Guard – or gward as we call it with our fake Brazilian accents – and guard recover are the fundamentals of a great Jitz game.

Here’s a picture sequence on Liam recovering guard against Adam – who seriously outweighs and out muscles him. But, because Liam has a technically superior guard and was not only able to keep Adam from passing, but pulled off a sweep to take mount and win the match 4 points to 2.

Stopping the pass…

Liam working the guard at The Agoge

Getting the sweep…

Liam working the guard at The Agoge (2)

Mount!

Liam working the guard at The Agoge (3)