Turns out we didn't cover this amazing guard yet on the channel! Even though I went full in-depth on the K-guard (both from closed guard and standing) on our second instructional; Leglocks Unlocked part 2 on BJJ Fanatics, we never did film a good overview of the whole guard. Until today! Here you go gents (and the 2 girls watching our channel!). P.s. drop a like, comment or subscribe; for every subscriber I will heel hook Sandro ;)
@@TacticalMartialArts thank you brother! I truly do appreciate that! If you ever have any questions on something dm me on instagram and I'd be happy to help or send you a short video explaining. 🙏🏼
I love closed guard, and this is one of the best introductions to K guard I've seen. Very clear description of technique and the "what ifs" to be aware of. Thank you!
Thank you brother! Happy to hear that 🙏🏼🙌🏼 did you also play around with standing K guard before? I have recently uploaded a video on that too. If you want to go down the rabbithole check out my instructionals on BJJ fanatics! You will 100% love 'the Active guard'.
Thank you brother! Appreciate that 🙌🏼 you are our first ever superthanks on the channel! Dm me on instagram (tumenergia) for some free rolling/comp analysis 👊🏼
@@s-ash-a my pleasure! Check out my other k guard video for standing variations here on the channel or go full in depth with our instructional on BJJFanatics!
Mind blown... I've been in this position so many times and didn't know it was K-guard, I guess thats why I was able to hold the person for so long. I just used it to sweep but now this is a whole new path......
It’s an amazing position for so many options! There would be so much more to cover but I’ve put my favorites in this video, happy you enjoyed brother! Osú
@@EnergiaMartialArts I did! The two videos together really helped me to grasp the full concept of this guard, and now it's one of my favorites to use in rolling and competition!
Thank you! My pleasure. It’s normal and not a bad thing to focus on a specific game or part/ but it’s smart that you now realize you should switch it up and go back mixing it with upperbody attacks. Did you watch CJI? Levi does an amazing job at this too if you look carefully. Talking about his guard and transition from upper body to leglocks.
@@EnergiaMartialArts really cool to see attacks other than leglocks hehe i was currently only using it to go to sweep with the technical standup! will definitely try to pull of that traingle becuase that looks slick as heck! 😅
Nice! How do you like it so far? Stay tuned or subscribe; I plan on filming some standing shallow K-guard tomorrow and releasing it somewhere this month.
@@EnergiaMartialArts it makes alot of sense to me. My current favorite guard is butterfly. Ppl use closed guard wayy too much to iniate attack when it is a defensive guard.
@@Dark-Light_Ascendin Yeah I love butterfly too. It's an amazing way to enter for leglocks (which is my favorite game). Do you prefer to use it for sweeps? True, though a few years ago I started working on making the closed guard extremely offensive again (for myself). After a few years I developed a nice system and released my latest instructional on BJJ Fanatics (the Active Guard). That will 100% change your outlook on the closed guard.
@@HMALDANA my pleasure! Happy you enjoy! 🙏 if you ever want to check out way more, be sure to check our Patreon or look up my instructional on BJJ Fanatics 👊🏼
Agree! I’m a big fan of Lachlan and he is an inspiration to me. Even had the honor to have him on my channel. Did you see that video? Man I understand the struggle if it’s the opposite side haha 😂👌🏼
@@EnergiaMartialArts your videos have helped me heaps mate thank you. Come to Australia someday for a seminar please 😅 no I haven’t seen that video il definitely check that out! Thank you for the reply
This is truly impressive. We’ve been learning a knee bar entry from the K guard where you reap the leg over but grab under the shin on the other leg and roll back through for a knee bar. Thanks for this content, can’t wait to give it a go!
Thanks for this. I’ve only used kguard for attacking back. And I’ve got no leg lock game. So my options in k-guard are limited. would study this since I love the kguard (no same level passes me😂).
Nice! What's your favourite backflow from there? Yeah if you really want to go down the rabbithole with leglocks (from there and more) check out our dvd 'leglocks unlocked 2' on BJJ fanatics! Just check the trailer 😉👌🏼
Yeah good question. I did a seminar on the Kguard last week and got this exact question. I then asked the student to knee cut me and made him feel the presure of the guard. Its hard to explain here but if you have tight control its so hard for them to knee cut. Besides that, the kguard in itself is not a fixed position. As with many guards (like we also explain in our reverse de la riva videos etc) you should be constantly offbalancing your opponent etc. Finaly; as they knee cut they compromise their base and it gives you an easier time getting some entries going. I hope that helps to explain it. If not dm me on instagram and ill shoot you a short clip 👊🏼
This is absolutely excellent . Thank you for sharing this information . One question - with the leg that is doing the K guard (the leg with the knee inside but the foot on his hip ) it looks like maybe there could be some issues with pressure to the lateral part of your knee. Any tips for avoiding an injury there against a big person ?
Thank you! Perfect question! I actually did a seminar on the Kguard today and got the exact same question live! So I took the biggest guy there (and I also have torn my lcl in the past) and demonstrated that it's no problem at all! Even so, the more the top person pushes forward the more they load themselves on my guard (mainly the frame of my 2nd shin and arm) and it makes it so easy to either sweep them or reap for the backside 50/50. So short answer no worry (keep your knee on the mat), better yet; easy entry and flower sweep if they push forward. Osú hope that helps
So I will answer your question in two parts: Early on as soon as he leans back, his leg becomes light (as the weight shifts) so it's very easy for me to continue my entry. I actually love it when they lean back a bit way more then when they lean in to me. Second when he goes for double under pass we have a video fully focussed in countering that pass! I would have to look it up but if you are interested it's on our Patreon! Hope that helps. Osú
@@EnergiaMartialArts bro my Professor is pretty crafty… I did this exact move when he was leaning back but when I was securing the leg he extended it over me then grabbed my heel that was on the hip to attempt to get me in the bear trap … obviously I couldn’t go up into him because he would’ve calf sliced me but it kind of turned into a leg entanglement scramble.
Thank you for this great video. I have played with K guard as a leglock entry, but I am new to upper body submissions from this guard. I have been playing with them based on this video, but I'm finding that if my opponent does not commit their weight forward, but stays heavy on their legs, they can eventually start bringing in their non-trapped leg (back leg) and start knee cutting through the position. Any recommendations for this situation? I haven't seen anyone talking about this knee slide either on youtube or in the instructionals I own. Oss!
Hmm good question! I hope I can answer like this, otherwise feel free to DM me on instagram and I'll try to film something. So first off I'd do a wrestle up or hip bump sweep if my opponent sits up and heavy on their legs. I love the K-guard but if they're not giving me the entry I'm just as easily switching to something else. About the knee cut, I'd have to play around with that. I think in reality I'm moving away my hips and focus on reaping my second leg over. This connect my hips to their primary leg and therefore takes away any ability to knee cut. If they're still heavy on the legs I can outwards rotate their lower leg to force the turn. At last I would work on my entry and offbalancing them with a form of upperbody grip like a 2 on 1 or burrito grip on their arm. Hope that makes some sense! 🙌🏼🙏🏼
@@EnergiaMartialArts Thank you for the response. I don't have Instagram unfortunately. You are correct that if I am aggressively looking for the leg entry, the knee slide is not much of a problem. It's also possible to transition to false reap if they are too quick with the knee slide. But the main reason I ask is because I would like to get better at upper body subs from K guard, and if I try to maintain there, more experienced opponents will start using this knee slide, and shut down my game. It makes me feel like K guard is not a "real" guard but a transition point for leg attacks or back takes 😞
@@yurimataev2518 hmm I 100% agree. It is a more transitional guard. Using it for upperbody submissions is harder. Have you tried playing around with William's or Rat guard?
@@EnergiaMartialArts Closed guard and variations are my weakest link. I think because I have shorter legs, I tend to play in the half guard / butterfly / X guard solar system. In fact, K guard entry from closed guard is one of my favorite moves precisely because I don't like hanging out in closed guard. Oss!
@@yurimataev2518 Okay now hear me out. If you have shorter legs I might assume you have/rely more on upper body strength. Do you play more gi or no-gi? Have you tried playing overhook guard and/or williams guard (shoulder pin)? It's an amazing way to start falling in love with the closed guard.
Amen! On our latest instructional 'the active guard' we went full in depth on a closed guard game and also chaining it into lower body entries et cetera. We got a lot of positive reactions on that showing that the gap was very much real for a lot of people. Osú!
@@EnergiaMartialArts Very good. I look forward to seeing your ideas. I am a three strip black belt with a strong matrix. I am building out my options and upper body attacks are now on the menu.
@@EnergiaMartialArts thanks! I was an instructor at Bernardo’s before I moved to TN. I actually put your video up in the screen with my class and we went through the sequences so thank you. We worked kuzushi to build our frames before trying to invert so that game is really useful. I am not on Instagram but would love to share ideas. My business partner is Joe Watson and he is on the ADCC circuit.
@@danielmccarthy9065 awesome! Man that's amazing to hear. Thank you. Feel free to send me an email (info@energia-martialarts.com) and I'll give you my number. Osú
@@EnergiaMartialArts Germany Close to Saarbrücken 😊 Abel has his gym there Casa de Luta, maybe you know him I just found your videos. You have a great talent to articulate and summarize different guards, moves etc. in BJJ 😊💪👍
Good question. I don't fear the toehold that much because they have no control over the rest of my leg (no leg configuration of their own), so I can either frame and kick out or spin out of it. I might do a shorts/quick fix on that someday!
@EnergiaMartialArts I'll check it out... with really good leglockers I don't do Kguard last time I got into a ///reverse triangle toehold situation/// got the toehold gotme into double dilemma reverse triangle... let go the triangle to adjust to finish the toehold...
Pretty good actually! There's a bit more fiction obviously and the backside 5050 position is not as valuable because there are usually no heelhooks allowed. But the upper body attacks and switching back to outside ashi (and then sweep or go for a straight ankle lock) is all legit. A possible downside though could be the fact that the top player has a bit more control over you due to the gi. But try it out and let me know!
The answer as always is 'it depends'. It has been used in some matches already. One of the great things about K-guard is that it takes your head out of the centre line (and therefore away from strikes). Though, as with most guards in MMA, it should be used more as a last resort (gaining top position should always be a priority). But in a tight spot I believe it is a great guard. Another thing that pops to mind is that it might be easier accessible in MMA as opposed to BJJ. In MMA the top fighter might posture up more (in order to throw strikes), this makes it easier to enter the K-guard. In my personal experience when I find myself in bottom guard in MMA sparring I usually try to tie them up with a form of active guard (a system I use in one of my instructional) to focus on controlling their posture and then try and sweep them. If they pop out I at times use the K-guard myself.
Great instructions.. .ooos Question...are you ever in danger of an ankle or toe lock from k guard. I'm learning like many and curious about this...have you ever been caught with ankle lock. Great day..
Hey brother thank you and good question! So for the bottom leg not really. The top leg (depending of the position) could be at risk for a counter toehold or an estima lock. I never really had the problem myself though. What helps a lot is the immediate disbalance when entering for the K. Pushing your opponent off-centre.
7 months in my BJJ journey and having fun learning new guard systems! I do not end up in closed guard too much and play a lot of z-guard. Do you mainly implement the K from closed guard or should be able to roll right into a K guard from knee shield or Z. - Thank you!
brilliant instruction master, awesome job guys show regular series techniques on this UKE 🥋🥋 bow and arrow choke, back GI chokes, inverted triangle, gogoplata from mount, guard pretty please thank you have fun! 💪💪🔥🔥
@@jonathanc.9247 yes but you would have to extract the bottom leg. Check out our zguard video and Zguard leg attacks for other maybe better leglock options from knee shield half guard 🙌🏼
2:20 Ok but the problem with that is that when you're in a room full of leg lockers leaving your foot high up in somebody's armpit like that is wayyy too risky. In my opinion, playing the shield low with your shin going across the persons belly is a better option, because it not only protects you from leg locks but also baits your opponent into pressuring forward, making them vulnerable to upper body attacks, and once they pull away from the upper body attacks the legs are right there for you to take
I disagree. I am a huge leglock fan (actually have two very popular leglock instructionals on bjj fanatics) and am never scared of any counter leglocks. Due to the configuration of the K-guard they don’t have many good leglock entanglements to get into. So yes, they can grab your ankle but above blue belt level there’s not much scary stuff there. Unless you completely screw up and they get a deep estima. Though I do play the low k shield sometimes I prefer the high one for two reasons; 1) I’m pretty light and it gives me better control of their upper body and weight and prevents them from smashing my K guard. 2) as explained in the video, to chain back into upper body attacks smoothly.
This has been proved, used and applied at the highest level of grappling matches. As with all of jiujitsu there is always an answer. My best advice is to mix it with upperbody control and entries as shown in the video. On the kimura; give it a try in rolling and let me know ;) also, the top player is still caught in bottom players guard, so they should also pass the legs for like a rolling kimura (should be nearly impossible). I hope that's all clear, otherwise let me know 👊🏼
Turns out we didn't cover this amazing guard yet on the channel! Even though I went full in-depth on the K-guard (both from closed guard and standing) on our second instructional; Leglocks Unlocked part 2 on BJJ Fanatics, we never did film a good overview of the whole guard. Until today! Here you go gents (and the 2 girls watching our channel!). P.s. drop a like, comment or subscribe; for every subscriber I will heel hook Sandro ;)
I have both Leglocks instructionals and your Active Guard instructional. All great stuff. Thanks for the content!
@@TacticalMartialArts thank you brother! I truly do appreciate that! If you ever have any questions on something dm me on instagram and I'd be happy to help or send you a short video explaining. 🙏🏼
one of the best K-gaurd instructionals ive seen yet.. great work
Thank you so much! Happy you enjoyed 🙏
Osú happy to hear that! If you want to go way deeper I honestly can recommend our BJJfanatics instructional: leglocks unlocked part 2!
This guy does one of the best bjj instructionals in general - not only this one.
@alexk5390 thank you brother! I appreciate that a lot 🙏🙌🏼 p.s. spoiler alert! Dropping a new instructional within a week or so
I have received so much free knowledge, I have to give back. Thanks
Legend! We salute you and your entire bloodline 🙏🙌🏼 Osú
Great content!
Thank you sir! We appreciate you and salute you and your entire bloodline! Osú 🙌🏼
I love closed guard, and this is one of the best introductions to K guard I've seen. Very clear description of technique and the "what ifs" to be aware of. Thank you!
Thank you brother! Happy to hear that 🙏🏼🙌🏼 did you also play around with standing K guard before? I have recently uploaded a video on that too.
If you want to go down the rabbithole check out my instructionals on BJJ fanatics! You will 100% love 'the Active guard'.
Excellent video. Very well
Explained and demonstrated.
Thank you for keep it short and sweet.
Osú! Happy to hear that. My pleasure brother 🙏
Nice breakdown and details on entries + basic attacks. Looking forward to adding this system to my open guard game- 👊🏼💪🏼OSS
Thank you brother! Appreciate that 🙌🏼 you are our first ever superthanks on the channel! Dm me on instagram (tumenergia) for some free rolling/comp analysis 👊🏼
This is a terrific introduction to the k-guard! Thank you!
@@s-ash-a my pleasure! Check out my other k guard video for standing variations here on the channel or go full in depth with our instructional on BJJFanatics!
Mind blown... I've been in this position so many times and didn't know it was K-guard, I guess thats why I was able to hold the person for so long. I just used it to sweep but now this is a whole new path......
It’s an amazing position for so many options! There would be so much more to cover but I’ve put my favorites in this video, happy you enjoyed brother! Osú
I can’t believe this is free- thanks!!
Yes it is! Also amazes me haha 😆 if you want to go more in depth check out our Patreon! Osú
He delivers the information so well and his energy keeps you watching
Thank you sir! Appreciate that, we do our best
My favorite prof right now. thank you so much 🙏🙏🙏
Osú! My pleasure 🙌🏼🙏
Did not know Ashton Kutcher did videos this good 😂😂😂
Hahaha I keep on getting this 😆🙌🏼 fun thing was I actually watched movie with him in it last night!
This content is exactly what I’ve been looking for. Y’all give me the missing knowledge, thanks!! Oss..
Osú! Thank you my man! Have you already been playing around with Kguard before?
@@EnergiaMartialArts
Not that much but I will now.
@@dcDOC19 nice! Let me know if you ever have any questions (best through instagram). Osú
Nice video. Quick and easy to follow thanks.
Osú! My pleasure brother 🙏
Viva a luta livre esportiva brasileira. Ótima trabalho!!!
Valeu meu irmão! Tmj!!
This is incredible! I hadn't found a good k-guard instructional previously, but this is great. Keep it up!
Thank you brother! Happy to help. Did you also see our shallow k guard video?
@@EnergiaMartialArts I did! The two videos together really helped me to grasp the full concept of this guard, and now it's one of my favorites to use in rolling and competition!
@@JosiahWildrick Osú brother! Happy to have helped a bit 🙏
Thanks man! Great instruction 😊
Thanks Wim! 🙌🏼🙏🏼
so much details that I've been struggle with thank you a lot !!
Happy to help 🙏🏼
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Thank you for sharing. Always looking to expand my K guard game.
My pleasure Jeff!! Happy you enjoyed 🙏🏼🙌🏼
Muchas gracias por las enseñanzas! profesor! Voy a practicar!
De nada Hermano!! 🙌🏼🙏
Thanks so much for the overview. I've been working the leg entries a ton lately and neglecting the upper body subs with it.
Thank you! My pleasure. It’s normal and not a bad thing to focus on a specific game or part/ but it’s smart that you now realize you should switch it up and go back mixing it with upperbody attacks. Did you watch CJI? Levi does an amazing job at this too if you look carefully. Talking about his guard and transition from upper body to leglocks.
This is sooo good!
Thank you!
oh wow thanks so much for this! i was getting into K guard entries and attack! this was just what i needed!
Perfect timing 😊😄👌🏼
@@EnergiaMartialArts really cool to see attacks other than leglocks hehe i was currently only using it to go to sweep with the technical standup! will definitely try to pull of that traingle becuase that looks slick as heck! 😅
@@MrKamekaze101 haha yeah than this will open a whole new game! Enjoy and send my regards to people getting caught 😅👌🏼
Great instructions looking forward to implement this in my game!
Osú happy to hear that! If you want to go way deeper I honestly can recommend our BJJfanatics instructional: leglocks unlocked part 2!
Excellent video
Thank you! 🙏
Great instruction! Fantastic
Thank you sir! Happy you enjoy 👊🏼🙌🏼
Me encanta❤
Valeu!
Very clear and informative thank you!
@@ajsal1902 thank you! Happy to hear that! Welcome to the channel my friend 🙏
Great video guys 👌🏼🥋
Thank you brother!! 👌🏼🙌🏼
Very good instruction
Osú! Thank you sir 👊🏼🙏🏼
Thank you for sharing. great channel. Oss
Thank you! Happy to hear that!
This game is crazy aggressive... I love it ❤
Amen!! haha lets go!
First time I've heard of k guard. Good stuff
Nice! How do you like it so far? Stay tuned or subscribe; I plan on filming some standing shallow K-guard tomorrow and releasing it somewhere this month.
@@EnergiaMartialArts it makes alot of sense to me. My current favorite guard is butterfly. Ppl use closed guard wayy too much to iniate attack when it is a defensive guard.
@@EnergiaMartialArts I never made it past white belt. Haven't been to a legit gym in over 10 yrs, but I keep up w it on UA-cam.
@@Dark-Light_Ascendin Yeah I love butterfly too. It's an amazing way to enter for leglocks (which is my favorite game). Do you prefer to use it for sweeps?
True, though a few years ago I started working on making the closed guard extremely offensive again (for myself). After a few years I developed a nice system and released my latest instructional on BJJ Fanatics (the Active Guard). That will 100% change your outlook on the closed guard.
@@Dark-Light_Ascendin Nice! Hope you make it to blue someday and beyond! 🙏 If you ever find yourself in the Netherlands please visit my gym brother!
These martial arts are amazing. I gotta do it.
Bjj is a heap of fun. Definitely recommend giving it a go
Excellent breakdown! Time to add this in
Thank you! 🙏
Thank you so much for this.❤
Most welcome!
Good stuff. Thanks!!
Osú 🙌🏼
Great details...keep up the Great work 👍
Thanks brother! Where are you from?
Man this came at the perfect time! Got smashed a few times trying this and some of these details make so much sense! Thank you
Osú! You're most welcome 🙏🏼
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Great explanation. Thanks for sharing!
@@HMALDANA my pleasure! Happy you enjoy! 🙏 if you ever want to check out way more, be sure to check our Patreon or look up my instructional on BJJ Fanatics 👊🏼
great video, will have to watch it a few times
Osú! 🙌🏼
Good stuff, Imma try this Next glass. Gracias maestro!
@@HabitPlanet my pleasure! Let me know how it goes! 👊🏼
Oh K GUARD!!! I’ve been searching Gay Guard and kept getting really weird stuff 😅
Please redirect yourself to our only f page for that ;) hahaha
@@EnergiaMartialArts haha well all my research on gay guard didn’t go to waste, I have gotten really good at oil checking fools.
Quality content. Thank you!
Happy to hear that! Thank you 🙏🙌🏼
Great video thank you. love Lachlans teaching style but he plays opposite side to me so i struggle to switch it in my head lol.
Agree! I’m a big fan of Lachlan and he is an inspiration to me. Even had the honor to have him on my channel. Did you see that video?
Man I understand the struggle if it’s the opposite side haha 😂👌🏼
@@EnergiaMartialArts your videos have helped me heaps mate thank you. Come to Australia someday for a seminar please 😅 no I haven’t seen that video il definitely check that out! Thank you for the reply
@@Hodgey10 So happy to hear that brother! Man it would be my honor! Contact me and we will make it happen! Osú
This is a nice break down.
Thank you sir!! 🙌🏼🙏🏼
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This is truly impressive.
We’ve been learning a knee bar entry from the K guard where you reap the leg over but grab under the shin on the other leg and roll back through for a knee bar.
Thanks for this content, can’t wait to give it a go!
Ohw sweet! Imma give that a try 🙏🏼🙌🏼 thank you!
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Perfect this gonna help alot❤
Happy to help! 🙌🏼🙏
Thanks for this. I’ve only used kguard for attacking back. And I’ve got no leg lock game. So my options in k-guard are limited. would study this since I love the kguard (no same level passes me😂).
Nice! What's your favourite backflow from there? Yeah if you really want to go down the rabbithole with leglocks (from there and more) check out our dvd 'leglocks unlocked 2' on BJJ fanatics! Just check the trailer 😉👌🏼
So sweet❤
Thank you! 🙏
Awesome 🤙🏻
Osú! 💪🏼🙏
Vraiment top, merci
C’est rien! Merci toi 🙏
Great k guard instruction! Question any advice on how to prevent the knee cut defense?
Yeah good question. I did a seminar on the Kguard last week and got this exact question. I then asked the student to knee cut me and made him feel the presure of the guard. Its hard to explain here but if you have tight control its so hard for them to knee cut. Besides that, the kguard in itself is not a fixed position. As with many guards (like we also explain in our reverse de la riva videos etc) you should be constantly offbalancing your opponent etc.
Finaly; as they knee cut they compromise their base and it gives you an easier time getting some entries going.
I hope that helps to explain it. If not dm me on instagram and ill shoot you a short clip 👊🏼
ridiculously good videos!
Appreciate it brother!
Great explanation! I'm not getting stuck there anymore from now on 😅
Happy to help brother! Curious, you got stuck on chest to chest I assume?
This is absolutely excellent . Thank you for sharing this information . One question - with the leg that is doing the K guard (the leg with the knee inside but the foot on his hip ) it looks like maybe there could be some issues with pressure to the lateral part of your knee. Any tips for avoiding an injury there against a big person ?
Thank you! Perfect question! I actually did a seminar on the Kguard today and got the exact same question live! So I took the biggest guy there (and I also have torn my lcl in the past) and demonstrated that it's no problem at all! Even so, the more the top person pushes forward the more they load themselves on my guard (mainly the frame of my 2nd shin and arm) and it makes it so easy to either sweep them or reap for the backside 50/50.
So short answer no worry (keep your knee on the mat), better yet; easy entry and flower sweep if they push forward. Osú hope that helps
Amazing! Very grateful🙏🏽 good english, but you cant hide that Dutch twang 😊 nogmaals bedankt, groeten uit 🇵🇭
Hhahaha yeah it’s bad 🇳🇱☺️
Can you guess on my accent where in the Netherlands I’m from?
Great job Man.
Thank you 🙏🙏
What do you do when your opponent leans back and tries to attempt to remove your foot from the hip for the double under pass?
So I will answer your question in two parts:
Early on as soon as he leans back, his leg becomes light (as the weight shifts) so it's very easy for me to continue my entry. I actually love it when they lean back a bit way more then when they lean in to me. Second when he goes for double under pass we have a video fully focussed in countering that pass! I would have to look it up but if you are interested it's on our Patreon! Hope that helps. Osú
@@EnergiaMartialArts awesome! Thanks! Appreciate the feedback
@@vicn1349 thanks brother!
@@EnergiaMartialArts bro my Professor is pretty crafty… I did this exact move when he was leaning back but when I was securing the leg he extended it over me then grabbed my heel that was on the hip to attempt to get me in the bear trap … obviously I couldn’t go up into him because he would’ve calf sliced me but it kind of turned into a leg entanglement scramble.
@@vicn1349 haha props to him! Drill it on some lower belts first and when you get comfortable surprise your professor again 😅👍🏼
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Very Nice
Osú! Thank you 🙏🔥
Thank you for this great video. I have played with K guard as a leglock entry, but I am new to upper body submissions from this guard.
I have been playing with them based on this video, but I'm finding that if my opponent does not commit their weight forward, but stays heavy on their legs, they can eventually start bringing in their non-trapped leg (back leg) and start knee cutting through the position.
Any recommendations for this situation? I haven't seen anyone talking about this knee slide either on youtube or in the instructionals I own.
Oss!
Hmm good question! I hope I can answer like this, otherwise feel free to DM me on instagram and I'll try to film something.
So first off I'd do a wrestle up or hip bump sweep if my opponent sits up and heavy on their legs. I love the K-guard but if they're not giving me the entry I'm just as easily switching to something else.
About the knee cut, I'd have to play around with that. I think in reality I'm moving away my hips and focus on reaping my second leg over. This connect my hips to their primary leg and therefore takes away any ability to knee cut. If they're still heavy on the legs I can outwards rotate their lower leg to force the turn.
At last I would work on my entry and offbalancing them with a form of upperbody grip like a 2 on 1 or burrito grip on their arm. Hope that makes some sense! 🙌🏼🙏🏼
@@EnergiaMartialArts Thank you for the response. I don't have Instagram unfortunately.
You are correct that if I am aggressively looking for the leg entry, the knee slide is not much of a problem. It's also possible to transition to false reap if they are too quick with the knee slide.
But the main reason I ask is because I would like to get better at upper body subs from K guard, and if I try to maintain there, more experienced opponents will start using this knee slide, and shut down my game. It makes me feel like K guard is not a "real" guard but a transition point for leg attacks or back takes 😞
@@yurimataev2518 hmm I 100% agree. It is a more transitional guard. Using it for upperbody submissions is harder. Have you tried playing around with William's or Rat guard?
@@EnergiaMartialArts Closed guard and variations are my weakest link. I think because I have shorter legs, I tend to play in the half guard / butterfly / X guard solar system. In fact, K guard entry from closed guard is one of my favorite moves precisely because I don't like hanging out in closed guard.
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@@yurimataev2518 Okay now hear me out. If you have shorter legs I might assume you have/rely more on upper body strength. Do you play more gi or no-gi? Have you tried playing overhook guard and/or williams guard (shoulder pin)? It's an amazing way to start falling in love with the closed guard.
Really well done. I think connecting upper body to lower body submissions are very important.
Amen! On our latest instructional 'the active guard' we went full in depth on a closed guard game and also chaining it into lower body entries et cetera. We got a lot of positive reactions on that showing that the gap was very much real for a lot of people. Osú!
@@EnergiaMartialArts Very good. I look forward to seeing your ideas. I am a three strip black belt with a strong matrix. I am building out my options and upper body attacks are now on the menu.
@@danielmccarthy9065 Osú! If you ever want to exchange ideas or brainstorm feel free to DM me on instagram! @tumenergia
@@EnergiaMartialArts thanks! I was an instructor at Bernardo’s before I moved to TN. I actually put your video up in the screen with my class and we went through the sequences so thank you. We worked kuzushi to build our frames before trying to invert so that game is really useful. I am not on Instagram but would love to share ideas. My business partner is Joe Watson and he is on the ADCC circuit.
@@danielmccarthy9065 awesome! Man that's amazing to hear. Thank you. Feel free to send me an email (info@energia-martialarts.com) and I'll give you my number. Osú
Great video! Thank you sir 💪
Thank you brother! Where are you from may I ask?
@@EnergiaMartialArts Germany Close to Saarbrücken 😊
Abel has his gym there Casa de Luta, maybe you know him
I just found your videos. You have a great talent to articulate and summarize different guards, moves etc. in BJJ 😊💪👍
@@dedoc888 ohw awesome man! I hope to visit some day! Thank you, I appreciate that 🙏🏼
I literally learnt this in class a few weeks ago
Exactly like this? Then you know what your professor has been watching 😅💪🏼
Nice entry... but when framing what do you recommend no defend the toe holds ???
Good question. I don't fear the toehold that much because they have no control over the rest of my leg (no leg configuration of their own), so I can either frame and kick out or spin out of it. I might do a shorts/quick fix on that someday!
@EnergiaMartialArts I'll check it out... with really good leglockers I don't do Kguard last time I got into a
///reverse triangle toehold situation/// got the toehold gotme into double dilemma reverse triangle... let go the triangle to adjust to finish the toehold...
@@jabstoredeportes hmm that makes sense! Nice!
Love this video. Thank you for the content! How well does K guard work in the gi ?
Pretty good actually! There's a bit more fiction obviously and the backside 5050 position is not as valuable because there are usually no heelhooks allowed. But the upper body attacks and switching back to outside ashi (and then sweep or go for a straight ankle lock) is all legit.
A possible downside though could be the fact that the top player has a bit more control over you due to the gi. But try it out and let me know!
My first video.💪🏻
Nice! Welcome 🙏🙌🏼
Would it work in mma?
The answer as always is 'it depends'. It has been used in some matches already. One of the great things about K-guard is that it takes your head out of the centre line (and therefore away from strikes). Though, as with most guards in MMA, it should be used more as a last resort (gaining top position should always be a priority). But in a tight spot I believe it is a great guard.
Another thing that pops to mind is that it might be easier accessible in MMA as opposed to BJJ. In MMA the top fighter might posture up more (in order to throw strikes), this makes it easier to enter the K-guard.
In my personal experience when I find myself in bottom guard in MMA sparring I usually try to tie them up with a form of active guard (a system I use in one of my instructional) to focus on controlling their posture and then try and sweep them. If they pop out I at times use the K-guard myself.
@@EnergiaMartialArts thank you for taking time to explain man. 🙂
@@fakejaat1704 my pleasure! Always happy to help 👊🏼
Beautiful! Thank you
My pleasure!! Osú 🙌🏼🙏🏼
Nice guard, i go try.
Osú! 👊🏼
really great movement.
what the mean ストイチズム？
Thank you! ストイチズム = Stoicism
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oh. thanks I just wondered this Japanese word.
Great instructions..
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Question...are you ever in danger of an ankle or toe lock from k guard.
I'm learning like many and curious about this...have you ever been caught with ankle lock.
Great day..
Hey brother thank you and good question!
So for the bottom leg not really. The top leg (depending of the position) could be at risk for a counter toehold or an estima lock. I never really had the problem myself though.
What helps a lot is the immediate disbalance when entering for the K. Pushing your opponent off-centre.
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Thanks much...🙏
Que dicas valiosas, irei treina -las
Gracias!
My K guard skills are trash. I need to start playing with this more. Great video!
A great system to learn. If you have any questions let me know!
7 months in my BJJ journey and having fun learning new guard systems! I do not end up in closed guard too much and play a lot of z-guard. Do you mainly implement the K from closed guard or should be able to roll right into a K guard from knee shield or Z.
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Thank you!
My pleasure brother! Enjoy the journey! What country are you training in?
@@EnergiaMartialArts America in the southeast Georgia 🤙🏼
Awesome! I visited the states last year for the first time. Had a blast! You train nogi or gi too?
Your stuff is sick I'd love to come train with you guys
You would be most welcome at any of our gyms in the Netherlands! 💪🏼🥋
That armbar is lovely
Thank you sir! 🙌🏼🙏
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brilliant instruction master, awesome job guys
show regular series techniques on this UKE 🥋🥋
bow and arrow choke, back GI chokes, inverted triangle, gogoplata from mount, guard
pretty please thank you
have fun! 💪💪🔥🔥
Osú! Hahah I hope he wants to come over to be Uke more often 👊🏼
I feel like my game is falling towards the k guard route. I'm very new to the game though but I'm really starting to see how available knee bars are
Yeah 100%! The only downside for now is (seeing you said you are new to the game) kneebars might not be allowed. But besides that, yes!
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Can you enter k guard from half guard knee shield?
@@jonathanc.9247 yes but you would have to extract the bottom leg. Check out our zguard video and Zguard leg attacks for other maybe better leglock options from knee shield half guard 🙌🏼
@@EnergiaMartialArts thank you I will do that!!
Chapters
0:00 - Start
0:29 - Set up
3:31 - Upper to lower body
4:47 - Dealing with the crossface
6:32 - Troubleshoot grips
8:00 - Attacking both sides
2:20 Ok but the problem with that is that when you're in a room full of leg lockers leaving your foot high up in somebody's armpit like that is wayyy too risky. In my opinion, playing the shield low with your shin going across the persons belly is a better option, because it not only protects you from leg locks but also baits your opponent into pressuring forward, making them vulnerable to upper body attacks, and once they pull away from the upper body attacks the legs are right there for you to take
I disagree. I am a huge leglock fan (actually have two very popular leglock instructionals on bjj fanatics) and am never scared of any counter leglocks. Due to the configuration of the K-guard they don’t have many good leglock entanglements to get into. So yes, they can grab your ankle but above blue belt level there’s not much scary stuff there. Unless you completely screw up and they get a deep estima. Though I do play the low k shield sometimes I prefer the high one for two reasons; 1) I’m pretty light and it gives me better control of their upper body and weight and prevents them from smashing my K guard. 2) as explained in the video, to chain back into upper body attacks smoothly.
기 주짓수에도 써먹을수있을거 같은데
You mean it's applicable in the gi? Yeah for sure!
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Hi, I’m intarested in ストイチズム. please tell me spelling of ストイチズム.
from japan
Should be 'stoicism' 🙏🏼
Mica Galvao hit this armbar on Gary Tonon.
@@sheephead187 you also mean Mateusz last week on Tonon at ADCC?
this is so fucking good. Thanks. going to work on adding these all to my game.
Osú! Happy to hear that! Of you ever want to go deeper into the k guard be sure to check out our instructional on BJJ fanatics 👊🏼
Like that dog Levi in CJI finals lol
@@realitycheck816 haha yeah 100%!
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im not sure If this guard work, its look like your arms are really exposed. Not sure but I see opening for a simple Kimura from the top.
This has been proved, used and applied at the highest level of grappling matches. As with all of jiujitsu there is always an answer. My best advice is to mix it with upperbody control and entries as shown in the video.
On the kimura; give it a try in rolling and let me know ;) also, the top player is still caught in bottom players guard, so they should also pass the legs for like a rolling kimura (should be nearly impossible).
I hope that's all clear, otherwise let me know 👊🏼
It’s work bro 😊
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