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Spider X Guard

The Styles of X Guard

April 21, 2017 by Stephan Kesting

The 5 Types of X Guard

I'm a huge fan of the family of guards known as the X Guard. This type of guard has saved my butt so many times it's not even funny, and has allowed me to sweep opponents that were otherwise almost entirely unsweepable. But there are still some people out there who haven't heard about the X Guard position. And there are other people who might not know that there are actually different styles … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grappling Techniques, Training Tagged With: BJJ, Guard Sweeps, No Gi, Single Leg X Guard, Spider X Guard, Submission Grappling, Techniques, Video, X Guard

What are the Leg Lasso and Spider X Variations of Spider Guard?

April 13, 2015 by Stephan Kesting

We've been talking a lot about the instructional apps in the Spider Guard Masterclass series... And today we're going to take a look at the third app in this series.  It's called Spider Guard Masterclass Volume 3: Next Level Spider Guard, and it focuses on the Leg Lasso and Spider X variations of Spider Guard. This app covers a LOT of the techniques used by the top competitors in the world … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Grappling Techniques Tagged With: Android, Elliott Bayev, Grapplearts DVDs, iPhone, Leg Lasso, Spider Guard, Spider X Guard

Spider Guard Masterclass is Now Live

December 9, 2014 by Stephan Kesting

After almost 6 months of planning, filming and editing Spider Guard Masterclass is now ready for release! I'm biased of course, but I think that this is an absolutely amazing project. It's an A to Z reference guide for the Spider Guard, which is arguably the most dominant form of open guard in modern BJJ. Checking out this instructional is also risk free: if you don't absolutely love it, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Competition, Grappling Techniques, Instructional Videos Tagged With: Collar Spider Guard, Competition, Elliott Bayev, Gi, Gi vs No Gi, Grapplearts, Grapplearts DVDs, Guard Sweeps, Leg Lasso, Omoplata, Open Guard, Reverse de la Riva guard, Spider Guard, Spider X Guard, Submission, Triangle Choke

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