Top Lock (High Guard)

 Entry

*Generally secure top lock when opp. arm is at or moved to center line.

Submissions

Armbar *Gordon Ryan *John Danaher *example

   -Entry from sleeve and cross collar grip *John Danaher

Armbar without unlocking *example

Single Leg X Guard/Ashi Gurami) (Bottom)

Transitions

-Single Leg X to X Guard *example

Sweeps

-Basic Sweep *example *example

-Double Ankle Sweep *example

Sitting Guard

 

Sweeps
-Inside Trip (Tech Standup) *Chewy example

-Knee Push/Dummy Sweep *Emily Kwon

-Imanari Roll *Imanari example

Shin to Shin Position

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyl5VLxpNiM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVX85PVMr78

Passing - Knee Shield (Z Guard)

 

Getting the Arm Inside *Lachlan Giles

Leg Weave Pass *Lachlan Giles (gi) *Lachlan Giles (no gi)

Stand Up *Stephan Kesting

*Also see Headquarters 2 Staging Position 

Single Leg X (Ashi Garami) Defending Against/Passing

 

Passing 

-Knee on Chest *Lachlan Giles

Half Guard

Position where you are laying on your back or side and are controlling one of your opponents legs with one or both of your legs, and your opponent has one or both of his knees on the ground.

Threatening To Stand

Initially, the half-guard would seem to be a terrible position for self-defense since your head is more open to strikes than it is from closed guard. To lower this risk, the bottom half guard player should always be threatening to stand up. This causes your opponent to focus on holding you down which means they aren't able to easily strike you. 

Half-Guard for MMA

The 6 Ranges of Half Guard

All guards in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (with videos)

Closed Guard

A true closed guard is a position where you are laying on your back or side and both of your legs are wrapped around your opponents torso and your legs are locked together in some way. 

My method of categorizing guards as closed guards is a bit looser. It is a position where you are laying on your back or side and your opponent is positioned between your legs. The legs do not have to be locked. This looser definition allows me to include clamp guard as a type of closed guard. 

Positions

Head and Overhook Grip

Clamp Guard & Split Guard

Head and Underhook Grip (Pinch Headlock)

Head and Wrist/Elbow Grip

Double Wrist Control

Double Underhook

Side Scissor Guard

Other

Rat Guard

Rubber Guard

Williams Guard

Various Guards Using Different Gi-Grips

Four Scenarios

1. Opponent on 2 Knees

2. Opponent Goes To Stand Up (2 Steps)

3. Opponent Has Stood Up But Is In Bent Over Posture

4. Opponent Has Stood Up And Achieved Vertical Posture

The four scenarios from Danaher's Closed Guard Going Further Faster