Options from Open Guard
From Open Guard, you can:
- Move to Spider Guard — Grip both sleeves, plant feet on biceps. Strong grip and sweep platform in gi; chains nat…
- Move to De La Riva (if they stand to pass) — Outside hook behind opponent's standing knee, control the same-side sleeve. Pivots into b…
- Move to Reverse De La Riva — Inside-hook variation. Sets up kiss-of-the-dragon, waiter sweep, and leg drag entries.
- Move to Lasso Guard — Spider grip with the foot threaded under opponent's sleeve. Heavy grip control, slow but …
- Move to X Guard — Both feet hook one of opponent's legs in an X shape. High-percentage sweep platform popul…
- Move to Butterfly Guard (if they stay low to pass) — Both feet hooked under opponent's thighs from a seated position. Strong sweep platform; d…
- Move to Half Guard (if a leg gets through) — Only one of opponent's legs trapped. Modern half guard is offensive — underhook to take b…
- Move to Single Leg X — One foot in opponent's hip, the other hooked behind their knee. Sweep platform that funne…
- Move to Sit-up Guard — Seated, one hand framing, other gripping collar or sleeve. Sets up guillotine, arm drag t…
- Move to K Guard — Bottom leg bent in a K shape under opponent's thigh. Common foot-lock entry from open gua…
- Submit with Triangle Choke (arm in arm out) — When opponent has one arm in and one out, trap the head and in-arm between your legs and …
- Submit with Omoplata (far arm straight) — Wrap one of opponent's arms with your leg and rotate to attack the shoulder. Common follo…
- Submit with Kimura (hand posts mat) — Figure-4 grip on the opponent's arm, rotate it behind their back to attack the shoulder. …
- Try Tomoe Nage (foot on belly push) — Foot on belly, pull and lift opponent over your head. Judo origin; works cleanly from sit…
- Submit with Guillotine (head dives forward) — When the opponent's head dips forward, wrap the neck and finish. Often paired with a sit-…
- Try Back Take (they turn to escape) — Gain an angle, secure one arm or seatbelt grip, and climb to the opponent's back. Availab…