Do you know what position the best grapplers hate being in most? The Closed Guard? Why, there are zero attacks from inside of it and the guy who holds Closed Guard controls you.
Rodrigo Artilheiro – The Lazy Closed Guard
The Closed Guard is a dying art. That being said, you could be one of the few left to learn the intricacies. The Closed Guard is one of the BEST guards when used correctly, Rodrigo Artilheiro has one of the best closed guards in the entire world.
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Do you know what position the best grapplers hate being in most? The Closed Guard? Why, there are zero attacks from inside of it and the guy who holds Closed Guard controls you. His legs are wrapped around you like an Anaconda and if he is trained correctly, you are all done. So you want to be the guy who puts people in closed guard. For whatever reason, the Closed Guard is out of style as people use new flashy moves like the Worm Guard & Berimbolo variations but the Closed Guard is still as strong as ever.
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Once you have someone there everything opens up:
– Wrist Locks
– Arm Locks
– Chokes
– Sweeps
-Shoulder Locks
-Back Take
If you practice from there it isn’t even fair.
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So Who is Rodrigo Artilheiro?
Rorigo is a former Coach of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil with Vitor Belfort and has trained and coached many notable UFC fighter including Brian Stann, Randy Couture, Forrest Griffin, Mirko Cro Cop, Lyoto Machida, and current UFC contenders – Vitor Belfort, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, and Raphael Assuncao, to name a few.
Rodrigo is an extremely well-rounded martial arts and is a world class Jiu Jiteiro, Wrestler and Judoka. Rodrigo has an incredible list of accolades, here are just some of his major accomplishments to name a few:
-2015 ADCC Submission Fighting Championship
– São Paulo, Brazil
-2014 IBJJF No Gi World Champion
-2014 ADCC Superfight winner vs Jeff Monson
-2013 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu No Gi Championship Silver Medalist
-2011 ADCC Submission Fighting Championship – Nottingham, UK
-The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil Coach – Team Belfort Jiu Jitsu
-National Bronze Medalist
-7 times Brazilian Wrestling National Champion
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-Judo National Champion
-Pan American Greco-Roman wrestling Bronze medalist
-Degree in Exercise & Sports Science from Bennett University in Brazil
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So What Is On These DVD’s?
DVD 1
Counter from hands on arm bar
Omoplata variation
Wrist lock from bottom closed guard 1
Wrist lock from bottom closed guard 2
Wrist lock from sleeve grip from bottom closed guard
Back take from closed guard using the sleeve grip
Trapping the arm from the Bump Sweep less
Arm bar and sweep from leg scooping
Flower sweep
Venus fly trap
Sweep when the guy stands up
Variation sweep when the guy stands up
Ankle picking sweep when the guy stands up
Intro to Sweep when the guy stands up
Intro to Variation Sweep when the guy stands up
Intro to Ankle picking sweep when the guy stands up
Counter for Ankle picking sweep when the guy stands up
DVD 2
Cross choke from closed guard
Choke using a grip on the back
Choke starting with double grip on the collar
Detail to finish better the arm bar from the closed guard
Arm bar from closed guard pulling the opposite leg to sweep
Scissors sweep details
Scissors sweep with collar bone grip
Bump sweep and variation
Countering the forearm smash from closed guard with back take and submission
Sucuri grip on the arm and finish with triangle and omoplata
DVD 3
Arm bar from scissors sweep
Scissors sweep kicking the knee
Sneak arm bar when the guy stiffs the arm
Closed guard killer
Rubber guard
Shield and sword guard variations with subs and back take
Back take from Sleeve and pants guard
DVD 4
Wrist lock from kesa gatami
Wrist lock from kasa gatami variation
Arm bar from S mounting coming from the kesa gatami
Francesa from kesa gatami
Wrist lock on the under hook hand when in kesa gatami
Catch a sword wrist lock sub
Triple submission attack coming from kesa gatami
Arm bar from kesa gatami stepping over the head
Wrist lock from mounting when defending the cross choke
Reverse arm bar from S mount
Kimura from under side mount
Another angle of Kimura from under side mount
The gator lock
So What Does It Cost?
Well, how much would you pay to learn from such a well-rounded and accomplished martial artist like Rodrigo?
What is it worth to learn the secrets that might change your game?..