Let’s remind ourselves of the most important thing you need to do when you have someone in your closed guard: attack at all times.
Many jiujiteiros make a mistake of holding a closed guard for a longer period of time without doing anything. And, while simply holding your opponent in it and waiting for the right moment is sometimes a good thing to do, it is never a good approach to use the closed guard as a position of rest for yourself.
If your opponent establishes good grips while inside your Closed Guard… You can be pretty certain that they’ll stand up and go for a guard break that way.
You need to intercept them. And one of the best ways to do this is by standing up yourself and going for a Body Clinch takedown.
Valerio Mori Ubaldini demonstrates how to do this on the video below:
Give Yourself Viable Options From Closed Guard With Valerio Mori Ubaldini’s Lessons On Fighting With A Plan – And A Backup Plan – From Your Back
- Learn about when the optimal time to pull guard is so that you’re actually getting into guard and not just falling on your back.
- Enter attacks immediately off of pulling guard so that your opponent doesn’t have a chance to settle into the position.
