Martial arts impresario Rick Young tackles the crucial guard position in competitive Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in this first instalment of his instructional DVD series. Ben Johnson grapples with the best in search of the secrets.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Volume One: the Guard Position
Year of Release: 2005; Origin: United Kingdom; Studio: Summersdale Productions.
Director: Sam Bailey; Producer: Summersdale Productions; Script: Rick Young; Cast: Rick Young, Johnny Martin
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Trailer: Click below to see Rick Young in action
Plot Synopsis
Chapter 1: Attacking from a closed guard
Chapter 2: Into the Open Guard
Chapter 3: Tripod sweeps
Chapter 4: Attacking the Leg
Review
Multi talented martial arts champion Rick Young has a fighting background which stretches over three decades and includes tuition in many of the most visceral full contact and grappling arts, including Judo, Muay Thai, Karate, Kali and Jeet Kune Do – the latter of which he is a fully qualified instructor under none other than Guro Dan Inosanto. Young’s Summersdale output covers his broad range of mixed martial arts and goes a long way to proving that although Young may be an incessant collector of martial knowledge, he is undoubtedly a master of all trades. His background in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, for instance, includes a black belt under Professor Mauricio Gomes, and he is also a British, European, Pan-American and two times Masters and Seniors World Champion. His fighting CV is broad.
He is also quite an engaging host, as he throws his assistant around the dojo for this brief first volume installment in his BJJ range. Young explains, in less than 45 minutes, the guard position and the movements required to counter and attack. Indeed, Young realizes that he is already preaching to the converted so an absolute beginner may find this DVD a bit of struggle to connect with, while the grappling nature of the film’s content can easily confuse the viewer. In places, it is hard to see and understand the steps to the movements given the way it is presented with two stationary cameras, yet Young makes a habit of continually repeating the techniques for those who may be unsure.
But this DVD is clearly designed to assist your own training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, rather than encourage it. Young explains that although there are many different types of guards which are not even mentioned here, practitioners should be able to find something useful in the many different follow-throughs, locks and traps displayed here. In later volumes, Young explores the steps beyond the guard and also looks into submissions.
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