Jonathan Thomas: Double Sleeve Guard
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Double Sleeve Guard
By Jonathan Thomas
Double Sleeve Guard uses two sleeve grips across several open-guard configurations. Jonathan Thomas covers establishing control, De La Riva sweeps, triangles, and maintaining lasso/spider against attempts to clear it. Later material develops Spider-X and attacks against standing, one-knee-up and kneeling opponents.
Is this for you?
- You want a gi open guard built around sleeve control, lasso and spider variations.
Also consider
Adam Wardzinski: Single Leg X in the Gi — Choose Wardzinski for gi single-leg-X entries and sweeps, including sleeve and lapel variations.
Coverage and limits
- Double-sleeve setups and control, De La Riva sweeps and triangle entries.
- Lasso/spider defenses, Spider-X sweeps and attacks against changing opponent postures.
Limits
- Sleeve grips are central throughout; this course is for gi grappling.
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Double Sleeve Guard by Jonathan Thomas — official listing; checked 2026-09-19. Verified basic control, De La Riva, lasso/spider defenses, Spider-X and opponent-posture sections. Listing inspected; course video content not reviewed. On 2026-09-19 UTC, verified the introductory player in the product banner and the course cover image. Muted inline autoplay was verified on https://bjjgraph.org by observing advancing video time. The introduction content was not reviewed.
Single Leg X Reimagined by Adam Wardzinski — official listing; checked 2026-09-16. Verified gi focus, entry families, sleeve/lapel sweep sections, stand-up and counter material. Listing inspected; course video content not reviewed.