| |
Breaking the Closed Guard → Breaking Gi Grips vs Closed Guard → Armbar Escape vs Closed Guard
3 Part Lesson — Marcelo teaches his students how to survive inside an opponent's Closed Guard. Traditionally, the bottom player is considered to have an advantage in that he has full use of all four limbs to grapple whereas the top player just has his hands; this is true, only if you forget how to take away angles and stand up inside the Closed Guard. When timed correctly, you can easily reduce your opponent's supposed "advantage" back to even if you break grips and use your legs to fight back.
|