March 25, 2025

BJJ Quarter Guard is a Pretty Good Guard

This is my take on quarter guard. Quarter guard has become one of my go-to guards lately. I feel like it’s on a continuum of my bottom game: Stay on your side, control a hand So, of course if you play quarter guard flat on your back, it’s really more like a 3/4 mount position. Which is bad. However, from my side, it gives me easy access to deep half and/or transitioning to half guard, both of which are fine positions to be in:

BJJ - Two Minutes to Learn Back Escape

Any time I find someone takes my back, the number on thing I’m looking for (assuming they have already scored on me by getting their hooks in), is to break the connection between their chest and my back. Once I break this connection, I have broken their angle to choke me and I am safe from their chokes. Given that the rear naked choke is consistently the number one submission across IBJJF, ADCC, and UFC competitions, this is priority number one.

Wrestling to BJJ: Short Version

Work in progress as I add videos My experience as a state placer in high school wrestling was that you can be pretty good at wrestling with only 4-5 moves. This guide is my attempt to give you a winning BJJ game in the simplest, shortest way possible with 4-5 common things you need to know. I’m assuming you already have a good takedown in your arsenal, so I won’t cover that.