This week, Gracie Barra studies the Spider Guard – a powerful defensive and offensive position in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. There are a number of variations of grips and perhaps more sweeps can be performed from the spider guard than any other guard style.

Both top (3 videos) and bottom(3 videos), let’s take a look at some key submissions, sweeps and passes!

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Spider Guard Study

1) “Sweet” Set Up To Armlock From Spider Guard
Gracie Barra North Houston One of our top competitors, Corey Bacak demonstrates one of his favorite transitions to a submission from spider guard.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X83ViSBPZ6I

2) Three Sweeps From Spider Guard – GB Cornwall – Prof. Raphael Dos Santos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6YkYZ-gy88

3) Spider Guard Sweeps Series – Prof. Lucio “Lagarto” Rodrigues shows several different grips and sweep variations.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVHeIH4L3IM

4) Breaking Spider Guard Grips and Passing   Prof. Rodrigo Sul of Gracie Barra Twin Cities shows how to break the spider guard grips to pass
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jTWN3h0HqM

5) Passing the Lasso / Spider Gaurd (Passagem de guarda aranha) – Gracie Barra Smithfield of Ireland shows how to deal with the grips to pass a Lasso / Spider guard.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TynC-ssIkt4

6) Bull Fighter Guard Pass vs Spider Guard  – Prof. Rodrigo Sul of Gracie Barra Twin Cities shows how to employ the Bullfighter pass vs. Spider guard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1Zw8FESca8

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Credits: Mark Mullen
Gracie Barra Black belt based in Saigon, Vietnam
Twitter: @MarkMullenBJJ