Lasso Guard Solutions and Practice Designs (gi) by Jorge Valladares

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What Will You Learn?

Master the Lasso — Build a Game That Lasts.

Whether you're new to the lasso or looking to sharpen a core part of your gi game, Lasso Guard Solutions and Practice Designs by Jorge Valladares gives you the tools, principles, and positional clarity to make the lasso a reliable and dangerous part of your arsenal.

Rather than just showing techniques, Jorge focuses on helping you understand the “why” behind the lasso, giving you the confidence to apply it across levels and styles. You'll learn not only high-percentage entries, sweeps, and transitions, but also how to structure your training around concept-based drills and live practice design that accelerates retention and real-world performance.

✅ What You’ll Learn Inside:

• 🧠 Lasso Guard Concepts & Principles
  Build a deep understanding of structure, alignment, and leverage to make your lasso effective against any passer.

• 🔁 Structured Entries and Re-Entries
  Learn how to safely and consistently establish the lasso—even against aggressive or standing opponents.

• 💥 Dynamic Sweeps and Transitions
  Use your lasso to off-balance, sweep, and transition to dominant positions like mount, back, or leg entanglements.

• 🛡️ Retention and Counter Systems
  Stop guard passes before they happen with built-in defensive layers and recovery options that keep you safe and offensive.

• 🧩 Practice Designs to Accelerate Learning
  Go beyond rote drilling—implement positional sparring and constraint-led training that makes the lasso second nature.

🎯 Who Is This For?

• Gi practitioners at all levels looking to develop a reliable open guard

• Instructors wanting a conceptual framework to teach the lasso

• Competitors aiming to add structure and strategy to their bottom game

• Anyone tired of technique overload and ready to learn why the lasso works

Make your lasso impossible to ignore. Learn the underlying systems that power the position—and start playing guard with clarity and confidence.

What Exactly Do You Get?

Part 1

• Intro
• 7 Main Options
• Practice Design
• How To Get To Lasso
• Getting To Lasso - Already Connected
• Maintaining The Lasso
• Maintaining The Lasso 2
• Maintaining The Lasso 3
• Maintaining The Lasso 4
• Getting To Submissions
• Upper Body
• Lower Body
• Back Takes
• Standing
• Sweeping
• Retainment

Part 2

• Specific Instruction
• How To Get To Lasso
• Option 2
• Getting To Lasso - Already Connected
• Closed Guard Opponent Stands
• Getting To Lasso From Open Guards
• Maintaining The Lasso Forward And Backward
• Maintaining When Opponent Is Passing Your Legs
• When To Abandon

Part 3

• Sweeping - Vs Standing Pant Grip
• Vs Standing Pant Grip 2
• Vs Standing Pant Grip 3
• Vs Standing Pant Grip 4
• Vs Standing Pant Grip 5
• Vs Standing Pant Grip 6
• Vs Standing Pant Grip 7
• Vs Near Leg
• Vs Near Leg 2
• Vs Near Leg 3
• Sleeve Grip
• Sleeve Grip 2
• Sleeve Grip 3
• Sleeve Grip 4
• Collar Grip
  

Part 4

• Submissions - Chokes - Triangle Choke
• Loop Choke
• Upper Body Breaks
• Straight Armlocks
• Omoplata
• Omoplata 2
• Lower Body Breaks - Straight Ankle
• Straight Ankle 2
• Ankle Lock 3
• Near Leg Ankle Lock
• IBJJF Legal Version

Part 5

• Back Taking - Chest To Back Connection
• Chest To Back Connection 2
• Chest To Back Connection 3
• Standing Up
• Vs Opponent On The Knees
• Vs Opponent On The Knees 2
• Vs Opponent On The Knees 3
• Vs Opponent On The Knees 4
• Vs Opponent On The Knees 5
• Vs Opponent On The Knees 6
• Vs Opponent On The Knees 7
• Vs Opponent On The Knees 8
• Combat Base
• Combat Base 2
• When Lasso Isn't Working

Part 6

• Creating Fatigue - Fatigue And Frustration
• Fatigue And Frustration 2
• My Go-To And Favorites
• Best Starting Options For Beginners
• Pros And Cons Of Lasso Variations

Part 7

• How To Disrupt Lasso
• How To Disrupt Lasso 2
• How To Disrupt Lasso 3
• How To Disrupt Lasso 4
• How To Disrupt Lasso 5
• How To Disrupt Lasso 6
• How To Disrupt Lasso 7

Part 8

• Inverted Options
• Lasso With Sleeve Grip
• Vs Taller Opponents
• Late Stage Options
• Practice Designs
• Best Option For A Stalling Opponent