Adult Jiu Jitsu in Miramar Beach | Seated Guard: Wrestle Up, Sweep, or Take the Back

From a seated guard you have three good options: wrestle up, sweep, or take the back. In this adult class at Coastal Jiu Jitsu in Miramar Beach, we work all three and practice staying aggressive so your partner never gets a chance to relax.

If you're new and worried about keeping up, this class welcomes visitors and lower belts and shows how each round builds on the last.

Inside this class

We welcome a couple of visitors, then start with the most efficient way to the back from seated. The difference from wrestling is that you have easier access to the angles. Be very aggressive from seated: if your partner gets time to relax, they're forming a plan against you.

We drill with a little more resistance, switch roles, then work off-balancing with a kick when the partner is heavy on the foot, and elbows turning in to get the leg over the shoulder. In rounds, the bottom person tries to wrestle up, sweep or take the back, and the top person doesn't accept any of it. The coach finishes with snapping down and carrying the head like a football.

Video timestamps

00:12 Welcoming visitors
02:58 Most efficient way to the back
05:59 Stay aggressive from seated
09:04 Lower belts and working technique to technique
11:25 Switching hands
14:50 A little more resistance, then switch
24:03 Off-balancing: kick the leg out
26:57 Both elbows turning in
30:05 Rounds: wrestle up, sweep, or back take
40:12 Don't accept: wrestle up
51:11 Snap down: carry the head like a football

Key technical concepts

Three options from seated. You can wrestle up, sweep, or take the back.

Stay aggressive. If your partner gets time to relax, they start forming a plan against you.

Don't accept the position. The person on top works just as hard to stay there.

Why this work matters

Visitors and newer students train right alongside experienced members, and each round builds on the last. Students learn to make a plan, notice what isn't working, and try another option, and the more experienced partner sets the pace so people at every level can train hard and keep coming back.

New to Jiu Jitsu?

You don't need any wrestling or Jiu Jitsu background to start. Beginners learn the basics first, drill at a controlled pace, and build up to live training with coaching along the way. Questions are always welcome, and partners look after each other so everyone can keep training.

Train with us

Coastal Jiu Jitsu is located in Miramar Beach, Florida, serving adults from Destin, Sandestin, Santa Rosa Beach, 30A, Freeport, Inlet Beach, and surrounding Northwest Florida communities. Drop-ins are welcome in any class, whether you live here or are visiting the area.

Looking for a challenge, a skill to work on, and good people to train with? Contact us with your questions or book your first class.

Website: https://www.coastaljiujitsu.us
Phone: 850-866-2861
Address: 10859 Emerald Coast Pkwy W Unit 403, Miramar Beach, FL 32550
Book a class: https://book.squareup.com/appointments/uuwnvg15zeylf9/location/LB8NT9SDM4ESA/services

Which do you like most from the bottom: wrestling up, sweeping or taking the back?