Why Older Grapplers Should Play Seated Guard.

1, BJJ Concepts for Older Grapplers
2, How to Use the Seated Guard Against Standing Opponents
3, How to Use the Seated Guard Against Kneeling Opponents
4, How to Use the Recumbent Guard Against Kneeling Opponents
5, How to Use the Recumbent Guard Against Standing Opponents (If You Really Have To), and
6, How to Use the Closed Guard Against Younger, More Athletic Opponents

I think grapplers age 40 and above will get TREMENDOUS value from the this instructional. Take me up on my unconditional 365 day guarantee if you get it and don’t agree!

Stephan Kesting

[medicineandbrazilianjiujit]

Thank you both, Professors!
54 year old blue belt here, 150 lbs.
Looking forward to the release of your instructional in May.
I really appreciate the sound, structural approach to BJJ that you both advocate.

[weslawless]

Love it, I'm a 48 year old blue belt and seated guard has helped me frustrate my standing opponents. Helps me to get 2 on 1 grips and get arm drags. Keep giving stuff for us old f****s!

[BrotherKluft]

43 years old and just tried my first competition and was surprised at the ferocity. Definitely need some old man tactics.

[mefca]

49 year old black belt. I grew up wrestling and I love take downs. Most of the time guys I rolls with don’t know the stand up game. Maybe I’ll do the sit down stuff when I’m old :)

[grimmcrag]

I'm 36, just started up again after having to take nearly a 10 year break from jiu jitsu, I've been finding the seated guard is not only a lot easier for me to use against younger, fitter players, it seems to really flummox them when I take a cross collar grip and sit back, breaking their posture. Nice to see high level guys who know what they're talking about endorse the same approach, I thought I was just being lazy. 🤣

[jessehamilton]

I was all in until I saw that Hulk-Hogan mustache... Stephan, you're running wild, brother!

[katokianimation]

I'm only 25 but I alredy feel to old for this. I do a lot of intense phisical activity and running around on a daily basis, and by the late afternoon my muscles feel stiff an tired. This video helped me understand why i prefer the sitting guard.



Also for tactical reason. 95% of the class is about laying on your back. So I have much better chance winning with learning something different, than playing catch up with people who started 4+ years before me.
My observation is that people in my gym less familier with passing the butterfly guard and the dlr guard and they can more easily catched with a sweep. While my often more competent and technical closed guard and (foot on hip) open guard attacks are seen from a mile away and deflected at the moment I think about it.
So focusing on a game they are also less familiar with seems more like fairplay. When my more experienced and much bigger opponent just jumped on me while being double hooked to get rolled over and mounted I felt like I found a cheat code.
So it is very addictive to develop skills in a less popular system.

[schenksteven]

This was exactly what I needed. I'm a blue belt, and my guard game has developed to where I at least have a plan against every kind of passing strategy, with one notable exception: athletic, aggressive, standing passers in the Gi. What you have provided is a basic game plan against this kind of passer. I intend to try it out tonight and tomorrow!

Thanks!

[Slamminbassplayer]

Funny I was just trying to explain this to a white belt today. Also the natural tendency to end up with old guys in open guard and younger guy trying to pass from feet!

[teacherleo]

What a great video. Love the idea and will implement it. Just turned 40 and this will help a lot!

[SoldierDrew]

True in grappling comps. But once striking is involved, not the better position.

[MirceaAgrigoroaie]

Where was this video a few months ago when I started (38M).. each training I got my guard passed like crazy by faster younger guys.. Just realized on my own last week that sitting is the best option when pulling guard

[MichaelWebber]

I think old guys would benefit from a 2-pronged strategy - surviving against fairly equal rated training partners (think: similar weight and belt rank), which seated guard might do; and gaining a superior position against one rating below (think: against a smaller training partner or one belt rank or more below). I don't know if seated guard is the solution for more of a level playing field; of course Marcello Garcia famously made it work, but on a level playing field there might be a lot more variety of games to play.

I think old age takes away a belt rank, even if you come from an academy that made you work hard for your rank. Hence merely holding your own against a younger training partner of equal weight is a challenge. Older people have less strength, less endurance, and our joints take a beating and aren't afraid to let us know (even younger players routinely take Motrin and Tylenol). Fortunately BJJ is a lot of fun and, yes, skills and savvy (the "chess" aspect) at least give the age-disadvantaged a shot. I didn't have to quit until I needed (unbeknownst to me at the time) hip replacement surgery but I should have quit earlier - it's not really a 50 or 60 year old's game. I think about going back but the wear and tear is ferocious, even if the cameraderie and fun are off the charts.

[vincechanbjj]

this video has given me hope. My fat ass can maybe do these.

[RyanLeeJJ]

This is extremely helpful. Thank you. OSS

[böckerochdrömmar]

I think its easier to get grips when you are on your back and he is attacking from a standing position. And ultimately that is what you want....

[eddieb.]

I saw part 2 of your hip surgery. Watching this video, It doesn't seem to affect you in anyway. How much are you squating now? I'm getting a 2nd opinion on getting a hip replacement and would like to get back into mma and weight training. At 62 I was doing a 405 lb squat. Do you think I would be able to do that after a surgery? I feel fine and am trying to ease back into training after covid but sometimes my left hip acts up due to a torn labrum. I'm 66 now and in very excellent shape except for my hip. This video of you is vey inspiring and has given me hope.
God bless you.

[Pozzer]

46 year old 3 stripe brown belt here. I have had shoulder surgery and a full hip replacement. Ya.. my stand up days are behind me. The only problem is some of these young guys bounce around like spiderman ! If I drop straight to seated man I am asking for trouble..

[bradford]

Thank you from a 56 year old white belt

[af]

As an unathletic skinny dude, I found this video because I tried supline position guard a few times against standing people... it didn't end well. I like DLR guard, but I would start by getting grips from seated guard and then move into supline guard like DLR. But just plopping on my back from the start has not worked out well.