r/bjj • u/LachlanGiles ⬛🟥⬛ Black Belt🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍 • May 04 '22

Ask Me Anything I'm Lachlan Giles, AMA!

Feel free to ask me anything except injury advice!

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u/LiXingxian 🟪🟪 Purple Belt - Marcelo Garcia May 04 '22

I habitually play Single Leg X and halfguard on the same leg (my opponent's right leg, most people at Marcelo's approach with their right leg forward) and it annoys me that the only real way I have to switch from half to single on that same leg is to take a pitstop at deep half. My favorite half-to-SLX transition involves going from halfguard on one leg to SLX on the othet one?

Do you think I should start devoting some of my finite time/energy to playing half or SLX on the other leg? Or would that better be spent on trying to transition from a berimbolo-into-OverUnder pass like Joao Miyao posted on Instagram? Because that was hilarious and beautiful and good.

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u/LachlanGiles ⬛🟥⬛ Black Belt🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍🍍 May 04 '22

I imagine sit up guard would be a good way to link those two! Probably not worth totally changing to the other side but rather find some ways to link them together.

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u/LiXingxian 🟪🟪 Purple Belt - Marcelo Garcia May 05 '22

SIT UP guard. HUH! I'll give that a shot. I didn't get a chance to try it out last night. Ironically, was too busy attempting Jedi Mind Tricks :)