Nothing good happens if you let your opponent control your pant legs in jiu-jitsu. Once he has those grips he can start his guard passing sequences with torreando passes, leg drags, stack passes and more.
Here’s how to use the cross lapel grip to shut that nonsense down before it begins!
There’s a cheat code that allows most people to jump up a full belt level almost overnight. You don’t have to become bigger, faster or stronger, you don’t have to learn how to contort yourself into a pretzel, and it applies to both gi and no gi.
So what is it? Easy: improve your gripfighting!
If your opponent can’t get a good grip on you then it’s almost impossible for him to pass your guard.
And if you control the grips then the ball is in your court and you can attack at will.
There’s just no other skill that gives you as much bang for your buck in jiu-jitsu as gripfighting. This is something that everyone does at the elite level, but the skill itself is rarely taught in jiu-jitsu class!
The video at the top of this page is a great example of the power of gripfighting.
If you let your opponent control your legs with his grips and don’t do anything about it then you’re going to have your guard passed for sure.
But if you know the correct way to countergrip, then you simultaneously neutralise his grips and have a good shot at dumping him on his face with the lapel drag.
Gripfighting is one of the cheat codes of BJJ!
Click here to find out more about the Gripfighting and Kuzushi Formula by Rob Biernacki and Stephan Kesting (that’s me!). It’s available in DVD, online streaming and/or mobile phone app formats.
