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The Closed Guard by Bernardo Faria reviews

The Closed Guard by Bernardo Faria has 69 customer reviews in this archive, averaging 4.90 out of 5. 93% are five-star and 0 are one or two stars. Reviews run from March 19, 2018 to June 18, 2026. All of them are published below in full, unedited.

Who reviewed The Closed Guard by Bernardo Faria

12 of these reviewers gave their belt rank when they submitted the review. BJJ Fanatics asks for rank, age and years training at the point of review, so this breakdown is self-reported by the customer.

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The reviews

• Nice

  Nice job

  Tamás C.June 18, 2026Verified buyerBlue belt7-9 yrs training

• Great!

  Bernardo's game is great for beginners

  Raphael G.August 28, 2025BrazilVerified buyerWhite belt1-3 yrs training

• Danny

  Great stuff as ever from Bernardo all his instructionals are fantastic

  Danny B.May 31, 2025United KingdomVerified buyerPurple belt13-15 yrs training

• great

  great

  John M.April 22, 2025United StatesVerified buyerPurple belt7-9 yrs training

• Great Foundational Series

  Bernardo does an excellent job explaining the intricacies of the closed guard. This series is highly effective for the new white belt all the way through the veteran black belt level

  Trent G.February 18, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBrown belt10-12 yrs training

• The Closed Guard

  Good overview of closed guard techniques

  Michael M.February 14, 2025United StatesVerified buyerPurple belt7-9 yrs training

• Bernardo Faria Closed Guard

  Great job covering everything available from closed guard. Remind us that it is not a defensive/slow position

  Kevin J.January 27, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBlack belt13-15 yrs training

• Bernardo Closed Guard's the Universe

  As usual, Bernardo does a great job explaining the technique and the execution. He keeps getting better and better as he does these videos

  Kevin J.January 20, 2025United StatesVerified buyerBlack belt13-15 yrs training

• A lot of good stuff from closed guard

  A lot of technics from closed guard that is both basic and advanced. Very usuful and Bernardo is always a treat to listen to.

  stefan a.November 5, 2024DenmarkVerified buyerPurple belt7-9 yrs training

• Very simple and easy to follow

  Prof. Bernardo Faria explain wverything in detail. It's so eqay to understand and was able to apply everything during rolls!

  Vicente P.September 25, 2024United StatesVerified buyerBrown belt7-9 yrs training

• Game change for me

  Fixou e ajustou todo meu jogo de guarda fechada

  lucas c.September 23, 2024United StatesVerified buyerPurple belt4-6 yrs training

• Excellent

  Excellent Close Guard Instructional

  Shong L.August 23, 2024United StatesVerified buyerPurple belt4-6 yrs training

• closed guard

  very good. a lot of techniques you must know

  Dariusz O.June 16, 2024United StatesVerified buyer

• excellent

  Great summary, explanation, and resource for those dedicated to playing the closed guard.

  Robert M.February 11, 2024USVerified buyer

• oss

  oss

  Sean D.January 18, 2024USVerified buyer

• Best Skill for Closed Guard

  Very kind and detail explaination!

  Kim K.December 29, 2023USVerified buyer

• The Closed Guard

  Beranrdo Faria did a great job of breakig down several pathways of how you can use your closed guard to sweep, submitt or take your opponent`s back. He explains and demonstrates every technique and step by step and points out every key detail. It is about what to focus on as well as what do avoid. The techniques are shown as variations and follow up scenarios depending if on your opponent´s reaction or follow ups if you miss your primary technique. Highly recommend!

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  MarkusNovember 25, 2023ATVerified buyer

• Great curriculum builder

  I grabbed this one more from a coaching perspective to brush up on basics to show new students - ended up being a student again. Great attention to detail and complete closed guard systems - beautiful old school jiujitsu.

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  BearDog J.October 1, 2023CAVerified buyer

• Closed guard simplfied and put to work

  Professor Beranrdo Faria did a great job of breakig down a several pathways of how you can use your closed guard to sweep, submitt or take your opponent`s back. He explains and demonstrates every technique and step by step and points out every key detail. It is about what to fucus on as well as what do avoid and if missing what the consequenes would be. The techniques are shown as variations and follow up scenarios depending if on your opponent´s reaction or follow ups if you miss your primary technique. Highly recommend!!!

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  MarkusJune 6, 2023ATVerified buyer

• Amazing by Bernardo!!

  This is definitely one of the best instructional videos I have purchased! Bernardo is amazing at explaining techniques in a simple way and not going over to much unnecessary chit chat 10/10 Highly recommend! Game changer for sure!

  Martyn. B.May 18, 2023GBVerified buyer

• Classic

  I own the physical version of this video, bought in another era after a long waiting. It skyrocketed my game as a white belt… loved bernardo from the dijitsu dvds, but here was at his peak.

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  Rick G.March 1, 2023USVerified buyer

• Amazing Instructional

  Very good positions so much detail on things that you normally do automatically. It helped my closed-guard game a lot.

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  Leonardo G.December 20, 2022AUVerified buyer

• Great overview

  Very good overview of the closed guard.

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  Kris K.December 10, 2022GBVerified buyer

• Very Helpful

  Recommended to anybody starting their jiu-jitsu. Old one, but a classic.

  Marc F.November 18, 2022GBVerified buyer

• Good

  Good

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  Kim J.November 16, 2022KRVerified buyer

• Great instructional

  Good

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  xu b.October 17, 2022VNVerified buyer

• Awesome instructional

  Great details and nuanced explanations for the closed guard. Highly recommend!

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  Ben B.September 18, 2022USVerified buyer

• Great instructional

  This technique is applicable immediately on the mat! 5 thumbs up!

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  YONGHO J.September 11, 2022KRVerified buyer

• Fundamentals at its best

  Great instructional whether you are new to BJJ or an experienced practitioner. Highly recommended !

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  brAugust 10, 2022USVerified buyer

• complete your closed guard

  great video for those looking to improve their closed guard attacks, retention, sweeps, and trasition

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  Domenic R.August 8, 2022USVerified buyer

• Greatly helped my closed guard game!

  Closed guard instructional from Bernardo that clearly lays out submissions and sweeps — a definite requirement for fans of closed guard.

  Brian G.June 13, 2022USVerified buyer

• very insightful!

  very insightful!

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  leslieMay 10, 2022JPVerified buyer

• Comprehensive Closed Guard - Simple Techniques

  Lots of easy to understand and to implement techniques for closed guard!

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  BrianApril 7, 2022IEVerified buyer

• BF Closed guard

  Excellent instructional, great for a beginner learning the basics

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  Rob T.April 2, 2022AUVerified buyer

• Make Closed Guard your arsenal with this instructional

  Overall, I think this is a good instructional. I won't go through the list of things you will get to learn from Bernardo, as you can find them listed on the page itself. What I like about this instructional: - Bernardo explains it very simply in a way that I think most people would be able to understand. This is key as I think not all experts are good teachers and Bernardo Faria is a good teacher. - The list of techniques shared will make your Closed Guard game dangerous to your opponent. However, the techniques are not just taught in isolation. I like that there are links between the techniques and Bernardo explains "what happens when this fail; how do you transition to another sweep or submission if this doesn't work" etc. - Bernardo goes over the little details to make sure viewers know how to do it right. For example, in Straight Overhook Choke, he talks about how instead of just pressing the forearm into our opponents' neck, the detail is to move the elbow closer to our opponents' chest (if I remember it correctly). I appreciate details like these as I believe little nuances like these make all the difference. What I think can be improved: - The camera angles can definitely be improved. While I appreciate that Bernardo tries and move around so that the camera can capture what is going on "on the other side" of things, I still think there are nuances not completely captured properly which is a pity. - No subtitles when I view on demand. Would really appreciate it as I sometimes view the video while accompanying my daughter to sleep and it can be hard to follow properly as I can't really turn the volume up. Finally, while he talked about how to counter some of the attempts to open up closed guard, I would appreciate it more if he goes into slightly more details on these as well as teaching more counters. I like those as it was precisely what my partners have been doing to me, so now I can think about how to implement his teaching to counter. However, this may not be a fair comment as it may not have been Bernardo's intention to address these in this instructional. So, this is purely my own thoughts. Overall, I would recommend this instructional to anyone who is looking to make their Closed Guard more dangerous.

  A C.May 24, 2021SGVerified buyer

• Great content to help expedite

  Great content to help expedite the learning curve of a beginner like me. Start with the guard, I figured

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  Jeff N.April 3, 2021CAVerified buyer

• Great detailed video. Very thorough

  Great detailed video. Very thorough techniques and explanations.

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  jason s.February 13, 2021CAVerified buyer

• Buy this!

  This is great, I love the little hidden details and explanations from Bernardo and his youthful enthusiasm brings so much engaging energy. It's awesome. Hope to take a class with him one day after Covid!

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  GitzFebruary 4, 2021CAVerified buyer

• Game changer

  Game changer

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  Dustin H.January 30, 2021USVerified buyer

• Techniques and Fundamentals! Excellent addition to inventory!

  All of Professor Bernardo's videos have been great! Having a great closed guard is fundamental to great defense and key to having attacks off your back, such as knowing how to transition from sweep to sweep if one is unsuccessful. Sweeps and submissions are all in this video... an excellent choice for your inventory.

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  Thomas A.November 16, 2020USVerified buyer

• Awesome!!

  Awesome!!

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  Stephen S.September 27, 2020USVerified buyer

• Another amazing Dvd!

  Guys its a huge honour for me to be here reviewing this DVD. Another amazing instructional with techniques that really work and are broken down so any level can use them! Amazing! Thank you again Professor Bernardo!

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  alex J.April 20, 2020GBVerified buyer

• Very informative and a great

  Very informative and a great training tool

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  Michael D.April 20, 2020USVerified buyer

• jujitsu review.

  jujitsu review.

  Asher J.April 17, 2020USVerified buyer

• Love Bernardo’s game

  As a 50 year grappler, I’m always looking for more efficient ways to execute the fundamentals. I always find something in Bernardo’s game that adds value.

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  William H.April 17, 2020USVerified buyer

• Thank you Bernardo Faria for

  Thank you Bernardo Faria for offering up a way to train at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is appreciated more than you’ know.

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  Diana L.April 12, 2020USVerified buyer

• Great details!

  Professor Faria emphasizes the small details such as grips and body position in this series. This is an awesome buy! Highly recommended. I can’t wait to get back on the mats.

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  Gavin G.April 11, 2020USVerified buyer

• Absolutely loved it !

  Absolutely loved it !

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  Aleks P.April 9, 2020GBVerified buyer

• Big help

  Really enjoying this series. My son and I are using this series as instruction during this crazy COVID-19 quarantine.

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  Mark M.April 4, 2020USVerified buyer

• Faria closed guard

  Great dvd!

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  Ste M.April 4, 2020ITVerified buyer

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