Defense from open guard - Leg Lock submission
If You Open Your Guard, You’ll Play Open Guard. If Your Opponent Opens Your Guard, He Is Likely To Pass
Invoice headIt seems everyone won't stop talking about the leg lock game. It's almost like a whole unexplored (yet explored for years in sambo and other arts) are of grappling has been discovered.
Some Brazilian Jiu Jitsu purists who shun touching another man's feet say that the leg lock game is almost too easy, that it takes away from what jiu jitsu is... which confuses us because we thought the whole point was to submit!
But, there are some modern grapplers, Amit Hakim being one that comes to mind, are using the leg lock game to also pass the guard quite effectively.
Here are 3 examples of how to use leg locks to pass your opponent's guard.