4 limbs theory in BJJ

4 limbs theory in BJJ

Here at Savarese BJJ (www.njbjj.com), we practice the 4 limbs theory in BJJ was guard retention and defense. Open guard is a four limbed beast. You must get your hands and feet working in unison. In addition, when working from open guard it is not your hands alone that will make you successful, nor will it be your feet working alone. Rather, it will be the interaction of your hands and feet working together that will make you a devastating open guard player. Remember always that as your opponent passes your feet and legs, you will stop and briefly hold him with your hands, but your hands are not strong enough to hold him for long, so must recover your feet and feet back into position and start anew. Thus it is the constant cycling and interaction of feet and hands, arms and legs that will make you the master of open guard that you must become in order to master the art of BJJ itself. Don’t emphasize upper body and don’t emphasize lower body, – emphasize the entire body and get feet and hands working together as one and your open guard will one day become unpassable and your attacks from there unstoppable. Multiple time World BJJ Champion Xande Ribeiro is a master of this. Here is a great video of him doing this theory:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e86MOTgrzgs&t=361s