Worm Guard

Also known as: Lapel Guard · Worm · Galaxy Guard (family)

The bottom player feeds the opponent’s own lapel under their lead leg and locks it off, tying their posture to their own leg. Invented by Keenan Cornelius, it immobilizes the top player in a way nothing else in the gi does — passing becomes nearly impossible until the lapel is freed.

Gi only · Category: Guards

What can you do from Worm Guard?

Worm guard player (positional score +2/10)

Sweeps

• Worm Guard Sweep — With their lapel wrapped under your leg, their posture is chained to your hips: off-balance them over the wrapped side and stand up while the lapel holds them down for you.

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

How you get here

• Worm Guard Entry from Closed Guard

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