The Danger of JUMPING closed guard
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There are many dangerous positions in grappling and fighting but arguably the most dangerous is uncontrolled falling body weight such as jumping to closed guard. .
The danger of jumping guard is if the opponent does not or cannot catch the weight of the jumper they may land on the ankle or knee of the opponent. Full body weight flying into an opponent’s knee may lead to severe ligament rupture and/ or meniscus pathology.
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This tactic had been banned in IBJJF tournaments up to purple belt due to catastrophic injuries that can occur.
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This post was not designed to argue whether this tactic should be legal or not but to inform grapplers why this jump should be used very cautiously.