Standard Open Guard

Guard Positions

Open Guard is any guard where the legs are not locked around the partner: the feet, shins and knees manage distance instead. That freedom cuts both ways — the bottom partner can off-balance in every direction, and the top partner has real routes to pass. Nearly every named guard is a specific version of this one.

Perspectives

Choose a perspective to explore goals, techniques, and strategies from that point of view.

Standard Open Guard - Bottom

Non-Dominant

Standard Open Guard - Top

Non-Dominant

2 goals