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#364 The Guard Tier List | 28 Different Guards RANKED


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I ranked 28 different guards in Jiu-Jitsu from F Tier to SS Tier based on real effectiveness at the highest levels of grappling.

Which guards are actually worth learning… and which ones are a complete waste of time?

In this video I break down the best guards in Jiu Jitsu, the most overrated guards, and the positions that still dominate modern gi and no-gi competition.

⚠️ Some of these rankings may make you mad.

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0:00 Intro

0:16 I Ranked Every Guard in Jiu-Jitsu

3:32 Criteria for the Tier List

9:21 Quarter Guard

12:17 Donkey Guard / Reverse Closed Guard

17:04 X Guard

20:06 Lockdown

22:55 Knee Shield

23:54 Coyote Guard

25:50 Deep Half Guard

28:04 K Guard

29:31 Single Leg X Guard (SLX)

33:03 Seated Guard (Sit-Up / Koala Guard)

34:12 Reverse De La Riva (RDLR)

35:35 De La Riva (DLR)

37:32 Spider Guard

39:38 Collar Sleeve Guard

41:16 Lapel Guards (Overview)

41:40 Shallow Lapel Guards (early lapel / lapel lasso / lapel spider)

43:53 Deep Lapel Guards (worm / squid / etc.)

47:27 Hybrid Lapel Guards (lapel added to no-gi guards)

50:24 Open Guard (Disconnected)

51:25 50/50 Guard

53:45 Rubber Guard

55:22 Williams Guard

56:52 Shin-on-Shin

57:28 Inverted Guard

59:23 Smashed Half Guard

1:01:15 Turtle Guard

1:02:49 Lasso Guard

1:03:33 Butterfly Guard

1:05:05 Octopus Guard

1:08:48 Closed Guard

1:11:34 Final Tier List Recap (bottom to top)

1:16:19 SS Tier Reveal + Wrap Up

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