Butterfly guard sweep with over hook

Variation of the butterfly guard sweep with the over hook (by Eddie Bravo).

Pendulum (flower) sweep

The guys from the Maine BJJ academy, just posted a very detailed video about the Pendulum (flower) sweep. As always, excellent material from them to improve your game.

Sequence of submissions from the Guard

Another awesome video by Marcos Schubert from Gracie Parana. This time he shows a sequence of submissions from the guard (in Portuguese, but you can understand from just watching it).

Triangle - Proper technique

The triangle is the "official" BJJ submission, yet very few people (specially white and blue belts) seem to get it right. These videos from Dean Lister and the Gracie Insider should be enough to understand how to do it right.

Dean Lister on the proper Triangle technique:


Gracie Insider:


Triangle in a competition from Ryron Gracie:



No more excuses now..

Side Mount bottom position

Positioning is very important in Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ), but we see very few videos about it and a lot about submissions... Go figure.

The following video gives a lot of tips on the proper position on the bottom of the side mount:

BJJ Techniques: Sweep from the half guard

Some good techniques to sweep your opponent from the half guard.

1. Half Guard Lapel Sweep:




2. Half Guard Under sweep:




3. Jeff Monson - Half guard sweep (going under):




4. JJ Machado - No-Gi Half Guard Sweep:




5. Half (Quarter) Guard Turnover:




6. Half Guard Under Sweep (holding leg):




7. Half Guard Under Sweep (holding leg 2):





8. Half Guard Sweep:



Additional variations:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHFDezFkbbg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlFwfzl8EfE
Half Guard Driving Sweep
Half Guard Rolling Sweep
Half Guard "Shoulder of Justice" Counter Counter
Half Guard Cross Body Counter Counter
Half Guard Leg Position Drill
Half-guard sweep
Marcelo's half guard sweep

BJJ Techniques: Sweep from the closed guard

The guard is a ground position where one combatant has his or her back on the ground, while holding the opponent using the legs. To change from the closed guard to a more dominant position, you generally sweep your opponent.


To sweep from the closed guard, you have the following options:

1. Standing Sweep from closed Guard (when your opponent tries to stand):




2. Pendulum Sweep From The Guard With GI:





3. Scissors Sweep from the Guard:





4. Kimura Sweep (in Brazilian Portuguese):




5. Balance Sweep (in Brazilian Portuguese):




6. Tradional Sweep (in Brazilian Portuguese):

Additional techniques:

1. BJ Penn - Sweep from Closed Guard While the Opponent Is Standing - Variation 1


2. BJ Penn - Sweep from Closed Guard While the Opponent Is Standing - Variation 2


3. BJ Penn - Sit-Up Sweep

Good reads:

1. http://www.grapplearts.com/Andreh-Knee-Grip-Guard-Sweep.htm


2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guard_(grappling)