Low Hanging Fruit - The Closed Guard by Malachy Friedman
High-Percentage Closed Guard
Without Gambling Your Position
Most people lose closed guard because they
reach for submissions they shouldn’t.
☑ They chase triangles.
☑ They force armbars.
☑ They open their guard and give the pass away.
This instructional fixes that.
Low Hanging Fruit – The Closed Guard is built around low-risk,
high-percentage attacks 3that let you control, submit, and sweep
without sacrificing position. The focus is not on flashy techniques.
It’s on fundamentals that scale, work under pressure, and hold up
against better opponents.
This is closed guard done correctly.
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Instead ambling on high-risk submissions,
Malachy shows you how to:
☑ CONTROL POSTURE
☑ WIN GRIPS
☑ FORCE PREDICTABLE
REACTIONS
☑ CHAIN ATTACKS THAT
NEVER GIVE UP YOUR GUARD
You’ll learn how to dominate from closed guard using simple mechanics, with a heavy emphasis on cross chokes, sweeps, and connected systems that work gi and no-gi.
✦ No tricks.
✦ No unnecessary risk.
✦ Just results.
What’s Included
This instructional is broken into 4 structured parts, each built around systems, not isolated moves.
PART 1
Posture Control & Foundational Attacks
✦ Posture Control (Gi & No-Gi)
✦ Butt Sweep
✦ Cross Collar Choke
✦ Sweded Back Take
✦ Swede to Overhook
✦ Overhook Punch Choke
✦ Overhook Straight Armbar
✦ Failed Armbar to Triangle
✦ System: Putting It All Together
Kimura Series:
✦ Kimura Sweep
✦ Kimura Knee Bump
✦ K-to-K
✦ Failed Kimura to Straight Armbar
✦ Straight Armbar to Rolling Armbar
✦ System: Putting It All Together
Bonus Included
PART 2
Scissor, Loop, and Lapel Systems
✦ Scissor Sweep
✦ Stop the Scissor Sweep
✦ Scissor Triangle
✦ Loop Choke
✦ System: Putting It All Together
Brabo & Lapel Attacks:
✦ Undo Lapel for Brabo Choke
✦ Brabo Choke: Cross Arm to Belly
✦ Brabo Choke to Armbar Position
✦ Over-Shoulder Armbar
✦ Lost Brabo to Lapel Arm Trap
✦ Lapel Flower Sweep
✦ Lapel Flower Sweep (Variation)
✦ System: Putting It All Together
PART 3
Flower & Omoplata Systems
Flower Series:
✦ Flower Sweep
✦ Flower Sweep Armbar
✦ Flower Lapel Armbar
✦ Flower Sweep to X-Guard
✦ System: Putting It All Together
Omoplata Series:
✦ Omoplata
✦ Omoplata Sweep
✦ Omoplata Triangle
✦ Omoplata Re-Roll
✦ System: Putting It All Together
PART 4
Armbar & Triangle Systems
Armbar System:
✦ Armbar
✦ Armbar Sweep to Armbar
✦ Armbar Spin-Under
✦ Rolling Armbar to Armbar/Back
✦ Armbar Re-Bite
✦ System: Putting It All Together
Triangle System:
✦ Push-Pull Triangle
✦ Pull Knees Overhook
✦ Overhook to Triangle Stomp
✦ Overhook to Triangle Sneaky Knee
✦ Triangle Shoulder Lock
✦ Triangle Defense: Counter Stomp
Additional Attacks:
✦ Limp Arm to Mir Lock
✦ Reverse Kimura Arm Drag
✦ Barataplata
✦ System: Putting It All Together
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KEY THEMES
Throughout The Course
Low-Risk, High-Reward Attacks
Guard Retention First, Submissions Second
Systems Over Isolated Moves
Grip Control & Posture Breaking
Techniques That Work Under Resistance
This is closed guard that doesn’t fall apart when someone fights back.
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WHO
This Instructional
IS FOR
Beginners who want a closed guard they can trust
Advanced grapplers who want to clean up bad habits
Anyone tired of losing guard chasing submissions
Practitioners who value control, efficiency, and longevity
No fancy moves.
No gambling.
No wasted motion.
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WHY Low Hanging Fruit Works
Because fundamentals never stop working.
IF YOU WANT:
Controls first
Attacks safely
Chains submissions together
Holds up against pressure
This instructional belongs in your library.
Simple.
Effective.
Reliable.
"Great Instructional. Thematically contained lessons."
JASON W.
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"Simple methods.
of attack followed by effective counters to your partners defense. Awesome!"
PAT D.
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"Remarkably good, step by step. Good closed guard systems; clear step by step instructions. I'd like more 'what to do if they do X', but that's just me being greedy."
AJ M.
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"Immediately applicable.
Great system immediately implemented for surprising subs. Exactly as Malachy promises, low risk high reward."
THOMAS T.
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"Low hanging fruit-The closed guard. Excellent video. Professor Friedman teaches you exactly what you need to be a threat in the closed guard."
JAMES M.
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"An excellent system. This is a great instructional for a particular reason. Friedman weaves the individual techniques into a series
of mini-systems you can plug
into your game. Very useful."
Michael S.
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"Good set.
Some good moves taught in succession, brabo chokes, armbars, sweeps and triangles. Gotta say I love the techniques and they are easy to understand and incorporate into your game."
MATTHEW C.
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"Awesome instructional.
Very detailed instructional on the basics many people forget.
I have been implementing core material of this instructional into my game and I have improved significantly
in my gi game."
Joel R.
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