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Seated guard
Also called Sitting guard, Sit-up guard
An open guard played from a sitting position, chest up and facing them, rather than flat on your back. Your feet, hands and posture keep distance and let you move into other guards or come up.
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Key steps
- Sit up with one hand posted behind you and the other hand ready to grip.
- Keep your feet active on their hips, knees or shins to control the distance.
- Face them square and turn as they circle so they can't get to your side.
- Grip a sleeve, collar, wrist or ankle as soon as they reach in.
- Move into butterfly, single leg X or a wrestle-up when they commit their weight.
Key details
- A posted hand gives you base, but a straight arm can be dragged, so keep it light.
- Lying back too early takes away your wrestle-up options.
- Facing them square stops them walking around your legs to pass.