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Spider Guard

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You're on bottom. A gi-specific open guard where you grip both sleeves and place your feet on the opponent's biceps.

A gi-specific open guard where you grip both sleeves and place your feet on the opponent's biceps. Spider guard creates a web of control that makes passing extremely difficult. It offers triangle setups, omoplata attacks, and sweep chains from distance.

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