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Systematically Attacking The Guard

By Gordon Ryan

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Systematically Attacking The Guard by Gordon Ryan builds its no-gi passing approach around split squat, half guard and half butterfly. Its eight volumes extend into other guard families, body-lock variations and leg-entanglement positions.

Sparring footage and rolling commentary accompany the technical material. It is a broad option for passers who need responses to several guards, rather than depth in only one pass.

Is this for you?

• You need responses to several no-gi guard families, including knee shields, half butterfly and leg entanglements.
• You want a broad passing course that includes sparring footage and commentary.

Also consider

Bernardo Faria: No-Gi Pressure Passing — For a narrower no-gi pressure-passing course centered on over/under entries and troubleshooting.

Coverage and limits

• Split-squat passing, low and high knee shields, half guard, deep half and half butterfly.
• Body-lock variations, X-guard and ashi-garami positions, plus supine passing.
• Guard-opening material and separate rolling and rolling-commentary volumes.

Limits

• The emphasis is passing the guard, rather than sustained mount or side-control offense after the pass.
• It spans several passing families rather than concentrating exclusively on one pass.

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Related guides and principles

These related references are not a claim about what the course teaches or evidence of practical mastery.

Pressure

Guard Passing

Forward Pressure

Connection Principles

Control Point Hierarchy

No-Gi Guard-Passing Courses — Compare broader guard coverage with focused body-lock, over/under and float-passing studies.

Bernardo Faria: No-Gi Pressure Passing — For a narrower no-gi pressure-passing course centered on over/under entries and troubleshooting.

John Danaher: Leglocks — Enter The System

Review related technique cards

• Headquarters Position (Position)

• Half Guard (Position)

• Body Lock Pass (Transition)

• Leg Drag Pass (Transition)

• Knee Slice Pass (Transition)

• Pressure Pass (Transition)

• Long Step Pass (Transition)

• Headquarters Pass (Transition)

• Over-Under Pass (Transition)

• Knee Cut Pass (Transition)

• Side Control (Position)

• Mount (Position)

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Systematically Attacking The Guard by Gordon Ryan — official listing; checked 2026-09-19. Verified course identity, eight-volume outline, split-squat/half-guard/half-butterfly framing, and rolling/commentary volumes. Listing inspected; trailer content not reviewed. On 2026-09-19 UTC, verified the introductory player in the product banner and the course cover image. Muted inline autoplay was verified on https://bjjgraph.org by observing advancing video time. The introduction content was not reviewed.

No Gi Pressure Passing by Bernardo Faria — official listing; checked 2026-09-16. Verified No Gi Pressure Passing by Bernardo Faria and its four-volume outline: over/under entries, troubleshooting and other pressure passes. Listing inspected; trailer content not reviewed.