Closed Guard Recovery — BJJ Escape / Transition | BJJ Tech Tree

Options from Closed Guard Recovery

From Closed Guard Recovery, you can:

Move to Closed Guard — The fundamental guard. Your legs lock around the opponent's waist, controlling their post…
Move to Butterfly Guard (sit up from recovery) — Both feet hooked under opponent's thighs from a seated position. Strong sweep platform; d…
Move to Half Guard (partial recovery) — Only one of opponent's legs trapped. Modern half guard is offensive — underhook to take b…

How to reach Closed Guard Recovery

Common entry paths:

from Side Control
from Frame & Shrimp

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