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Death of the closed guard?

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  • #2
    Shazbot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 813 ✭✭✭Shazbot


    I think to say it's dead is pointless.The article is focusing on finishing fights from the closed guard. A big difference than stating it's dead.

    While many fights don't finish from a submission that starts from a closed guard doesn't mean it's not an effective technique. As mentioned by Osipczak in the article, you have to open guard to perform a submission anyway. It can still be an effective position to work a sweep or catch a quick breather.

    With the mentality of the author i could state that the clinch is dead because not alot of fights finish from it. Of course there are always going to be exceptions.

    Then again, i was always going to be skeptical of the author when the title of the column is "The Greatest MMA Column"


  • #3
    DrPhilG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,460 ✭✭✭✭DrPhilG


    Shazbot wrote: »
    Then again, i was always going to be skeptical of the author when the title of the column is "The Greatest MMA Column"

    True, but I just used that particular article because they have quotes from a lot of fighters with their views on it. It's been discussed widely by many better authors etc but I picked that one to link to because of the fighter's views.


  • #4
    DeVore
    Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 32,387 Mod ✭✭✭✭DeVore


    Keeping your hands up rarely finishes fights either... :)

    DeV.


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