Learn to pass a closed guard using elbow pressure into the ribs and thighs instead of hand-in-the-gap attempts. The instructor walks through the basic sequence then shows three escalation options for stronger opponents, including forearm-to-neck control and striking the solar plexus. Practice with a partner to feel how the pressure works.
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Hey guys, welcome back to another lesson in the basketball grappling and ground fight system. In today's lesson, we'll just be talking about how to pass the guard, so just basic transitions. And we'll be looking at when I'm stuck in Naz's guard, how do I get out if he's managing to control me, maybe looking for a submission, etc. How do I get out of that position and move to a more dominant position in order to obviously apply my attack more effectively? So if Naz, if you move back into position. So if I'm here and Naz obviously has me in the closed guard. So from here, if I'm just trying to stick a hand in and move, there's nothing I can do with it. I just don't have enough strength to just unhook his legs if he's got me properly because he's squeezing here, etc. And I'm unable to do that. So what I have to do is obviously make him think of something else, apply some pain in some way. Obviously I could just try to hit, but none of that gets his legs off me unless I manage to land a clean one. But there's a good chance he'll obviously be trying to control my posture, control my hands, and maybe look for submissions, etc. So from here, if I'm trying to force up, that's his control on my head. The first thing I need to do is head here, so I look up away and I push directly down in the chest. That will obviously just free my head. Once I've got this, so I'm here, now my elbows, I'm on the base of his rib cage, drop in here. So once they drop into his thighs, this is pretty painful. Now, if you haven't had it done, get your training partner to do it to you. It's pretty horrible. So from here, if Naz is trying to control my posture, I've got the option I can come up, I keep this pressure here. And then press down. Or, if you have my head, and I just do it from here, I just sit back, place my bum on my ankles, and basically apply pressure here. So, lock me up. So what we're looking to do, control. So we're here, I press away, chest, get good posture, drop my elbows in. Once I do this, it's likely he'll release here. So now I have two options. From here, I slide this hand inside, turn, and pass. Like so. So, just show you once more. So I'm here, control the posture, press down, base of the rib cage. Here, elbows, keep the elbow pressure on this side when I drop in this. Here, keep it close, I keep it here. And I pass. Now obviously from here he will again try to defend, etc., but that's the next stage in the fight. So I'm just looking to be here initially to keep control. The other option I have from here— now, Naz is a fairly big guy, he's quite strong. If this isn't enough and he can tolerate this quite a lot, a lot, then what I do Same thing. Posture. From here, I want to step to here, and then I press these in. Now from here, he will try to adjust and move this out. As he does, that's when I switch. And again, I'm back into side mount. And you'll notice my forearm goes straight into the neck to control the position of his head, because if I control where his head is, often I can control where his body is as well, because the body will always follow the head. In order to protect the neck. So, control. So we're here. If this isn't enough, if I'm pushing and he's controlling me and won't let me up, then what I do is bring this hand through, force the head away. That will release this, and then this hand pushes in the solar plexus, base of the rib cage, and then I can get myself up. So from here, keep control. So this isn't working, he's too strong. Step, step. From here, elbows like so. As he adjusts, tries to take this out, here and into position. And as I say, this elbow will even go here at the side of his head or in the jaw to control where he is. So practice that one, guys. As I say, control the elbows. Think good posture. Stand up if you need to, if he's too strong. If not, You just have to keep playing, keep playing, find this elbow position, and then you'll find it'll work for you. Thanks for watching, guys. See you next time.
