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Is the Guard Dead? Part 3

The closed guard is one of the most common positions in MMA but without an appreciation of the danger of strikes it isn 8217 t any better than any other position To prevent power strikes you have to kill the hips and that means must control your opponent

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Is the Guard Dead? Part 2

In grappling where sweeps and submission attempts score points it makes much more sense to play a very open game There is very little downside to opening your guard especially if you play a mobile game that 8217 s hard to pass MMA is totally different

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Is the Guard Dead? Part 1

I have seen Jiu jitsu fighters lose on the ground in positions where they should be dominating I mean how many times have you seen a Jiu jitsu fighter finally get his opponent to the ground and then instead of scoring the win get pounded into a

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