Open Guard
Feet on a line (G01), face the passer (G02), don’t let both hands post without a threat.
Adapted from InGrappling, Guard / Retention. System Games did not invent this curriculum.
Games
Armbar System — Full ExpressionArmbar vs Triangle — The Guard DilemmaBall of YarnBreak the BaseCatch the Knee CrossCausing PostsCausing PostsClimbing the BackClosed Guard Kimura PressureClosed Guard OffenseConfined-Area Guard RetentionConnect to the ShouldersCreateCreate and Break ConnectionsCreate and Break ConnectionsCreate and Break ConnectionsDeny the Knee WedgeDeny the Thigh PinGuard Armbar vs the Stack — Reading the DefenceGuard Armbar — Achieve the Finish PositionGuard RetentionGuard Without ArmsHalf Guard BattleHip AccessHold the ShellKeep the Top KneeLockdown Extraction Under the ClockMaintainMaintain ConnectionMaintaining The Knee ShieldMount EscapeNorth-South DenialOpen Guard SweepingOpen the FeetPassing the Ankle LinePassing the Knee LinePassing vs Knee ShieldPunishing PostsPunishing PostsPush to PullRebuild the ShellRebuilding Behind a FrameRecovering From FlatSide EscapeSingle Underhook ControlStaggered AnklesStand UpStructure and ConnectionsToreando RecoveryTrack with the HipsTriangle and Armbar — Two-Way Combination GameTriangle System — Full ExpressionTriangle — Entry From Closed GuardTriangle — Finish Game vs. Posture StackTriangle — Hip Angle and Arm Isolation GameTurtle to GuardUnderhook ControlUseWrestling Up