Lasso Sweeps

Three lasso sweeps from Marcos Tinoco to build a guard that works standing and kneeling.

Lasso against a standing opponent: load them by pulling the knees to the chest before flipping them, fall back on the tripod when they retreat, and a blocking sweep when you cannot reach the far leg.

A fundamentals overview of the lasso guard: grip control, breaking posture, then the basic sweeps and submissions that follow. A good first stop before the specialist videos.

Basic spider guard sweeps against a kneeling and standing opponent, then the same sweep with a lasso for extra control, finishing in side control or a bicep slicer.

Principles of the spider-lasso guard (four-finger pocket grip, knees high, constant pull) and three sweeps including a butterfly hybrid when they step a leg up.

Greg Hamilton sets up the lasso from collar-sleeve and shows the sweep that fires as the opponent tries to pass around the lasso side, with grip details that protect your fingers.

When the opponent breaks a spider grip, switch to the leg lasso and hit a fundamental underhook-the-leg sweep to side control. Shown from three angles.