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How to Build a Dangerous Guard

How to Build a Dangerous Guard

Date Driven Jiu-Jitsu 06: Core concepts that will make you 10x more dangerous from the bottom position.

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Dec 11, 2023
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2023 ADCC East Coast Trials — Photo by Nancy V Photography

Over the last few months, I’ve done a several technical articles on Jiu-Jitsu and things I’ve been working on.

We’ve talked about:

  • How to Learn Leg Locks

  • How to Get Good at Escapes

  • How to Wrestle For BJJ

And more.

Today, I want to do a deeper dive into the open guard position, what I have been working on recently from the guard, and how a few key concepts in the open guard can help make you extremely dangerous from the bottom position.

Also, at the end, we’re also going to talk about how ignoring these concepts will lead to you getting worn down, frustrated, and eventually, passed and submitted.

This is “the modern open guard”.

Let’s dive in.

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