White Belt Guard Retention

Keep your guard when your opponent tries to pass. Simple moves to recover from common bad positions. An emergency plan for when things start going wrong.

Flow outline

  1. Guard Retention

    • often is your starting point. your guard is being attacked, and you need to stop your opponent from passing. stay calm and look for your options. don’t force it

  2. Bottom Closed Guard

    • If they frame, if it shows up, great recovery! you've closed your guard around your opponent. now you can control their posture and start attacking or sweeping

  3. Ashi Garami Standing

    • Usually You're in a standing leg entanglement position. is good for off-balancing your opponent and setting up sweeps or leg attacks

  4. Bottom Half Guard

    • quick note: you're in half guard. is a defensive position where you can work to recover full guard or sweep your opponent. control their upper body. timing beats strength

  5. Bottom Closed Guard

    • Great recovery! You've closed your guard around your opponent. Now you can control their posture and start attacking or sweeping. Don’t force it

  6. Bottom Clamp

    • You're using a clamp position to control your opponent's body. helps you stabilize and prevent them from advancing their position

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