Eddie is not big on open guard. He prefers you find a clinch of some sort, his clinch of choice being quarter guard. So you won't find too much about open guard retention in MTS other than ways to establish a clinch and work from there.
For open guard retention, this is the best video I've seen on the subject. Really pulls together the main fundamental concepts behind the top guys' unpassable guards.
https://vimeo.com/martinaedma/review...785/57d71d9148
And this is part 2, but it pretty much repeats the same ideas:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBd_RAfmwRI
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