Guard Head Quarters BJJ Instructional Videos (Free Techniques by Instructor)

Rafael Lovato Jr. discusses the "Headquarters Position" for guard passing in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, highlighting its effectiveness and evolution over the years. He emphasizes the influence of tough opponents on his pressure passing style and shares insights from a new instructional series that explores various techniques and options for attacking from this position. The video showcases Lovato's appreciation for the growth of the sport and the strategies

Rafael Lovato Jr. discusses the concept of a "Guard headquarters" in Jiu Jitsu, emphasizing the importance of positioning his legs inside an opponent's arms to limit their offensive capabilities. He highlights the strategy of transitioning from open guard to close guard for better control, particularly benefiting older practitioners by slowing down the pace and maintaining grip control.

Rafael Lovato Jr. demonstrates the Timeless headquarters pass for no-gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, focusing on neutralizing the opponent's legs and using hand positioning on the knees. He explains techniques for maintaining balance while passing, utilizing a butterfly hook, and transitioning to head control. Lovato emphasizes the importance of mobility and offers options for submissions from the side smash position, ultimately aiming to achieve

The video features Craig Jones demonstrating a sweep from the headquarters position in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, accompanied by music.

Craig Jones demonstrates the leg weave pass to knee ride in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, emphasizing the importance of securing a strong hook and flaring the knee to control the opponent's movement and transition to dominant positions.

In the video "Smash Pass by Craig Jones," Craig Jones demonstrates a technique for executing a smash pass in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He explains the importance of faking a movement to elicit a reaction from the opponent, which allows for effective transitions into leg locks. Jones emphasizes controlling the opponent's hips and positioning his legs strategically to maintain pressure and limit their movement. He provides detailed instructions on

The video features Dominique Bell teaching a no-gi guard passing system centered around maintaining a headquarters position. He demonstrates techniques for breaking down the guard, including pinning the shoulder and knee, and relieving pressure on the delahiva grip. Bell explains the side smash pass and the folding pass, emphasizing how to exploit an opponent's flexibility and positioning to open up additional passing options.

The video by Jonathan "Sunshine" Fennell teaches the "Headquarters" passing position in grappling. It demonstrates how to transition from the daily heva position by breaking the collar grip, securing the partner's shins, and maneuvering to trap one leg while maintaining balance. Key points include managing body weight to avoid being pulled forward or pushed back by the partner.

The video by Jonathan "Sunshine" Fennell explains the "headquarters" position in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ), highlighting its advantages for the top player. The headquarters position involves trapping one of the bottom player's legs, limiting their options and hip mobility, which makes it easier for the top player to pass the guard. Fennell discusses the importance of managing the bottom player's feet

The video explains the "headquarters" position in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, emphasizing its effectiveness for passing. Instructor Jordan highlights the importance of applying pressure on the opponent's outside leg to prevent them from establishing a knee shield, allowing for successful transitions and techniques.

The video presents a simple passing system for both gi and nogi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, called the A-B passing system, which consists of the knee slide and side smash techniques. The instructor, Jordan, explains that if an opponent resists one technique, you can transition to the other, using their resistance to your advantage. He details how to execute both passes effectively and introduces the headquarters passing position

In the video, Andre Galvao demonstrates a guard pass technique from the headquarters position, focusing on controlling the opponent's leg and wrist to achieve a gift wrap position. He explains the importance of applying pressure, reacting to the opponent's movements, and transitioning to mount or back control while avoiding risks associated with the opponent's flexibility.

The video "The Secret To Super Smooth Guard Passing" by Brian Glick focuses on techniques for effective guard passing in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Glick discusses various passing styles, including float passing, high tripod passing, and headquarters passing. He emphasizes the importance of immobilizing an opponent's leg using techniques like shin pinning to control their movement and create openings for advancing. The video provides insights on

Eli Knight discusses guard passing techniques in No Gi Jiu-Jitsu, focusing on the headquarters position. He explains its advantages for resetting guard passing, particularly against knee shields. Knight demonstrates the headquarters position, emphasizing proper alignment and weight distribution. He outlines three main passing options: float passing, knee cut passing, and passing the dope mount, which depend on the opponent's leg positioning. The video

The video by Jon Thomas teaches a powerful guard passing system in Brazilian jiu-jitsu called the HQ or headquarters position. This technique involves trapping an opponent's leg to limit their options and create passing opportunities. Thomas emphasizes a unique grip strategy where he controls the opponent's lapel with his left arm and their trapped leg with his right arm, which prevents the opponent from using their free leg to escape.

Kaynan Duarte explains techniques for effective passing in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, focusing on breaking grips and maintaining pressure. He emphasizes the importance of controlling the opponent's knee and ankle, using body positioning to tire them out, and managing pressure to prevent them from countering. Duarte highlights the need to feel the opponent's movements and adjust accordingly, ensuring they remain engaged while maintaining balance and control.

The video demonstrates techniques for passing guard in Jiu-Jitsu, focusing on pummeling the foot to create space and transitioning to positions like neon belly or shin ride. The instructor emphasizes the importance of knee movement and underhooks to successfully complete the pass.

In the video, Marcos Tinoco teaches techniques for effectively passing the headquarters position in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He emphasizes the importance of maintaining proper hip positioning and weight distribution to prevent being pulled off balance. Tinoco demonstrates various grips and movements to control the opponent and transition smoothly between positions, aiming to enhance viewers' grappling skills.

Nelson Puentes teaches knee cut passing techniques in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, emphasizing the importance of managing the opponent's knees. He explains that keeping the knees apart facilitates an easy knee cut, while bringing them together creates a knee shield that hinders the pass. To counter this, he suggests collapsing the opponent's knees together to weaken their position, allowing for better hip clearance and establishing control.

The video demonstrates three guard passes from the headquarters position in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: 1) KNE cut pass using an elbow to block the knee; 2) X pass by kicking the leg back and pulling through; 3) a pass involving flaring the knee over a crossed leg and using grips to complete the pass.

The video features instructor Tum Energia demonstrating a flow passing technique in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, focusing on guard passing by using hand placement in the armpit and leaning forward while pulling the shin in. For the full video, viewers are directed to the YouTube channel.

The video demonstrates how to perfect the X-Pass in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, showing the steps of positioning, gripping, and executing the pass effectively.