So tired of watching BJJ Blackbelts just laying in the guard and just defending

[dukecitymenace]

Its sucks when these blackbelts just lay on there back and just use their guard to defend. In my mind people need to start attacking from their back in mma. bjj used to be the most dangerous weapon in mma. Now u just see wrestlers take them down at will and watch them get pounded out or just lose the fight instead of going for subs what do you guys think

[Ehsan_Karam]

If I see one more hand on the mat go to waste I may have to take my own life.

[Mike Broe]

haha so much like.

[Karim Graham]

AGREED! been saying this for a while with my friends, it makes me really doubt the credibility of some of these black belts. sometimes they barely show any skill defending, let alone attacking. just makes me sad really, and angry

[Enrique "Kiko"]

I think BJJ is a beautiful sport, I just happen to think that NOGI JJ is even better because of the MMA effectivity aspects. Just remember that with the GI on it's sooooo much more of a defensive game than nogi, at least in my opinion. I'm not surprised with what comes out when a gi black belt does MMA and it hits the ground in a fight.

[JeffRace727]

the guard in MMA is just weak. Everywhere I've trained, I always have guys yelling at me for having someone in my guard, but that's where I'm strongest really. Makes me think everyone is teaching that the guard is a bad place to be, but for me it's the most comfortable place. All my subs come off my back or when I'm on my opponents back. It's a little disappointing to see some high level Jiu Jitsu players doing absolutely nothing from guard.

[Enrique "Kiko"]

the guard in MMA is just weak. Everywhere I've trained, I always have guys yelling at me for having someone in my guard, but that's where I'm strongest really. Makes me think everyone is teaching that the guard is a bad place to be, but for me it's the most comfortable place. All my subs come off my back or when I'm on my opponents back. It's a little disappointing to see some high level Jiu Jitsu players doing absolutely nothing from guard.

Agree 100%. This is where 10PJJ comes in to fill in the gap in MMA when on the back in guard. Offensive guards for the win!

[dukecitymenace]

I agree with you kiko no gi is the way to go for mma that why i left my traditional school Bjj school and went to Jacksons to learn more of the no gi techniques i just wish we would study more rubber gaurd and twister. we play around with it my friend clay accually has it down pretty descent but the again wtf would i know lol ive never trained with 10th planet but would love to. I just know that if everyone would open their eyes and grasp the no gi concept we all might be off better at least for no gi tournaments and mma. I remember when i thought i was so badass tapping guys with collar chokes and slip behind sleeve chokes until my first mma fight. I won the fight but when i got put on my back i was sooo lost. NOOOOO collar to grab!!!!! thats when i decided to explore diffrent avenues and started reading more about eddie and 10th planet

[Mario Lopez Alvarez]

Hey Duke!
I'm moving back to El Paso next week and I'm going to be training at the 10th Planet down there. You should definately stop by and work on your rubber guard with us!

Mario

[Jared Gammel]

the guard in MMA is just weak. Everywhere I've trained, I always have guys yelling at me for having someone in my guard, but that's where I'm strongest really. Makes me think everyone is teaching that the guard is a bad place to be, but for me it's the most comfortable place. All my subs come off my back or when I'm on my opponents back. It's a little disappointing to see some high level Jiu Jitsu players doing absolutely nothing from guard.

So you think these BJJ black belts don't have strong guards? I'm sure they are far more comfortable there than you are. You think they forgot the basic guard submissions and just aren't trying them? Maybe it's something else, haha, like improved quality of defense.

In my opinion, the closed guard in mma has turned into a stalling position. The guy on top feels like he's winning positionally, while the guy on bottom feels like he's defending himself perfectly. I think if the top guy isn't trying to pass and the bottom guy isn't actively working to set up a sub, they should be stood up after 15-20 seconds, as the bottom player has basically done his job if the top guy can't pass or do damage.