Also known as: Drag Position · Stapled Leg Position
The passer has dragged the opponent’s leg across their own body and pins it against their hip, stapling the knees away. The bottom player’s hips face the wrong way — the passer is one beat from side control and the back is exposed. The engine of the Mendes brothers’ passing game.
Gi & No-gi · Category: Passing Positions
What can you do from Leg Drag Position?
Passer (positional score +6/10)
Back Takes
Back Take from Leg Drag — When they turn away from the leg drag to save the guard, take the gift: chase the exposed back with a seatbelt instead of fighting for the side control they are defending.
Transitions
Leg Drag Finish to Side Control — Cash in the leg drag: keep the dragged thigh stapled, step past the knee line, and settle chest-to-chest before their hips can turn back toward you.
Guard player
This side of the position is about defending and rebuilding — see the escapes and transitions from the other role.