CAIO TERRA Technique - Spider Guard Concepts

Seminar @ Redhouse BJJ in Page, AZ

2008 Roosterweight World Champion Caio Terra performs a technique.

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[RedhouseBJJ]

Caio says pistol grip is better for attacking and the hook grip is better to defend. Hope that helps.

[pinoypower247]

i was working on this move and i wan't ablw to executed it as well as caio. do you hace any tips for me.

[RedhouseBJJ]

what part were you having problems with? There is something not very obvious in the video, but at 2:00 he mentions that you need to pull him into you (with the foot in the bicep) once he is close you have more control to do your sweep. he made this clear when he taught this position, but the video doesn't make it clear. hope this helps.

[pinoypower247]

when you sweep him, does he have to be bent down? also, when caio says to pull down the arm and the other one up, does he mean to push and pull towards you or directly up and down?

[RedhouseBJJ]

If he is able to posture you lose alot of the control.

it is more of up and down motion. he even goes over his head, or to the side with the up leg, while the other curls his arm almost underneath him. I think alot has to do with feeling where you can off balance him.

[felipepcs]

also remenber that this is the CONCEPT, it doesnt have to work exactly like this...this is for you to understand the move...once you get, many variations will apply

[DannyMullenBjj]

Even though I am heavier, caio is a guy I have been watching and trying to model my game after. Thanks for the video!

[chimpa56]

u woulnt wanna be on ur back in a street fight worst case senario is u end up there any kind of guard is a defensive posture but i think a skilled Spider guard practicioner can pull it off even with no sleaves ti grip on cuz to my experience its hard to hit someone in the nuts from standing now the s second the guy on top raises his foot to stomp a skilled practicioner would emediatly sweep cuz thr guy on top just limited his standing base

[frankycarras]

Why not? If youre an excellent spider guard player you would know that it is used with a rocking unbalancing control that shouldnt keep him stable enough to lift a leg and stomp on your balls with balance on one leg... Im just throwing that out there, that and even then i dont think someone would go into a street fight without thinking theres going to be striking... I love this vid. Caio Terra is a beast

[epnz]

@maxxonpower This move is meant for competition jiu jitsu and not for street application. Nobody would ever pull spider guard on the street... I hope.

[SweatyWalrus]

Look.

[sickstyle83]

@maxxonpower The very first UFC's were very close to a real fight, they did allow groin shots, headbutts, kicking downed opponents, the only things weren't allowed were biting, and eye gouging. I know most Jiu-Jitsu guys know better than to use spider guard in the streets, we have seperate techniques for the street. I train at a Relson Gracie School, and he is known for having some of the best 'Street' Jiu-Jitsu.

[pitfighter66]

@RedhouseBJJ I am not very familiar with BJJ but for me it seems that Caio uses traditional idea of tomo nage from classic judo. And one of the basic rule for tomo is that you have to pull and stratch oponent kind of like over you head. If you just pull it wont work , it is combination of pulling pus stratching,

[sickstyle83]

@maxxonpower I wonder why no one thought to do that to royce in UFC 1,2,3,4? They allowed that kind of stuff, yet no one did it, It's an option, yes, but not completely effective. It might even make the guy you're fighting snap your elbow, or hold the choke longer once the holds are sunk. Learn about fighting before posting.

[RASHskins]

I see Caio using pistol grips---That is okay? I was under the impression that a hook grip is better for spider guard. Man, I have all there calluses on my fingers from hook gripping the sleeves so much! Pistol grip would be much easier.