Turtle

Options from Turtle

From Turtle, you can:

• Move to Closed Guard (recover guard) — The fundamental guard. Your legs lock around the opponent's waist, controlling their post…
• Move to Half Guard (if you can only clear one leg) — Only one of opponent's legs trapped. Modern half guard is offensive — underhook to take b…
• Move to Open Guard (recovery) — Feet and grips active, legs no longer locked. The parent family of every modern guard — s…
• Move to Sit-up Guard (sit up from turtle) — Seated, one hand framing, other gripping collar or sleeve. Sets up guillotine, arm drag t…