Ground Survival:  Defeating the Guard (Yellow Belt)

Defending the guard representative groin attacks.

Defending the guard if attacker pulls defender in.

Ground Survival:  Defeating the Guard (Yellow Belt)

Groin Strikes in the Closed Guard 

The high closed guard can allow your opponent strong body control over you placing you in a highly vulnerable position.    If you maintain proper upright body position, the opponent’s groin is open to strikes.

• “Posture up” and rudely jam your knee into your opponent’s tail bone.  This can be a debilitating strike in itself and a counter against your opponent’s attempt to control you with his legs.
• Strike your opponent’s groin using short straight punches, hammerfists, and vertical elbows.  Do not let an arm dangle as he could snare it and break with an armbar.
• Cotinue retzev combatives as necessary.

Eye Gouges if Opponent pulls you into His Closed Guard 

• If your opponent successfully breaks your posture and clinches your head, use thumb gouges to the eyes to disengage followed by retzev combatives.