MasterclassBottomGuard
Dean Lister's Bottom Half Guard System
Dean Lister · Gold BJJ
Dean Lister's complete free course on playing half guard from the bottom, filmed in Gold BJJ's studio.
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Seminars
Full-length seminars, camp classes and masterclasses from 35 instructors, free on YouTube. Each one links to the positions and techniques it teaches, and shows up on those pages too.
57 of 57 seminars
MasterclassBothLeg locks
Dean Lister's Complete 16-Part Leg Lock System
Dean Lister · Gold BJJ
Dean Lister's complete free leg lock course, filmed in Gold BJJ's studio.
MasterclassTopPassing
Dean Lister's Top Half Guard System
Dean Lister · Gold BJJ
Dean Lister's complete free course on top half guard, filmed in Gold BJJ's studio.
Full seminarTopSubmissions
Armbar Mastery Seminar
Rener and Ryron Gracie · GracieBreakdown
Rener and Ryron Gracie's live armbar seminar on the Gracie Breakdown channel.
MasterclassTopBack
Attacking the Turtle: Control and Taking the Back
Rory van Vliet · Gold BJJ
Rory van Vliet's complete free course on controlling the turtle and taking the back.
Full seminarBottomGuard
Butterfly Sweeps Seminar
John B. Will · John Will
John B. Will's seminar on sweeping from butterfly guard.
Full seminarBothSubmissions
Chin Strap Guillotine: In-Depth Seminar
Brandon Mccaghren
Brandon Mccaghren's in-depth seminar on the chin strap guillotine.
MasterclassBothLeg locks
Complete 50/50 Defense & Offense Leglock System
Robert Degle · RobertDiggleJJ
Robert Degle's free course on attacking and defending from 50/50, on his own channel.
MasterclassTopPassing
Complete Guard Passing Overview
Jon Thomas · JonThomasBJJ
Jon Thomas maps out a complete guard passing game and how the passes connect.
MasterclassBottomEscapes
Escaping Side Control: Get Your Guard Back
Rory van Vliet · Gold BJJ
Rory van Vliet's complete free course of side control escapes that end with your guard recovered.
Full seminarBottomGuard
Half Guard Seminar
John B. Will · John Will
John B. Will's half guard seminar, published on his own channel.
Full seminarBottomGuard
Half Guard: Full seminar on my favorite position
Wim Deputter · Wim Deputter BJJ
Wim Deputter's full seminar on bottom half guard, his main guard: the details he uses to make it more effective, from entries to attacks.
Full seminarBottomEscapes
High Percentage Sidemount Escapes
Roy Dean · ROYDEAN
Roy Dean's full seminar on reliable escapes from bottom side control, filmed and published on his own channel.
MasterclassBottomGuard
How to Build the Perfect Closed Guard Game
John Danaher · Bernardo Faria BJJ Fanatics
John Danaher's long-form lesson on building an attacking closed guard.
MasterclassBottomGuard
How to Build the Perfect Half Guard Game
John Danaher · Bernardo Faria BJJ Fanatics
John Danaher's long-form lesson on building a bottom half guard game, published free by Bernardo Faria.
Full seminarBothSubmissions
Kimura Trap Proficiency
Knight Jiu-Jitsu
A full seminar on the kimura trap: setups, entries, control and transitions.
Full seminarBottomGuard
Kurt Osiander's Half Guard Seminar
Kurt Osiander · Eduardo Fraga BJJ
Kurt Osiander's half guard seminar, published by Eduardo Fraga BJJ.
Full seminarBottomGuard
Master the Lockdown Half Guard
Brandon Mccaghren
Brandon Mccaghren's full lockdown half guard seminar, recorded at Chewjitsu's school in Louisville.
Full seminarTopPassing
Modern Passing Masterclass
Margot Ciccarelli · BJJ Lab Zürich
Margot Ciccarelli's full passing seminar, recorded and published by the host academy, BJJ Lab Zürich.
MasterclassNo-GiTopPins
No-Gi Mount Masterclass
Nicky Ryan · The B-Team
Nicky Ryan's no-gi mount masterclass, published by his team, the B-Team.
MasterclassTopBack
Taking the Back: The Most Effective Back Takes
Rory van Vliet · Gold BJJ
Rory van Vliet's complete free course of back takes.
Full seminarStandingStanding
The Double Leg Takedown: A Modern Approach
Justen Hamilton
Justen Hamilton's full seminar on the double leg for jiu-jitsu, including entries from seated guard.
Full seminarStandingStanding
The Single Leg Takedown: A Modern Approach
Justen Hamilton
Justen Hamilton's full seminar on the single leg, including entries from guard and half guard.
MasterclassTopBack
The Ultimate Guide to Weak Side Back Attacks
Rob Biernacki · Stephan Kesting
Rob Biernacki's complete free course on back control and attacks from the weak side.
MasterclassTopPassing
Understanding Guard Passing: Concepts & Heuristics
Lachlan Giles · Absolute MMA St Kilda - Melbourne
Lachlan Giles lays out the concepts and rules of thumb he uses to pass guard.
MasterclassStandingStanding
Wrestling for Jiu Jitsu: Complete 40-Part Series
Dom Anderson · Gold BJJ
Dom Anderson, a wrestler and black belt, in a complete free 40-part course on wrestling for jiu-jitsu.
MasterclassBottomGuard
Butterfly Guard: Most Important Principles
Marcelo Garcia · Bernardo Faria BJJ Fanatics
Marcelo Garcia, one of the best butterfly guard players ever, on the principles that make the guard work.
ExcerptTopNo-gi
Craig Jones Seminar at Bangtao (Part 1)
Craig Jones · Bangtao Muay Thai & MMA
Part one of Craig Jones's seminar hosted at Bangtao: top half guard pressure built on the crossface, and finishing the arm triangle from half guard.
Class recordingNo-giTopNo-gi
Craig Jones Teaches Morning Class at B-Team
Craig Jones · The B-Team
A full morning class at the B-Team with Craig Jones on the arm triangle (kata gatame), published by his team.
Full seminarBothSubmissions
Guillotine Seminar
Cody Maltais · Elevate MMA Academy
Cody Maltais' guillotine seminar, published by the academy.
MasterclassBottomGuard
Half Guard Masterclass
Adem Redzovic
Adem Redzovic's half guard masterclass on his own channel.
Full seminarBothSubmissions
Kimura Seminar
Timothy Lee Peterson
Timothy Lee Peterson's kimura seminar from February 2020, on his own channel.
Class recordingTopBack
Koala 2.0: High Percentage Back Control and Attacks
Wim Deputter · Wim Deputter BJJ
Wim Deputter's Globetrotters camp class on his koala back control and the attacks that follow.
MasterclassBottomGuard
Perfect Guard Retention
John Danaher · Bernardo Faria BJJ Fanatics
John Danaher's lesson on guard retention: keeping the passer in front of your legs.
MasterclassGiTopSubmissions
The Perfect Cross Choke from Mount
Roger Gracie · Bernardo Faria BJJ Fanatics
Roger Gracie, known for finishing world-class opponents with it, teaches the cross collar choke from mount.
MasterclassBottomEscapes
The Perfect Mount Escape
John Danaher · Bernardo Faria BJJ Fanatics
John Danaher explains how to escape mount, published free on the BJJ Fanatics co-founder's channel.
MasterclassBottomEscapes
The Perfect Side Control Escape
John Danaher · Bernardo Faria BJJ Fanatics
John Danaher's long-form lesson on escaping side control: why pins hold and how to get your elbows and knees back inside.
MasterclassTopSubmissions
The Peruvian Necktie System
Donnie Baltazar · Gold BJJ
Donnie Baltazar's complete free course on the Peruvian necktie for control and submissions.
ExcerptTopBack
Triple Threat Mastery Seminar
Rener Gracie · GracieBreakdown
A segment of Rener Gracie's seminar series on his three-attack system from the back mount.
Full seminarBottomGuard
Wrestle Up Fundamentals
Knight Jiu-Jitsu
A full seminar on wrestling up: getting from a seated or grounded guard back to the top.
Class recordingBottomEscapes
Back Escapes
Priit Mihkelson · BJJ Globetrotters in Action
Priit Mihkelson's Zen Camp 2018 class on escaping back control, from the BJJ Globetrotters camp archive.
ExcerptGiTopSubmissions
Cross Choke Mastery Seminar
Rener Gracie · GracieBreakdown
A segment of Rener Gracie's seminar series breaking down the cross collar choke.
Class recordingBottomGuard
Deep Half Guard Sweeps
Bryan White · BJJ Globetrotters in Action
Bryan White's Winter Camp 2020 class on sweeping from deep half guard.
Class recordingBottomEscapes
Full-Mount Escape System
James Clingerman
James Clingerman’s mount-escape system, recorded over a week of classes at his academy in Indiana and published on his own channel.
Class recordingBottomGuard
Half guard is the answer
Will Dorman · BJJ Globetrotters in Action
Will Dorman (third-degree black belt) teaches his favorite bottom half guard sweep for gi and no-gi: keep your structure, frame and win the inside space, then come up to side control.
Class recordingBottomEscapes
No Handed Choke Defence
Chris Paines · InTheory BJJ by Chris Paines
Chris Paines shows how to defend chokes (triangle, arm triangle, guillotine, rear naked choke) with posture and positioning instead of grabbing with your hands.
Class recordingNo-GiBottomGuard
Noon BJJ Class: the Butterfly Sweep
Firas Zahabi · Tristar Gym
A live no-gi class at Tristar Gym where Firas Zahabi teaches what makes a powerful butterfly sweep.
Class recordingTopSubmissions
Quick Kills
Daniel Bertina · Big Pressure Jiu Jitsu
Daniel Bertina (Carlson Gracie Team) teaches four quick finishes: Russian two-on-one to a rolling reverse kimura, lapel drag and arm drag to the bow and arrow choke, and an outer reap straight into an armbar.
Class recordingBottomEscapes
Side Choke / Arm Triangle Defense
Priit Mihkelson · BJJ Globetrotters in Action
Priit Mihkelson's Summer Camp 2022 class on defending the arm triangle, also called the side choke.
Class recordingTopPassing
Sword and Shield for Passing any Guard
Wim Deputter · Wim Deputter BJJ
Wim Deputter teaches a simple framework for passing any guard: one arm attacks while the other defends, so you can pass without getting swept.
Class recordingTopEscapes
The King's Gambit: Triangle Choke? Pass the Guard!
Wim Deputter · Wim Deputter BJJ
Wim Deputter's camp class on surviving the triangle choke from the top and turning the attempt into a guard pass.
Class recordingTopPassing
The Mother of All Stack Passes
Priit Mihkelson · BJJ Globetrotters in Action
Priit Mihkelson's Winter Camp 2019 class on the stack pass.
MasterclassBottomGuard
Underhook De La Riva Masterclass
Daniel "The Manchild" · Precision MMA
A masterclass on the underhook variation of the De La Riva guard.
Class recordingBothGuard
Constructing/Deconstructing Guards
Chris Paines · InTheory BJJ by Chris Paines
Chris Paines explains the logic of guard: why it works, how to build one and how to take one apart. A concept class filmed at a BJJ Globetrotters camp.
Class recordingTopPassing
Guard Passing
Chris Paines · InTheory BJJ by Chris Paines
Chris Paines' Summer Camp 2019 passing class, drawing on wrestling principles.
Class recordingBottomGuard
Sweep Theory
Chris Paines · InTheory BJJ by Chris Paines
Chris Paines explains how he thinks about sweeps in general, with most examples from half guard and the knee shield. A concept class, not a list of moves.
Class recordingTopBack
The Rear Triangle - A Triangle for everyone
Rob Cole · BJJ Globetrotters in Action
Rob Cole teaches how to secure and finish the rear triangle, starting from side control and turtle, at a BJJ Globetrotters camp class.
How these were chosen: every video was checked against YouTube (public, embeddable, real title and channel) and comes from the instructor, their team or the academy that hosted it. Re-uploads of paid instructionals are left out. Placement is based on each video’s title, description and community recommendations, not on watching it end to end. 57 seminars from 26 channels.