Guard Recovery

Chewjitsu shows a simple hip movement that makes it easier to slide the knee back in and recover guard after creating space under side control.

Stephan Kesting on the first side control escape to learn: rebuilding knee-elbow connection, framing, bridging and recovering to butterfly guard, plus how to stop the top player running round to the back.

Absolute MMA fundamentals class on side control bottom: preventing the pin from settling in the first place, then the frames escape back to guard. Part one of a series.

Jean Jacques Machado on the small detail with the knee and hip that decides whether your shrimp actually gets you back to guard or just moves you sideways.

Keenan Cornelius shows a late-stage guard recovery for when the pass is almost complete and the top player is landing in side control.