My game does best with closed guard, but with your options that back has a high success level for me. 

This week we look at a great sequence in fundamentals. 

We open, we pass, and we submit. All while following one of Chris Hauter’s rules. Once on top stay on top. 

I think Gary is correct. 

There is still the old school approach of you need to get the takedown. But as jiu jitsu has more sport elements, rules change and approaches change. 

I also look at it this way, sometime in a 5 minute match 2 people spend more than half the time standing fighting for a take down. While yes scoring might result in the only points and thus a win, but what if you just pulled guard and could start your jiu jitsu attacks?

I also feel the guard pull is frowned upon as many wrestlers transition into jiu jitsu. Their whole life has been standing. 

The cross choke is one of the jiu jitsu classics. 

Some have even built a career off this staple of a submission. Don’t know who? Come on Wednesday for your bjj history lesson. 

Retaining guard is such an important topic. You did the work to get there, now don’t let your guard be passed!

Pressure and how to keep it. 

I started with bigger partners so it was very easy to get tossed off and hard to develope. To this day I still feel like I’m refining the ability to apply pressure and transition. 

Coaching and watching wrestling has definitely helped in this area. Wrestlers are masters at top pressure. 

Escaping headlocks is definitely a great skill. Unsure what to do? Don’t know how to get out. Well if you show up at 8pm tonight you’ll find out!

Getting to the back from closed guard opens up so many new options. 

Come out Wednesday night as we take a look and a great way to get there!

Kimuras provide excellent opportunities for #WristLockWednesday 

I’ll see you all on the mats!