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Build A Complete Lower Body Guard System With World-Class Instructor Ariel Tabak and His 6-Part Masterclass Instructional!
  • Ariel is an accomplished international competitor with a keen eye for details that can lead to drastic improvements in your game!
  • Master some of the most effective guards in Jiu-Jitsu with Ariel’s in depth guides on X-Guard, K-Guard, 50/50, and variations of each!
  • Force opponents into hard-to-defend territory with relentless crab ride attacks that can be used to take the back and pass the guard.
  • Troubleshoot common reactions and develop offensive sequences that will drastically improve your ability to sweep opponents.
  • Watch real-time examples of X-Guard mastery with Ariel’s rolling breakdown to get an idea into the mindset of a high-level guard player!
  • Consistently weave your way underneath opponents with a variety of entries into advantageous positions that make your sweeps or back takes INEVITABLE!
  • Threaten opponents like never before with leg locks that blend seamlessly with you other offensive options!                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

 

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PART 1

OPEN GUARD COMPENDIUM: LOWER BODY GUARDS

  • INTRODUCTION
  • OUTSIDE DE LA RIVA (DLR) GUARD

  • COMPONENTS OF THE DLR GUARD
  • COMMON USES
  • FRAMES
  • OFF BALANCING
  • SPECIFIC GOALS OF THE DLR HOOK
  • HOW ANKLE TO HIP DISTANCE AFFECTS THE GRIP WE MAKE ON THE DLR LEG
  • SIGNIFICANCE OF OPPONENT'S ANKLE POSITIONING RELATIVE TO YOUR HIPS
  • KNEE POSITIONING WITH THE OUTSIDE DLR HOOK
  • MICROBATTLES
  • DLR GUARD MICROBATTLES.

  • HIP HINGE WITH TRICEP EXTENSION
  • DLR GUARD.

  • MICROBATTLES OF NON-DLR LEG
  • DLR GUARD MICROBATTLES.

  • HIP HINGE WITH COLLAR AND PANT
  • DLR: TROUBLESHOOTING MICROBATTLES.

  • TROUBLESHOOT CLEARING HOOK
  • TROUBLESHOOT CLEARING FOOT OFF HIP
  • TROUBLESHOOT TO CLEARING HOOK BY OFF BALANCING TO FAR SIDE
  • TROUBLESHOOT HANGING OFF PANTS WITH HIP HINGE
  • TROUBLESHOOTING OPENING KNEE
  • TROUBLESHOOT FOR OPENING KNEE VIA ATTACKING FAR LEG WITH K GUARD/SCOOP
  • TROUBLESHOOTING LATE STAGE SHIN FOLD OVER DLR LEG
  • TROUBLESHOOTING SHINFOLD WITH X GUARD ENTRY TOO FAR SIDE OFF BALANCE
  • FREE FOOT POMMELLING VS OPPONENT TRYING TO ATTACK/TRAP FREE FOOT
  • PART 2

    DLR GUARD

  • IDENTIFYING WHEN TO BAIL IN THE DLR
  • THE HEADQUARTERS POSITION / "R" GUARD

  • INTRODUCTION AND MICROBATTLES
  • EARLY STAGE PREVENTION/RETENTION OF HQ
  • MID/LATE STAGE HQ RETENTION
  • BEING OFFENSIVE FROM THE HQ/R GUARD
  • COMMON TRENDS IN TOP TIER GUARD PLAYERS
  • OVERVIEW OFF COMMON OFF BALANCE METHODS
  • GOALS FOR OFF BALANCING
  • MICROBATTLES
  • GRIP BREAK TROUBLESHOOT
  • TROUBLESHOOTING THE FOLDING/SMASH PASS
  • SMASH PASS VS HQ

  • KNEE POSITIONING OF DLR LEG FOR RETENTION AND OFF BALANCING/OFFENSE
  • RETAINING VS THE SMASH WITH HIGH PUMMEL AND STRAIGHT COLLAR FRAME
  • POSITIONING & ORIENTATION OF TRAPPED KNEE IN HQ GUARD
  • KNOWING WHEN TO BAIL TO OUTSIDE LEG POSITION
  • EARLY STAGE SHIN ON SHIN PUMMEL TO ENTER THE LEGS
  • HQ/R GUARD.

  • OFF BALANCING FROM THE HQ/R GUARD
  • ATTACKING WITH THE HQ/R GUARD
  • HQ/R GUARD ATTACKS.

  • TRANSITIONING TO A LEG ENTANGLEMENT (X GUARD VARIANT) FROM THE OFF BALANCE
  • HOW TO SWIM THE FEET TO THE INSIDE TO TRANSITION TO AN X GUARD VARIANT
  • STATIC TRANSITIONS TO THE LEGS WITHOUT OFF BALANCING
  • PART 3

    HQ/R GUARD ATTACKS

    THE SEAGULL SWEEP

  • THE IMPORTANCE OF GETTING FAR KNEE TO THE FLOOR FOR SEAGULL SWEEP
  • MECHANICS OF THE GET UP
  • FINISHING THE UNFAIR SINGLE LEG (COLLAR + PANT GRIPS)
  • ADDITIONAL SEQUENCES TO ADD TO THE UNFAIR SINGLE LEG FINISH
  • INSIDE + OUTSIDE LEG TRIP OPTIONS FOR OPPONENT'S WHO MAINTAIN A VERY UPRIGHT POSTURE IN THE SINGLE LEG
  • WHY WE FACE OUR HIPS TO THE NEAR SIDE AS OPPOSED TO THE FAR SIDE
  • GETTING UP AGAINST A STANDING OPPONENT (FAR KNEE IS OFF THE FLOOR)
  • COMMON MISTAKES WITH THE STANDING SEAGULL VARIATION
  • DEALING WITH THE HIP SWITCH/BACK STEP FROM THE STANDING SEAGULL VARIATION
  • RE-CAP OF SEAGULL GET UP MECHANICS
  • HQ/R GUARD ATTACKS

  • ENTERING THE LEGS WHEN OUR OPPONENT COUNTERS THE INITIAL OFF BALANCE
  • DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN HQ OFF BALANCE AND WAITER OFF BALANCE IN TERMS OF WHERE OUR OPPONENT LANDS
  • COMPARING THE FOOT PUMMELING FROM EACH TYPE OF OFF BALANCE (R GUARD VS WAITER OFF BALANCE)
  • WAITER GUARD FROM HQ MICROBATTLES
  • PART 4

    HQ/R GUARD ATTACKS

  • NEAR SIDE HQ/R GUARD ATTACKS
  • HQ/R GUARD NEAR SIDE ATTACKS

  • ENTERING THE X GUARD FROM ATTACKING TO THE DLR SIDE (NEAR SIDE TO FAR SIDE OFF BALANCE)
  • DEALING WITH AN OPPONENT WHO DOES NOT TAKE THEIR WEIGHT TO THE FAR SIDE (MAINTAINS THEIR WEIGHT ON THE DLR SIDE)
  • INSIDE SANKAKU TRANSITION
  • FOOT WORK FOR INSIDE SANKAKU TRANSITION
  • WHEN TO TRIANGLE THE LEGS FOR THE INSIDE SANKAKU ENTRY
  • USING A BACKSTEP/BACKWARDS ROLL TO TRANSITION TO THE INSIDE SANKAKU WHEN YOUR OPPONENT BRINGS THEIR DLR SIDE HIP TO THE MAT
  • COMMON MISTAKES WITH THE INSIDE SANKAKU TRANSITION + REVERSE X GUARD TROUBLESHOOT
  • COMING UP TO TAKE TOP POSITION WITH OR WITHOUT THE INSIDE SANKAKU
  • ATTACKING FROM THE FORWARDS OFF BALANCE / HIPS TO THE MAT BALANCE
  • COMMON MISTAKES (HIPS TOWARDS MAT SEQUENCE)
  • BASIC MODIFIED X GUARD TRANSITION FROM SCOOPING THE FAR LEG
  • PART 5

    ATTACKING TO THE DLR SIDE

    OUTSIDE BERIMBOLO SERIES

    ATTACKING TO THE DLR SIDE

  • HOW TO INITIATE THE OUTSIDE BERIMBOLO
  • CONTROLLING THE FAR LEG
  • BASIC BABY BOLO BACK TAKE
  • FINISHING MECHANICS OF BABY BOLO
  • HIP HEIGHT CONCEPT: PUSHING HIPS BETWEEN YOUR LEGS
  • COMMON MISTAKES WITH THE BASIC BABY BOLO
  • CONCEPTS OF TAKING THE BACK: #1 INTENSION OF "SEEING" THE BACK
  • #2 CROSS BODY / DIAGONAL CONTROL CONCEPT
  • #3 PREVENTING TRUNK (TORSO) ROTATION
  • #4 CREATING INSIDE KNEE PRESSURE: PREVENTING THE KNEE FROM TURNING TOWARDS YOU
  • MICROBATTLES: BASIC BABY BOLO SEQUENCE

  • CRAB RIDE BABY BOLO VARIATION (VS OPPONENT CLEARING THE TOP FOOT)
  • DETAILS FOR FINISHING CRAB RIDE BABY BOLO
  • LEG DRAG BABY BOLO SEQUENCE (VS OPPONENT CLEARING DLR HOOK)
  • ATTACKING TO DLR SIDE

  • BASIC BABY BOLO VS WIDE BASE
  • BASIC BABY BOLO VS WIDE BASE + STRAIGHT COLLAR GRIP FRAME
  • WIDE BASE + STRAIGHT COLLAR GRIP FRAME: DUCK UNDER VARIATION
  • BASIC BABY BOLO VS HIPS TO THE MAT (HIDING BACK EXPOSURE)
  • SLINGSHOT BERIMBOLO (BASIC BERIMBOLO)
  • COMMON MISTAKES WITH THE SLINGSHOT BERIMBOLO
  • OUTSIDE BERIMBOLO VS WIDE BASE + HIPS TO THE MAT
  • IMPORTANCE OF ELEVATING YOUR HIPS IF YOU LOSE A FRAME
  • INTRODUCTION TO LEG WEAVE
  • LEG WEAVE

  • SMASHING THE LEGS TO ONE SIDE TO THREATEN BACK EXPOSURE
  • WAYS TO IMPROVE CONTROL WHILST INVERTED
  • HOW TO TAKE TOP POSITION
  • PASSING FROM THE LEG WEAVE. TAKING BACK FROM THE LEG WEAVE
  • PASSING THE MOUNT FROM THE LEG WEAVE / TOP BOLO POSITION
  • DIAGONAL CONTROL BACK TAKE FROM THE LEG WEAVE
  • PART 6

    LEG WEAVE

  • COMMON MISTAKES WITH THE DIAGONAL CONTROL
  • DIAGONAL CONTROL BACK TAKE FINISH FROM LEG WEAVE
  • INTRODUCTION TO THE STACKED BERIMBOLO
  • STACKED BERIMBOLO

  • LEG POSITIONING
  • STACK DRILL
  • GOALS TO ACHIEVE DURING THE STACK
  • FINISHING THE BACK TAKE FROM THE STACK
  • TWISTER HOOK BACK TAKE
  • DIFFERENT WAYS OF STACKING FROM THE BERIMBOLO
  • DEALING WITH THE STIFF ARM FRAME WHEN STACKING
  • DEALING WITH THE RE-BOLO
  • PART 7

    ATTACKING TO DLR SIDE

  • WHAT TO DO WHEN WE LOSE THE KNEE LINE DURING A BERIMBOLO
  • SHIN BEHIND KNEE POSITION

  • IMPORTANCE OF CONTROLLING TOP LEG
  • IMPORTANCE OF PINNING LEGS TO ONE SIDE (SINGLE SIDING)
  • HOW TO CONTROL TOP LEG
  • EXPOSING THE SPACE BETWEEN THE CALF AND HAMSTRING
  • THE LEG DRAG
  • HOOK PLACEMENT FOR SHUTTING DOWN THE BOTTOM LEG USING THE LEG DRAG
  • COMMON MISTAKES WITH THE LEG DRAG
  • HEAD POSITIONING FOR THE LEG DRAG
  • RE-CAPTURING THE KNEE LINE AND ATTACKING THE BERIMBOLO
  • STACKING WITH THE SHIN BEHIND KNEE
  • FINISHING THE BACK TAKE FROM THE SHIN BEHIND KNEE STACK
  • PURPOSE OF EACH DRAWSTRING GRIP IN THE SHIN BEHIND KNEE STACK
  • X'ING THE BODY BACK TAKE (INSPIRED BY LEE TING AND TOMOYUKI HASHIMOTO)
  • PART 8

    COUNTERING THE COUNTERS (BERIMBOLO)

  • MERMAID MOUNT
  • STEPPING ON TORSO INTRODUCTION
  • COUNTERING THE STEP ON TORSO FROM THE STACK
  • USING THE SHOULDER LIFT TO BYPASS STEPPING ON THE TORSO
  • COUNTERING THE COUNTERS (SHIN BEHIND KNEE)

  • STEPPING ON TORSO
  • HOW TO FOLLOW UP YOUR ATTACKS AFTER YOUR ADDRESS YOUR OPPONENT'S COUNTER
  • COUNTERING THE COUNTERS

  • SPINNING THROUGH THE NEAR SIDE X GUARD OR SHIN BEHIND KNEE WHEN YOU CAN'T ATTACH NON-DLR LEG TO FAR HIP
  • DEALING WITH THE SAME SIDE STIFF ARM WHEN TRYING TO CONNECT THE NON-DLR FOOT TO THE FAR HIP
  • ATTACKING THE CRAB RIDE BABY BOLO FROM THE NEAR SIDE X/SHIN BEHIND KNEE ENTRY WHEN YOU CAN'T CONNECT YOUR NON-DLR FOOT TO THE FAR HIP
  • ATTACKING TO DLR SIDE

  • USING THE BERIMBOLO TO SWEEP
  • PART 9

    ATTACKING TO DLR SIDE

  • DLR FOOT LOCK
  • DLR FOOT LOCK FINISHING MECHANICS
  • CHANGING TO A DIFFERENT LEG CONFIGURATION IF DLR LEG POSITIONING IS LOST
  • BERIMBOLO FROM DLR FOOT LOCK
  • COUNTERING THE SCOOP VS THE DLR FOOT LOCK
  • DLR: ATTACKING TO THE FAR SIDE

  • WAITER GUARD VARIANTS
  • ATTACKING TO FAR SIDE

  • OVERHOOK / HUGGING DLR
  • TRANSITIONING TO THE WAITER FROM THE DEEP OVERHOOK
  • OVERHOOK WAITER GUARD

  • USING THE WAITER GUARD TO ENTER A BERIMBOLO SEQUENCE
  • APPLYING OUR WAITER BERIMBOLO TO OUR STANDARD BERIMBOLO ATTACKS
  • WAITER BERIMBOLO VS FAR KNEE TO THE FLOOR (LOWERED BASE)
  • SWITCHING TO THE UNDERHOOK WAITER + SWEEP/BACK TAKE COMBINATION TO TROUBLESHOOT THE HIPS TO MAT RESPONSE
  • CONNECTING FOOT TO HIP (HIGH WAITER GUARD) VARIATION + DIFFERENT WAYS OF ROLLING TO EXPOSE THE BACK
  • TRANSITIONING TO A LEG ENTANGLEMENT TO TROUBLESHOOT THE HIPS ALL THE WAY TO THE MAT RESPONSE
  • ENTERING A LEG ENTANGLEMENTS TO COUNTER YOUR OPPONENT'S SCOOP ON YOUR DLR LEG
  • PART 10

    ATTACKING TO FAR SIDE

  • UNDERHOOK DLR INTRODUCTION
  • UNDERHOOK DLR

  • OFF BALANCING TO THE FAR SIDE
  • RE-CAP OF FAR SIDE OFF BALANCE SEQUENCE
  • ATTACKING THE NEAR SIDE TO FURTHER EXPOSE THE FAR SIDE OFF BALANCE OR THE BACK TAKE
  • ATTACKING TO FAR SIDE

  • DARK DLR OFF BALANCING TO THE FAR SIDE
  • EXPOSING THE BACK IF THE KNEE POINTS TOWARDS THE FLOOR
  • FORCING THE SOMERSAULT FROM EXCESSIVE INSIDE KNEE PRESSURE
  • BASIC FAR SIDE DLR ATTACKS
  • ADVANTAGES OF USING OUTSIDE LEG POSITION TO OFF BALANCE TO THE FAR SIDE (AS OPPOSED TO INSIDE LEG POSITION)
  • TRANSITIONING TO A LEG ENTANGLEMENT FROM THE FAR SIDE OFF BALANCE
  • USING THE FAR SIDE OFF BALANCE TO RE-EXPOSE THE ANGLE FOR THE BASIC BABY BOLO SEQUENCE
  • COMMON MISTAKES WITH THE FAR SIDE OFF BALANCE TO RE-EXPOSING THE BASIC BABY BOLO
  • TRANSITIONING TO THE SEATED GUARD
  • TRANSITIONING TO THE DEEP DLR GUARD TO EXPOSE THE BACK
  • PART 11

    REVERSE (INSIDE) DE LA RIVA GUARD

  • INTRODUCTION
  • RDLR/INSIDE DLR

  • OFF BALANCING
  • CONTEXT OF THE RDLR (WHEN TO USE THIS GUARD)
  • FUNDAMENTAL RETENTION TO OUTSIDE LEG POSITION
  • RDLR TO K GUARD (NEAR SIDE)
  • USING THE SHIN-ON-SHIN HOOK TO BRING THE KNEE TO THE MAT OR ENTER A LEG ENTANGLEMENT
  • MODIFIED X GUARD ATTACK FROM THE INITIAL OFF BALANCE
  • WRESTLING UP FROM THE RDLR
  • TRANSITIONING TO A SEATED GUARD
  • INSIDE BERIMBOLO / "KISS OF THE DRAGON"
  • BASIC INSIDE TO OUTSIDE BERIMBOLO SEQUENCE
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