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Z GuardFiled Under: Instruction, Local

Okay, I’d like to come clean from the get go. I don’t play Z Guard, I’m not good at Z Guard, heck, I don’t know how to break down the Z Guard. (I’ve recently been getting submitted by some z guard moves ) .

Which is why I needed some help.

I asked Eddie Edmunds of Team Fusion Academy to show me some passes and principles of Z guard.

Another to keep in mind is that there are a bunch of “versions” of the z guard.  Steven Kesting defines the z guard as the knee-in half guard, with the knee either drawn across the belly (like a half guard scissor sweep) or the knee tilted up on the chest and shoulder ( the variation I use – akin to a half spider guard, shin on bicep sort of thing). I’ve also seen Gene Simco show the “zig zag” guard with the gi – it’s like s-mount but from the guard,  if that makes any sense.

Anyway… the point is that the legs make a Z formation of some kind, and the knees and the hooks help create distance and control your opponent.

The above videos come from a longer shoot Eddie and I did together – I’ll release more of them in a future post with an interview with Sensei Edmunds. Also, the full quality version of the videos will be available for direct download at that point as well.

Tags: Eddie Edmunds, Fusion BJJ, half guard, z guard

Brabo Choke From MountFiled Under: Instruction, Local

The guys at Fusion academy (where I train) have started to be more active on the internet and put up some videos. In this one Eddie Edmunds shows a Brabo choke that flows from an opponent’s attempt to escape your S-mount. It works no-gi too.

Anyway, I’m looking forward to more videos from them.

Tags: Eddie Edmunds, Fusion BJJ, jujitsu, submissions