Gordon Ryan - 47 FREE Instructional Videos

Full Mount Survival (Defense)

Title + Link: Early Hand Fighting From Mount

Teacher: Gordon Ryan

Summary: Ryan demonstrating techniques for early hand fighting from the mount position. The video focuses on how to prevent and escape common attacks, such as the Americana, from the mount. Ryan emphasizes the importance of disciplined hand fighting, off-balancing the opponent, and using specific techniques like the tricep post to strip grips and escape. He also covers various scenarios, including early and late-stage hand positioning, and how to respond to different grips and control attempts by the opponent. The instructional video provides detailed insights and step-by-step demonstrations to help viewers improve their defensive skills from the mount position in BJJ.

Ashi Garami Escapes

Title + Link: Leg Lock Defense - Defending From A Knee

Teacher: Gordon Ryan

Summary: Ryan demonstrates how to defend against a leg lock when the opponent has control over your knee in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Ryan emphasizes the importance of maintaining balance, controlling the opponent's leg, and making strategic movements to escape the leg lock. He provides detailed instructions on how to transition from the leg lock to a safe position, including posting the hand on the floor, back stepping over the opponent's body, and bringing the shoulder close to the knees. Ryan also discusses how to respond when an opponent tries to stall in half guard, by shifting to a seated guard to continue attacks. He highlights that understanding these details can make a basic move like the leg lock defense effective even against high-level players.

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Back Mount Escapes

Title + Link: The Best Way To Escape From The Jiu Jitsu Body Triangle

Teacher: Gordon Ryan

Summary: Gordon begins by explaining that there are four variations of the body triangle, in this video he covers the escape for the scenario where you are on your opponent's overhook side with a top side triangle. Your primary hand will be blocking the choke at all times with an inside hand position. This must remain there and if it's removed you must get it back. You will use the elbow of your secondary defensive hand to place it under the knee of your opponent. You will then sprawl out, which will create ankle exposure on your opponent, leaving it vulnerable to being trapped. Once you trap the foot, use the secondary hand to capture your opponent's foot and bring it towards you. When your opponent goes to reposition you square your hips to the ceiling and then step over your opponent's leg. From here you continue escaping the back as you normally would.

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Full Mount Escapes

Title + Link: ESCAPING GRAPE VINES

Teacher: Gordon Ryan

Summary: Aggressively extend your legs to break the grapvine.

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Title + Link: Gordon Ryan Mount Escape (Kipping Escape)

Teacher: Gordon Ryan

Summary: Gordon Ryan demonstrate the kipping escape.

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Inside Sankaku Escapes

Title + Link: Gordon Ryan Escaping Inside Sankaku

Teacher: Gordon Ryan

Summary: Gordon Ryan escapes inside sankaku during a competition.

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Multiple Positions Escapes

Title + Link: How To Perfectly Escape From Mount, Side Control and North South No Gi

Teacher: Gordon Ryan

Summary: In summary, to escape these positions, get the inside position. For north-south try to get to a more perpendicular position.

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Side Control Escapes

Title + Link: 2 Pathways to Escape (Side Control)

Teacher: Gordon Ryan

Summary: When your opponent is escaping side control, they can either bring the knees in or punch in an underhook, grab your leg, and then turn it into a wrestling exchange. You need to know how to deal with both.

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Turtle Escapes

Title + Link: Head & Arm Guillotine Choke Escape

Teacher: Gordon Ryan

Summary: Gordon Ryan purposefully lets his opponent get him into a  bad position just so he can show off an escape.

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Title + Link: How To Do The Perfect Front Headlock And Turtle Escapes

Teacher: Gordon Ryan

Summary: The perfect way to escape from turtle and front headlock.

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Title + Link: Intro to Escaping Turtle Position

Teacher: Gordon Ryan

Summary: He contrasts the differences between wrestling and jiu-jitsu, focusing on the threat of submissions and the variation in scoring criteria. Ryan emphasizes the importance of defending against submissions before attempting to escape and highlights the need to adapt wrestling techniques to suit the specific requirements of BJJ. The video serves as an introduction to a series of techniques, including near side shoulder roll, far side shoulder roll, inside leg, outside leg, and stand-up, which Ryan plans to explore in detail in subsequent videos.

Guard Retention

Title + Link: Understanding Guard Retention From The Most Important Positions In Jiu Jitsu No Gi

Teacher: Gordon Ryan

Summary: Ryan discusses the difference between loose passing and tight passing, and how to respond to each. He emphasizes the importance of keeping the opponent in front of you during loose passing and denying the opponent's control over your head and shoulders during tight passing. Ryan also provides detailed instructions on how to transition from defensive positions to offensive attacks, stressing the importance of not getting caught in a defensive cycle. He demonstrates specific techniques for dealing with common guard passes such as the over-under pass and the double under pass. Ryan's approach to guard retention is based on understanding the opponent's goals and manipulating them to your advantage.

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Multiple Positions Retention

Title + Link: Guard Retention - How To Never Get Your Guard Passed In Jiu Jitsu

Teacher: Gordon Ryan

Summary: First thing to think about when retaining guard is forming an initial stickiness to your partner. Hold on to your partner so that if they try to move, their not in a good position. If you partner passes your legs you need to control their head and shoulders.

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Open Guard Retention

Title + Link: Countering A Throw by With An Inversion

Teacher: Gordon Ryan

Summary: Ryan demonstrates how to counter a throw by using an inversion to enter into Ashi Garami, a common leg entanglement position in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Ryan emphasizes the importance of timing the opponent's throw, maintaining concave shoulders, and catching the opponent's legs during the inversion. He provides detailed instructions on how to transition from the inversion to Ashi Garami, and how to respond to various defensive moves from the opponent. Ryan highlights that understanding these details can make a basic move like the inversion counter effective even against high-level players.

Ashi Garami Passing

Title + Link: Passing Off Defensive Roll

Teacher: Gordon Ryan

Summary: Ryan emphasizes the importance of maintaining control over the opponent's body and demonstrates how to transition from a locked hand position to a far side lapel feed. This transition involves a three-tiered process: angling of the hips and a swisher of the legs, putting a scapula grip in and putting a tight crossface in place, and taking the head and walking it down below the shoulder line to the floor. This process allows the practitioner to maintain a robust grip while also having the luxury of a free hand to work with, which can be used for passing the opponent's guard, stuffing legs, freeing knees, and transitioning to mount or side control. Ryan's approach to having a free hand is based on understanding the opponent's movements and manipulating them to your advantage.

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Guard Passing

Title + Link: Gordon Ryan Explains His Guard Passing System

Teacher: Gordon Ryan

Summary: Gordon Ryan, shares his unique approach to guard passing, which involves using an inside foot to step inside of a partner's legs, and then using hands on the floor to have heavy hands and light hips and legs. This technique, known as "loose passing," allows for powerful leg movements and the ability to pass the partner's legs easily. The video also discusses chaining loose passes into tight passes, using loose passing to set up submissions, and the possibility of using a leg drag for further control.

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Title + Link: Learn How To Do The Perfect Jiu Jitsu Body Lock Pass

Teacher: Gordon Ryan

Summary: Ryan breaks down the Body Lock Pass, a technique he frequently uses in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Ryan emphasizes the importance of maintaining a tight grip, controlling the opponent's movement, and transitioning between locked and unlocked hands. He also discusses the three main methods of the Body Lock Pass: shelving, stuffing, and splitting the legs. Ryan provides detailed instructions on how to perform each method, how to switch between methods, and how to respond to various defensive moves from the opponent. He also highlights the importance of the Body Lock Pass in shutting down strong seated guard players and Ashi Garami specialists.

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Title + Link: The Best No Gi Guard Passing System On The Planet

Teacher: Gordon Ryan

Summary: Ryan explains his approach to guard passing in No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Ryan discusses the evolution of his guard passing system, starting from leg locks, to body lock passing, half guard passing, Toriando passing, and finally to what he calls "J Point Camping". The J Point is the point where the opponent is in jeopardy of having their guard passed, and Ryan emphasizes the importance of reaching this point and maintaining it. He also introduces a system of feints to create tension in the opponent's legs, making it easier to manipulate their movements. Ryan's guard passing system is a combination of these techniques, creating a trilemma for the opponent where defending one technique exposes them to another. He also discusses the importance of head position and the use of high stepping to get past the opponent's hip line.

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Title + Link: The Difference Between The BJJ Berimbolo With Gi And No Gi

Teacher: Gordon Ryan

Summary: Ryan explains the differences between performing the Berimbolo, a specific guard inversion technique, with and without a Gi in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Ryan emphasizes the importance of understanding the opponent's back exposure and how the presence or absence of a Gi affects this. He explains that with a Gi, the practitioner can control the opponent's upper body and force upper back exposure, making it easier to transition into a back take. However, without a Gi, the practitioner cannot force upper back exposure and must rely on the opponent's movements. Ryan demonstrates how to perform the Berimbolo in both scenarios and explains that without a Gi, the practitioner should focus more on sweeps or leg attacks. He also discusses the importance of avoiding potential leg lock attacks from the opponent during the inversion.

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Half Guard Passing

Title + Link: Basic Pass to Side Control by Gordon Ryan

Teacher: Gordon Ryan

Summary: Ryan demonstrates how to perform a basic pass to side control from a top half guard position in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Ryan emphasizes the importance of maintaining a high tripod position, inserting a butterfly hook, and using specific movements to free the leg from the opponent's guard. He also highlights the need to control the opponent's body by opening the elbow and elongating the opponent's body. The technique concludes with a transition into a strong top pin, preparing for subsequent attacks from the top side control position.

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Title + Link: Body Lock Guard Pass Off Their Underhook

Teacher: Gordon Ryan

Summary: Ryan demonstrates how to perform a Body Lock Guard Pass when the opponent has an underhook from half guard in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Ryan emphasizes the importance of taking a near side underhook initially, pulling the opponent's shoulders towards you, and locking a body lock around the opponent before the hand gets trapped. He provides detailed instructions on how to transition from the body lock to a top pin in side control, including bringing the head over the far shoulder, bringing the head to the floor for base, sliding to butterfly hooks, extending the right leg, and bringing the right knee to the floor. Ryan highlights that understanding these details can make a basic move like the Body Lock Guard Pass effective even against high-level players.

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Title + Link: Gordon Ryan Explains Effective Half Guard Passing

Teacher: Gordon Ryan

Summary: Ryan breaks down the principles and techniques of effective half guard passing in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Ryan emphasizes the importance of getting chest-to-chest with the opponent, bypassing the opponent's top leg and upper body frames, and maintaining inside position. He discusses various passing methods from half guard, including passing directly to mount, using different upper body grips, and dealing with the opponent's offensive moves like underhooks and deep half guard. Ryan also explains how to keep the opponent down, flatten them out, and transition into various attacks. He highlights that half guard passing is a strategic and exhausting position for the opponent, where the practitioner can control the pace and gradually build towards a peak in the match.

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X Guard Passing

Title + Link: Passing From Ushiro X Guard

Teacher: Gordon Ryan

Summary: Ryan demonstrates how to pass from the Ushiro X Guard, a specific guard position in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Ryan emphasizes the importance of maintaining balance, controlling the opponent's leg, and making strategic movements to pass the guard. He provides detailed instructions on how to transition from the Ushiro X Guard to a north-south position, including posting the hand on the floor, back stepping over the opponent's body, and bringing the shoulder close to the knees. Ryan highlights that understanding these details can make a basic move like the Ushiro X Guard pass effective even against high-level players.

Breaking Rubber Guard 

Title + Link: Jiu Jitsu Techniques by Gordon Ryan

Teacher: Gordon Ryan

Summary: Ryan demonstrates how to effectively open and escape from the Rubber Guard, a common position in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Ryan emphasizes the importance of maintaining good posture, turning the elbows down towards the floor to avoid getting caught on the opponent's thighs, and shaking the arms to free them from the opponent's grip. He also stresses the need to be directly head over head with the opponent for this escape to work. Once the guard is opened, Ryan highlights the importance of stealing the inside foot position to prepare for subsequent passes.

Ashi Garami Submissions

Title + Link: How To Perfect Leglocks In Jiu Jitsu No Gi

Teacher: Gordon Ryan

Summary: Ryan shares his insights and techniques on perfecting leglocks in No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Ryan discusses the importance of understanding the opponent's defensive reactions and how to use them to your advantage. He demonstrates how to transition fluidly between different leg entanglements and how to expose the opponent's heel for a successful leglock. Ryan also emphasizes the importance of having strong inside and outside heel hook mechanics. He provides a detailed walkthrough of a leglock he used in a match, explaining his thought process and the techniques involved. Ryan stresses the importance of immersing oneself in the practice of leglocks and spending hours in live rolls from these positions to improve.

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Back Mount Submissions

Title + Link: Differences Between Jiu Jitsu With Gi And No Gi

Teacher: Gordon Ryan

Summary: Gordon Ryan and Nicholas Meregali, two renowned Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioners, discuss the differences between Gi and No Gi Jiu-Jitsu, particularly focusing on back attacks. Ryan explains that in No Gi, the practitioner typically traps the opponent's arm first and then applies the strangle, while in Gi, the strangle grip is usually set up first, followed by the leg trap. Meregali, on the other hand, emphasizes the difference in control, stating that in Gi, it's easier to maintain control due to the ability to grip the Gi, while in No Gi, control is more challenging due to the lack of grips. Both athletes highlight the importance of understanding these differences to effectively transition between Gi and No Gi Jiu-Jitsu.

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Closed Guard Submissions

Title + Link: BJJ Techniques: Wrist Control to Arm Bar by Gordon Ryan

Teacher: Gordon Ryan

Summary: Ryan emphasizes the importance of grip control, initial off-balance (Kazushi), and the use of speed and surprise in this technique. He provides a step-by-step guide on how to perform the wrist control to arm bar, starting with grabbing the opponent's wrist, creating an initial off-balance, and swiftly transitioning into the arm bar position. He also discusses potential counters and transitions if the opponent attempts to escape or counter the move.

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Title + Link: Triangle Variations in Closed Guard

Teacher: Gordon Ryan

Summary: Ryan demonstrates how to perform different variations of the triangle choke from the closed guard in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Ryan emphasizes the importance of controlling the opponent's elbow position, maintaining a collar tie, and using a pendulum motion with the leg to invert underneath the opponent. He provides detailed instructions on how to transition into a traditional front triangle if the elbow can be brought inside the shoulder line, and a reverse triangle if the elbow is forced outside the shoulder line. Ryan highlights that understanding these details can make a basic move like the triangle choke effective even against high-level players.

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Guard Submissions

Title + Link: Knee Bar From Over Under Passing

Teacher: Gordon Ryan

Summary: Ryan demonstrates how to perform a Knee Bar from an Over Under Pass in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Ryan emphasizes the importance of capturing the opponent's legs, maintaining a full figure of four lock, and walking the knees back to connect the opponent's knee to the practitioner's hip. He provides detailed instructions on how to transition from the Over Under Pass to a Knee Bar, and how to respond to various defensive moves from the opponent. Ryan also discusses how to transition into normal half guard passing if the opponent locks their legs together, preventing the Knee Bar. He highlights that understanding these details can make a basic move like the Knee Bar from Over Under Passing effective even against high-level players.

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Side Guard Submissions

Title + Link: SIDE GUARD to TE GATAME

Teacher: Gordon Ryan

Summary: Ryan demonstrates how to transition from a side guard to Te Gatame, an arm lock in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Ryan emphasizes the importance of maintaining control over the opponent's elbow and head. He provides detailed instructions on how to transition from the side guard to Te Gatame, including opening up the knee, controlling the opponent's elbow, repositioning the opponent's arm, and scissoring the legs. Ryan also discusses how to respond when an opponent tries to make a recovery, by taking the foot up to the opponent's lat muscle and moving the head towards the opponent's arm while the hips come forward. He highlights that understanding these details can make a basic move like the side guard to Te Gatame effective even against high-level players.

Back Mount Control

Title + Link: Understanding The Importance Of Diagonal Control

Teacher: Gordon Ryan

Summary: Ryan explains the concept of diagonal control in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Ryan emphasizes the importance of controlling the opponent's body diagonally, from one hip to the opposite shoulder, or vice versa. He explains that this form of control allows the practitioner to follow the opponent's movements and maintain control, even if the opponent tries to escape or change positions. Ryan demonstrates how to achieve diagonal control from various positions, such as when having one hook in place or during a crossbody ride. He also discusses how diagonal control can be used to transition into attacks from the back. Ryan's approach to diagonal control is based on understanding the opponent's movements and manipulating them to your advantage.

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Full Mount Control

Title + Link: Best Way To Control The Mount In Jiu Jitsu

Teacher: Gordon Ryan

Summary: Gordon details a systematic way to peel your opponent's arms away from their body specifically for no-gi jiu jitsu. The key, is to use a cross-grip method instead of a straight grip. Watch the video for the details.

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Side Control Control

Title + Link: Gordon Ryan PSA for side control

Teacher: Gordon Ryan

Summary: This video explains that you should avoid sprawling your legs when in side control.

De La Riva Transitions

Title + Link: De La Riva Knee Bump Ashi Entry

Teacher: Gordon Ryan

Summary: Ryan demonstrates how to use the De La Riva guard coupled with a bump to enter into Ashi Garami, a common leg entanglement position in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Ryan emphasizes the importance of creating an initial stickiness to the opponent's heel to prevent them from kicking out, and off-balancing the opponent to make it easier to pummel the leg to the inside. He provides detailed instructions on how to transition from the De La Riva guard to Ashi Garami, and how to respond to various defensive moves from the opponent. Ryan highlights that understanding these details can make a basic move like the De La Riva Knee Bump Ashi Entry effective even against high-level players.

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Turtle Transitions

Title + Link: Take the Back from the Turtle Position

Teacher: Gordon Ryan

Summary: Pull them to their hip so they are in an unathletic position. From there, take back or go to side. 

Standing Takedowns

Title + Link: Amazing Wrestling Takedowns For Grapplers by Jayden Cox and Gordon Ryan

Teacher: Gordon Ryan

Summary:  Jayden Cox, a world champion wrestler, and Gordon Ryan, a renowned Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, demonstrate wrestling takedowns for grapplers. Cox emphasizes the importance of setting up the takedown and creating angles to make the finish easier. He demonstrates a high single leg takedown and a blast double leg takedown, providing detailed instructions on how to perform each move and how to respond to various defensive moves from the opponent. Ryan provides commentary on the techniques, discussing the challenges of grappling with a skilled wrestler and the adjustments needed for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Both athletes highlight the importance of understanding these wrestling techniques to improve takedown skills in grappling.

Butterfly Guard Fundamentals

Title + Link: The Most Basic Principles Of Butterfly And Open Guard

Teacher: Gordon Ryan

Summary: Ryan emphasizes the importance of maintaining the inside position, having sticky hooks, and using concave shoulders to create a rocking chair effect. He also categorizes butterfly guard sweeps into two categories: chest-to-chest sweeps and non-chest-to-chest sweeps. Ryan provides detailed instructions on how to maintain control, balance, and leverage in these positions, and how to transition into various attacks. He also discusses the importance of preventing the opponent from passing the guard by maintaining the inside position.

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Closed Guard Fundamentals

Title + Link: Understanding The Closed Guard

Teacher: Gordon Ryan

Summary: Ryan explains the fundamental principles of the Closed Guard in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Ryan emphasizes the importance of making micro adjustments to transition from a neutral position to an advantageous position. He discusses the concept of movement and angle, and how to create these through misdirection. He also explains how to maintain control and break the opponent's posture by working at the long end of the lever (the opponent's spine) and using knee pulls. Ryan provides detailed instructions on how to perform various techniques from the closed guard, including pulling the opponent's elbow across the centerline, separating the opponent's elbows from their body, and transitioning into attacks when the opponent stands up. He also highlights the importance of understanding the closed guard as a position for launching attacks rather than just stalling.

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Half Guard Fundamentals

Title + Link: All About Jiu Jitsu Half Guard No Gi

Teacher: Gordon Ryan

Summary: Ryan emphasizes that the half guard is primarily a reactive guard and discusses the importance of integrating it with other guards to create a comprehensive system. He explains the transitions from butterfly half guard to knee shield half guard and deep half guard, and how these transitions depend on the opponent's reactions. Ryan also discusses how to respond when an opponent tries to stall in half guard, by shifting to a seated guard to continue attacks. He highlights that the ultimate goal in Jiu-Jitsu is to have a system for every position, where the weakness of one system is covered by the strength of another.

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Title + Link: The Luxury Of A Free Hand

Teacher: Gordon Ryan

Summary: Ryan explains the concept of having a free hand in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Ryan emphasizes the importance of maintaining control over the opponent's body and demonstrates how to transition from a locked hand position to a far side lapel feed. This transition involves a three-tiered process: angling of the hips and a swisher of the legs, putting a scapula grip in and putting a tight crossface in place, and taking the head and walking it down below the shoulder line to the floor. This process allows the practitioner to maintain a robust grip while also having the luxury of a free hand to work with, which can be used for passing the opponent's guard, stuffing legs, freeing knees, and transitioning to mount or side control. Ryan's approach to having a free hand is based on understanding the opponent's movements and manipulating them to your advantage.

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Multiple Positions Fundamentals

Title + Link: Highly Effective Habits to Improve your Jiu Jitsu with Gordon Ryan and Garry Tonon

Teacher: Gordon Ryan

Summary: Gordon Ryan and Garry Tonon, emphasize the importance of creating a connection with the legs when playing guard and avoiding the mistake of walking into an opponent's guard without proper positioning. They discuss strategies such as creating advantageous angles, breaking grips, getting chest to chest with an opponent, and preventing leg entanglement. The video also highlights the importance of having a training partner and the need to be adaptable in different situations. The instructors suggest techniques like attacking the opponent after recovering guard or using leg exposure to dive in and hit double legs.

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Open Guard Fundamentals

Title + Link: Understanding The Jiu Jitsu Open Guard

Teacher: Gordon Ryan

Summary: Ryan explains his approach to the open guard in No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Ryan discusses the four main scenarios that can occur when playing an open guard: an opponent standing over you with a square stance, an opponent standing with staggered legs, an opponent on two knees in front of you, and an opponent with one leg up. He emphasizes the importance of identifying which scenario you're in and then accomplishing goals from each of these positions, such as exposing the opponent's back, exposing the opponent's centerline, and creating constant Kazushi (off-balancing) to create limb extension for submissions. Ryan's approach to the open guard is based on understanding the opponent's position and manipulating them to your advantage.

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Turtle Fundamentals

Title + Link: Jiu Jitsu vs Wrestling - Understanding Turtle Position

Teacher: Gordon Ryan

Summary: This video explains the difference between how turtle is played in jiu-jitsu and wrestling.

Closed Guard Arm Drag

Title + Link: BJJ Techniques: Arm Drag to Back Take

Teacher: Gordon Ryan

Summary: Gordon Ryan demonstrates the Arm Drag to Back Take move in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He emphasizes the importance of grip control, angle movement, and misdirection in executing this technique. The video also highlights the significance of the initial gripping exchanges in dominating the match. Ryan provides a step-by-step guide on how to perform the arm drag from various positions, stressing the need to put weight over the opponent's arm and turn the chest down towards the floor. He also explains how to control the opponent's posture and transition into different attacks.

Butterfly Guard Sweeps

Title + Link: The Shoulder Crunch Sumi Gaeshi Sweep From Butterfly Guard

Teacher: Gordon Ryan

Summary: Gordon Ryan breaks down the Shoulder Crunch Sumi Gaeshi Sweep, a technique he used in the ADCC 2019. The technique begins with an arm drag, but instead of falling to the typical hip, Ryan falls to the opposite hip, forcing the opponent to post their hand on the ground. He then locks his hands together, maintaining a high elbow position, and lifts to his left. As the opponent pushes back, he lifts over to his right, leading to a sweep and a transition into a top position. Ryan emphasizes the importance of maintaining a high elbow position and keeping the opponent's head next to his, not on top of his, to prevent the opponent from freeing their elbow.

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Open Guard Sweeps

Title + Link: Hidden Details In The BJJ Tripod Sweep (Open Guard) That You Have Never Seen Before

Teacher: Gordon Ryan

Summary: Ryan breaks down the details of the Tripod Sweep from the Open Guard in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Ryan emphasizes the importance of creating an initial stickiness to the opponent's heel to prevent them from kicking out, and lifting the opponent's foot off the ground to prevent them from basing out and avoiding the sweep. He also provides detailed instructions on how to transition from the sweep to top position or to leg attacks if the opponent manages to avoid the sweep. Ryan highlights that understanding these details can make a basic move like the Tripod Sweep effective even against high-level players.

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Reverse De La Riva Sweeps

Title + Link: Failed Reverse Tripod Switch To Outside De La Riva

Teacher: Gordon Ryan

Summary: Ryan demonstrates how to transition from a failed Reverse Tripod Switch to an Outside De La Riva guard in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Ryan emphasizes the importance of maintaining stickiness to the opponent's heel, off-balancing the opponent, and pummeling the leg to the inside. He provides detailed instructions on how to transition from the Reverse Tripod Switch to the Outside De La Riva guard, and how to respond to various defensive moves from the opponent. Ryan highlights that understanding these details can make a basic move like the Failed Reverse Tripod Switch to Outside De La Riva effective even against high-level players.

Guard Flattening Opponent

Title + Link: Basic Ways to Flatten an Opponent Out

Teacher: Gordon Ryan

Summary: Gordon Ryan demonstrates how to effectively flatten an opponent out in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Ryan emphasizes the importance of controlling the opponent's elbow and knee positions, and provides detailed instructions on how to transition from a neutral position to an advantageous position. He discusses various techniques such as the inside bicep tie, the backhand frame, and the top head and arm lock. Ryan also highlights the importance of making micro adjustments, maintaining a strong grip, and using specific movements to control the opponent's movements and posture. He provides a step-by-step guide on how to perform each technique, and how to respond to various defensive moves from the opponent.

Guard Grip Battling

Title + Link: Gripping Battle at the Knee

Teacher: Gordon Ryan

Summary: Ryan explains the grip fighting battle that occurs at the opponent's near knee and elbow in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Ryan emphasizes the importance of maintaining good head position and hand position over the opponent's hip. He discusses the concept of pummeling and recovering, and how to prevent the opponent from extending the bottom leg towards you. He also provides detailed instructions on how to transition between different positions, including the knee and ankle, and how to use shin pins when you feel like you're losing the position. Ryan highlights that this grip fighting battle can be exhausting for the person on the bottom, while the person on top uses almost no energy, making it a strategic position in a match.

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