Master the Diamond Guard: Roger Gracie's High Guard System

Elevate your closed guard game by positioning your legs high on your opponent's shoulders, creating the aggressive posture control and submission opportunities I've used to dominate at the highest levels of BJJ competition.

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High Guard Details

The high guard positions both legs elevated over the opponent's shoulders in a diamond formation, creating aggressive posture control and submission opportunities that I've used to dominate opponents at the world championship level.

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Where do legs go?

Technique Connections for High Guard

Understanding how techniques connect is crucial for effective BJJ. See how this position relates to other moves in your arsenal.

Understanding Connections

Technique connections show how different moves link together in BJJ. Understanding these pathways helps you navigate fights more effectively.

Ways to Enter:

How you can arrive at this position from other techniques.

Ways to Exit:

How you can transition out of this position to other techniques.

Common Triggers:

The most frequent situations that enable these techniques.

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Ways to Exit
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Common Triggers

Most Common Triggers

Opponent cross posts on the mat
1 connection

Position Statistics for High Guard

Understand the distribution of techniques available in this position. These statistics help you see what options are most common and what areas might need more development.

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Sweeps
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Total Techniques

What We Measure

Our database categorizes techniques by their primary function to help you understand what options are available in each position.

Submissions: Finishing moves
Escapes: Defensive techniques
Transitions: Movement between positions
Sweeps: Reversals to top position

What you can do from High Guard

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