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White Belt Guard Course Part 3 (Short Range Guards)
Butterfly Guard
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Butterfly Sweep with different grips
Sweeping both sides
Switching to SLX when they go combat base or stand up
Hip heisting from Butterfly when they lean back and back away
Cross choke, sweep dilemma
SLX
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Entering SLX from Shin on shin
SLX Sweep
Transitioning to X guard when they clear your foot
Seagull sweep
Overhead sweep when can grab their near sleeve
Steering wheel sweep when can grab their far sleeve
X guard
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X guard technical stand up sweep
X guard sweep grabbing both legs
X guard overhead sweep
Ideas
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You need a guard that works when they stand and a guard when they kneel.
Some guards can work for both (Closed Guard, Spider, etc), Some can't (butterfly, De La Riva)
You need a guard for gi and no gi
Some guards can work for both (Closed Guard, Butterfly), Some can't (Spider , Lasso)
Guards have ranges and layers
Your guards have to connect. Butterfly legs inside, Spider, legs outside. Hard to connect
There are 9 standard guard passes (see the guard passing course), Can your guard defend some of these passes. i.e. Guard retention
To sweep someone, you usually have to get under their center of gravity
Your legs are much stronger than their upper body. Guard is the equalizer
Have to maintain 4 points of contact
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