Marcelo Garcia: X-Guard Entries and Sweeps
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The Marcelo X Guard
By Marcelo Garcia
The Marcelo X Guard devotes its first two volumes to entries, including butterfly, shin-to-shin and collar-and-sleeve approaches. Marcelo Garcia follows these with stand-up, push-back and tilt sweeps, then responses to leg pummels and backsteps. The course also includes the transition from X guard to single-leg X.
Is this for you?
- You want an X-guard course covering both getting underneath an opponent and completing sweeps.
Also consider
Adam Wardzinski: Single Leg X in the Gi — Choose Wardzinski for a gi course centered on single-leg X, including sleeve/lapel sweeps and submission options.
Coverage and limits
- Butterfly, shin-to-shin and grip-based entries, including options against pressure.
- Stand-up, push-back and tilt sweeps; leg-pummel and backstep counters and transitions to single-leg X.
Limits
- Several entries and counters use collar or sleeve grips, so the material is not exclusively no-gi.
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The Marcelo X Guard by Marcelo Garcia — official listing; checked 2026-09-19. Verified butterfly/shin-to-shin entries, sleeve/collar examples, stand-up finishes and pummel/backstep counters. Listing and official sample iframe inspected; player 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.
Single Leg X Reimagined by Adam Wardzinski — official listing; checked 2026-09-16. Verified gi focus, entry families, sleeve/lapel sweep sections, stand-up and counter material. Listing inspected; course video content not reviewed.