Xande Ribeiro - Guard Retention Philosophy (Half-guard) 

2:45 - recovering from smashed half guard 10:03 - defending the knee slice pass 15:55 - posting the elbow and using technical stand up movement to free the bottom leg from the knee slice 16:33 - concept of "shoulder escaping" 19:35 - discussing the arm weave with Olga 21:34 - defending the "dark side" of the knee shield half guard 23:49 - discussing closed guard 25:48 - using the loop choke to defend the knee slice 28:03 - submitting from the guard rather than sweeping 31:05 - discussing inverting 34:00 - recovering from reverse half guard 35:10 - armadillo concept 39:43 - defending the back step 40:13 - defending mount attempt and underhook attempt 42:29 - recovering from kuzure kesa gatame 43:56 - more on recovering from reverse half guard and reverse side control

Blue Belt (Zayd) - "Which side?" Xande - "Doesn't matter.. you won't pass anyway"

this seminar has uplifted my bjj more than any video in years. great video. thank you for the upload. Xander Ribeiro is a great teacher of the obvious to BJJ masters.

Man, listening to Xande's explanations and instructions is just amazing. Phenomenal instructor.

Watched this video a year ago, and then came back to it now. Still had new light bulb moments. Jiu-jitsu is incredible, and Xande is too. Great stuff.

The fact that anyone down voted this just proves that out of any large group there will always be complete and utter morons. Anyway, thank you for uploading this and Xande, thank you for being you.

There are good athletes and good teachers. A good athlete not necessary a good teacher. Xande I think is both. Very good fundamentals explanation

Xande, I'm 54 years old and enrolled in Jiujutsu for the first time in my life! This video footage and your instruction, your passion is very inspiring. Thank you very much! :-) :-)

"ATTACK HER NECK, PORRA!" hahaha Xander's a beast

After 4 years of getting flat on my half guard, thanks to prf ribeiro, i managed to find the appropriate guard/ position. Thanks a lot muito obrigado for sharing your knowledge

Eu morro de rir quando Xande fala "aí oh". òtimo seminário!

if Bas Rutten was Brazilian...

"There's a moment when you're screwing something, that you feel like you're almost there..."

"There's always adjustments and feelings, even before a technique happens, you have to be emotionally connected to it." Brilliant.

This was amazing. I do think too much about sweeps and reversals. Didn't realize how I completely missed the fundamental ideas and skipped over to the sweeps. Amazing video.

All the philosophy is clear, back to the basics for an effective guard. There are positions that I was searching technical solutions for long time without finding and this video give me the answer thanks to Xande and thanks to Jiu jitsu Muse. Great video really make change in my game.

His Technical prowess speaks for itself, I am curious to see his gameplans and modules for all those he helps compete

he is such a great instructor

This was the best reference as a white belt and I still come back to it as a blue belt. Also gotta love how Xande effortlessly sweeps Olga the world champion on her head at 20:20. Serious skills.

I'm just 13 minutes in and WOW..... the way he explains simple concepts is amazing! Also, a seminar is about presentation, and he is so good at involving people and making it simple to understand! Very Impressed! I'm used to see him as a boring uke in his brother's book... He's much more scary here... haha

Dude is insane. Seriously. If you're new to bjj, not getting your guard passed that years is incredible. He's got some other good videos about this. Wow man

Great video. Thank you! Favorite quote..."That's the dark side of Xande never show anybody!" kkkk

2:55 shield, frame, paddle concept 26:02 Loop choke to attack aggressive knee slice 36:59 reverse half guard escape by using knee elbow connection and hiding head under

12:50 "ô gracie barra, chega aí, c'mom pass" So funny when he mixes portuguese with english, the girl had no idea what he was saying.

Damn love how he teches.

This is gold.

13 people still got their guard passed.

Excellent information. In the youtube era one's BJJ game can improve so much faster. Love it.

outstanding teaching! I love this!

This has helped so much

He is the one of the best

I just lost everything after watching that blue belt at the end.

Ribeiro jiu jitsu = excellence.

Lots of ah ha moments here. Xande is the man.

Thank you! Beautiful!

Great concept with amazing results! Thank you sir!

He haven't had his guard passed even as a white belt? What am I even doing in my life as a white belt?!

thank you for posting it!!!

"My frames are a mask..." spooky Xande

Amazing instruction thank you ..

JIU-JITSU GRACIE DE VERDADE PRA VALER,VALEU☻🥋👊🏿👍🏿

That is the kind of guard I want !!

Awesome seminar, thanks for cutting

1 decade of guard retention in 1 video.

12:16 "when you screwing something and you feel it's almost there and that's where you don't want it to get"

Great to watch but also the love child of bas rutten and renato laranja

You were standing right next to me. I have the exact same video

the sound is alot better on headphones, !! i watched this like 10 times and couldnt hear it on speakers.

Incredible.

1:08 "Shit, I'm gonna teach Gracie Barra" lmao

Right hand on his hip. No, right hand on his hip. Right hand. His hip. Your right hand on his hip. Not your foot. Not his foot. His hip. Your right hand. Your other right hand.

Didn't Marcelo Garcia pass his guard and choke him out in adcc

He said Roger was the only person to pass his guard but didn't Marcelo Garcia pass his guard at ADCC? Maybe he meant only in the gi.

Mind blown...

Great video!!

Great video

This is aaa-mazing !!!

Wait what? never had his guard passed from white belt to brown belt? how did he learn that and escapes?

Pure gold

"Funny thing is, whenever it's Gracie Barra, Xande always kind of jokes around, lol. Gracie Barra, Roger Gracie, those guys, the crowd used to give him a hard time when he was fighting against Roger or another fighter, but especially Roger, so whenever he sees someone wearing a Gracie Barra gi, he always throws in a little joke."

vamo la gracie barra, pass huehuhe

Very good

PORRA......What a great video......

you name it. just escape, shield frame paddle. every fuckin time

That blue belt at the end.... jesus

Awesome seminar! Thank you. The last escape you showed has been plaguing for over a year now. I can't wait to put this into my tool box.

purple belt that doesn't know back step... *cringe* great details!!

"Chega ai gracie barra"🤣🤣

That Blue belt at the end is seriously behind in the techniques and brains department.

Blue belt and the end HE NO RISSEN!!

19:08 That cranked me up 😂😂😂😂😂

My jiujitsu long what?? Please sir

39:02 incorrect explanation of centripetal force

19:42 attack her neck porra lol

5:30 This guy has no idea which hand is his right hand!

Oss

Purple belt didn't know a backstep? Maybe just nervous?

13:36

anyone got 11:20 to 11:50 explaining i could see what she did!?

PA

Anyone knows any other video like this?

It's ok to cry to mama a little bit. Then come back. 🙂

Lucas

Watching the guy at the beginning put himself in side control was... hard to see.

what we got here ? faceplant! LOOL btw what's with the title? Why have you written his name wrong ?

Engraçado que quando é Gracie Barra o Xande sempre dá meio que uma zuada, kkkkk, Gracie Barra, Roger Gracie, os caras, a torcida enchiam o saco dele quando ia lutar contra o Roger ou outro lutador, mas principalmente o Roger, por isso quando ele vê alguém com o quimono da Gracie Barra ele sempre dá uma zuadinha.

It's like you when you screwing something there is a moment when you feel you are almost there and that's where I don't wan you to get...... ROFL. 12:07

Is that girl from game of thrones on the background ?)

Atack your neck porra! kkkk 19:43

I think Ribeiro has mentally blocked his loss to Marcelo.

Is he saying “pedal”?? WTF

I think this is great knowledge.. but sometimes I wonder at what point is it that it crosses the line between jiu jitsu as a sport to jiu jitsu as a real life self defense system.. I feel like it’s easy to cross the line and then look back and notice that you’ve crossed that line a while back without even noticing..

Maybe it's just extremely loud, but that last partner wasn't listening to a word he was saying, he just wanted to move instead of listening for how. You're a blue belt dude, slow it down stay teachable.

Who was he rolling with as a white belt to never get his guard passed?

hes like olga basically in front over everyone im just sayin figure it out dude its not that hard

With all due respect, at white belt not having your guard passed? Sounds like his lying

Bas rutten profile

never had guard passed white to brown? okay.

the white hair guy on the right need to understand he need base layer....

13 people couldn't pass the guard