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Guard (grappling)

The guard is a ground grappling position in which one combatant has their back to the ground while attempting to control the other combatant using their legs. In pure grappling combat sports, the guard is considered an advantageous position, because the bottom combatant can attack with various joint locks and chokeholds, while the top combatant's…

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Child hold(s)
closed guard, open guard, half guard
Classification
Position
Style
Jujutsu, Judo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

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Guard (grappling)

Nodes44
Edges43
Triples12
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.045455
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Guard (grappling)

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Child hold(s) · 1
Guard (grappling) → closed guard, open guard, half guard
Classification · 1
Guard (grappling) → Position
Style · 1
Guard (grappling) → Jujutsu, Judo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

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guard position opponent used sweeps open legs pass also judo bottom combatant brazilian grappling half opponent's practitioner one jiu-jitsu leg

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Guard (grappling)Child hold(s)closed guard, open guard, half guard1.00infobox
Guard (grappling)ClassificationPosition1.00infobox
Guard (grappling)StyleJujutsu, Judo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu1.00infobox
body positioninginstance ofdepending on the many details of the position0.80text
gripsinstance ofdepending on the many details of the position0.80text
sweepsinstance ofThe position affords many options for the guard player to initiate techniques0.80text
submission holds.Variants of half guard include the deep half guardinstance ofThe position affords many options for the guard player to initiate techniques0.80text
the Z-guardinstance ofThe position affords many options for the guard player to initiate techniques0.80text
the reverse De La Riva guardinstance ofThe position affords many options for the guard player to initiate techniques0.80text
catch wrestlinginstance ofIn other grappling systems0.80text
Samboinstance ofIn other grappling systems0.80text
it is a form of theinstance ofIn other grappling systems0.80text

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