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Understanding The Closed Guard by Gordon Ryan

Guys today I am here with none other than Gordan Ryan.  I think that most of you are familiar with him but for those who are not he is one of the best competitors in the world right now and he is one of BJJ-Fanatics best-selling instructors.  Gordon is not only a great competitor, he […]

The Williams Guard Armbar by Shawn Williams

Today I am here with Shawn Williams which is a huge honor for me.  Shawn is one of the guys that always used to commentate my matches on Budo Videos when they used to stream the worlds.  He was promoted to black belt by Renzo Gracie on the same day as John Danaher and many […]

Breaking The Closed Guard Posture No-Gi For White Belt by Shawn Williams

Guys today I am here with Shawn Williams, Shawn is one of the most well known American Black Belts and instructors.  You may have heard him commentating on matches before during the worlds.   Shawn was promoted to black belt on the same day as the great John Danaher.  I’m super excited to have him on […]

Great Detail To Open The Closed Guard by Daniel McCarthy

Today I am here with a good friend of mine, Daniel McCarthy, who trains at my academy in Bedford, MA.  Daniel is a black belt and he is 50 years old, he is one of the nicest guys and he is very tough.  Daniel rolls with all of the guys in our academy, the young […]

Closed Guard Sequence by Chris Haueter

Today I am here at Chris Haueter’s school again, Chris is one of the first 5 Americans to receive a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.  He received his black belt in 1996, I did not even start bjj till 2001, that is something crazy to think about.  Chris is also an artist and if […]

The Muriplata From Closed Guard by Junior Mesquita

Today I am here with Junior Mesquita his nickname is Muri and he is a black belt here in Brazil.  I just made a seminar here in Brasilia and I wanted Junior to show us a technique that he is so good at, that he put his name on the technique.  It is a “Muriplata,” […]

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