I watched this as a white belt years ago. Now I’m a purple belt and the principle in this video is my go to for guard retention. Thank you so much for this
Hip escape + half roll. Nice and simple! As a white belt who is still figuring out how to incorporate the movements during warm-up into application on the mat, this video was really helpful. Love your channel Firas!
I've usually seen it without the hip escape. Just invert and swing your legs around. The detail to get the hip in first was really new to me, and makes a lot of sense.
this is coming from someone who has no formal education in Bjj... this makes sense. its super simple but it looks very effective. awesome stuff sir. will continue to watch and learn.
Firas, thanks for posting this video, the little details make the biggest difference! I was getting passed like this by the higher ranks because I wasn't making eye contact or getting my hip off the mat. Keep up the great work, it's videos like this that fire me up to train the next day! You're the man!
Hey Firas, thanks sooooooooo much for this technique!!!! You helpt me soooooooo much with it. The bigger guys allways crushed my guard before. Thanks to YOU now I have a very effectiv tool to stop that and integrate my hips in to my game. Best regards from Germany
As a one-month white belt, I owe to Zahabi my first submission (armlock from side escape). Let's see if after studying this vid I'll finally be able to retain my guard for a few seconds :)
What a great comparison between the ball and the rectangle... Having a good pass defense seems to be the number 1 problem for me. People pass me like I'm not there. This video will hopefully help a lot:
I must try this tonight! My guard pass prevention suucks so bad (but at least its improving my side/mount escapes). Thanks Firas for this great video as usual.
Great video, and amazing concept! I wish that you had shown more uninterrupted footage of the drills though. I love your breakdowns, but I wish that I could see the drills alone, to help promote mental absorption of the movements.
love this video Firas! I've been investing a lot of time on guard retention and pass prevention as of late. I remember Oliver Taza showing me this type of drill last year at Marcelo's...cheers my man much appreciated!
very helpful concept with the ball and rectangle. But you must have a very strong lower back to roll like a ball with rounded spine and resisting some pressure in this position.
Thank you coach Firas! I do this a lot, so this video is perfect for me. However, I do tend to not look my opponents in the face when I do this, so that's a great tip for me. Will definitely be coming back to this video.
Your videos are very good, nothing but effective. Why don't you want to create an online website where people can learn as much as your students at your gym learn? That would be much appreciated by people like me who live too far away from your gym.
merci Firas pour cette video. I hope to solve some issues I have with my guard. I can't wait for a video on the swiss ball movements and how you find it very beneficial.
Great video Firas + Tristar. If I may ask/suggest something for future technique videos, It was great getting the weight/force lines on screen and that you drilled left and right variations - however I find it hard to conjure in my minds eye how this would look at mma speed. I appreciate the complicated and tactical nature of bjj, and that it must be broken down to fully understand, please don't mistake me! I would just love it if after you drill and explain some variations, you showed a variation of it at combat pace at the end (though not power of course!). Keep up the great work! ♥
Respectfully, my questions is: isn't that extended arm inviting for an arm bar?..... thank you very much for the video and thorough explanation..love the square vs ball analogy 👌
Guard passing has been my biggest issue after I'm starting to get the hang of positions and a few submissions. This video will surely help in guard retention! Thanks for the video!
So beneficial! Just yesterday I was having this challenge against someone who is really good at staying heavy after passing my legs. I am drilling this right away
Coach Zahabi, As impressive as your jiujitsu is I am far more impressed by your teaching. This video is fantastic. Very effective lesson on the more abstract meta-concepts of guard pass prevention that isn't obsessed with establishing a closed full-guard like every other video. Couldn't be more impressed by how you presented this. A quick question if you don't mind: I realize there are a lot of exaggerated movements for the purpose of demonstration but at 4:28, the position looks quite vulnerable. I loved the anti-G&P demo from awhile back but could you please give a video about G&P defensive meta-concepts like this video? I hope all is well, Nak
Your response made my week. It's been a rough one. I poorly phrased my question. What I mean to ask is how does the application of these concepts differ in a striking context? (if at all) Are certain things not available due to hand position to protect from strikes?
Thanks for the great content Firas. Will you be doing breakdowns for Dos Anjos vs Alvarez and Jędrzejczyk vs Gadelha? Those fights are a dream for fans of technique and contrasting styles!
Isnt this whole thing negated in the gi with basic grips? Im definitely going to drill this and it looks nice but I feel like my purple and above friends wont let me pull this off. BTW TY Firas for all of these great vids you post. I have learned some great stuff that I would have otherwise missed.
I watched this as a white belt years ago. Now I’m a purple belt and the principle in this video is my go to for guard retention. Thank you so much for this
This video is gold. 11 minutes worth hours of training. Explanation / examples / alternatives. All in 11 minutes. Gold. Pure gold.
Hip escape + half roll. Nice and simple! As a white belt who is still figuring out how to incorporate the movements during warm-up into application on the mat, this video was really helpful. Love your channel Firas!
I've usually seen it without the hip escape. Just invert and swing your legs around. The detail to get the hip in first was really new to me, and makes a lot of sense.
its called inverting, yeah most beginners don't understand this part of jitz
im white belt too , what he does is disturbing , not easy .. i try tmr !!
Love the “ball vs box” explanation was really well put. Great for us analytical people in understanding the intuitive physics of jiu jitsu.
Literally just went this evening and learned this exact concept in the beginner class. Great stuff!
The arrows and instructions are priceless, good stuff!
coach,you are an artist!
i won a no gi competition last week,and i can say proudly that you contributed a lot in my victory
thanks coach!
thanks awesome news, congratulations and thank you for making part of your win!
this is coming from someone who has no formal education in Bjj... this makes sense. its super simple but it looks very effective. awesome stuff sir. will continue to watch and learn.
Firas, thanks for posting this video, the little details make the biggest difference! I was getting passed like this by the higher ranks because I wasn't making eye contact or getting my hip off the mat. Keep up the great work, it's videos like this that fire me up to train the next day! You're the man!
I’ve watched almost all the bjj instruction videos including John Donahers but Firas i have to say is one of the most easy to understand
Thank you for taking the time to demonstrate and explain the techniques. Your teaching inspires me, thanks!
I needed this, I get so tired on bottom. This is a complete eye opener.
Hey Firas, thanks sooooooooo much for this technique!!!! You helpt me soooooooo much with it. The bigger guys allways crushed my guard before. Thanks to YOU now I have a very effectiv tool to stop that and integrate my hips in to my game. Best regards from Germany
Ramadan mubarak brother. Thank you for the valuable knowledge
And to you as well brother. Happy to share!
Prof. Firas, your videos are all phenomenal. Thank you very much! From one of your online students, in Maryland.
Firas is such a great teacher
escaping from the side control, great, very useful. Starting to fall in love with BJJ more and more. Thank you, Firas
Best coach on UA-cam!
Awesome piece. Need this. Got a novice tournament this coming Saturday. Hopefully I win, InshAllah.
Next no-gi I will give it a try. Thank you for being a teacher.
Thankyou!
Keep coming back to this man, any chance you could go deeper into this? This shit's mad juicy.
Very good video with nice narration
As a one-month white belt, I owe to Zahabi my first submission (armlock from side escape). Let's see if after studying this vid I'll finally be able to retain my guard for a few seconds :)
Very good video. You really are a very good instructor.
Excellent instructional works effortlessly even when they know its coming
What a great comparison between the ball and the rectangle...
Having a good pass defense seems to be the number 1 problem for me. People pass me like I'm not there. This video will hopefully help a lot:
practice the details and variations and it will ; )
I tried this move and it worked great for me !! Most people do not expect this trickery lol
Hands down the best guard retention instruction i have ever seen. Thanks
big thank you for posting these vids. I'd love to see one on how to escape from back control. keep up the good work
This is brilliant! Like all your videos. Masha Allah!
Please keep em coming they are so beneficial.
Kind regards
From England
Thanks coach. Much appreciate you making this grand effort to share and teach us all.
I must try this tonight! My guard pass prevention suucks so bad (but at least its improving my side/mount escapes). Thanks Firas for this great video as usual.
Awesome video
I think this might be a game changer for me
Great stuff
Awesome, will be trying this next practice
Great video, and amazing concept!
I wish that you had shown more uninterrupted footage of the drills though. I love your breakdowns, but I wish that I could see the drills alone, to help promote mental absorption of the movements.
beautiful. One day I'll make the trip to Tristar, I promised myself that.
Excellent video. Thanks for sharing.
Ma sha Allah best coach in the world. Any chance of coming over to UK seminars?
that would be great!!
Tried the double hooks guard retention technique today with a brown belt and it worked a charm. - white belt, Australia.
Merci beaucoup Professeur Firas ca fait bien de sens, hate de pratiquer et adapter ce concept.🙂👍👍👍
Firas you are the man. Thank you so much
awesome video!
love this video Firas!
I've been investing a lot of time on guard retention and pass prevention as of late.
I remember Oliver Taza showing me this type of drill last year at Marcelo's...cheers my man much appreciated!
Outstanding! Thanks coach! Cant play guard without retention, will be drilling this till I am dizzy!
very helpful concept with the ball and rectangle. But you must have a very strong lower back to roll like a ball with rounded spine and resisting some pressure in this position.
Thank you coach Firas! I do this a lot, so this video is perfect for me. However, I do tend to not look my opponents in the face when I do this, so that's a great tip for me. Will definitely be coming back to this video.
this is beautiful, thanks for this video. It's literally, just what I needed.
Excellent explanation.
Wow, that was a great video. I'm so thankful for this gift. can't wait to to try it out and add it to my game!
Splendid video
This video is amazing
Your videos are very good, nothing but effective. Why don't you want to create an online website where people can learn as much as your students at your gym learn? That would be much appreciated by people like me who live too far away from your gym.
merci Firas pour cette video. I hope to solve some issues I have with my guard. I can't wait for a video on the swiss ball movements and how you find it very beneficial.
thank you and yes will try to make that video for you guys in the fall.
great coaching!
Very well explained Mate thankyou
Great video Firas + Tristar. If I may ask/suggest something for future technique videos, It was great getting the weight/force lines on screen and that you drilled left and right variations - however I find it hard to conjure in my minds eye how this would look at mma speed. I appreciate the complicated and tactical nature of bjj, and that it must be broken down to fully understand, please don't mistake me! I would just love it if after you drill and explain some variations, you showed a variation of it at combat pace at the end (though not power of course!).
Keep up the great work! ♥
Love it! Thanks for the lesson Firas!
Thank you for posting. This is excellent.
I watched this so many times.... this is probably the game I want for the bottom but it really takes a lot of practice to do
Great video keep up with this your channel is awesome
I like how this is different than the half-gramby roll. Here the motion is more of a shrimp.
Love it
this is much more important that it looks!
Thank you professor
Thanks! Please give us more tutorial classes! Jazakallahu khairan
top notch video dude!
Respectfully, my questions is: isn't that extended arm inviting for an arm bar?..... thank you very much for the video and thorough explanation..love the square vs ball analogy 👌
Guard passing has been my biggest issue after I'm starting to get the hang of positions and a few submissions. This video will surely help in guard retention! Thanks for the video!
love the vids coach firas! great explanation
So beneficial! Just yesterday I was having this challenge against someone who is really good at staying heavy after passing my legs. I am drilling this right away
Amazing videos!
Coach Zahabi,
As impressive as your jiujitsu is I am far more impressed by your teaching. This video is fantastic. Very effective lesson on the more abstract meta-concepts of guard pass prevention that isn't obsessed with establishing a closed full-guard like every other video. Couldn't be more impressed by how you presented this. A quick question if you don't mind: I realize there are a lot of exaggerated movements for the purpose of demonstration but at 4:28, the position looks quite vulnerable. I loved the anti-G&P demo from awhile back but could you please give a video about G&P defensive meta-concepts like this video?
I hope all is well,
Nak
thanks you! very happy you are enjoying the content. At 4:28 Im showing you why turning in can be a problem.
Your response made my week. It's been a rough one. I poorly phrased my question. What I mean to ask is how does the application of these concepts differ in a striking context? (if at all) Are certain things not available due to hand position to protect from strikes?
Thankyou Firas!
Thanks for the great content Firas. Will you be doing breakdowns for Dos Anjos vs Alvarez and Jędrzejczyk vs Gadelha? Those fights are a dream for fans of technique and contrasting styles!
Great suggestion. Thank u
Thanks for that awesome video, love it!
Thanks a lot for the video I was looking to improve my guard pass prevention and I definitely gonna use this advices!!
i love the ball dummy metaphor
Fantastic, Thank you !!!
I need to practice this skill more
This great content, thanks so much!!!
wow.. seeing the move at first felt "strange", "unnatural", amazed it works :)
That's what she said.....
that's so cool I really am not good at jiu-jitsu and this will help
Need more
The don't become a rectangle bit actually made me laugh so hard.
Thank you!
You are a genius.
really really helpful thank you brother
Thanks coach!
Isnt this whole thing negated in the gi with basic grips? Im definitely going to drill this and it looks nice but I feel like my purple and above friends wont let me pull this off. BTW TY Firas for all of these great vids you post. I have learned some great stuff that I would have otherwise missed.
the best vídeo in the planet
great stuff!
Is there a video of Firas rolling with another high level blackbelt or a competition match?
Thank U very much for posting
Awesome, thank you!!
Thank You!! You're great!!
Fight analysis for Wonderboy and Rory!!
Can you build a playlist based of white belt curriculum the blue etc.
congrats on Ryan Hall's win over Grey!! say could you do a video on how to train that? :) cheers! :D
better not
Thoughts on valerie letourneau vs Joanne Calderwood. Terrible stoppage, must of been hard to watch.
I love Firas Zahabi.
right back at you!