I've been harassing some of you over IM to ask about this, but I find this topic interesting enough to ask about it here:
How much open guard work is taught at your school?
How much open guard work do you personally use in sparring?
Do you wish your school taught more open guard?
Open guard open guard open guard?
By open guard I mean ones such as spider, butterfly, De la Riva, x-guard, and the like. I don't mean that you just forget to close you ankles when you should have and you're giving away leg locks, like I've seen in some recent footage of people sparring. Unless, of course, that's how your school teaches open guard.
As for my school, butterfly and spider guard taught as everyday stuff. One of the first guards I learned was De la Riva, and recently we've been doing x-guard with our butterfly guard stuff. I'm told it's unusual for someone to have already trained in De la Riva and x-guard as a 6-month white belt, but I'm not particularly good at them, though I understand what job they play in positional game, and have had some success with them against other white belts.
How about you?
How much open guard work is taught at your school?
How much open guard work do you personally use in sparring?
Do you wish your school taught more open guard?
Open guard open guard open guard?
By open guard I mean ones such as spider, butterfly, De la Riva, x-guard, and the like. I don't mean that you just forget to close you ankles when you should have and you're giving away leg locks, like I've seen in some recent footage of people sparring. Unless, of course, that's how your school teaches open guard.
As for my school, butterfly and spider guard taught as everyday stuff. One of the first guards I learned was De la Riva, and recently we've been doing x-guard with our butterfly guard stuff. I'm told it's unusual for someone to have already trained in De la Riva and x-guard as a 6-month white belt, but I'm not particularly good at them, though I understand what job they play in positional game, and have had some success with them against other white belts.
How about you?
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