turtle guard and open guard dvds

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Hey guys. I'm looking to get a good dvd series on open guard and a good series on turtle guard. Ooo, and one on attacking turtle. These are the weakest areas of my game.

So what do you guys suggest for those three subjects?
 
Eduardo telles is the king of turtle guard and he's got a dvd that only focuses on turtle

saulo ribeiro (revolution 1) got some very good stuff on approaching the turtle guard

theres alot of great stuff on the open guard, im sure you will get alot of answers from others
 
Anything by Tinguinha. That guy has about 8 open guard dvds that are all very very good.
 
Anything by Tinguinha. That guy has about 8 open guard dvds that are all very very good.

i agree....with the tinguinha shout out....his dvd's helped my game......also i would go with robson moura's dvd's he has the best butterfly guard instructional......braulio estima's dvd is also good....as for attacking the turtle i would go with robson again.....i have seen alot of jiu jitsu dvd'sbut his just blew me away.....another good option would be cobriniha's dvd set
 
Eduardo Telles for Turtle by far, and Robson Moura's Fusion has a great section on attacking the turtle. PM me for more info, I might be selling mine.
 
Mikey, Have you seen the Josh Russel Turtle DVD?

If so, how does it compare with Telles' Turtle DVD?

thanks
 
Robson Moura's BJJ Fusion volume 1 sounds like it would help you a lot.

3 DVDs from that set are pretty special.

1. The Cross Guard: He shows his special cross guard game. An open guard that works great for people with shorter legs.
2. The Butterfly Guard: He shows his butterfly guard that focuses on controling the pant leg. The way he shows his sweeps, also works very well for people with shorter legs.
3. The Turtle: Robson shows a bunch of ways to attack the turtle.

Saulo Ribeiros Revolution 2: Amazing Set, but the only one you would be interested in is his turtle series where he shows countless ways to maintain the turtle and sweep from their.

Eduardo Telles's Turtle Guard:

A very good series that shows a bunch of ways to attack from the turtle. Tons of ways. Saulo teaches the turtle as a kind of reactionary position. Telles teaches it as a position to look for and base an entire game around it. That said, his DVD wont teach you some fundamentals that I think Saulo teaches you, but Telles will teach all sorts of ways to transition smoothly from butterfly guard to turtle, or from the takedown to the turtle, and how to slip in submissions like kimuras, wrist locks and knee bars. It really is a must have.

Braulio Estimas DVD: This is my favorite DVD set. A lot of closed guard stuff, some passing guard stuff, but Braulio also teaches how to start an open guard game, and how to retain it. It's not organized as well as other DVDs but it's just littered with ALL this info. You could watch it on mute and learn a ton.

Cobrinha's DVD set: A good spider guard section, and a good De La Riva guard section which I think is needed for anyone who wants to play spider guard. It has a butterfly guard section, but it revolves mostly around belt grips and playing flat on your back, which I personally dont like. Amazing DVD. I used to think it was too complicated for beginners, but I have changed my mind and now think anyone should pick it up if they have interest.
 
josh russles dvd is like a highschool class on the turtle, Telles's is like a phd course.
 
although, telles played alot of half guard and less turtle in this mundials
 
Moura's no gi series also has a section on playing the turtle guard.
 
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