### Lasso Guard The **Lasso Guard** is a versatile and dynamic guard position used predominantly in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to control an opponent and set up sweeps or submissions. It is most commonly used from the open guard, where practitioners can use their legs to manipulate and off-balance their opponents. #### Japanese Name N/A #### Position - **Open Guard** #### Step-by-Step Instructions 1. **Establish Initial Open Guard Control** - Begin from the open guard position with both your feet on your opponent's hips or thighs. - Grasp your opponent's opposite sleeve with a firm grip (e.g., your right hand grips their left sleeve). 2. **Create Space** - Use your other hand to check or control your opponent's knee or shin, maintaining distance and preventing them from closing the space. 3. **Bring the Opponent Down** - Pull your opponent with the sleeve grip, allowing your arm to extend, making them lean slightly towards you. - At the same time, use your legs to push your opponent's hips back, disrupting their base and balance. 4. **Insert the Lasso Hook** - With the unoccupied leg (the leg not controlling their knee/shin), swing it up and over the opponent's arm that you're gripping. - "Lasso" their arm by hooking your leg around it deeply, making sure your foot ends up past their armpit and your shin is pressed across their back. 5. **Secure Position** - Wrap your lassoing foot around their back, curling your toes inward or, depending on flexibility, hooking their far side waist or ribs. - Keep a tight grip on the opponent's sleeve and adjust your body angle slightly sideways for optimal leverage. 6. **Control the Opponent** - With the lasso secured, use your free leg to control and manipulate the opponent further by alternating between pushing and pulling either their hips or thigh. 7. **Attacks from Lasso Guard** - With the opponent immobilized, options open for attacking: - **Sweeps**: Several sweep opportunities arise by shifting your body weight strategically and using your free leg to break their posture. - **Submissions**: Arm drags to back takes or transition into different submissions such as triangles and omoplatas. 8. **Advanced Variations** - Explore different entries, adaptations, and transitions into modern competitive BJJ scenarios, such as spider-guard combinations or de la Riva guard transitions for intricate attack sequences. ### Tips - Ensure your lasso hook leg remains active: tension is crucial to maintain control and unpredictability. - Use hip movement to adjust angles and prepare for later offensive maneuvers.