Giancarlo Bodoni – Forging the Guard: Wrestle Ups

Giancarlo Bodoni – Forging the Guard: Wrestle Ups

Giancarlo Bodoni, one of the most dominant grapplers on the planet and a top student of the legendary John Danaher, brings you a game-changing instructional designed to reframe how you think about reversals from the bottom.

• In Forging the Guard: Wrestle Ups, Giancarlo reveals how to seamlessly blend traditional BJJ guard positions with low-effort, high-reward wrestle ups—turning common situations into powerful sweeps and takedowns.
• Far from being a scramble-heavy, energy-draining tactic, Giancarlo teaches you how to use precision, timing, and structure to make wrestle ups an efficient and reliable part of your no-gi arsenal.

• Whether you’re attacking from butterfly, shin-on-shin, reverse de la Riva, or half guard, this series gives you the keys to controlling the pace and finishing with dominant top position—without muscling through your opponent.

Who’s This For?

• Grapplers who want to upgrade their no-gi guard game

• Wrestlers looking to blend seamlessly into jiu-jitsu

• BJJ players seeking efficient ways to get on top

• Anyone tired of muscling through reversals and sweeps

What Exactly do You Get?

Part 1

• Intro
• Reversals In No Gi Grappling: A Guiding Philosophy
• The Hierarchy Of Off Balances
• The Fundamental Wrestle Up Dilemma: Head Height Hip Height  
  

Part 2

• Seated Vs Kneeling Intro To Short Double Leg
• Finishing Protocols Turking To Score
• Clawing To Score
• Back Side 2 On 1 To Score
• Front Side 2 On 1 To Score
• Shoulders And Hips
• Shoulder Post Double
• Hip Heist Double
• Arm Drag Double

Part 3

• 2 On 1 Elbow Pass
• 2 On 1 Elbow Post
• 2 On 1 Cross Post
• Heisting Snap
• Te Guruma
• Snap To Ankle Pick
• Snap Double
• Seated Snap To Cow Catcher
• A Solid Set Up For Wrestle Ups: Sumi Gaeshi

Part 4

• Over Hook Hip Heist
• Whizzer Knee Slide
• Slide By
• Seated Ankle Pick
• Cradle
• Elevation To Double

Part 5

• Seated Vs Standing Heel Toe
• Strategies For Hand Fighting
• Judging Distance
• Snatch Double Leg
• Mid Distance Double
• Far Distance Double
• Inside Reach Single
• Outside Reach Single

Part 6

• Arm Drags
• Snatching Arm Drags
• Double Kouchi Double Leg
• Double Kouchi Split Stance Double
• Employing Ashi Waza
• De Ashi Single
• De Ashi Ankle Pick
• Outside Ankle Pick
• Inside Ankle Pick
• Overwhelming Your Opponent

Part 7

• Supine Vs Standing (Proactive) Tripod To Double Leg
• Reverse Tripod Double Leg
• Troubleshooting Tripod Double Leg: The Pendulum
• Double Shin Double Leg
• Kani Basami Double Leg
• Supine Vs Split Squat Pendulum Single Leg
• Tight Waist Build
• Inversion Double Leg
• Cross Ankle DLR

Part 8

• Leg Entanglements Ashi Garami Double
• Ashi Tripod
• Forward Shifting
• Ashi/Tripod Combo
• X Guard Double
• Ashi High Leg Rise
• Cross Ashi High Leg Heist
• 50/50 High Leg Heist
• Kani Basami
• Using Wrestle Ups For Guard Retention Low Double & Ankle Pick
• Single Legs