Nicholas Meregali Spider Single Leg X-Guard Sweep

Breakdown of how Nicholas Meregali transitioned from Knee Shield Half Guard to a hybrid Spider Single Leg X-Guard Sweep, at the 2022 IBJJF Brazilian Nationals (Brasileiro de Jiu Jitsu).
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[@bengordon1929]

crazy how many moving parts are happening simultaneously. excellent breakdown

[@831digital]

I see that illegal grip meregali 👀

[@MMALeech]

He was quick with it :)

[@lingolango6782]

The age old rule "as long as the ref doesn't see, it's all legal" ;)

[@LIONTAMER3D]

this is what you're SUPPOSED to do with spider LOL: half spider + half whatever (dlr, rdlr, butterfly, leg post, etc.)

[@MMALeech]

Tell that to Michael "King of Spider" Langhi

[@LIONTAMER3D]

@@MMALeech that's spider guard 1.0 lol

[@MMALeech]

@@LIONTAMER3D 1.0 is still highly effective and widely used, here's Meregali using 1.0 ua-cam.com/video/0hGeSjI8nrA/v-deo.html
Hybrid 2.0 is great of course, and it works best in conjunction with the foundational 1.0.

[@prasantadebnath1827]

😅😅😅right answer 👍