{"id":20067,"date":"2023-08-26T19:51:17","date_gmt":"2023-08-27T00:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rollingaroundbjj.com\/?p=20067"},"modified":"2023-08-26T19:51:18","modified_gmt":"2023-08-27T00:51:18","slug":"open-guard-bjj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rollingaroundbjj.com\/open-guard-bjj\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Guard BJJ Fundamentals (+ Different Types)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The quintessential jiu-jitsu element, without a doubt, is the guard. The ability to be offensive while your back is on the ground is unique among grappling martial arts and is what makes BJJ so efficient. Every guard employs the legs as a shield and means to control the person on top, and the two main types of guard are closed guard and open guard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The open guard is a position where your legs are not crossed around the opponent’s body. An effective open guard requires contact points and control over the opponent using your legs and arms in different configurations. Depending on the positions and configuration, there are many versions of open guards, like the butterfly, de la Riva, and spider guard<\/strong>s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While usually, the grappler on top is the one who does his best to open the guard and pass, open guards offer a lot of offensive options, and many BJJ players have made them a core part of their game. This article can bring you a tiny step closer to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n First of all, a guard position in BJJ is any position in which you are lying on your back and can use your legs to control the opponent, and an open guard is a position where your ankles are not crossed around the opponent’s back. But for a position to be considered an open guard, you also need to have contact with the opponent’s hips, arms, legs, or lapel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The more contact and control points you have, the better, with four being the optimal number. A simple example of contact points is having your feet on the opponent’s hips and a grip on at least one of his sleeves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Conversely, you should always try to prevent the opponent from controlling both your legs, which makes his task of passing the guard much easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The open guard offers much less control than the closed guard, where your legs are crossed behind the opponent, and you can control his hips. The transition from closed to open guard can happen voluntarily or be forced by the person on top, which is usually his main objective while he is stuck in top closed guard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/a>What Is A BJJ Open Guard<\/h2>\n\n\n\n