Lasso Guard

Also known as: Spider-Lasso · Leg Lasso · Lasso Hook

A spider-guard variation where one leg threads outside and around the opponent’s arm, shin behind their armpit, with a matching sleeve grip. The lasso is one of the hardest guards in the gi to pass because the trapped arm can neither post nor pass — and it converts directly to omoplatas and sweeps.

Gi only · Category: Guards

What can you do from Lasso Guard?

Lasso player (positional score +1/10)

Sweeps

• Lasso Sweep — With the lasso threaded deep around one arm, their posture is on a leash: scissor the free leg or elevate underneath and roll them over the trapped shoulder.

Top player

This side of the position is about defending and rebuilding — see the escapes and transitions from the other role.

Where you can go from here

• Open Guard

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