PLATE I
Posture Inside the Guard
Difficulty II of X
- 01
Kneel inside the closed guard with the hips low and the spine stacked tall, crown of the head toward the ceiling.
- 02
Pin one grip on both lapels at the sternum; the elbow of that arm rests inside the opponent's hip line.
- 03Precision point
Keep the elbows inside the knees. The moment an elbow drifts outside the knee line, the arm belongs to the guard player.
- 04
Answer every pull by re-stacking the spine before you answer it with the hands.