1-800-BJJ-HELP #176 Studying Lucas Kanard's Supine Guard
Mar 16, 2026
They break down Lucas Kanard’s supine guard details, including foot-in-armpit retention and asymmetric leg strategies. They analyze how he baited leg-drags and converted contact into connection. They compare stack, over-under, and trap-leg passing choices and show when to use one-high-one-low leg setups. They explore reverse K guard entries, lasso grips, and tricep connection tactics.
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Choose Pass Based On Foot Height And Chain Options
- Recognize passer options by foot height: low feet near knees favors outside passes, wide low feet favor inside/split passes, feet above knees invite under-the-legs (double-under) passes.
- Chain your passing by threatening one route to force posture changes, then switch to the next pass.
Tuck Foot Into Armpit To Stop Stacking
- When high-legging to counter an outside pass, get your free foot into the passer's armpit or quickly tuck it under your knee to deny the stack and stay connected.
- Use that armpit capture as a retention point rather than just defending the foot line.
Use Leg Drag Entry As A Connection Bait
- Lucas uses the passer's desire to leg drag as bait by letting the passer insert a foot into his armpit and then immediately making connection off that entry.
- Instead of turning to face the passer and high-legging over, Lucas keeps hips oriented away and shoots hips out to grab a scoop or K-guard connection.