Open Guard in BJJ
Any guard position where your legs are not locked around your opponent, offering more mobility and attack options.
⚔️ Attack Options
- → Various sweeps
- → Submissions
- → Guard transitions
🛡️ Defense Options
- → Control legs
- → Pressure passing
- → Speed passing
Techniques from Open Guard
Straight Ankle Lock
submissions • white belt • ★★
Knee Cut Pass
passes • white belt • ★★
Double Under Pass
passes • white belt • ★★
Torreando Pass
passes • blue belt • ★★
Leg Drag Pass
passes • blue belt • ★★★
De La Riva Guard
guards • blue belt • ★★★
Spider Guard
guards • blue belt • ★★
Tripod Sweep
sweeps • white belt • ★★
Sickle Sweep
sweeps • white belt • ★★
Waiter Sweep
sweeps • blue belt • ★★★
Overhead Sweep
sweeps • blue belt • ★★
Over-Under Pass
passes • blue belt • ★★
X-Pass
passes • blue belt • ★★
Long Step Pass
passes • blue belt • ★★★
Leg Weave Pass
passes • blue belt • ★★★
Body Lock Pass
passes • purple belt • ★★★
X-Guard
guards • blue belt • ★★★
Single Leg X Guard
guards • blue belt • ★★★
Lasso Guard
guards • blue belt • ★★★
Reverse De La Riva Guard
guards • purple belt • ★★★
Leg Drag Pass
passes • blue belt • ★★★
Headquarters Position
passes • white belt • ★★
Worm Guard
positions • purple belt • ★★★★
Spider Guard
positions • blue belt • ★★★
Lapel Guard
positions • purple belt • ★★★★
Cross Grip Guard
positions • white belt • ★★
De La Riva Guard
positions • blue belt • ★★★
Single Leg X Guard
positions • blue belt • ★★★
Helicopter Armbar
submissions • brown belt • ★★★★★
Estima Footlock
submissions • purple belt • ★★★
Kneebar from Passing
submissions • purple belt • ★★★
Dogbar
submissions • brown belt • ★★★★
Collar Drag Sweep
sweeps • blue belt • ★★
Tomoe Nage Sweep
sweeps • blue belt • ★★★
Idiot Sweep
sweeps • white belt • ★
Shin to Shin Sweep
sweeps • blue belt • ★★
Ko Uchi Gari Sweep from Guard
sweeps • blue belt • ★★
Arm Drag to Back Take Sweep
sweeps • blue belt • ★★
Push Sweep from Open Guard
sweeps • white belt • ★★
Worm Guard Sweep
sweeps • purple belt • ★★★★
Folding Pass
passes • blue belt • ★★★
Weave Pass
passes • blue belt • ★★★
Wilson Pass
passes • purple belt • ★★★
Chest to Chest Pass
passes • blue belt • ★★★
Matador Pass
passes • blue belt • ★★
Cartwheel Pass
passes • purple belt • ★★★★
Backstep Pass
passes • blue belt • ★★★
Running Pass
passes • blue belt • ★★★
Float Pass
passes • purple belt • ★★★
Shin Slide Pass
passes • blue belt • ★★
Speed Torreando Pass
passes • blue belt • ★★★
Knee Tap Pass
passes • blue belt • ★★
Step Around Pass
passes • white belt • ★★
Inside Leg Drag
passes • blue belt • ★★★
Leg Drag to Back Take
passes • blue belt • ★★★
Collar and Leg Drag
passes • blue belt • ★★★
Reverse Leg Drag
passes • purple belt • ★★★
Leg Drag Chain Pass
passes • purple belt • ★★★★
Body Lock to Leg Drag
passes • blue belt • ★★★
Headquarters Knee Cut
passes • blue belt • ★★★
Double Pants Grip Torreando
passes • blue belt • ★★
Torreando to Knee on Belly
passes • blue belt • ★★★
Torreando with Leg Pin
passes • blue belt • ★★★
Seated Guard Torreando
passes • blue belt • ★★★
No-Gi Torreando Pass
passes • blue belt • ★★★
Pressure Torreando
passes • blue belt • ★★★
Torreando Chain Pass
passes • blue belt • ★★★
Single Leg Stack Pass
passes • blue belt • ★★
Over-Under Stack Pass
passes • blue belt • ★★★
Collar Sleeve Guard
guards • blue belt • ★★
Seated Guard
guards • blue belt • ★★
Squid Guard
guards • purple belt • ★★★★
K Guard
guards • purple belt • ★★★★
Matrix Guard
guards • purple belt • ★★★★
Shin Guard
guards • blue belt • ★★
Mantis Guard
guards • purple belt • ★★★★
Spider Lasso Guard
guards • blue belt • ★★★
Shallow Lasso Guard
guards • blue belt • ★★★
Collar Guard
guards • blue belt • ★★
DLR X-Guard Hybrid
guards • blue belt • ★★★
Inverted Guard
guards • purple belt • ★★★★
Reverse De La Riva Guard
guards • blue belt • ★★★
Shin on Shin Guard
guards • blue belt • ★★
Sit-Up Guard
guards • blue belt • ★★
Donkey Guard
guards • black belt • ★★★★★
Leg Pummeling
transitions • blue belt • ★★
Inversion Guard Retention
transitions • purple belt • ★★★
Collar Sleeve Guard Retention
transitions • blue belt • ★★
Hip Clamp Guard Retention
transitions • blue belt • ★★
De La Riva Guard Retention
transitions • blue belt • ★★
Sit-Up Guard Sweep
sweeps • white belt • ★★
Toreando Pass
passes • white belt • ★★
Guard Retention Shrimp
movements • white belt • ★
How to Get to Open Guard
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Related Positions
Submission
The end state of any finishing hold that forces the opponent to tap, representing the ultimate goal in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
Side Control
A dominant top position perpendicular to your opponent, controlling their upper body.
Spider Guard
An open guard using sleeve grips and feet on biceps to control distance and create angles.
Mount
A dominant top position sitting on your opponent's torso with both knees on the ground.