Gi & no-gi Intermediate
Marcelo Garcia frames a pass, recovers butterfly, and sweeps from the recovered guard.
Retention
Guard Retention
Frames, hip escapes, inversion and leg pummelling so the opponent never gets chest to chest.
Supine Open Guard · Open Guard
The other side: Open Guard Top
Techniques in this topic
Shorts
Gi & no-gi Beginner
Five retention movements - hip switch, high pummel, invert, half granby and north-south spin - shown as solo drills on a grappling dummy.
3 of the best guard retention drills 🔥 #bjj #jiujitsu #bjjdrills #jiujitsuforeveryone
Heather Morgan YouTube
Three short guard-retention drills from your back.
YouTube videos
Gi & no-gi Intermediate
Danaher on guard retention: frames, hip movement and making the passer start over instead of chasing a single recovery.
The Top 5 Jiu Jitsu Guard Retention Mistakes by Lachlan Giles And Ariel Tabak
Bernardo Faria BJJ Fanatics YouTube
Lachlan Giles and Ariel Tabak list the five most common guard retention mistakes, including playing too close and having no backup guard when the first layer is beaten.
Gi & no-gi Intermediate
Eight reasons guard retention fails, and Chewjitsu's fixes for frames, hips and inversion.
Gi & no-gi Intermediate
Twelve guard retention concepts explained through alignment and frames, including when straight arms are fine and when they get you armbarred.
Gi & no-gi Intermediate
Why hip escaping with the top foot on the mat gives the passer the knee-to-chest space they want, and why the high pummel retains guard better. Lachlan Giles with Ariel Tabak.