Tips for breaking a closed guard:

• Don’t use your elbows to dig and force; use your hips and gravity to shake the guard off easily
• Keep your hands posted on your opponent’s body at all times
• Make sure that your hands are posted in front of your head so that you can’t be pulled forward

Tips for passing an open guard:

• Don’t rely too heavily on leglocks; use them sparingly to surprise the opponent
• Keep pressure when passing guard
• You must pin your opponent’s hips before you can pass

Static drilling:

• Closed guard breaks
  • Standing shaking guard break
  • Kneeling shaking guard break
• Open guard passes
  • Leg on shoulder pass
  • Rear knee pass
• Open guard leglocks
  • Achilles lock

Dynamic drilling:

• One partner enters closed guard and attempts to pass; other partner defends with any sweep or submission
• Approximately 2 minute rounds
• Vary partners and positions

Targeted rolling:

• Roll with judo rules with respect to pins, i.e. an unbreakable pin of 25 seconds is the same as a tap