Understanding The Distance From Guard by Gui Mendes

Understanding The Distance From Guard by Gui MendesUse lessons on controlling and managing distance from guard to choose the most effective strategies and positions to attack with, including De La Riva, Reverse De La Riva, X Guard, and moreGui Mendes is one of BJJ’s most respected black belts, with 4 world championships at black belt and tons of elite students at his academy Art Of Jiu-Jitsu.Get real, useable lessons from Gui breaking down his own rolling, so he can narrate how he is implementing these movements and ideas.Work from near distance, middle distance, and far distance, with specific and detailed lessons around what makes each unique and what you need to know.Play from classic positions like the collar & sleeve open guard where you can begin launching attacks and defending your guard with more knowledge than ever.This series can help grapplers of all levels and styles connect positions and techniques with more focus, strategy, and efficiency than ever.COURSE CONTENTVolume 1Introduction 0Framing The Guard 6:07Distance Control 10:54Near Distance 15:13Breaking The Posture 22:50Making The Opponent Post 27:01Using The Knees To Beat The Arms 32:42Crossing The Center Line 39:05Underhooking The Shoulders 43:33Chaining Attacks From Triangle 49:25Chaining Techniques From The Choke 56:50Ducking Under The Arm 1:04:05Grabbing The Belt 1:09:48Framing With Head, Shoulders & Hips 1:15:38Volume 2Middle Distance 0De La Riva Guard Retention 2:25De La Riva To Single Leg X Stand Up 7:48Countering Opponent Opening Knee 13:43Toehold & Kneebar From De La Riva 19:44Framing The Reverse De La Riva 26:40X-Guard From Reverse De La Riva 33:13Countering The Over/Under Pass 36:39Reverse De La Riva Attacking Arms 43:01Reframing The Guard 49:58Volume 3Far Distance 0Collar & Sleeve Retention 2:14Collar & Sleeve Triangle 7:26Collar & Sleeve Omoplata 18:54Collar & Sleeve Head Catching 31:28Collar Grip Retention 36:46Collar Drag 43:25Collar Grip To Ankle Pick 49:55Collar Grip Head Catching 55:04Collar Grip To X-Guard 59:42Collar Grip To Armbar 1:03:02Volume 4Sparring Analysis. Sequence 01 0Sequence 02 1:11Sequence 03 1:35Sequence 04 2:43Sequence 05 3:00Sequence 06 3:44Sequence 07 5:09Sequence 08 5:26Sequence 09 5:36Sequence 10 6:29Sequence 11 7:08Sequence 12 7:37Drilling Session 8:02Student Corrections 11:01WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?Start supercharging your bottom game with one of the best instructors in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, as Gui Mendes shows you how to control and manage distance from bottom to create the best guard game possible. With strategies, concepts, and techniques broken down in extreme detail, you’ll be able to start attacking off your back with more confidence and more effectiveness than ever.Gui Mendes is one of the most influential BJJ athletes and instructors ever, with a fluid and technical style that helped lead a new style of innovative and effective gi grappling. With four world championships at black belt, he now leads his next generation of gold medalist students at the Art of Jiu-Jitsu. The Mendes Brothers changed game.Learn the hidden conceptual grappling behind the distance you must manage from guard, with Gui’s helpful advice on how to play from the near, middle, and far positions. Combine strong guard retention and framing tools with proven guards like De La Riva, Reverse De La Riva, collar & sleeve, and more.These lessons aren’t just a collection of moves, this is deep knowledge that connects your jiu-jitsu and lets you flow from space to space. Use Guilherme Mendes sparring analysis to see these important details in action as he shows you what it should look like in action as he takes on his own students and breaks down the footage.SO, WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU GET?PART 1INTRODUCTIONFRAMING THE GUARDDISTANCE CONTROLNEAR DISTANCEBREAKING THE POSTUREMAKING THE OPPONENT POSTUSING THE KNEES TO BEAT THE ARMSCROSSING THE CENTERLINEUNDERHOOKING THE SHOULDERSCHAINING ATTACKS FROM TRIANGLECHAINING TECHNIQUES FROM THE CHOKEDUCKING UNDER THE ARMGRABBING THE BELTFRAMING WITH HEAD, SHOULDERS & HIPSPART 2MIDDLE DISTANCEDE LA RIVA GUARD RETENTIONDE LA RIVA TO SINGLE X STAND UPCOUNTERING OPPONENT OPENING KNEETOEHOLD & KNEE BAR FROM DE LA RIVAFRAMING THE REVERSE DE LA RIVAX-GUARD FROM REVERSE DE LA RIVACOUNTERING THE OVER/UNDER PASSREVERSE DE LA RIVA ATTACKING ARMSREFRAMING THE GUARDPART 3FAR DISTANCECOLLAR & SLEEVE RETENTIONCOLLAR & SLEEVE TRIANGLECOLLAR & SLEEVE OMOPLATACOLLAR & SLEEVE HEAD CATCHINGCOLLAR GRIP RETENTIONCOLLAR DRAGCOLLAR GRIP TO ANKLE PICKCOLLAR GRIP HEAD CATCHINGCOLLAR GRIP TO X-GUARDCOLLAR GRIP TO ARMBARPART 4SPARRING ANALYSISSEQUENCE 01SEQUENCE 02SEQUENCE 03SEQUENCE 04SEQUENCE 05SEQUENCE 06SEQUENCE 07SEQUENCE 08SEQUENCE 09SEQUENCE 10SEQUENCE 11SEQUENCE 12DRILLING SESSIONSTUDENT CORRECTIONS