Craig Hutchison’s
The Closed Guard System
The position you already know, finally working under pressure.
One time purchase. No subscription.
The approach
A connected system, not a pile of techniques.
You get a core set of high percentage techniques and, more importantly, how they relate to each other. Each move sets up the next, so your closed guard works as one connected game.
Scattered moves become one connected system.
It’s why most people give up on closed guard. They collect moves but never learn how to use them, so the guard opens, the attacks stall, and they move on.
How it all connects
Their reaction is your instruction.
You are never guessing. From any position, the way your opponent reacts tells you which option is open. Stop one, and they’ve opened another. Their dilemma is your set of options.
Whatever they defend, you already have the answer.
The same logic runs through the whole system. Core techniques, positions, and submissions all open up based on what the opponent gives you.
Why it keeps working
Understand it, then train it live.
Understand the links
You see how every technique connects, so it’s knowledge you own, not steps you memorized.
Train it live
Each lesson shows how to drill the skill against real resistance, so you can hit it in rolling and competition.
Once you understand the system and train it against resistance, you keep getting better on your own.
What you get
A complete, connected game.
Foundations & 3 Core Techniques
The grips, frames, and three techniques it all runs on.
Intermediate Positions
Controlling positions that make your guard harder to handle.
Submissions
Finishes that come from your positional threats.
The Standing Opponent
Answers for when they stand to break your guard.
Entries
How to get to closed guard when they won’t give it.
You also get the map
The whole system, on one map.
Every technique lives on one interactive map, so you always see where you are and where you can go next.
Not just videos
Train with Craig.
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Craig answers questions right in the lessons as you work through the system. Stuck on a detail? Ask.
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All five chapters, forty lessons. One time purchase, no subscription.
Give it the time it deserves, and closed guard becomes one of the most dangerous parts of your game.