Roger Gracie: Closed Guard
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The Roger Gracie Closed Guard System
By Roger Gracie
The Roger Gracie Closed Guard System develops offense from one guard. Roger Gracie combines collar and lapel attacks with arm locks, sweeps and routes to the back. This is a focused choice for gi players who want more options after securing closed guard.
Is this for you?
- You want closed-guard offense using collar and lapel grips.
- You want sweeps and back takes alongside submissions.
Consider an alternative if
- You want a course that avoids gi grips.
Also consider
John Danaher: Arm Bars — Arm Bars: Enter The System offers more extensive armbar control and hand-separation material across guard and top positions.
Coverage and limits
- Guard maintenance, collar chokes and lapel attacks.
- Arm locks, kimuras and wrist locks.
- Scissor, hook and lumberjack sweeps, plus side-closed-guard back attacks.
Limits
- The four parts cover closed guard, not a full fundamentals curriculum across passing, escapes and other guards.
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The Roger Gracie Closed Guard System by Roger Gracie — official listing; checked 2026-09-19. Official listing inspected: Roger Gracie attribution, exact title and maintenance, collar/lapel, sweep and back-attack coverage verified. Starting lesson identified by its published label; public sample 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.
Arm Bars: Enter The System by John Danaher — official listing; checked 2026-09-16. Official listing inspected to compare the advertised subject and course breadth with this guide.