I’ve been having trouble against faster people who immediately run around at a 45-degree angle. I feel like I’m too slow to scoot and square back up, so I end up having to defend from side control.
Right now, if they’re directly in front of me, my main answer is usually diving for a leg. I feel like I should have more options, though. What do you guys use to keep someone in front of you or establish grips before they can get around your guard?
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Are they going around you directly to a pass?
If someone is faster or more athletic than me, I'll try to stay balled up until I can make a connection. After you make a connection, I think it's easier to wrestle up or play your guard.
@Jason_Scully course on modern guard retention is a fantastic place to start.
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Elbow knee connection is super important and if it's consistent means that even if they're at your side they've not properly established side control.
But also connections are you friend against faster people. Any guard I play I try to maintain three points of connection and then they have to strip them to start the pass, by which time I've started to replace them with different connections.