Most Important Guard Principles

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This video I go through 6 of the most important principles for developing an open guard. Open guard can be very complicated to learn because there is so many variations, but there are some key concepts that can be applied everywhere.
1. Develop your defense with no grips first.
2. Always grip fight from a distance.
3. Never have two shoulder blades on the mat.
4. Track your legs properly.
5. If you opponent is far away sit up.
6. Build your guards off of the first grips available.
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0:00 Intro
0:11 Defense based on no guard
1:07 Always build your grips from a distance
1:52 Never have two shoulder on mat
2:30 Proper leg tracking
4:07 Sit up when opponent is far
5:11 Develop guards off the first grips available

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@raylopez6330 Жыл бұрын

Principles is something that is looked over from a lot of instructions. Thank you for providing a mindset to help develop the skill. Bravo!

@JohnnyRugged06 Жыл бұрын

Your lessons are always very scientific and very practical. I think you are one of a handful or two of top tier instructors in the world.

@Rathi04 Жыл бұрын

Shoutout from STL, we have several people at the gym that watch your content. Top notch!

@JonThomasBJJ Жыл бұрын

Hope I can visit again soon!

@zacharywong483 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video Jon! Your explanations are so logical and easy to understand!

@JonThomasBJJ Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot buddy I really appreciate it!

@Unibot47 9 ай бұрын

This was SO valuable. This and your seated guard passing video, holy hell it's nice to have SOME sort of clue what to do in these positions. Months and months in, and I'm still just learning whatever random technique is taught that day, and when it comes time to roll I'm utterly clueless and helpless, never able to pass anyone's seated guard (and just end up in their guard) thanks a ton for these videos!

@flicker5419 3 ай бұрын

any update to how you got past this? i am one month in and this is exactly how i feel

@waaagh3203 10 ай бұрын

I watched this like 3 times before open mat today. I'm a big guy with a good (compared to my other skills, not compared to actual good BJJ) guard pass. So, today I just went guard. Guard, guard, guard. And freaken a, I tried to follow your principles and honestly it improved what I was doing so much. Kept my distance. Kept on one butt cheek. Took the grips they gave me. I did 1000% better (against the other big guys, too). These concepts you're teaching us, they worked better than learning a bunch of techniques and grips from guard position.

@jackpower182 Жыл бұрын

Great explanation, many many thanks!"

@aaaaaa-nf7lg Жыл бұрын

Tactical comment, as always very helpful content, thanks for sharing concepts

@JonThomasBJJ Жыл бұрын

No problem happy you liked the video!

@GrapplingwithPhysics Жыл бұрын

Your videos have been getting better, more polished, and more useful. I love this one. Thanks 🙏

@alanhaine644 Жыл бұрын

Back at it again with the golden content - thanks for sharing!

@JonThomasBJJ Жыл бұрын

No problem I enjoy making these videos and it helps me organize my own way of understanding jiu jitsu!

@Aceland1 Жыл бұрын

Great one, thank you

@ahmedabbasalshammeri5461 Жыл бұрын

Very instructive coach thank you so much. Can you show how to establish proper grips from stand up and how to pull proper guard without being passed directly or without going to an insecure scramble?

@JonThomasBJJ Жыл бұрын

I will make a video on pulling Guard soon! Great topic choice!

@Shaka_Garami Жыл бұрын

@@JonThomasBJJ Hi Jon, could you please include something about pulling directly into sweeps if possible?

@ahmedabbasalshammeri5461 Жыл бұрын

@@JonThomasBJJ thank you coach, forgot to mention, how to pull proper guard and incorporate these mentioned open guard principles after the guard pull, like a system.

@pascalgraf1413 Жыл бұрын

Great video! I also started to dive into the new courses on your website. Great comprehensive content, can't wait for the De La Riva course!

@robertlester4569 Жыл бұрын

Very helpful. Thank you. I've found that guys will try to time me to pass. When I reach for grips and then lay back to put my feet in place, they will shoot past my legs before I get my feet in position. The principle of building grips from a distance is really going to help I think.

@JonThomasBJJ Жыл бұрын

Yeah falling back and chasing the hips when they are close is a game killer. Distance and make sure your feet track correctly don’t go to the hip when you fall back if they are bent over or you have a sleeve otherwise they will jump past your legs

@robertlester4569 Жыл бұрын

@@JonThomasBJJ Ah, that is exactly what I'm doing. Thank you. I'll start looking for the biceps instead.

@atlanticsligo Жыл бұрын

High quality information as always! Thank you

@JonThomasBJJ Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot Ryan! Really enjoyed the last trip there!

@victorcostalima2966 Жыл бұрын

AMAZING VIDEO!!!!!

@CantHandletheParrot Жыл бұрын

You're brilliant at videos mate

@jopperrrr 7 ай бұрын

Nice!!!

@SM-dg8do Жыл бұрын

Great content as always, I have a question regarding collar sleeve guard, my opponent always seems to posture out of it. While they're stood upright have you any sweeps that you could recommend or would you try & re-guard? Thanks

Жыл бұрын

Pure gold.

@angiepeters7198 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant !!! I loved it.. hey jon, what advice would you give to deal lack of vision of chances into a game? I mean i know techniques, however when i arrive to a good position and pressure is on me, i cannot see anything...in specific a bottom game... Thanks for your videos, they are awesome

@JonThomasBJJ Жыл бұрын

Hey Angie! Happy you liked the video! Did you mean if you don’t have good vision so it’s hard to see things, or do you mean you can’t visualize or decide what the next attack should be because you freeze? Just want to better understand the question so I can answer more specifically. Thanks!

@angiepeters7198 Жыл бұрын

@@JonThomasBJJ when i am front of pressure i cannot visualize what to do in order to get the sweep, because i freeze..the question is how can i develop those aspect of visualization under pressure?

@chadbraswell5515 Жыл бұрын

Good stuff

@JonThomasBJJ Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@reggiw.4708 Жыл бұрын

Very informative video! I am interested in purchasing your courses but wonder if I need to wait until I am able to train more than 2 hrs/ week, on average, so the courses are beneficial ...

@JonThomasBJJ Жыл бұрын

Hey buddy the best thing I could recommend to get better at jiu jitsu is to find a good training partner you can work with a lot outside the gym. If you only train at gym it’s hard to have time on your own to develop you need a lot of private time to work.

@reggiw.4708 Жыл бұрын

@@JonThomasBJJ I absolutely agree! I am a higher ranked female law enforcement commander and don't have a lot of female or male peers/friends I can train with outside of the gym since the hours would be random. I tried to get my husband interested so we could train, but he is an outdoor enthusiast and lacks genuine interest. 🙄😄 I will get this figured out. I have been training - albeit sluggishly - for 3 years and truly enjoy the sport and want to go full in. Thank you for responding. This channel is awesome!!

@brycecolwell4304 Жыл бұрын

With the sitting up when there's no contact and space dictates.. I feel it's the same as 2 shoulders, you've got both hips in the ground now. I'm automatically frantic and worried I feel like if he gets any kind of grip he's easily able to get around me? I'm just trying to understand

@JSMinstantcoaching Жыл бұрын

Sitting up is good in ibjjf or other organization rules, but terrible in mma or self defense. It might be out of this context but it is good to remind this. I guess