Open Guard

Open guard is a versatile and dynamic position in which the bottom player keeps their legs free rather than locking them around the opponent. This allows for constant movement, sweeping opportunities, and submission attempts while maintaining a defensive posture.

Open guard is widely used in modern sport BJJ, incorporating variations like spider guard, lasso guard, and De La Riva. The position emphasizes hip mobility, grip control, and leverage, allowing smaller practitioners to neutralize larger opponents.

The beauty of open guard lies in its adaptability; practitioners can fluidly transition between sweeps, submissions, and positional resets, embodying the core principles of BJJ: efficiency, control, and continuous threat generation.