No-Gi Open Guard Flow

Reading opponent stances and transitioning between upper and lower body attacks in no-gi open guard. Entries to single leg X, sweep setups, and grip management.

Flow outline

  1. No Gi Open Guard

    • Key detail: set a dynamic open guard position without the gi, focusing on distance management and creating opportunities for sweeps and submissions through strategic setups

  2. Split Stance

    • Quick note: Opponent adopts a staggered stance; adjust your hip alignment to match their position, creating openings for hand fighting or lower body attacks depending on their engagement

  3. Square Stance

    • From here, Opponent stands with feet parallel; exploit balanced position by initiating either lower body attacks or upper body setups based on their defensive reactions

  4. Look For 2 On 1

    • When opponent engages in hand fighting, secure a 2-on-1 grip on their arm to control their posture and set up entries to dominant positions like Single Leg X or single leg takedowns

  5. Jumping Dummy Sweep

    • Once set, often execute a jumping dummy sweep from lower body attacks; if opponent resists by stepping back, transition immediately to shin-to-shin positioning to keep offensive pressure

  6. Attempt To Come Shin To Shin

    • If they frame, initiate shin-to-shin contact from lower body attacks; use sticky hooks to control opponent's leg and prevent them from disengaging, setting up transitions to single leg x. angle matters

  7. Single Leg X

    • Once set, achieve single leg x position; from here, execute basic sweeps or adapt to opponent's defenses such as foot peeling or forward pressure to keep control and advance. angle matters

  8. Slide Under For Single Leg X

    • When opponent attempts to step away, slide under their leg to secure Single Leg X, capitalizing on their movement to set a dominant attacking position

  9. Switch Foot Grips

    • From here, If opponent turns to kick out after stepping away, switch your foot grips to keep control and pull them back into your guard, preventing their escape

  10. Hook Other Leg And Pull

    • Once set, if it shows up, as opponent circles back, hook their other leg and pull to off-balance them, creating opportunities for sweeps or re-establishing guard control

  11. 2 On 1 Grips

    • Key detail: most of the time secure 2-on-1 grips from upper body setups; choose between wrist, elbow-wrist, or armdrag grips based on opponent's posture to set up entries to single leg x or single leg takedowns

  12. Single Leg Entry

    • when opponent posts on head after 2-on-1 grips, transition to a single leg takedown entry, using their defensive posture to secure a dominant position

  13. Single Leg X Entry

    • Once set, quick note: from 2-on-1 wrist grip, transition directly into single leg x, leveraging control of their arm to secure the position and initiate sweeps

  14. Single Leg X Entry

    • From here, Using elbow and wrist grip from 2-on-1, execute a Single Leg X entry, maintaining upper body control to smoothly transition into the position

  15. Single Leg X Entry

    • From here, if it shows up, from an armdrag grip, transition into single leg x, using the drag motion to off-balance opponent and secure the position for attacking sequences. switch if it stalls

  16. Double Kouichi

    • If it shows up, If opponent pulls back after 2-on-1, transition back to lower body attacks and execute a Double Kouichi sweep, using their retreat to generate momentum

  17. Single Leg X

    • Quick note: From No-Gi Open Guard, set Single Leg X; here, execute basic sweeps, double foot sweeps, or adapt to opponent peeling your foot off to keep offensive control

  18. Basic Slx Sweep

    • If they frame, from here, from single leg x, perform a basic sweep; if opponent resists by posting forward, knock them forward to complete the sweep and advance position

  19. Double Foot Sweep

    • From here, from single leg x, execute a double foot sweep; transition into a butterfly variation if needed to keep control and off-balance opponent

  20. Double Foot Sweep Butterfly

    • From here, if it shows up, adapt the double foot sweep into a butterfly variation from single leg x, using hooking mechanics to enhance sweeping power and control

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