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Guard retention

Brazilian jiu-jitsu / Popular

Stop your guard being passed with frames, hips and timing.

What coaches agree on

  • Keep your hips and chest squared up to your opponent so they can never get an angle to your side or back.
  • Keep your knees and elbows connected and pulled in toward your chest, closing the gap your opponent needs to advance.
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  • Recover a lost angle by driving your hips up and swinging your legs back around to face your opponent, the way a shrimp or granby-style roll works.

Common mistakes

  • Pushing on your opponent's hip instead of fighting for control of their near-side arm lets them grab your head or collar and flatten you out.
  • Letting an opponent advance stage by stage - a cleared hook, a step-over, a stripped frame - without contesting each one turns a stoppable pass into a finished one.