Collar Sleeve Guard

Collar sleeve guard controls posture with a collar grip and an arm with the sleeve grip, while the feet manage distance from the hip and bicep. It is a great first open guard in the gi because every reaction feeds a triangle, omoplata or sweep.

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Also called collar and sleeve, collar-sleeve guard, cross collar and sleeve, collar sleeve open guard.

The bottom player grips the standing opponent's collar and sleeve with feet on the biceps.

Collar Sleeve Bottom

You have collar and sleeve grips. Control posture, isolate the arm and attack.

Grips and Distance Combining the collar grip, the sleeve grip and the feet so the opponent can neither posture nor pass. 8
Submissions Triangle, omoplata and armbar attacks off the isolated arm. 7
Sweeps Tripod, sickle and sit-up sweeps against a standing or kneeling opponent. 5

Collar Sleeve Top

The opponent has your collar and sleeve. Break the grips, clear the feet and pass.

Grip Breaking Breaking the collar grip first, keeping the elbow in and clearing the foot on the bicep. 2
Passes Toreando, knee cut and leg pin passes once the grips are broken. 3

Related grips
The wider open guard family

Collar Sleeve Guard

Collar Sleeve Bottom

Collar Sleeve Top

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