Fighting bigger opponents is always challenging, but if you control the grips and distance then you can avoid them crushing you and come out on top. The tips in this video apply to gi and no gi. Also, here here are some additional resources to check out if you’re always getting crushed on the bottom by bigger, stronger, younger punks…

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These three guard retention movements are critical for stopping the guard pass; here’s how to train them on your own against a wall. Taught by Cal MacDonald from the BJJ Foundations instructional available at https://www.grapplearts.com/foundations

0:00 How to learn the half granby movement
0:58 How to learn the high leg movement
2:08 How to learn the full inversion on the wall

This video I overview the idea of side tilting in guard. A lot of people play their guard flat on there back, and this can be very useful, but often playing on your side allows for many benefit. On your side it is easier to maintain distance, it is difficult for your opponent to flatten you to finish their pass, and you have a lot of momentum for setting up attacks. This can also make it easier to set up back takes, berimbolos, and matrix attacks.

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The skill set of grip fighting off of your back is absolutely essential to being able to stop your opponents passes and establish your own guard to attack from. All attacks come from a position so before developing attacks its critical that you know how to defend and establish positions well. This video I go through the foundations of defending and establishing grips when on your back.

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The ability to stop your opponents guard passes defend and reset a position you can attack from is the foundation of a good guard. This video I go through 12 of the most important concepts for developing solid guard retention and defense. A lot of these details are shared in different places but having them all in one video I think will help make this video function as a strong foundation you can always reference. Quick reference for the video.

1. Maintaining Centered Hips
2. Protecting Elbow Knee Space
3. Using Outside Leg to Re-Center
4. Centering Using Your Arms
5. Elbow Frame to Center Hip
6. Forward Shrimp
7. Under Leg Reset
8. Active High Legs
9. Deflecting Grips with Your Hands
10. Sitting Up
11. Maintaining Distance When Sitting
12. Develop Basic Open Guards

List of Videos referenced
1. Forward Shrimp – https://youtu.be/Nv3qyfhEUcs
2. Collar Sleeve Overview – https://youtu.be/PKQEms4w9T4
3. Double Sleeve Overview – https://youtu.be/7u171XyjTwg
4. De La Riva Overview – https://youtu.be/-_Ye7G2N3S0

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Hey guys this video I go over two common guard retention mistakes that mess people up when trying to defend the guard pass. Paying attention to the angle of your hip as well as using the inside arm to frame will make a huge difference in your ability to recenter your hips. Let me know if you have any questions or requests.

Guard Retention Details You Need to Know

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A common problem I see when people are defending their guard is they have their elbows too high on the inside of their knees. This creates a separation from your lower body and open body that makes it easier for your opponent to open up your elbow knee space which will lead to guard passes. In this video I discuss a lot of the benefits of keeping your elbows on the outside of your knees (Better framing of hip, tighter core, better grip fighting) Let me know if you guys have any more questions and or thoughts.

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Holding on to grips too long is one of the biggest mistakes in Guard Retention I see people make when playing guard at all levels. To control someone you need grips but at the same time when someone is passing you, you need to know when yo let go of the grips and focus on framing and protecting your elbow knee space. This skill set of finding the time to defend and then re entangle your opponent is a critical transition skill set that is often overlooked.

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This video I discuss Guard Retention and Proper Body Positioning. When you have no grips and defend off of your back I prefer to have a tight crunch position as it reduces the elbow knee space gap for your opponent to pass into, but one common problem people have is this leads to being exposed to stacks so it’s important to learn to defend both of these passes which for me usually turns into alternating how I position my body based off of what kind of pressure my opponent is putting on me.

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