The Guard: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Details and Techniques
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The Guard: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Details and Techniques (Grappling Arts Publications, 2009) is the definitive textbook for anyone who wants to master the most complex position in BJJ. Ed Beneville and coral-belt legend Joe Moreira break down 400+ guard variations, sweeps, submissions and drills with step-by-step photos that show foot placement, hip angles and grip transitions you can’t pick up from YouTube clips. Whether you’re a white-belt trying to survive inside closed guard or a brown-belt polishing your reverse de-la-Riva to berimbolo chain, this is the reference that top academies still keep on the mats.
What makes this volume stand out is the “invisible detail” approach: each technique is paired with common mistakes and micro-adjustments that turn a 20 % success rate into an 80 % finish rate. Moreira’s competition-tested pressure passing counters are included, giving guard players the other side of the equation—how to retain and attack when your opponent is hunting the stack. The book’s durable lay-flat spiral binding (preserved in this clean, tight copy) lets it stay open while you drill, and the crisp illustrations are shot from multiple angles so you never have to guess where the far-side lapel went.
Collectors value this first-edition paperback because it went out of print quickly when the publisher shifted to DVD-only media; clean interior pages without notes or highlighting are increasingly hard to find. The light exterior wear and 2 cm cover tear keep the price accessible for students, yet the binding is square and all 272 pages turn freely—perfect for a training-bag reference that will earn mat-side scars of its own. Grab it now and add the guard encyclopedia that modern instructional apps still cite as their primary source.
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