
Ep. 1: Alignment
BJJ Mental Models
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The Phases of Guard in Judo
There are three phases of guard that go along with this. The engagement phase is where the hand battling goes on to get control of the wrist. You don't want to try to start defending guard when you're already passed, for example. This is like the last we're looking for last resort measures to maintain our guard. It's exactly the same thing with a judo. If they've grabbed you, you're in a bad position. I would actually say it almost always does, right? Like i does.
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