Distance closed guard

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Closed Guard

Closed Guard is a fundamental ground position where the bottom player wraps their legs around the top player's torso, locking their ankles behind the back. It is primarily an offensive position for the bottom player, who controls distance, posture, and angle to set up sweeps, submissions, and transitions.

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Moves from here
Bottom gets 2-on-1 Bottom goes octopus Double swim inside Fake pendulum sweep to shoulder pin Grab neck Hip bump Omoplata Open guard Pendulum sweep start Sit up Stand up ↩ Ankle pick ↩ Bottom recovers full guard ↩ Escape ↩ Inside trip ↩ Reverse technical stand-up ↩ Sweep ↩ To full guard ↩ Top frees arm ↩ Top postures up ↩ Top pulls out ↩ Yank free