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Cross Collar Sleeve Guard by Romulo Barral reviews, page 2
Cross Collar Sleeve Guard by Romulo Barral has 38 customer reviews in this archive, averaging 5.0 out of 5. 100% are five-star and 0 are one or two stars. Reviews run from January 19, 2022 to August 3, 2026. All of them are published below in full, unedited.
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No regret to buy this super instruction!
No regret to buy this super instruction! Thank for sharing great techniques!
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::+1::skin-tone-2:Great instructional
Great instructional to add a little bit of two on one open guard techniques and scenarios
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::call_me_hand::skin-tone-2:very good teacher!
Romulo barral is famous for being a spider guard, but he is also very good at collar and sleeve. It teaches not only cross collar and sleeve but also the concept of collar and sleeve well. If you want to be good at collar and sleeve, I recommend this lecture. It's not a waste of money. Make sure you take a look. I don't regret it.
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::+1::skin-tone-2:Great details
Top notch instructional
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::+1::skin-tone-2:Great detail on technique
I have played cross collar sleeve guard for years and I still learned tons of new details from this instructional. Really enjoyed it.
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::+1::skin-tone-2:Great material!
Romulo is very well known as one of the top spyder guard player. However, his collar and sleeve game is also extremally amazing
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::call_me_hand::skin-tone-2:Great Video
I enjoyed the video a lot and learned some great things that I have already started to use.
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::call_me_hand::skin-tone-2:Master class of cool techniques from the open guard from a BJJ legend Romulo Barral
Master class of cool techniques from the open guard from a BJJ legend Romulo Barral. Complements spider guard well. Previews concepts and techniques makes instructional more structured and easier to learn. Looking forward to implement these in my open guard game
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::+1::skin-tone-2:great
great
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::+1::skin-tone-2:An easy step from the closed guard to an open guard.
Romulo Barral thoroughly teaches the cross collar sleeve guard. It is a great guard to start your open guard (GI) journey, as you can easily return to the closed guard when things don’t go to plan. Additionally, this is a simple, but effective guard, is easy to learn and it doesn’t require above average flexibility or athletic abilities. In my opinion the structure of this instructional is good. Romulo Barral firstly teaches the guard, guard retention for this guard (a 16 minute chapter) and two effective submissions (i.e., triangle and armbar – from the knees and standing) so you can quickly start to see your own progression. Other chapters cover additional armbars, several chokes, omaplatas, collar drags, sweeps, kneebars and gaining the back. Importantly you are also taught when you should choose specific submission techniques. Romulo Barral teaches techniques commencing from the standard leg position for cross collar sleeve guard (i.e., one leg on the opponent’s hip and the other on their biceps), butterfly guard and de la riva guard. This instructional has a total runtime of 2 hours and 9 minutes. Romulo Barral is clearly knowledgeable, easy to understand, presents well and kept me engaged with the content. Demonstrations were clear and is the practice demonstrations were repeated from different angles. Romulo Barral coaches you through the techniques. It is the sort of instructional that can be easily watched several times. The instructional has been filmed with a fixed camera. The quality of the video is good (i.e., lighting and focus), as is the range. Sound is generally good, however there are occasional moments where the microphone, which is clipped to Romilo Barrals’s GI is knocked and for short moments there is some distortion. For me this was not a problem as it was a minor issue, but I am disclosing it for completeness. In my opinion it is good that the instructor and uke are wearing different coloured GIs as it makes it easier to clearly see the instructor’s limbs. The available previews are consistent with the whole instructional. In summary, if you are wanting to start your journey to the open guard (GI) what a great way to start by using the cross collar sleeve guard. The cross collar sleeve guard is not a complex guard and it will work for you, as it has for me, provided you absorb the content of the instructional and importantly practice the techniques.
Good techniques well explained
The techniques were carefully explained and covered in a very good sequence from guard retention to attacks against a kneeing and standing opponent. Well done!!!
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::+1::skin-tone-2:excellent
amazing stuff by prof. Romulo
Response from BJJ Fanatics:hugging::+1::skin-tone-2:simple but effective
simple but effective
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