From Top
- Don’t allow your opponent to get head control
- Keep good posture – You should be able to look at the ceiling and the floor
- Don’t allow your hands to go to the mat
- Keep your hands on our opponent
- Work on standing passes to avoid the closed guard
- Never put 2 hands on one side
- Don’t allow them to cross their legs
- When your opponent puts their arm under your leg to angle, trap it and sit heavy to that side.
- When creating posture try to walk your hands down their body from the biceps to the chest then hips.
- Never overreach for their hands if they pull them away this is a setup for triangle and armbar
- Do Not Tripod up in Guard unless you are using a Colorado Pass Grip
- Be on your toes from top. Not the top of your foot.