{"id":18675,"date":"2023-01-31T10:14:44","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T16:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rollingaroundbjj.com\/?p=18675"},"modified":"2023-04-05T15:08:25","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T20:08:25","slug":"what-does-pulling-guard-mean-in-bjj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rollingaroundbjj.com\/what-does-pulling-guard-mean-in-bjj\/","title":{"rendered":"What Does Pulling Guard Mean In\u00a0BJJ?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Brazilian jiu-jitsu has many different ways to advance to the ground. Practitioners utilize throws, trips, and takedowns; the other popular way is by pulling guard. But what does pulling guard mean?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pulling guard is a tactical strategy where a BJJ practitioner would intentionally sit on the floor themselves and “give up” the top position to their opponent. Or they might execute a specific guard-pulling technique to pull the opponent down to the mat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Although this tactic is not useful for real-life fighting, it is a very clever strategy in competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n