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Sideways Open Guard by Priit Mihkelson
- Priit is a 3rd degree black belt and is considered one of the best instructors in Europe!
- The sideways open guard is a unique approach to open guard that focuses on quickly establishing grips and stifling today’s trickiest passing systems.
- Develop rock-solid defense against high-level passing techniques like toreandos, leg drags, knee slides, and MORE!
- Build strategies to deal with opponents who circle to north/south including tips on stripping grips, pummeling, and framing.
- Revisit a refined version of the Grilled Chicken position, a position Priit is known for, and systematically shut down faster/more athletic practitioners!
- Discover unique early prevention methods of defeating leg lock attacks from open guard scenarios!
Course Content
Volume 1
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Intro | 0 |
Short Intro | 5:01 |
Top Leg Positioning | 6:28 |
Importance Of The Foot Angle | 10:44 |
Using The Top Arm | 14:09 |
Bottom Leg As A Jab | 17:40 |
Top Leg Jab | 22:28 |
Bottom Arm, Staying On The Elbow | 26:38 |
Volume 2
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
The Sector, Where To Keep Your Opponent | 0 |
Keeping The Sector | 5:40 |
Extra Details | 12:02 |
Structure Against Toreando Style Pass | 16:28 |
Structure Against Toreando Style Pass To The Back Side | 22:49 |
Structure Against Toreando Style Pass To The Front Side | 30:31 |
Dealing With People Grabbing Your Head | 35:56 |
Dealing With People Lifting The Bottom Leg | 43:37 |
Volume 3
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Structure Against Leg Drag Pass | 0 |
Leg Drag Defense By Switching Side | 5:08 |
Side Switching In More Detail | 10:30 |
Half Invert | 19:35 |
Full Invert | 26:43 |
Dealing With People Passing To North South Grabbing The Head | 34:17 |
Invert Against Head Grab And Smash | 40:18 |
Structure Against The Knee Slide | 45:15 |
Deeper Look At The Knee Slide Pass | 48:14 |
Bonus Material Against The Knee Slide | 55:35 |
Structure Against The Z Guard | 1:00:24 |
Bonus Material Against Z Guard | 1:06:58 |
Structure Against The Over Under Pass | 1:11:01 |
Volume 4
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Structure Against Under The Legs Passes | 0 |
Deeper Look At The Under Leg On Shoulder Pass | 10:58 |
The Hippoplata | 17:21 |
Reaction To Late Stage Leg On Shoulder Stack Pass | 21:53 |
Turning In Ideas Against The Leg On Shoulder Pass | 26:33 |
Structure Against Double Under Pass | 31:30 |
Volume 5
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
First Look At The North South Section | 0 |
Hands In The North South | 4:07 |
Getting Back To Sideways Open Guard From North South | 7:17 |
Addressing Stacking From North South | 11:28 |
More Options Against Stacking In North South | 14:37 |
Dealing With People Pulling Your Legs Down From North South | 18:16 |
How To Pull Guard From The Stack In The North South | 22:29 |
Detail About The Knee Angle In The North South | 25:03 |
Gripping/Posting On The Legs From The North South | 27:49 |
Dealing With People Trying To Get To North South, Early Reactions | 32:21 |
Pummelling The Legs In When People Go To North South | 45:00 |
Pummelling Top Or Bottom Leg First | 47:09 |
Volume 6
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Getting Back To Sideways Open Guard Without Grips | 0 |
Pummelling Legs In The North South | 2:10 |
More About Pummelling In The North South | 5:50 |
Dealing With The Knee Coming In From North South | 11:03 |
Bonus Ideas From North South, Lachlan's Framing And Pummelling | 17:39 |
Sideways Open Guard Vs Outside Stomp | 20:06 |
Sideways Open Guard Vs Inside Stomp | 25:41 |
Dealing With High Step Passing | 29:49 |
Intro To Grilled Chicken | 34:50 |
Pummelling Legs In Grilled Chicken | 38:49 |
Dealing With People Pushing Down On Your Legs | 40:59 |
Dealing With People Lifting Your Legs | 45:03 |
Dealing With The Sideways Push | 48:36 |
Keeping Distance And Moving On Elbows In Grilled Chicken | 51:46 |
Volume 7
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Outside Pummelling From Grilled Chicken | 0 |
Inside Pummelling From Grilled Chicken | 6:23 |
Pummelling In Sideways Open Guard | 10:54 |
Inverting And Sitting Up From Grilled Chicken | 19:27 |
Dealing With The Leg Drag From Grilled Chicken | 25:52 |
Dealing With The Knee Slide From Grilled Chicken | 30:03 |
Dealing With The Double Under Pass From Grilled Chicken | 34:12 |
Sideways Crunch In Different Guards | 37:36 |
Volume 8
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Reverse DLR Spin To Legs With Head Up Structure | 0 |
Head Up Structure In K Guard | 6:32 |
Head Up Structure In Berimbolo | 9:41 |
Leg Locks Vs The Sideways Open Guard | 13:45 |
Importance Of Playing On The Elbow | 19:34 |
More Details On Using The Top Leg In Sideways Open Guard | 24:09 |
Fast Side Switch | 28:20 |
Double Attack Threat From Leg Drag | 30:09 |
Sideways Open Guard Ideas Against Headquarters | 34:54 |
Drill Ron 1 | 40:32 |
Drill Tom 1 | 42:51 |
Drill Ron 2 | 45:10 |
Drill Tom 2 | 47:34 |
Outro | 50:00 |
- Priit is a 3rd degree black belt and is considered one of the best instructors in Europe!
- The sideways open guard is a unique approach to open guard that focuses on quickly establishing grips and stifling today’s trickiest passing systems.
- Develop rock-solid defense against high-level passing techniques like toreandos, leg drags, knee slides, and MORE!
- Build strategies to deal with opponents who circle to north/south including tips on stripping grips, pummeling, and framing.
- Revisit a refined version of the Grilled Chicken position, a position Priit is known for, and systematically shut down faster/more athletic practitioners!
- Discover unique early prevention methods of defeating leg lock attacks from open guard scenarios!
Course Content
Volume 1
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Intro | 0 |
Short Intro | 5:01 |
Top Leg Positioning | 6:28 |
Importance Of The Foot Angle | 10:44 |
Using The Top Arm | 14:09 |
Bottom Leg As A Jab | 17:40 |
Top Leg Jab | 22:28 |
Bottom Arm, Staying On The Elbow | 26:38 |
Volume 2
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
The Sector, Where To Keep Your Opponent | 0 |
Keeping The Sector | 5:40 |
Extra Details | 12:02 |
Structure Against Toreando Style Pass | 16:28 |
Structure Against Toreando Style Pass To The Back Side | 22:49 |
Structure Against Toreando Style Pass To The Front Side | 30:31 |
Dealing With People Grabbing Your Head | 35:56 |
Dealing With People Lifting The Bottom Leg | 43:37 |
Volume 3
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Structure Against Leg Drag Pass | 0 |
Leg Drag Defense By Switching Side | 5:08 |
Side Switching In More Detail | 10:30 |
Half Invert | 19:35 |
Full Invert | 26:43 |
Dealing With People Passing To North South Grabbing The Head | 34:17 |
Invert Against Head Grab And Smash | 40:18 |
Structure Against The Knee Slide | 45:15 |
Deeper Look At The Knee Slide Pass | 48:14 |
Bonus Material Against The Knee Slide | 55:35 |
Structure Against The Z Guard | 1:00:24 |
Bonus Material Against Z Guard | 1:06:58 |
Structure Against The Over Under Pass | 1:11:01 |
Volume 4
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Structure Against Under The Legs Passes | 0 |
Deeper Look At The Under Leg On Shoulder Pass | 10:58 |
The Hippoplata | 17:21 |
Reaction To Late Stage Leg On Shoulder Stack Pass | 21:53 |
Turning In Ideas Against The Leg On Shoulder Pass | 26:33 |
Structure Against Double Under Pass | 31:30 |
Volume 5
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
First Look At The North South Section | 0 |
Hands In The North South | 4:07 |
Getting Back To Sideways Open Guard From North South | 7:17 |
Addressing Stacking From North South | 11:28 |
More Options Against Stacking In North South | 14:37 |
Dealing With People Pulling Your Legs Down From North South | 18:16 |
How To Pull Guard From The Stack In The North South | 22:29 |
Detail About The Knee Angle In The North South | 25:03 |
Gripping/Posting On The Legs From The North South | 27:49 |
Dealing With People Trying To Get To North South, Early Reactions | 32:21 |
Pummelling The Legs In When People Go To North South | 45:00 |
Pummelling Top Or Bottom Leg First | 47:09 |
Volume 6
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Getting Back To Sideways Open Guard Without Grips | 0 |
Pummelling Legs In The North South | 2:10 |
More About Pummelling In The North South | 5:50 |
Dealing With The Knee Coming In From North South | 11:03 |
Bonus Ideas From North South, Lachlan's Framing And Pummelling | 17:39 |
Sideways Open Guard Vs Outside Stomp | 20:06 |
Sideways Open Guard Vs Inside Stomp | 25:41 |
Dealing With High Step Passing | 29:49 |
Intro To Grilled Chicken | 34:50 |
Pummelling Legs In Grilled Chicken | 38:49 |
Dealing With People Pushing Down On Your Legs | 40:59 |
Dealing With People Lifting Your Legs | 45:03 |
Dealing With The Sideways Push | 48:36 |
Keeping Distance And Moving On Elbows In Grilled Chicken | 51:46 |
Volume 7
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Outside Pummelling From Grilled Chicken | 0 |
Inside Pummelling From Grilled Chicken | 6:23 |
Pummelling In Sideways Open Guard | 10:54 |
Inverting And Sitting Up From Grilled Chicken | 19:27 |
Dealing With The Leg Drag From Grilled Chicken | 25:52 |
Dealing With The Knee Slide From Grilled Chicken | 30:03 |
Dealing With The Double Under Pass From Grilled Chicken | 34:12 |
Sideways Crunch In Different Guards | 37:36 |
Volume 8
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Reverse DLR Spin To Legs With Head Up Structure | 0 |
Head Up Structure In K Guard | 6:32 |
Head Up Structure In Berimbolo | 9:41 |
Leg Locks Vs The Sideways Open Guard | 13:45 |
Importance Of Playing On The Elbow | 19:34 |
More Details On Using The Top Leg In Sideways Open Guard | 24:09 |
Fast Side Switch | 28:20 |
Double Attack Threat From Leg Drag | 30:09 |
Sideways Open Guard Ideas Against Headquarters | 34:54 |
Drill Ron 1 | 40:32 |
Drill Tom 1 | 42:51 |
Drill Ron 2 | 45:10 |
Drill Tom 2 | 47:34 |
Outro | 50:00 |