Lapel Guard Sweep with Jude Samuel

One of the UK’s first black belts, Jude Samuel, showcases a sweep from lapel guard — the ‘Legacy Sweep’. Jude received his black belt under Mauricio Gomes, who was one of the legendary Rolls Gracie’s students.

Lapel Guard Sweep

Jude Samuel, demonstrates a lapel guard sweep called — the ‘Legacy Sweep’. It is a variation with the lapel grip. The sweep is very simple and direct. It doesn’t take much to execute it effectively. Some key factors to keep in mind are:

The strong lapel grip in conjunction with the proper elbow positioning.
The second grip to the leg by the opposite are creating a two on one grip on your opponent’s leg.
Spreading your opponent’s stance to off balance him.
Swinging the leg to create the momentum for the sweep

For a more in-depth study of The Lapel Guard Series we recommend Keenan’s Lapel Guard Game

5 Attacks From Lapel Closed Guard

I’ve done a number lapel closed guard videos recently. And this time I thought I would cover 5 attacks. From this great position. The great thing about the lapel closed guard – is that it’s relatively easy to get…and when you have it. It’s very difficult for your training partner …