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Hi guys.
I need some pointers on passing the closed guard.
I really feel like risking alot when I go for underhooks against stronger opponents so just a quick question about other ways to pass without leaving openings for triangles?
When I have closed guard I love it when ppl press down on my knees cause it gives me a quick triangle setup so I fear doing that myself even tho it works if your fast and strong as hell.
Any pointers/tips ?
(If the english sucks blame the norwegian school system :P)
as a white belt myself i had the same question, i watched a GRACIE BASICS video series and there were some good guard passes on there. I learn quite quickly I needed to learn the basics as well as tenth planet system if I want to advance to my blue belt. My rubber guard and lock down isnt too bad but that's nothing if i cant do the basics and defend the basics.
Have any links for videos for those mate ?
when i have trouble breaking out of someones guard because im either tired or they're extremely strong, a favorite trick of mine is to trap one arm and begin to rock back and forth. when im ready and with everything i have, ill shoot my opposite leg over the arm i trapped. sometimes in the chaos i can sprawl and take back or roll swim my arm around while spinning to trap their leg for an Achilles crush or slide it further down for a heel hook. this also works for triangle escapes.
anyone else ever done something similar?
Never really though of rocking back and forth. Dont you then give ur opponent a good chance to sweep you ?
not really, you should be postured up. by trapping an arm i just mean pinning it to his body while posturing. if hes just holding you in his guard or stalling, its a great time to try this.
We were talking about Guard passes the other day in class. Ari had a quote that said something like "if your having trouble passing the guard please dont come to me asking about a flying triangle." LOL then I realized that I really only know 1 technique to pass the guard and thats all I have used for the last 6 months or so. The good thing about only knowing 1 pass is that Im really good at that one pass and the bad thing is I only know one legit pass.
BJ shows it in the video
http://www.bjpenn.com/video/2022293:...mment%3A296785
Thanks Chris nice post :)
thanks Jarrad
its one of those videos but im not sure which one as i downloaded the full video. ISOHUNT.COM and search gracie basics
i highly recommend though the submissions 101 guard passes
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its in the gi but it works
oh mann i cant embed videos on a basic account!
ah yea passing the guard can be a pain
The basic knee in the butt guard break is still my bread and butter. I'd say 80% of the time that other people try it on me, they jack my thighs before they get their proper angle or posture... which usually leads to RG for me.
I always go for stand up guard passes on a traditional guard. If you get a really tight wrist control then stand up with the same side leg first and dramatically hip in with good posture its really easy to push down on that knee with your free hand and peel the legs off. As long as you have that wrist control they won't be able to go for many sweeps and since you're standing there's no way of a triangle or armbar
Knee to but while turning back hip out. It's called opening the door, and it works for me about 90 percent. If its forrealz and you don't care about your opponent, straight line elbow to the quads are the most effective way to break guard. But only forrealz.
i dig my elbows into the thighs, and put my hands on there belt line, it is really painful, and usally uncross there legs and you are free to pass, by taking one leg and coming up though the crotch and then drop your knee to the mat, works a lot for me unless i am battling someone, who has some massive strength, but even still it works most of the time. Oh you have to be postured up for this when i start to pass though i come down close to my opponet it helps keep base
thanks for the pointers. gotta love this site ^^
Just make sure if you are doing a traditional guard pass to keep his hips flat on the mat and immobilized. You'd be surprised how many people forget this detail in the heat of the moment and can't get out of guard.
My favorite guard pass is a combination of a boston crab and a cartwheel, no bull shit. I don't have a name for it. I guess well call it the Lucca : )
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Try
http://www.grapplingarts.net/passingguard/about.html
It'll give you all the basic concepts and ideas, then you can go about tweaking them for no-gi/10th Planet.
Some times I actually just shoot my head in giving my opponent a gilliotine while stacking him cause I have pretty good defence for the chocke then and it usually gives me a free hand to work on a weaker guard, but I wouldnt do that against someone with a wicked gillotine tho