Easy to Use Entire Closed Guard System 

wow, this is incredible. I run into all 4 of these scenarios all the time. In fact, I think videos like this in the future would be great; "trouble shooting the most common _____"

Still injured still watching

Wow does this guy teach on Bjj fanatics one of the best coaches online I’ve seen

That is a complete closed guard attack system for beginners. But giving these with all possible scenarios and all counters to all possible responses and hand fights posture breaks all together is awesome. Thanks. I like the way how you formulized the any concept as a whole with all possible scenarios with so many leverage tricks and details as a system. You are some kind of a BJJ engineer :D

Good details as always. I do pull the arm drag off on lower belts but stronger guys seem able to simply stop it - ripping their arm back and posturing up.

Love this video and system, also your uke was staring into my soul at the end there.

Great way to start off the New Year! Thank you. Generational talent.

This is EXACTLY what I needed as a white belt

This is exactly the kind of content I needed to really holistically understand the entire "closed guard game" - thank you Jon Thomas.

Could not agree more about your system being the winning ingredient and not just the individual techniques. As I always teach; "if you lost it, don't chase it, deal with what you have available"

This whole video is my game. I've never put the finger on what my game is...but this is it. I can't hardly hit any of it, but this is what I try for with my primary game. Gotta keep working it.

This is a great base system that can be added to and developed to start realising your game. You should think about a sweep system from here too. Then go to the mount and look at a system from there. Develop an attacking system and so on. Then drill and practise so that when you roll no matter where you end up you have a system to deal with the position and what you are trying to achieve. This lesson is way more valuable than most people will realise I imagine.

That overhook lapel grip is my favorite. Such great control with so many options.

I just discovered your channel the other day and have been really impressed by the way you break things down into a concise and easy to remember format. I think the sign of a good teacher is how to well the students are able to absorb and apply the lessons. Keeping that in mind, these are definitely some of the best BJJ instructionals I've seen. Thank you Jon. 🙏

Thanks Prof. Jon. Love the concepts. Thats easier to remember than the sweeps and subs.

I've struggled with these scenarios a lot. Really informative video, thanks!

Perfect breakdown. Thank you for these so helpful.

Beautiful details! Great content!

Whoa. This is almost exactly my whole bottom game but detailed so succinctly it's like a work of art. Bravo 👏 👏 👏

Great stuff as always. Really like how you seamlessly linked all the techniques and showed how they flow together.

wow dude this is fantastic. your instruction is very cogent and answers questions that I didn't even know I had

That’s my favourite BJJ video on RU-vid. Thank you so much

Hello Jonn really great this. Im injured at the moment but im trying to watch and memorise this stuff thank my man.

This is amazing! I’d love the same kinda video for other positions.

Your videos are really good. The techniques work. The analysis and explanations are precise and useful. Your channel has improved my jujitsu. 👊🏻

Thank you so much, this video earned me my third stripe on my white belt! Suddenly my closed guard game is way more clear to me. I would love similar videos for mount, back mount and side mount🙏

Outstanding 🙌🏼- I like the way you explain things it makes it easier to understand. Keep it coming.

This is a great video, i've watched it several times over the last few months but never got around to commenting, brilliant stuff

This is what I have been trying to figure out myself blindly as a beginner. People love to show one technique here and there, but its hard to incorporate that into your existing knowledge base. This system based approach where what you do is based on your opponent is definitely the way to go

this was a great one! Thank you! im only 140lbs and 5'4" so im constantly pushed to my back. Developing a stronger guard has made a huge difference.

I have watched this video a few times. Great information that has been helpful along with my training.

Great guard breakdown and effective attack system.

This is great, will be re- watching many times:)👍

This video makes me wanna revisit my closed guard game. Thank you!

This is such an amazing video, thanks!

Love your videos - just the right amount of detail for a relative noob to take these onboard and starting working with them. But not so much detail that my head explodes. Brilliant.

Very helpful. Thank you.

Still injured still watching thanks again

Top content man , thanks for sharing!

This is gold, thanks!

Jon, thank you for the video sequence. I started BJJ a year ago with the wrong mindset. I tried learning too much too fast. I did not stay on one sequence long enough to understand much. The learning curve quickly discouraged me. I gave up and stopped training for 6 months. I have recently started back with a different mindset. If i can focus and learn one sequence every 2 weeks i will have 26 sequences at the end of 12 months. I have watched this video a hundred times over the last week. It was a lot to follow at first, but i have worked it for a solid week and it is becoming easier to work now. I look forward to starting the next sequence in a week or so once this one becomes second nature. Thank you for what you do.

Beautiful stuff🙏🏼

Keep putting out content like this!

Great technical skills and an ability to effectively communicate, what amazing instruction!

This video was awesome, thanks Jon!

Really high quality material. Thank you for taking the time to put this together. You are quickly becoming one of my favorite BJJ content creators.

Wow, great video!

Very helpful video, thanks.

This is outstanding.

Fantastic video. Thanks!

Excellent !!

Excellent, as usual! Thanks!

I just realized you posted these 10 days ago. I just finished my 9th day of BJJ. Definitely gonna use these to study. Please keep it up - start a patreon or something.

This is Gold! Thanks

Excellent guide thank you

amazing , You are great teacher

Awsome! Thank you!

This is such high quality content

Amazing technique

Great content, your very intelligent!

1:00 hands low both on hips 3:04 one high one low 4:30 both high

You’re an amazing teacher man! Your videos have really(!) helped me understand these positions better so a big thank you! How would you adjust these for no-gi?

I like this content. The set ups, transitions, changing positions.. I do prefer to understand, not just to repeat.. keep it on!

Very nice thank you

i love your explanations! thank you!

Such a great teacher

This is exactly what I need.

Great video really 👌

Lol this is everything I needed to see explained so well. Thank you so much

Fantastic video thanks you 🤙🤙🤙

I have a tournament coming up in January, I’m gonna work on this exact system for it. I’ve been using the grip breaks and breaking posture off of the top players posture control grips, but I’ve mainly been sweeping or progressing positions instead of finding submissions from the guard. Thank you

Great video

Awesome!

Great clip mate. Really like the logical sequencing. Sub'd.

Thank you!

Great video! I really like this system idea!

Awesome video. Thank you. You are a natural on camera bro. Your videos are so easy to understand. Do you have instructional content offline for purchase?

Super helpful

Good as always!!!

Thank you.

Awesome thanks so much! Great teacher!

As a low level blue belt, professor has condensed a few years of training into one brief video. Amazing!

Awesome

It's taken me 4 years to get to the point where I'm starting to realise this - and that's with watching instructionals and training regularly. Man... I am SO not a natural at grappling!!! >_< Thanks Jon Thomas - this is JUST the kind of refresher I need before getting back to it this New Year.

Wow! Love ontario white belt

good stuff thank you!

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Cheers

I mean, this is very good and classic theory. Still hard to do with a bigger opponent that fights back. If I can go 2 on 1 and isolate one of your arms I'm standing up immediately. 😅 No fighting a losing battle 😋

This was literally my private lesson a month or so ago lol...

My thing is I think he was a great buddy it’s like everything is in Close guard isn’t really close guard it’s actually a transition point to open guard attacks here

Thank you for wearing different color gi.

Notes 1:09 break posture so one hand on floor; 1:24 immediately to overhook guard

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At my gym we teach "all the way down or all the way up", meaning that if you can't control your own posture in closed guard you should both adopt the arm pit grip and also bury your head in their chest. If the opponent adopted that position, would you just wait for them to sit back before pushing on the biceps and pummeling as in the video?

Close guard has been really hard for me oddly enough because I have really long legs. It makes squats easy and powerful, but pulling my legs out, I have to be like 2 1/2 feet away from these people lol. I basically have to be in spider garden and get my legs out. Lmao

For the first one, I can get the arm trapped, but they usually then hold onto my belt with their free hand and i cant break the grip to get my leg out and over for the triangle. How do I defeat this belt grip?

The uke looked exhausted at the end of the video 😂

When I break peoples posture, I had a wrestling guy put his head on my belly button and hide his hands kinda like under my butt almost trying to Khabib me. My most success has kinda been omoplatas but he outweights me and he so low on my legs its so much weight to crunch and bring his weight towards and up over myself I really have to work it. Any ideas?