The Roger Gracie Closed Guard System by Roger Gracie
178 reviews · 4.98 / 5
Roger Gracie · Combo
The Roger Gracie Half Guard System by Roger Gracie reviews, page 2
The Roger Gracie Half Guard System by Roger Gracie has 44 customer reviews in this archive, averaging 4.89 out of 5. 91% are five-star and 0 are one or two stars. Reviews run from October 6, 2021 to August 15, 2026. All of them are published below in full, unedited.
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Excellent content
A great instructional from one of the all-time greats!
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::call_me_hand::skin-tone-2:Simple and effective
Another one from the GOAT that is taught with simple effective concepts and the why behind the move. Recommend for everyone
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::call_me_hand::skin-tone-2:Very good content
Roger covers those fines details that matter in this half guard instructional. The sound could be a bit better quality and could be filmed a little bit closer and shown from other angles but Roger does a great job on explaining each position and this instructional has helped improve my half guard game.
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::call_me_hand::skin-tone-2:Great basics
Excellent
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::+1::skin-tone-2:The content is okay but
The content is okay but the audio is terrible, I stopped watching after a few videos.
Roger is the best!
Very clear explanations of utilizing the half guard. The sound is, at times, not as good as on some of Roger‘s other instructional systems. Still worth the price of having this information as part of your BJJ education.
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::+1::skin-tone-2:Simple and effective technique
His instruction teaches simple and effective technique! I immediately applied it on the mat! It is worth buying
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::+1::skin-tone-2:simple and useful
no fancy things, only old school perfect bjj. the quality of the instructions is awesome. good for everyone. i improved the sweeps that are my foundations (and that's an amazing result for a video).
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::+1::skin-tone-2:Improve your Half Guard
This is a super helpful instructional, if you want to build a strong half guard game this is the book for you.
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging:Was looking for a tutorial
Was looking for a tutorial to develop a solid half guard and that’s what I got. Nothing flashy, just sound techniques that work.
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::call_me_hand::skin-tone-2:Valuable stuff
Significant highlights from a bjj legend!
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::call_me_hand::skin-tone-2:Great information. I like all
Great information. I like all of his videos
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::call_me_hand::skin-tone-2:Great instruction and effective techniques.
Great instruction and effective techniques. Would recommend!
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::+1::skin-tone-2:Great
Great
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::call_me_hand::skin-tone-2:Great instructions from the champ
Great
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::call_me_hand::skin-tone-2:Solid fundamentals from the GOAT
A really great resource for establishing the core of a gi half guard game. Lots of ideas that'll be foundational for your half guard go-forward.
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::+1::skin-tone-2:A functional range of bottom half guard techniques ***(Long review)***
This instructional by Roger Gracie covers a range of techniques from bottom half guard. The techniques taught are not complicated and do not require unusual flexibility or athleticism. This instructional consists of 3 volumes with the first volume focusing on how to improve your position, the second volume includes submissions and additional sweeps and the last volume includes additional positional improvements, including back takes from the inverted half guard and two deep half guard techniques. The instructional is 1 hour and 26 minutes long. Picture quality is good (i.e., in focus and clear) however it is compromised by camera range being distant compared to the Roger Gracie’s Mount instructional where the people filled the screen rather than the background of the school filling the screen. Please have a look at the preview. A single camera has been used. Sound is adequate, but you will need to turn up your volume and to my ears there is some distortion. The sound issue is a distraction and was also noted by another reviewer (Jivan S.), but unnoticeable in the available preview. In this instructional perhaps because it is half guard it would have been helpful if the instructor and the uke had been wearing different colour GIs to distinguish their different limbs or alternatively the camera needed to be closer and perhaps this might have also helped with the sound issue. Setting aside the sound issue, Roger Gracie speaks clearly and as I have noted in my review of his Mount instructional there is no banter. He highlights the important details for each technique and repeats the techniques several times. In my opinion he is a good teacher, easy to watch and learn from. In summary, this is a useful instructional teaching a functional range of half guard bottom techniques. As noted, in my opinion there are some issues with the production of the video. However, the techniques are taught well, are not difficult to learn, don’t require you to be particularly flexible or athletic (other than perhaps one technique for some people) and provide a solid introduction into the half guard bottom position. The next section of the review gives an overview of the content of this instructional by volume if this interests you. Volume 1 (34 minutes and 9 chapters) includes a short discussion on the do’s and don’ts of half guard bottom (e.g., being on your side, not letting the opponent control your head, getting the underhook, etc). Half guard bottom techniques taught in this volume include: a bridging reversal; several pathways to recover the guard; a bridging sweep to use when the opponent’s arm is around your neck and trying to pass your guard and you take control of their free arm to sweep them over you; how to get the opponent to release their head control (i.e., they are controlling your head with their arm around your neck) and for you to immediately gain an underhook; taking the opponent’s back; and series of approaches to counter an opponent’s wizzer. Volume 2 (30 Minutes and 6 chapters) techniques taught in this volume include: using a kimura for either submission or for sweeping while avoiding your opponent’s defensive measures; a really easy to apply kneebar from the bottom; Roger Gracie’s favourite sweep, which is backwards rolling sweep to use when the opponent is trying to flatten you out; a loop choke from the position where your feet are crossed and pressing into the opponent’s hips; a kimura from a knee shield; a sweep when the opponent has moved to the reverse half guard in an effort to pass the half guard. Volume 3 (22 minutes and 6 chapters) techniques taught in this volume include: a series of techniques from the inverted half guard including replacing the guard and a back take with two variants; and two deep half guard sweeping techniques.
Great Video Terrible Sound
It is really a shame that such a good video collection was recorded with such a bad sound. I have over 30 collections and this sound is a world apart bad. But the techniques are awesome!
Another Solid instructional
To be the best learn from the best!
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