Nobody likes having to escape from closed guard, but it’s an especially frustrating position to be in when your opponent is doing a good job of breaking down your posture.
In this video, Jason Scully of The Grapplers Guide demonstrates how to maintain posture and control while in the closed guard using a technique called “sticky hands.” It may be a funny name, but once you try this detail for yourself, you’ll see that it’s nothing to laugh at.