Getting to closed guard

[Freezing Winds**]

Starting in open guard is not giving them a favor. Once you are in someone's open guard there are way more things that you need to defend and be aware of.

right, and once again i will type this.

you get closed guard if you can. attack from there or set up the grips from there.

so you either work a sweep or submission from closed guard, or if he is gonna open your guard you open it when you are ready with your grips.

now how his giving them open guard if you can get closed guard not doing them a favor?

you can still switch to open guard when you are ready.