Octopus Guard

A bottom position where the practitioner sits up beside the opponent from half guard or under side control and reaches an arm around their back. From this angle, it leads to sweeps, back takes, and front headlock attacks.

Where Octopus Guard connects

Comes from

Arm Drag

Octopus Guard

Leads to

Back Take
Back Take

Champions who use it

  • 1
    Adam Wardziล„skiPoland ยท 4 match clips
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  • 2
    Roosevelt SousaBrazil ยท 2 match clips
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Technique videos

The Perfect Way to Connect Octopus Guard with Butterfly Guard with Adam Wardzinski

The Perfect Way to Connect Octopus Guard with Butterfly Guard with Adam Wardzinski

Bernardo Faria BJJ Fanatics

The Octopus Guard of Jiu-Jitsu | Great Options from a Versatile Guard

The Octopus Guard of Jiu-Jitsu | Great Options from a Versatile Guard

Knight Jiu-Jitsu

Free Craig Jones Technique: The Reach Around AKA Octopus Guard

Free Craig Jones Technique: The Reach Around AKA Octopus Guard

The B-Team

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How to pass it

Countering the Octopus Guard with Gordon Ryan

Countering the Octopus Guard with Gordon Ryan

Gordon Ryan

Countering the Octopus Guard - Part 2 (with Gordon Ryan)

Countering the Octopus Guard - Part 2 (with Gordon Ryan)

Gordon Ryan

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Sequences with this technique

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Related techniques

Closed Guard
Closed Guard
Sit Up Guard
Sit Up Guard
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