After a brutal conditioning workout, Andy Grahn taught us this sequence of guard attacks. This sequence is unique in that it doesn’t require collar or sleeve control. These moves work just as well with no-gi. I had a lot of trouble with the Kimura and the Guillotine because I have short legs and sometimes I was barely able to touch my heels around my opponent’s body.

Sit up sweep
This works best if your opponent is posturing up. Remember to attack opp’s base with your leg.

1. Sit up
2. Get an overhook across your opponent’s body
3. Drive your hips up into his torso while rotating your body
4. On the same side as the overhook, attack your opponent’s base with your leg

Kimura with a belt-line hook
If you can’t get the sweep shown above, you can try for a Kimura because you have isolated your opponent’s arm. Your opponent will try to counter with a forward roll so it’s very important to lay your leg across his belt-line.

1. Scoot your hips off to your opponent’s side
2. Lay your leg across opponent’s beltline and close your guard if you can
3. Lock in the kimura and lean into it to make it more painful

Guillotine
Sometimes you can’t isolate the arm and set in the Kimura. If this happens you can scoot backwards and attack your opponent’s head with a guillotine. If you can’t get the neck, then you can try a collar choke. If you open guard, your opponent will counter by stepping across your body, so try to keep your guard closed.