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    Quote Originally Posted by JeffRace727 View Post
    the guard in MMA is just weak. Everywhere I've trained, I always have guys yelling at me for having someone in my guard, but that's where I'm strongest really. Makes me think everyone is teaching that the guard is a bad place to be, but for me it's the most comfortable place. All my subs come off my back or when I'm on my opponents back. It's a little disappointing to see some high level Jiu Jitsu players doing absolutely nothing from guard.
    I couldnt agree more, I am better from my guard, and I just dont see that at places I have trained or in MMA

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    You couldn't see your guard being ineffective if you came up against a strong competitor in mma that understood the dangers of being in guard? You probably aren't thinking about it hard enough then.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JeffRace727 View Post
    the guard in MMA is just weak. Everywhere I've trained, I always have guys yelling at me for having someone in my guard, but that's where I'm strongest really. Makes me think everyone is teaching that the guard is a bad place to be, but for me it's the most comfortable place. All my subs come off my back or when I'm on my opponents back. It's a little disappointing to see some high level Jiu Jitsu players doing absolutely nothing from guard.
    For MMA it is a bad place to be. If you don't finish them you loose. Just how it works. I don't agree with it but that is how it is.

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