The class started with using "opening closed Guard by standing up" as sort of a warming move.
Good posture is important in guard. This will prevent you getting armbarred, triangle choke etc up to a point. In general, controling lapel with one hand and controling the hip with the other is a good idea.
Let's say that you're controlling the lapel with your right hand.. then you should step first with your right leg. This will help if you opponent tries to pull you to himself at the first stage. Your right (preferably the stronger) arm helps you keep your balance. Step farther than his hips.
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- Good posture... look forward, don't lean forward etc.
- Start with the side of the lapel you're controlling
- Don't step close
- And again don't lean forward... don't let your head move over your right hand.
Note : An alternative ; You can also try to take both steps at the same time. Put some of your weight on your hands and jump up to get your feet close to his hips (preferably farther)
- Sweep : Defense Against "Opening Closed Guard"
You can use this technique to defend against people trying to open your guard by standing up. While his at the stage where he's both on his feet.
- Open guard, get your knees together
- Grab his heels
- Push his hips with your knees and legs
- Use the momentum and mount the opponent while he's falling back.
- Defense Against Guard Pass Attempts ;
You can use this basic defense when your opponent is in your closed guard and putting pressure on your hips. (An opponent with good posture would have his elbows close to the body or over your legs... ) At this moment, if he's not careful you can pull by elbows to break his posture ... or at least to unbalance him.
If your opponent's already standing up (on both his feet)... you can defend by pushing his ankles away with your hand and pulling with your knees.
- Another Basic Defense Against Guard Pass ;
Most of the time while attempting a guard pass, your opponent will try to put one of his knees inside (closer to the center and middle of the hips). At this moment you can negate his movement by ;
- bridging and lifting your hips,
- Holding the inside of his knee (assuming its his right knee) with your left hand (under your hips)
- Using this support to move your hips to the right to get back to the beginning.
Or you can try this sweep ;
- Bridge and lift the hips off the ground,
- Control his right sleeve with your left hand (this will be the sweep side) so he wont be able to use it for balance
- Get your right hand under your hip an hold the outside of his right knee, and move your hips to the left... so sweeping will be easier.
- Open guard, and place your right leg under his arm. (to push him to the left)
- Control the right sleeve.. and if necessary use his left knee for extra leverage
- And finish the sweep
- Simple Defense Against Kimura from C.G.
Closed Guard' dan Kimura ve Basit Bir Defans
When your opponent got you in kimura and lying back to finish, you can try to defend by steping front with your right leg (the side you're getting the kimura) , holding under your knee and then finally sitting down.
