Sideways Open Guard by Priit Mihkelson

Stop Guard Passers In Their Tracks With The Sideways Open Guard, A Unique System Refined By Priit Mihkelson!

• Priit is a 3rd degree black belt and is considered one of the best instructors in Europe!
• The sideways open guard is a unique approach to open guard that focuses on quickly establishing grips and stifling today’s trickiest passing systems.
• Develop rock-solid defense against high-level passing techniques like toreandos, leg drags, knee slides, and MORE!
• Build strategies to deal with opponents who circle to north/south including tips on stripping grips, pummeling, and framing.
• Revisit a refined version of the Grilled Chicken position, a position Priit is known for, and systematically shut down faster/more athletic practitioners!
• Discover unique early prevention methods of defeating leg lock attacks from open guard scenarios!

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So, What Exactly Do You Get?

PART 1

INTRO

SHORT INTRO

TOP LEG POSITIONING

IMPORTANCE OF THE FOOT ANGLE

USING THE TOP ARM

BOTTOM LEG AS A JAB

TOP LEG JAB

BOTTOM ARM, STAYING ON THE ELBOW

PART 2

THE SECTOR, WHERE TO KEEP YOUR OPPONENT

KEEPING THE SECTOR

EXTRA DETAILS

STRUCTURE AGAINST TOREANDO STYLE PASS

STRUCTURE AGAINST TOREANDO STYLE PASS TO THE BACK SIDE

STRUCTURE AGAINST TOREANDO STYLE PASS TO THE FRONT SIDE

DEALING WITH PEOPLE GRABBING YOUR HEAD

DEALING WITH PEOPLE LIFTING THE BOTTOM LEG

PART 3

STRUCTURE AGAINST LEG DRAG PASS

LEG DRAG DEFENSE BY SWITCHING SIDE

SIDE SWITCHING IN MORE DETAIL

HALF INVERT

FULL INVERT

DEALING WITH PEOPLE PASSING TO NORTH SOUTH GRABBING THE HEAD

INVERT AGAINST HEAD GRAB AND SMASH

STRUCTURE AGAINST THE KNEE SLIDE

DEEPER LOOK AT THE KNEE SLIDE PASS

BONUS MATERIAL AGAINST THE KNEE SLIDE

STRUCTURE AGAINST THE Z GUARD

BONUS MATERIAL AGAINST Z GUARD

STRUCTURE AGAINST THE OVER UNDER PASS

PART 4

STRUCTURE AGAINST UNDER THE LEGS PASSES

DEEPER LOOK AT THE UNDER LEG ON SHOULDER PASS

THE HIPPOPLATA

REACTION TO LATE STAGE LEG ON SHOULDER STACK PASS

TURNING IN IDEAS AGAINST THE LEG ON SHOULDER PASS

STRUCTURE AGAINST DOUBLE UNDER PASS

PART 5

FIRST LOOK AT THE NORTH SOUTH SECTION

HANDS IN THE NORTH SOUTH

GETTING BACK TO SIDEWAYS OPEN GUARD FROM NORTH SOUTH

ADDRESSING STACKING FROM NORTH SOUTH

MORE OPTIONS AGAINST STACKING IN NORTH SOUTH

DEALING WITH PEOPLE PULLING YOUR LEGS DOWN FROM NORTH SOUTH

HOW TO PULL GUARD FROM THE STACK IN THE NORTH SOUTH

DETAIL ABOUT THE KNEE ANGLE IN THE NORTH SOUTH

GRIPPING/POSTING ON THE LEGS FROM THE NORTH SOUTH

DEALING WITH PEOPLE TRYING TO GET TO NORTH SOUTH, EARLY REACTIONS

PUMMELLING THE LEGS IN WHEN PEOPLE GO TO NORTH SOUTH

PUMMELLING TOP OR BOTTOM LEG FIRST

PART 6

GETTING BACK TO SIDEWAYS OPEN GUARD WITHOUT GRIPS

PUMMELLING LEGS IN THE NORTH SOUTH

MORE ABOUT PUMMELLING IN THE NORTH SOUTH

DEALING WITH THE KNEE COMING FROM NORTH SOUTH

BONUS IDEAS FROM NORTH SOUTH, LACHLAN'S FRAMING AND PUMMELLING

SIDEWAYS OPEN GUARD VS OUTSIDE STOMP

SIDEWAYS OPEN GAURD VS INSIDE STOMP

DEALING WITH HIGH STEP PASSING

INTRO TO GRILLED CHICKEN

PUMMELLING LEGS IN GRILLED CHICKEN

DEALING WITH PEOPLE PUSHING DOWN ON YOUR LEGS

DEAELING WITH PEOPLE LIFTING YOUR LEGS

DEALING WITH THE SIDEWAYS PUSH

KEEPING DISTANCE AND MOVING ON ELBOWS IN GRILLED CHICKEN

PART 7

OUTSIDE PUMMELLING FROM GRILLED CHICKEN

INSIDE PUMMELLING FROM GRILLED CHICKEN

PUMMELLING IN SIDEWAYS OPEN GUARD

INVERTING AND SITTING UP FROM GRILLED CHICKEN

DEALING WITH THE LEG DRAG FROM GRILLED CHICKEN

DEALING WITH THE KNEE SLIDE FROM GRILLED CHICKEN

DEALING WITH THE DOUBLE UNDER PASS FROM GRILLED CHICKEN

SIDEWAYS CRUNCH IN DIFFERENT GUARDS

PART 8

REVERSE DLR SPIN TO LEGS WITH HEAD UP STRUCTURE

HEAD UP STRUCTURE IN K GUARD

HEAD UP STRUCTURE IN BERIMBOLO

LEG LOCKS VS THE SIDEWAYS OPEN GUARD

IMPORTANCE OF PLAYING ON THE ELBOW

MORE DETAILS ON USING THE TOP LEG IN SIDEWAYS OPEN GUARD

FAST SIDE SWITCH

DOUBLE ATTACK THREAT FROM LEG DRAG

SIDEWAYS OPEN GUARD IDEAS AGAINST HEADQUARTERS

DRILL RON 1

DRILL TOM 1

DRILL RON 2

DRILL TOM 2

OUTRO

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