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Overhook guard

A closed guard where you wrap one of their arms deep under your armpit. The overhook limits their posture and sets up triangles, armbars and the omoplata.

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Key steps

  1. Break their posture from closed guard as one of their arms reaches in.
  2. Wrap your arm over theirs and clamp it tight under your armpit.
  3. Lock the overhook by gripping their collar or the back of their neck.
  4. Angle your hips off to one side to open the triangle or the armbar.

Key details

  • A shallow overhook lets them pull the arm out, so clamp above the elbow.
  • The trapped arm can't post, which makes it hard for them to stand and open the guard.