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https://howtheyplay.com/individual-sports/The-Logsplitter-Biceps-Guard-Opening
Opening the closed guard is probably one of the toughest areas of proficiency in all of jiu jitsu. It's incredibly difficult to be inside your opponent's guard -- not a great place to be -- but to have the onus on you to get their legs to open up so that you can advance your position. As a result, a closed guard player must simply remain patient, and wait for the right opportunity to attack. The guard opener, on the other hand, must necessarily risk a great deal in order to open up the guard. However, the "logsplitter" guard opening, involving biceps control, creates one sneaky way around this problem.
Opening the closed guard is probably one of the toughest areas of proficiency in all of jiu jitsu. It's incredibly difficult to be inside your opponent's guard -- not a great place to be -- but to have the onus on you to get their legs to open up so that you can advance your position. As a result, a closed guard player must simply remain patient, and wait for the right opportunity to attack. The guard opener, on the other hand, must necessarily risk a great deal in order to open up the guard. However, the "logsplitter" guard opening, involving biceps control, creates one sneaky way around this problem.
