Search: “dynamic guard

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Standard Standing GuardSub-FamilyPosition

The Standard Standing Guard subfamily covers the basic configuration where one fighter is on the ground in an open guard position while the other fighter is standing, creating the classic guard-passer...

Leg Lock EntryfamilyTakedown

The Leg Lock Entry family covers techniques for entering leg entanglement positions (ashi garami) from standing — primarily through rolling entries, sit-outs, and guard-pull-to-leg-lock transitions th...

Sit-Up GuardSub-FamilyPosition

The Sit-Up Guard subfamily covers the open guard position where the guard player sits up with one foot on the opponent's hip and the other leg positioned for sweeps or transitions, with hands controll...

Rolling EntrygroupTakedown

Rolling Entry takedowns are techniques where the attacker uses a forward or lateral roll to rapidly close distance and enter into leg entanglements, takedowns, or submission positions — sacrificing st...

Cartwheel PassSub-FamilyPosition

The Cartwheel Pass is a dynamic, acrobatic guard pass where the passer cartwheels over the guard player's legs, landing in side control on the other side — a surprise technique that bypasses the guard...

Butterfly GuardfamilyPosition

The Butterfly Guard family covers the guard position where the bottom fighter sits with both feet hooked inside the opponent's thighs, using the hooks as levers for sweeping, off-balancing, and transi...

Open Guard TrianglevarietySubmission

The open guard triangle applies the triangle choke from open guard positions such as spider guard, lasso guard, or de la Riva guard, where the attacker's legs are actively engaged with the opponent's ...

Standard Standing Guard PositiongenusPosition

The Standard Standing Guard Position establishes the fundamental standing-versus-seated dynamic with one fighter standing and the other seated or on their back, using feet on hips, hooks, or grip-and-...

Open GuardfamilyPosition

The Open Guard family covers all guard positions where the guard player's legs are not closed around the opponent, instead using feet on hips, hooks, or grip-and-foot combinations to maintain guard co...

Half GuardfamilyPosition

The Half Guard family covers the guard position where the bottom fighter controls one of the opponent's legs between theirs while the opponent has passed the other leg to achieve a partial guard pass....

Triangle From Open GuardspeciesSubmission

The triangle choke from open guard is applied from various open guard configurations — spider guard, lasso guard, De La Riva guard, or simply open guard with feet on hips — by shooting one leg across ...

Guard PassgroupPosition

Guard passing encompasses all techniques used by the top player to navigate past the bottom player's legs and achieve a dominant position — it is the yin to the guard's yang and arguably the most comp...

Butterfly Guard SweepfamilyEscape and Reversal

The Butterfly Guard Sweep family covers all sweeps executed from the butterfly guard position, where the guard player sits with both feet hooked inside the opponent's thighs (butterfly hooks). [1] But...

Hip Escape Side ControlSub-FamilyEscape and Reversal

The Hip Escape Side Control subfamily covers side control escapes that primarily use the hip escape (shrimp) movement to create the lateral space needed to reinsert the legs and recover guard. [1] The...

Open GuardfamilyPosition

Open guard encompasses all guard positions where the bottom player's legs are NOT locked around the opponent, instead using feet on hips, hooks on legs, grips on sleeves/collars, and dynamic hip movem...

Reclined Butterfly GuardSub-FamilyPosition

The Reclined Butterfly Guard subfamily covers the butterfly guard variation where the guard player leans back at an angle rather than sitting fully upright, changing the leverage dynamics of the hooks...

Goes GuardSub-FamilyPosition

The Goes Guard is a specific open guard configuration from MMA grappling where the bottom player hooks one leg behind the opponent's knee while controlling the same-side sleeve or wrist, creating a dy...

Granby RollSub-FamilyEscape and Reversal

The Granby Roll is a dynamic wrestling escape from the turtle position where the bottom fighter rolls over their shoulder to invert, escape the opponent's top control, and recover guard or create a sc...

Kamae — StanceSub-FamilyWeapon

The Kamae subfamily encompasses the five standard sword guards (go-gyō-no-kamae) used across Japanese sword arts — chūdan, jōdan, gedan, hassō, and waki-gamae. [1] Each kamae positions the sword to de...

Ghost EscapegenusEscape and Reversal

The Ghost Escape is a dynamic side control escape where the defender slides underneath the opponent by performing a sharp hip escape combined with a body-flattening motion that allows them to slip out...

Mount EscapefamilyEscape and Reversal

The Mount Escape family within the Back Escape group covers techniques for escaping when the opponent achieves mount from a back-control transition — addressing the specific challenge of an opponent w...