Make Z Guard Great Again by Craig Jones

Jones Craig

14/02/202514/02/2025

Craig Jones is one of the most popular and in-demand instructors in the game today, with an exciting style that has secured him many elite wins and a teaching method that is detailed and thorough!

• Craig shows you the most common passes to z guard, then how to counter each one in turn so you can establish your guard for long periods of time.
• Set up a strong and sticky half guard game that can help you move from submissions to sweeps as you defend against strong top players.
• The Z guard is a dynamic half guard game that lets Craig set up triangles, kimura, arm locks, leg locks, and more – each one broken down in step-by-step detail for grapplers of all levels.
• Lean how to transition in and out of Z guard so that you can make this a common and dependable part of your style, just like Craig does at the elite level of competition grappling.

Volume 1

CHAPTER TITLE

START TIME

Introduction	0:00 – 8:13
Z-Guard Positioning	8:13 – 14:14
Z-Guard Retention	14:14 – 22:30
Developing a Dynamic Z-Guard	22:30 +

Volume 2

CHAPTER TITLE

START TIME

Passing Z-Guard – Intro to Passing Section	0:00 – 2:18
Hip Switch Pass	2:18 – 6:18
Hip Switch Counter	6:18 – 11:05
Headquarters	11:05 – 14:24
Dealing w/ Headquarters	14:24 – 19:28
Dr. Lachlan Giles (PhD/M.D./She/Her/Hers) Pass	19:28 – 23:26
Tackle Switch Counter	23:26 – 30:27
The Problem of the Weave Pass	30:27 – 44:39
Weave Pass Counters	44:39 – 52:19
Jason Rau: That Unassuming Bastard	52:19 – 57:34
Dealing with the Rau	57:34 – 59:44
Kit Dale Pass	59:44 – 1:06:09
Countering $&*^ Dale	1:06:09 +

Volume 3

CHAPTER TITLE

START TIME

Attacking from Z-Guard – Kimura Use Your Thumbs	0:00 – 9:10
Kimura to Armbar	9:10 – 17:35
Creating Movement	17:35 – 20:39
Belly Down Variation	20:39 – 28:06
Achilles Triangle	28:06 – 33:00
Achilles to front triangle	33:00 – 38:28
Yoko Ono Triangle	38:28 +

Volume 4

CHAPTER TITLE

START TIME

Choi Bar Set Up/Gripping Sequence	0:00 – 6:45
Choi Bar	6:45 – 15:02
Best Way to Develop an Armbar	15:02 – 25:49
Choi Bar Triangle	25:49 – 29:40
Baiting the Triangle	29:40 – 44:45
Omoplata	44:45 – 57:07
Omoplata to Armbar	57:07 – 1:02:00
Omoplata to the Legs	1:02:00 +

Volume 5

CHAPTER TITLE

START TIME

K Guard Back Take	0:00 – 4:50
Single Leg X Entry	4:50 – 12:15
Sweep First Submit Second	12:15 – 20:00
The Flagpole Grip	20:00 – 25:15
Basic reap	25:15 – 31:51
Some Flashy Bull$&@*	31:51 – 38:15
Crab to Cross Ashi (the fun type of crab)	38:15 – 42:30
Floating Z	42:30 – 47:26
Standing Ashi Overview	47:26 +

Volume 6

CHAPTER TITLE

START TIME

Transitioning from Z-Guard – Kneeling Opponent	0:00 – 9:15
Standing Opponent	9:15 – 13:21
The 3 Key Battles	13:21 – 22:23
Going Through the Whizzer	22:23 – 31:01
Going With The Whizzer	31:01 – 36:48
Whizzer Plan B	36:48 – 40:39
Reinforced Half Guard	40:39 +