No-gi Intermediate
Lachlan Giles on entering K-guard from guard retention, so a failed pass becomes a K-guard instead of a scramble.
Entries
Entries
Reaching K-guard from RDLR, butterfly, shin-to-shin and against a standing opponent.
K-Guard Bottom · K-Guard
Techniques in this topic
Resources
5 resources
YouTube videos
No-gi Advanced
Lachlan Giles on the K-guard position itself: feet outside against a kneeling opponent, knee to the stomach, feeding the leg across to '70/30' and getting up to the back or a single leg.
No-gi Intermediate
Giles on why K-guard is the best leg-entanglement entry: inside versus outside position on the trapped leg.
No-gi Intermediate
How Giles' K-guard has evolved since 2019, including the shallower entries used at the highest level.
No-gi Beginner
A K-guard drill for body positioning, useful as a first introduction before the inversion into the saddle.