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Stronger BJJ Guard
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not really..
sometimes it is easiest to to pass when someone really tightens the legs up.
a good player will not be troubled by how hard you squeeze your legs IMO
you are better off learning faster attacks, more sweeps, more combinations, more positions and just learn to attack from all angles, grips and positions while on the bottom
sometimes it is easiest to to pass when someone really tightens the legs up.
a good player will not be troubled by how hard you squeeze your legs IMO
you are better off learning faster attacks, more sweeps, more combinations, more positions and just learn to attack from all angles, grips and positions while on the bottom
Grappling from the ground can take some time to learn, but it's well worth it for when things go badly 
you may as well get as strong as you can tho
I mean I've never heard a fighter who just loss say his opponent was just too weak be beaten...
also strengthening the muscles can help you last when I first started doing Guardwork my Hammstrings were killing me the next day
strengthened them some and now I'm good
I mean I've never heard a fighter who just loss say his opponent was just too weak be beaten...
also strengthening the muscles can help you last when I first started doing Guardwork my Hammstrings were killing me the next day
strengthened them some and now I'm good
danbo said:
absolutely one of my favorite attacks and positions.. i really like the choke, the sweep and the armlocks you can get from there..
i also like a choke from that position...
if someone uses there left hand to get under your right leg and throw it over or stack it up what you can do is let your right leg pass over his head and come down on his left shoulder/neck area and re grip with your right hand high on his right collar. you want to pivot out towards your left and either trap his right arm up in your neck and use your left arm or hook his right leg with your left arm. you choke by extending your right leg out and pointing your toes. as you scoot out to the side it really helps to kick his base out with your left leg by sliding his knee back
what do you mean turning thing?
there a lots of good guard passes that leave you in a good position to avoid a triangle.
first things first get your base and balance and be in control. do not allow the guy to pull you down tight and close and in the position to go for subs. keep him on the defensive and dominate his grip. then attack not for subs but gain a better position
if you can get his back thats great but its normally easier to obtain some type of side control then transition. it all depends and you gotta have backups for the backups that dont work.
there a lots of good guard passes that leave you in a good position to avoid a triangle.
first things first get your base and balance and be in control. do not allow the guy to pull you down tight and close and in the position to go for subs. keep him on the defensive and dominate his grip. then attack not for subs but gain a better position
if you can get his back thats great but its normally easier to obtain some type of side control then transition. it all depends and you gotta have backups for the backups that dont work.
in guard
sit up
fish one arm into the guard (probubly after stepping one leg up onto your foot instead of your knee to create space) and other hand on other leg
then try to roll them
if nothing else it is a Guard pass and if it goes perfectly you can get their back
holding their other leg should prevent a triangle
sit up
fish one arm into the guard (probubly after stepping one leg up onto your foot instead of your knee to create space) and other hand on other leg
then try to roll them
if nothing else it is a Guard pass and if it goes perfectly you can get their back
holding their other leg should prevent a triangle
you ever try sitting up and then pressing one of his knees to the floor and sliding your knee over it to trap it.. then you slide your other leg behind it to get side control
it normally helps to slide one of your knees to the center and your other leg back to create some space...
again i dont practice getting teh back as much as i should for general grappling purposes due to my sport and focus more on getting side control instead
it normally helps to slide one of your knees to the center and your other leg back to create some space...
again i dont practice getting teh back as much as i should for general grappling purposes due to my sport and focus more on getting side control instead
no we havn't done too much in the way of guard passes
we did some open guard passes or butterfly guard pass where we snatch thier ankles step back and pull them to us or their legs straight
I'd like to do someore Guardpasses
and smore Guardwork I'm not comfortable on my back yet
we did some open guard passes or butterfly guard pass where we snatch thier ankles step back and pull them to us or their legs straight
I'd like to do someore Guardpasses
and smore Guardwork I'm not comfortable on my back yet
yeah ive realized that people who do striking really dont do as much work passing the guard.. and i am starting to see why.. you just dont need as many options or ways to pass if you have all the striking options at your disposal
without striking you better have tons of ways to pass
without striking you better have tons of ways to pass
i meant while in someones guard.
meaning.. recently ive learned how effective a good striker can use those skills to pass guard. obviously you need good ground skills to use your striking skills.
always reminds me of tysons quote where he says "everyone has a plan until they get hit in the mouth"
meaning.. recently ive learned how effective a good striker can use those skills to pass guard. obviously you need good ground skills to use your striking skills.
always reminds me of tysons quote where he says "everyone has a plan until they get hit in the mouth"
yep i agree with that..
i just made a post saying that whenever you are in someones guard you have to work to pass it and get out of there.. and i feel the exact opposite is also true
if you have someone in your guard you have to try to submit them, roll/sweep them or take there back. if not they will pass.
if you wait either because your tired or you are not sure what technique to go for a good fighter will take advantage of that and capitalize..
now i 'grapple' at a very fast pace due to the nature of my sport but still in general there is never a reason to just hang out when you are always only a second away from losing if you make a mistake.
good luck!
i just made a post saying that whenever you are in someones guard you have to work to pass it and get out of there.. and i feel the exact opposite is also true
if you have someone in your guard you have to try to submit them, roll/sweep them or take there back. if not they will pass.
if you wait either because your tired or you are not sure what technique to go for a good fighter will take advantage of that and capitalize..
now i 'grapple' at a very fast pace due to the nature of my sport but still in general there is never a reason to just hang out when you are always only a second away from losing if you make a mistake.
good luck!
Another great way to pass the guard is to put your hands or elbows right under there chest and push down(they cant sit up) then put your right knee right at there... butt bone and pull back.
There legs will release and then you can use a method listed in this thread. Put your right knee on there left leg and take your left leg under your right to end up in a side mount.
As for making your guard stronger then best way to do that isnt by holding on tighter but using offense while in the guard, you can let the guard go if there punching you and put your knees infront of there gut, or work for some submissions if they see you going for submissions there gonna stop thinking about getting out of the guard and start working on stopping the submission.
There legs will release and then you can use a method listed in this thread. Put your right knee on there left leg and take your left leg under your right to end up in a side mount.
As for making your guard stronger then best way to do that isnt by holding on tighter but using offense while in the guard, you can let the guard go if there punching you and put your knees infront of there gut, or work for some submissions if they see you going for submissions there gonna stop thinking about getting out of the guard and start working on stopping the submission.
mrjustinyang
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BJJ isn't all about strength. It's more about technicallity and skill.
i hardly ever get my guard passed because i am constantly attacking with chokes and armlocks and then mixing in sweeps.. i hardly ever let the guy keep himself on balance and set up a pass as soon as i think he might even try something i start a choke and then go for an arm then right back to something else if im not close to getting it.
right now endurance and speed are what is keeping people in my guard
right now endurance and speed are what is keeping people in my guard
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