BJJ glossary

Guard

Any position where you’re on your back or seated and using your legs to control them.

Where it comes up

  • Guard pull Takedown · Guard pull · from Standing
  • X-guard Open guard · You are under them, one leg hooked behind their knee and the other foot on…
  • K-guard Leg entanglements · An open guard where your inside leg wraps their near thigh from the…
  • R-guard Open guard · An open guard against a standing opponent, a hybrid of De La Riva and…
  • Half guard Closed & half guard · You trap one of their legs between yours. Get an underhook and…

More terms

BaseBridgeCrossfaceFlow rollFrameGi / no-giHooksKnee lineOssOverhook (whizzer)PassPositional sparringPosturePummelRollSeatbeltShrimp (hip escape)SprawlSweepTapUnderhook

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