Over Under Guard Retention

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Outlier Mat Minute: Over Under Guard Retention

Under-the-legs passing can be tough to deal with, but here’s a reliable way to retain your guard against the over under pass:

• #overundergrip + #guardpass - From the over under, the passer wants to get their head tight to your hip.

  • Jozef Chen example

• #overundergrip + #guardretention - Frame their head away or grab their arm on the scoop-grip side. This stops them from winning the head position battle.

  • Framing example

  • Hugging example

• #overundergrip + #doublescoopgrip - If you block their head position, they may switch to other forms of passing like double scoop grips.

  • Jozef Chen example

• #foottoarmpit - To prevent follow up guard passes, we can free our trapped leg to the armpit of their scoop grip.

  • Ash Williams example

When retaining guard against the over under pass, first prevent their head position then look to free your trapped leg to their armpit to prevent follow up guard passes. The key is not escaping one move, but escaping the sequence to get out of the defensive cycle.

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