In this episode, we talk about the grip battle in open guard. We talk about getting the initial grips as the bottom player, the concept of creating multiple problems, getting set up, and funneling your opponent into your game. Jake shares concepts from Mikey Musumeci's Open Guard course, De La Riva, Reverse De La Riva, X-Guard, directions for off-balancing, and more. Hope you enjoy!

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