Underhook from Single-Leg X Guard

Underhook from Single-Leg X Guard is a passing sequence that clears the legs built around a handful of repeatable controls. Top player has an underhook on the trapped leg while standing in one-leg-X. Another common starting shape: top player has shot an underhook from single-leg X, dropped the inside knee and established chest-to-chest, but the bottom player still holds the far pant grip. It is worth attempting once comfortable with: Underhook knee slice when the cross pant grip cannot be broken. The ideas that hold it together are walk back during the sprawl to flatten the hips, lifting the shoulder weakens the grip arm, and read knee position to choose between knee slice and leg weave.

The underhook chain is a sequence of small controls, not one athletic burst. Underhook the trapped leg to lift it lightly. Step the free leg around or back depending on the partner's hook position. Drive chest forward to land flat on the partner's hips. Underhook the trapped leg with the inside arm. Weave the free leg under the trapped leg, blocking the bottom player's hip movement. Settle chest weight forward to consolidate the leg-weave control. Lift the bottom player's far shoulder off the mat to weaken the grip arm. Pummel the same-side foot over to break the cross pant grip while sprawling the leg. Top player has used coordinated leg movement to clear the trapped leg and arrive at a top-side position.

Later in the underhook, walk with the hip escape to keep the leg weave intact tend to decide whether the position stays on track. Watch for these mistakes: Sprawling without walking back, letting the bottom player off-balance the top player toward the far shoulder. Letting the bottom player keep the heel close to the butt, which keeps butterfly elevation power. Letting the bottom player hip escape and bring the near knee back to chest, recovering the guard. Trying to chest-to-chest when the knee position makes it impossible. The high-percentage version of underhook from single-leg x guard is the one you can still chain when the bottom player recovers a hook.