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Is Open guard safer than closed guard?

When it comes to open guard being safe in a self defence situation we can look towards what has happened in the past with mixed martial arts competition's to get a guide of whether or not it is a safe position to be in when your opponent is striking...

What is an open guard in BJJ?

A open guard is a type of guard where you are not wrapping your feet/ legs around your opponent's waist and locking them together. Where there is a open space between you and your opponent. Example's of open guards would be De La Riva guard, Reverse De La Riva...

What is De la Riva guard?

The De La Riva Guard is a form of open guard which is usually used when you and your opponent are wearing gis/kimons, although you do see it being used sometimes in no gi grappling competitions, especially the reverse delariva guard, where your leg is...

Important of foundation in Jiu Jitsu

Today I would like to talk about the importance of the foundation in Jiu Jitsu. Jiu Jitsu is evolving everyday as a sport and there are a lot of practitioners creating new techniques and lots of new names. This is great, evolution is natural and just as...

Why should you always greet your instructor

As general guidance of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and most Martial martial arts since the early days, the masters and instructor always signify a symbol of knowledge and life commitment to help others and to help students to become better on all aspects of...

Your first Brazilian jiu jitsu class and what to expect

The idea of this article is to answer some questions you might have about starting to train in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, especially your first class. Every Jiu Jitsu school is different, but the idea of this article is to guide and help you...