Grips and Distance

Mikey Musumeci's collar-sleeve fundamentals: grips, foot placement, and the triangle/omoplata reactions that make it a first open guard.

Jon Thomas's answer to strong stallers from collar-sleeve: back up and pull the collar to force movement, then take the omoplata, triangle or loop choke depending on how they react, with follow-ups when they stand.

Jon Thomas in five minutes on why collar-sleeve controls posture and distance, and how to start playing it from a pull.

Three examples of letting a collar or sleeve grip go before it gets broken and immediately trading it for the next grip, so you keep control and protect your fingers.

Jean Jacques Machado on the collar-and-sleeve connections that keep giving sweeps after the first attack is blocked.

Why collar-sleeve is the hub of gi open guard: the grips and foot placement, the triangle and omoplata that fall out of it (with Meregali competition footage), the basic sweeps and how to pull straight into it. Chaptered.

Why collar-sleeve is a practical first gi open guard for beginners who need a triangle and a sweep without a huge repertoire.

Quick clip on which collar to hold when playing collar-and-sleeve guards and why.