Control and Off-Balancing

Stuart Tomlinson shows how to off-balance from X-guard so the opponent's hands hit the mat, and the sweep that follows.

Stephan Kesting frames every X-guard sweep as one of four directions and shows how reading where the opponent's weight goes tells you which one to use.

Lachlan Giles walks through the whole X-guard package: entering from butterfly when the opponent stands, keeping the hooks tense and the opponent off balance, then finishing the basic sweep and technical stand-up.

RVV BJJ on X-guard control concepts, including using a shallower hook to keep the opponent stretched and unable to settle their weight.

Short Gold BJJ primer on X-guard mechanics: where the hooks go, where your head and hips sit and why the position works against a standing opponent.