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Providing a unique experience, the program goes beyond technique, with details, concepts and fundamentals.
Welcome to the technical universe of Roger Gracie, the fighter who revitalized the basic BJJ positions and proved the efficiency of the old school in the modern era.
In this program, you are going to learn four special techniques from his repertoire -- the favorite positions of one of the greatest competitors in the history of the sport.
The program contains two attacks from the closed guard (one sweep and one transition to the opponent's back) and two finishes from the mount, Roger's signature position. With the help of this unstoppable artillery, Roger did phenomenally well in IBJJF events as well as in the ADCC, where he won the absolute title in 2005. And that's leaving out a victorious MMA career, in which he managed to adapt the technical fountain studied in this brief course.
After studying Roger's positions, you will be able to perfectly distribute your weight and maintain the mount, pressing your opponent until you finish them on the arm or neck.
Additionally, check out how you can safely play with your back on the ground, controlling the passer's movement through correct grips and proper hip-positioning, sweeping to land on top or moving to a back attack.
Enjoy!
Born on September 26, 1981, Roger Gracie is a three-time absolute BJJ world champion with ten gold medals under his black belt. The son of Maurição Gomes and Reila Gracie has broken every sort of record. As a finisher, no one has made their opponents tap out more times in the history of the sport. And from a defensive standpoint, his feat is even bigger: Roger has never been submitted in competition. In the gi, Roger was an absolute champion at ADCC 2005, where he even finished Ronaldo Jacaré, his greatest rival. In MMA, he has a record of eight wins and two losses. Roger retired from BJJ competition in 2017 with a superfight versus the fearsome Marcus Buchecha, who ended up being spectacularly choked from the back.
Out of all competitors in the history of the IBJJF World Championships, Roger Gracie is certainly the one with the most efficient choke from the mount. In this lesson, he reveals the chief details of the inexorable move with which he submitted Romulo Barral, Fernando Tererê and many others. Note how, throughout the attack, Roger is concerned with correctly distributing his weight in order not to lose the position. Even if his opponent clams up, Roger has alternative routes to reach both collars and squeeze the tourniquet.
Unlike the cross-collar choke, which requires using the cloth, the armbar from the mount can be easily employed in a no-gi match. The move greatly contributed to Roger's victorious runs in IBJJF tournaments and in the ADCC. Note how, soon after lassoing his opponent's arm, Roger uses his own torso to prop the elbow of his opponent -- who, because of that, can't escape his control. Pay attention to how Roger avoids his opponent trapping his leg in the half-guard during the progression. When it's time to finish, Roger stretches his opponent's arm and raises his hips, adding pressure.
In 2015, Roger Gracie faced two-time absolute world champion Rodrigo Comprido at IBJJF Black Belt League Super Fight, which produced a very popular video online. In around five minutes, Roger subbed Comprido with an armbar, but the decisive play was this progression from the closed guard to the back, with which Roger managed to put himself in a position of total superiority. Note how important it is to break the grip that the passer does on the guard player's gi so that the latter can cross his opponent's arm diagonally and find the shortcut to the back. As he places the hooks, Roger demonstrates an attack via rear naked choke.
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