Lapel Guards
Lapel guards use the opponent's untucked gi lapel as a rope to tie up a leg or arm. Worm guard, squid guard and their relatives stall passers completely and set up sweeps, back takes and chokes. They only exist in the gi, so every resource here is gi-specific.
19 resources
Also called worm guard, lapel guard, squid guard, gubber guard, ringworm guard, lapel open guard.
Lapel Guard Bottom
You have their lapel wrapped around a leg. Stall, off-balance and sweep or take the back.
- Entries and Lapel Control Freeing and feeding the lapel from DLR, RDLR and seated guard to build worm, squid and gubber guards. 5
- Sweeps The worm guard sweep family and the tilts that use the lapel as a lever. 2
- Back Takes Lapel-assisted berimbolos and back takes when the opponent tries to step out. 4
- Submissions Lapel chokes, omoplatas and leg attacks using the trapped lapel. 4
Lapel Guard Top
Your own lapel is wrapped around your leg. Unwind it, kill the guard and pass.