You can love training and competing in the Gi or hate it, but the fact stands: with it, you have much more possibilities for controlling your opponent than without it! The grip options, with seemingly innumerable positional variations that you can create by using them, give way to a number of attacking opportunities.
The Lasso Guard is one of the most versatile guards in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Particularly when it comes to sweeps and transitioning to more advantageous positions.
And, well, no position is as advantageous as taking someone’s back. Here’s how to do that from the Lasso Guard, as demonstrated by Marcos Tinoco:
Marcos Tinoco is a Marcelo Garcia Black Belt and a Multiple Time Worlds Medalist at the Adult Black Belt IBJJF level.
- Marcos is here to simplify the lasso guard – frustrate and destroy all of your competition, and simplify and slow down the game by utilizing the Lasso Guard system Marcos uses against the best!
Sloth Jiu-Jitsu: you can be slow and unathletic and still kick butt in Jiu-Jitsu.
