u/Independent-One-5161

What is the best guard to learn first?

Physical attributes from what I assume is more important to less 6 feet tall 230 lbs short to medium femurs medium arms long torso Bout 18% bf moderate flexibility (I can tough my toes to the mat in an inversion it’s just SUPER uncomfortable lol) extremely strong Can backflip and am quick for my size Former wrestler for 1 year but sucked low key

I’m thinking some kind of bottom half guard or seated guard but I’m having trouble connecting with my seated guard as I feel either I get flanked or when I make connections people get on top of me and start knee cutting after pushing me back to supine.

I will say my seated guard does work really well if I just full bore throw myself between their legs but that feels like I’m compensating for technique with speed

I’ve been doing bjj for about 3 months and really wanna start working on a game built for me body.

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u/Independent-One-5161 — 3 months ago