My latest BJJ guard sweeps instructional is called ‘The Single Leg X Guard Masterclass.’
This instructional took two years to research and develop, and it contains a ton of my best material to control and sweep your opponent. The full product includes step-by-step SLX entries, variations, combinations, drills, sweeps, and counters.
This page below gives you the ‘QuickStart’ section from that product.
The Quickstart is designed to give you a really good preview of the overall material, as well as some of the most important SLX concepts and techniques so that you can get some good results right away!
In the full product you’ll get a full gameplan for this guard position – check out the full version of the Single Leg X Guard here
Good luck with your training!
Stephan Kesting
4 Part Quickstart Guide to the Single Leg X Guard
Part 1: The Essentials of the SLX Position
Part 2: The Core Drill
Part 3: The Most Important SLX Sweep
Part 4: The Other Most Important Sweep
SLX Fundamentals
The material in the section below is included in the full SLX Masterclass. For more info click here.
1: Why the Single Leg X (SLX) Guard?
2: The Types of X Guard
3: Leg and Hip Position in the SLX
4: Hand and Arm Position in the SLX
SLX Drills for Sweeping, Transitioning, and Guard Pass Prevention
The material in the section below is included in the full SLX Masterclass. For more info click here.
1: The Core Drill vs Standing
2: The Core Drill vs Kneeling
3: The Swinging Leglock Drill
4: The Four Directions Offbalancing Drill
5: SLX to X Guard Transition Flow Drill
Entries into the Single Leg X Guard
The material in the section below is included in the full SLX Masterclass. For more info click here.
1: From Instep Guard vs a Standing Opponent
2: From Instep Guard vs a Kneeling Opponent
3: From Butterfly vs Opponent with Posted Foot
4: From Butterfly vs Opponent with Both Knees Down – Double Lift
5: From Butterfly vs Opponent with Both Knees Down – 2 on 1 Sweep
6: From Butterfly vs Opponent with Both Knees Down – Knee and Lapel Sweep
7: From Butterfly vs Opponent with Both Knees Down – Butterfly Sweep
8: From de la Riva Guard
11: From Standing
12: From Bottom of Mount
Sweeps and Finishes from the SLX
The material in the section below is included in the full SLX Masterclass. For more info click here.
1: Attack, Attack, Attack
2: The Twist Sweep
3: Twist Sweep Variations
4: The SLX Lumberjack
5: Triple Twist
6: The Bridge and Kick to Twist
7: Technical Standup Sweep from X
8: Direct SLX Standup
9: Pull Towards and Kickover Sweep
10: Double Shin Sweep
SLX Counters, Passes and Recounters
The material in the section below is included in the full SLX Masterclass. For more info click here.
1: SLX Problem Solving
2: Kneeling or Sitting Back in SLX
3: Peeling the Heel
4: The Peel and Grip
5: The Backstep Pass
6: The Knee Stuff
7: Goat Riding Stance Knee Pinch Pass
8: Position of Last Resort
9: SLX Summary