the reasons why so many new grapplers struggle with playing open guard to begin with and more

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