Master The Open Guard With Clear-Cut Controls, Sweeps, Submissions, Back Takes, And More From Stephen Whittier!

• Stephen Whittier is a 4th degree BJJ black belt and has a unique open guard system that is highly effective for grapplers of ALL levels.
• Utilize effective open guard concepts that will allow you to shut down your opponent’s passing attempts as you set up your offense.
• Develop go-to attacks from both inside and outside foot positions.
• Learn preventive open guard maintenance that allows you to avoid guard passes and keeps you in control of the action.
• Discover late-stage guard retention that works against DEEP passes that are usually the end of the road for guard players.
• Stephen Whittier adds another CLASSIC to “The Pillars” series of instructionals, this time centered around the Open Guard!

Build A Battle-Tested Open Guard With Next-Level Concepts Of Control, Sweeps, Submissions, Guard Retention, And MORE!

 

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What Will You Learn?

The open guard is an essential position to master in Jiu-Jitsu. With today’s modern passing strategies, developing a successful open guard is more challenging than ever. Thankfully, 4th degree BJJ black belt Stepehn Whittier lays out an easy-to-learn system that applies high-level concepts that makes the open guard more effective than ever!

The 6-part series takes an extensive look at what makes a GOOD open guard. The series spends a good deal of time shutting down multiple guards passing styles as well as how to retain and recover your guard. Once you start to apply Stephen’s unique grips, off balances, and sweep/submission threats your guard will become even more challenging to pass.

Take control of the action from open guard by always having a plan of attack. Whittier’s system puts you in control of the action by winning effective grips and funneling opponents into threatening territory. You’ll learn how to effectively sweep opponents with a vast array of sweeps like the sickle sweep, tripod sweep, scissor sweeps, and much more!

The key to Stephen’s system is to constantly threaten opponents with dominant grips, sweeps, submissions, and back takes. If opponents have to constantly defend instead of focus on guard passing, your job from the open guard becomes much more manageable. Develop a threatening environment for opponents with endless attacks from the open guard!

So, What Exactly Do You Get?

PART 1

OVERVIEW: THE MOST IMPORTANT & OVERLOOKED GUARD SKILL

1. BOTH FEET ON THE OUTSIDE

HOW & WHEN TO CREATE CONNECTION FROM YOUR BACK

FEET VS. HANDS PUMMELING

RETRACTING WHEN OPPONENTS BREAKS CONNECTION

BREAKING GRIPS LOW ON THE PANTS

BREAKING NO GI GRIPS ON THE FEET

BREAKING GRIPS ON THE KNEES

TRANSFERRING WEIGHT & REPUMMELING YOUR LEGS

REPUMMELING VS LEG DRAG

ADDING THE HAND CHECK

RECOVERING GUARD WHEN OPPT DRIVES LEGS TO ONE SIDE

PART 2

COUNTERING THE HIP-IN PASS

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

Q&A: MAINTAINING CONNECTION & WHEN TO BREAK GRIPS

INTRO TO SWEEPS

TRIPOD SWEEP

FINISHING THE SWEEP

BEATING THE "HOP" DEFENSE"

SICKLE SWEEP

SICKLE SWEEP ON MUCH TALLER OPPONENTS

POCKET DRILL TO ISOLATE THE SWEEPS

USING PRESSURE TO SET UP CLOSED GUARD

USING CONNECTION & PRESSURE TO SET UP OTHER GUARDS

ARM STEERING COUNTER TO LEG STAPLE PASS

MAGIC HANDLE DEFENSE

CYCLING BACK TO OPEN GUARD WHEN OPP'T BACKS OFF

PART 3

OVER / UNDER DEFENSE (HEAD POINTED ACROSS)

OVER / UNDER DEFENSE (HEAD DIAGONAL OR CENTERLINE)

ADDING THE ARM DRAG

EARLY DEFENSE TO DOUBLE UNDER PASS

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

LATE DEFENSE TO DOUBLE UNDER PASS

DUMP PASS COUNTER

THE CLASSIC SCISSOR SWEEP

THE RICKSON SCISSOR SWEEP (VIA HENRY AKINS)

HOW TO SECURE TOP POSITION FROM SCISSOR SWEEP (WITHOUT GRIPS)

PART 4

TRANSFERRING WEIGHT IN THE SCISSOR SWEEP

SCISSOR SWEEP WHEN OPP'T CHANGES ANGLE

COUNTER WHEN OPPONENT SPRAWLS

INTEGRATING OFFENSE INTO YOUR GUARD RETENTION

BREAKING THE LEG WEAVE GRIP & TROUBLESHOOTING

INCORPORATING SUBMISSIONS

X-CHOKE DETAILS (UNDER)

X-CHOKE DETAILS (OVER)

LOOP CHOKE

FIRST PRINCIPLES & STRATEGY FOR SETTING UP CHOKES

THE 'SNEAK' OMOPLATA #1

THE 'SNEAK' OMOPLATA #2

2. BOTH FEET ON THE INSIDE

HOOKS (BUTTERFLY) GUARD FUNDAMENTALS

BOTH HOOKS IN (BUTTERFLY GUARD)

HOOK SWEEP DETAILS

PART 5

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

BUTTERFLY SWEEP WITH AN OVERHOOK

SWEEPING WHEN OPPONENT BASES WITH THEIR LEG

CIRCULAR & LINEAR ANGLES CONCEPT FOR SWEEPS & REVERSALS

MAINTAINING CONNECTION BUTTERFLY POSTURE AS OPPT MOVES

COMPLETING THE HOOK SWEEP WHEN OPPT POSTS THEIR LEG

ENTRIES TO OTHER GUARDS WHEN THEY POST THEIR LEG

DETAILS ON THE REVERSAL FROM BUTTERFLY GUARD

THE COLLAR TIE "CHOP" HOOK SWEEP

THE ARM DRAG (STANDARD)

THE WINDSURFER ARM DRAG

MULTI-DIRECTIONAL SWEEPING OFF THE ARM DRAG

THE SHOULDER CRUNCH HOOK SWEEP

HITTING THE HOOK SWEEP FROM YOUR BACK

THE REVERSE HOOK SWEEP

REVERSE HOOK SWEEP TO KNEE BAR

PART 6

GETTING UP WHEN OPPT'S DISENGAGES

TRANSITIONS TO DOUBLE & SINGLE LEG WHEN OPP'T DISENGAGES & STANDS

THE MODIFIED INSIDE SINGLE

PULLING OPP'T INTO SINGLE LEG X WHEN THEY KEEP BALANCE

REVERSE GRIP INSIDE ANKLE PICK

SEATED GUARD VS. STANDING OPPONENTS (SPORT)

DEFENSE WHEN OPP'T STEPS IN THE MIDDLE

LEG DRAG VS. STANDING OPP'T

THE DOUBLE ANKLE PUSH SWEEP VS. STANDING OPP'T

DEFENSE VS CROSS STEP PASS

CROSS SHIN HOOK KUZUSHI TO ANKLE PICK

CROSS SHIN KUZUSHI TO SINGLE LEG X GUARD

SINGLE LEG X TO X-GUARD, SWEEP & ANKLE LOCK

SWITCHING TO STANDARD X-GUARD & STANDUP SWEEP

SWITCH TO REVERSE-X WHEN OPP'T DROPS WEIGHTS

ADAPTIVE ISOLATION DRILLING

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