Guard Retention: The Complete Guide

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 Follow me on IG for daily content @jonthomasbjj Vital Gis - www.vitalkimonos.eu