
Originally Posted by
Isaac Atley
Can someone put up some links to Adam's videos?
This is my favorite video. Pound-for-pound, minute-for-minute, I have not watched anything in my 2.5 years of training that brought me to a new level of understanding moreso than this. In my humble opinion, it is THE foundational resource for playing open guard. It's taught in the gi, but just as much applies to no-gi or mma. The 6 principles that he outlines are universal and will apply at any level. Speaking strictly from personal experience, this has single-handedly allowed me to consolidate anything and everything I've ever learned about open-guard into one easy-to-remember system. In his words, it's not meant to 'limit' or 'hinder' your creativity, but rather to have a template to plug any open-guard system into, no matter how complex. Everything will fit into this template.
Watch the whole thing. I
promise you won't be disappointed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pnq9mN2odAg
I've watched it well over a dozen times since it came out and still learn something new each time. This is open-guard DNA at its core.