Lasso guard

One leg wraps around their arm, foot on their back or hip. Very hard to pass and great for slowing a pressure passer.

Open guardIntermediateGi only
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The Only 4 Lasso Guard Sweeps You Need

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Essentials

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A gi guard where your leg wraps around their arm from the outside and your foot hooks behind their shoulder while you hold that sleeve. It’s one of the hardest grips to break and slows passers down.

Your goals
  • Deep lasso with your foot behind their shoulder
  • Hold the same sleeve tight
  • Pair it with spider, De La Riva or a collar grip
What they want
  • Step around your lasso leg
  • Stack the lasso or break the sleeve grip
Key principles
  • Lasso controls posture and the arm at once
  • Use the second foot actively
Common mistakes
  • A shallow lasso around the forearm
  • Lassoing without a sleeve grip

Techniques to learn

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Sweeps
Lasso sweepSpider guard · IntermediateOmoplata sweepClosed guard · Intermediate
Submissions
Triangle (Sankaku Jime)Choke · FundamentalOmoplataShoulder lock · Intermediate

Where it leads

Moves from here
Spider guardSide control (Yoko Shiho Gatame)Closed guardSeated open guard
Escapes
Escape the omoplataEscape the triangle
In courses
Open guard set

If this happens…

  1. they try to circle to the lasso sideUse your other foot on their hip and swing under for the sweep
  2. they pull up hard to escapeElevate and sweep in the direction they pull
Advanced detailsTransitions, threats, reactions, troubleshooting and a sparring drill

1. Overview

One leg wraps around their arm, foot on their back or hip. Very hard to pass and great for slowing a pressure passer.

Key controls

  • Leg wrapped over the arm, foot deep
  • Same-side sleeve grip
  • Other foot on hip or bicep

In this position

4 transitions · 2 sweeps · 2 submissions · 2 reactions · 2 troubleshooting fixes · 1 sparring exercise · 2 techniques

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