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Worm guard

An advanced Gi guard where you feed one of their lapels around their leg and hold it. The lapel ties up their leg so they struggle to pass or step away.

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Key steps

  1. Pull one of their lapels free so you have plenty of length to work with.
  2. Wrap the lapel around their lead leg and take the end in your hand.
  3. Hook that leg with your own leg while the lapel holds it in place.
  4. Pull on the lapel to break their base and set up sweeps or back takes.

Key details

  • A short lapel is hard to hold, so get as much length as you can before you wrap it.
  • Feeding the lapel takes time, so set it up while they're stalled, not while they're passing.