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Collar sleeve guard
One hand on the collar, one on the sleeve, a foot on their bicep and the other on their hip or hooking a leg.
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Essentials
A gi guard where you grip their collar and their opposite sleeve while your feet go on their hip and bicep. It keeps them at bay and connects easily to triangles, sweeps and De La Riva.
Your goals
- Collar and opposite sleeve grips
- Foot on the bicep of the sleeve arm
- Pull them forward to sweep or triangle
What they want
- Strip your collar grip
- Kill your feet and pass
Key principles
- Grips decide everything
- Use the push-pull with feet and hands
Common mistakes
- Gripping without your feet connected
- Letting them posture tall
Techniques to learn
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Where it leads
- In courses
- Open guard set
If this happens…
- they lean back to break your gripsFollow with a sweep or switch to De La Riva
- they step forwardPull the sleeve and collar and kick them over
Advanced detailsTransitions, threats, reactions, troubleshooting and a sparring drill
1. Overview
One hand on the collar, one on the sleeve, a foot on their bicep and the other on their hip or hooking a leg.
Key controls
- Collar grip pulls them forward
- Foot on the same-side bicep
- Hook behind the knee or ankle
In this position
5 transitions · 2 sweeps · 2 submissions · 2 reactions · 2 troubleshooting fixes · 1 sparring exercise · 2 techniques
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