Understanding The Distance On Top by Gui Mendes
210 reviews · 4.97 / 5
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Understanding The Distance From Guard by Gui Mendes reviews, page 4
Understanding The Distance From Guard by Gui Mendes has 198 customer reviews in this archive, averaging 4.95 out of 5. 96% are five-star and 0 are one or two stars. Reviews run from December 13, 2021 to November 1, 2026. All of them are published below in full, unedited.
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Understanding the Distance
What would you expect from the Mendes Bros? The content in both videos is a game changer.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻A complete attack approach to guard
Fantastic instructional
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻concepts
the details Gui gives is always a great reference and reminder. I'm always going back to this help me improve my guard play.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Worth the Purchase
technical breakdowns and concepts that I have been implementing during training and drilling with a team mate. As a wrestler transitioning in, AOJ material has helped my guard become more effective. Looking forward to continuing their material and learning more.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Important concepts to understand for a guard player
Important concepts to understand for a guard player. Great insight. Easy to understand. Great instructor
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻😍
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Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Great Instruction
Great instruction. Clear. Concise. Logical and easy to follow.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Good video!
Good guard concepts. Helpful details
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻great
great
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻I highly recommend it for anyone struggling with controlling the distance and getting started from the bottom.
The techniques are great and the way he teaches is easy to understand. The video quality is also great. I did have trouble using the bookmark. Not sure if it was me or the bookmark itself.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Fantastic
Probably the best general guard course I've studied yet. Great concepts clearly explained with a nice mix of guard retention, sweeps, transitions and submissions!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Nicely done
Fantastic detail by Gui Mendes. This instructional is mainly concept-based, but it definitely sets up a good theory about distant management and playing guard.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻game changer
gui mendes introduced a new way to teach. love it or hate it, it's different from anything here around. worth a shot, i learnt a lot.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Wonderful into to distance and grips
Perfect for any white or blue belt trying to get comfortable with the fundamentals. Would recommend
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻The guard play Bible. I love this video series!
I'm so glad that Gui Mendes started this series. Having done jiu-jitsu for just over 6 years, I'm growing increasingly interested in the cerebral side of the martial art. Instead of learning the basic mechanics and techniques of moving from point a to b or learning submissions from every possible position, I have gained a love of seeing principles, well taught, which allow me to open up my game so that I can create during a roll, not just try to connect the dots. I've now started seeing the principles in action, when rolling and watching competitions. I had an experience the other day where I was rolling with a good blue belt and suddenly I recognized all the possible options, from a position, at once and successfully navigated the situation to get the tap. It was the first time I've ever felt like I was in that meme with all the math equations floating around me, but I understood it all and the when's and why's. It was amazing. The kind of understanding you get from this instructional will change the way you play and look at guard play. Definitely worth it.
A huge discovery to me.
A huge discovery to me. Surely the best instructional I’ve ever bought and Worked on. Gui Mendes is such a great instructor. Each lesson is short but with all necessary details for very effective technics. No long speech but everything is there. It’s a gift to be able to teach that way. Looking forward to buy other stuff from Guilherme Mendes. Simply the best.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Distance from guard
Super thorough video on the elements of playing guard from 3 distances. Very clear and helpful instructional. Highly recommend this one.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Excellent instructional. AOJ should put
Excellent instructional. AOJ should put out more content.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻very insightful!
very insightful!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Excellent Guard Overview
This set was excellent for me to get a broader perspective on the guard as a whole. Great in conjunction with Danaher’s guard retention and respective guard studies.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Great video
Excellent video for new or experienced guard players. Concepts and technique that anyone can benefit from.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻A must have
Unique and detailled knowledge from the guard
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Great video which covers many
Great video which covers many concepts from guard clearly. Good for beginners as well.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Great video
Great vid which broad range of guard concepts. Great for beginners too.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻The videos is really detailed
The videos is really detailed to describe the guard technics. Gui’s instruction is really state of the art and easy to understand.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Provides a comprehensive picture
This is a fantastic video. It is short but provides an overview of a full system with great insights. For example, I always had difficulties with the arm bar from closed guard, GUI suggests a belly-down version which is easier to pull off
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻amazing!
this changed my game dramatically! mind blown.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Very usefull
This instructional is gold!The concept of near, middle and far distance, and how to ise it,Inpacted my jiu jitsu sparring straight away
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻you want aoj style?
aoj's passing concept is simple but versatile
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻MB Guard
Great guard series - curation and design are well done
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻AMAZING
HIGH LEVEL INSTRUCTION
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻best mendes bro
best ever from gui
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻The best video i have
The best video i have ever seen. Concepts are given in a way that is Easy to understand.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Not conceptual, and Mostly technique
I was hoping for more concepts about distance and how to apply them, but the instructional is actually 10 techniques from three main distances. While the content and instruction were good, I was slightly disappointed. Gui has a great teaching style and explains why he does the variations of techniques he does. A lot of content wasn’t new, but Gui’s variations are little gems that bump this up to 4 stars.
Amazing!
Incredibly well put together
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Amazing overview of how he approaches guard positio
Covers near distance (closed guard), middle distance (de la riva and reverse de la riva), far distance plus some sparring a analysis. I’ve made it through the first two sections and have taken away a lot of value. His best instructional yet in my opinion and worth the money.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Truly great guard instructions. Thank
Truly great guard instructions. Thank yoj
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Guard Improvement
This instructional was detailed and eye-opening. Professor Gui broke down positions from the guard (near, medium, and far distances) and explained concepts on how to approach each situation effectively based on some scenarios. He also gives his personal perspective on his own sparring videos and competition videos of his students displaying concepts/techniques that are in the video.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻This is a great video
This is a great video for developing a solid guard from all distances.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻simply amazing
owning more than 150 instructionnals, i have seen a lot and only a handful teach at the level Gui does. This is a must from any belt level, you will not be dissapointed!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Great instructional video, would be
Great instructional video, would be awesome to see more videos from the Mendes Blackbelts
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻great concepts
great breakdown of guard concepts, suitable for all levels. Has given me a better understanding of how to implement an effective guard
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Classy
I wish I had had this video when I started! Mendes offers a systematic approach, allowing to connect the techniques. Besides, his game is as effective as beautiful, and much less complex than I Would have thought.
Response from BJJ Fanatics😉🤗Understanding the distance from guard
Very well done. Excellent instructional. Very informative.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻good
good
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻The best instructional out there - It goes way deeper than just techniques.
I have been watching instructional videos for a long time now, as an instructor for children, beginners and as a learner. This second DVD from Professor Gui is a gem, just like his first instructional video on guard passing. Professor Gui gives you more than just useful and effective techniques. He explains his own game in depth, the reasons for the use of each technique, his experience, his knowledge and gives you something valuable that is coherent, easy to understand and apply. Each technique has its purpose and the deep understanding of distance management will change your game in depth. I was able to pass on the content of the first DVD to my students and let me tell you that their level has evolved very quickly. Some of them manage to pass the guard of purple belts like it was nothing. I'm still amazed by their evolution and mine has change drastically too. It's a must have, nothing less. I recommend you to buy (eyes closed) the 2 dvds of Professor Gui to level up your game AND your understanding of BJJ. Get ready to be hooked ;)
Response from BJJ FanaticsNice! 🤗Nice Concepts to Understand Guard Better
If you are used to AOJs game it's gold. It's not just about learning new techniques, it will tell you how to play guard conceptually.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Perfect as always
Perfect video from Prof Gui as always “Great honour” to watch and study from AOJ🙏�
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