Lapel Guard Prevention When Opponent Inverts to Reach for Leg to Side Control (Advanced)

Professor Lucas Lepri teaches another prevention to the lapel guard. Lucas is standing and the opponent starts to pull on the lapel under the leg and switches the grips. Lucas immediately steps back and blocks the opponent’s hips with his hand. The opponent now tries to reach for Lucas’ leg by going inverted. Lucas uses his other hand to block the back side of the opponent’s far side leg. The grip that was on the hip is now moved to the cross collar. Lucas now passes to the side and gets to the side control position.