Alias · Guard Passing
Standing posture break
Also known as Closed Guard Break — Standing — the canonical term used on this site.
Training background: sometimes refers to only the posture-up component
Descriptive — break built on maintaining standing posture
Standing posture break is a descriptive name for the standing closed guard break — emphasising the upright posture the passer must hold while opening the guard.
Etymology. “Posture” names the structural requirement that defines this break: staying tall and stacked over the base; “standing” and “break” attach the context and goal. The label foregrounds the posture component rather than the standing action alone.
Mechanics. The break depends on the passer keeping weight distributed over the support of the feet — sound base. From a posture the opponent cannot collapse, standing extends the closed guard until the ankles unlock, where a broken posture would instead be dragged back down.
Cross-reference. “Standing guard break” and “Log splitter” are sibling aliases. Full mechanical coverage on Closed Guard Break — Standing.