Lapel Guards I Shamelessly Stole by Maksym Witkowski

Are you tired of getting steamrolled by opponents who are faster, stronger, or just flat-out better? Maksym Witkowski’s Lapel Guards I Shamelessly Stole is your secret weapon to flipping the script

• This no-nonsense instructional dives into highly effective — and criminally underutilized — lapel guard variations that can disrupt even the most dominant players.
  
• These aren't your typical lapel setups. Maksym has carefully curated a collection of sneaky, strategic, and battle-tested lapel guard systems that allow you to stall, sweep, frustrate, and ultimately neutralize athletic or high-pressure players — using their own momentum against them.
  
• Whether you’re a smaller grappler, a technician, or someone looking to equalize against elite-level opponents, this series gives you the tools to create chaos and opportunity from seemingly impossible positions.
  

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What Will You Learn?

Turn Their Strength Into Your Advantage – With The Most Underestimated Guard System in BJJ

Are you tired of getting steamrolled by opponents who are faster, stronger, or just flat-out better? Maksym Witkowski’s Lapel Guards I Shamelessly Stole is your secret weapon to flipping the script. This no-nonsense instructional dives into highly effective — and criminally underutilized — lapel guard variations that can disrupt even the most dominant players.

These aren't your typical lapel setups. Maksym has carefully curated a collection of sneaky, strategic, and battle-tested lapel guard systems that allow you to stall, sweep, frustrate, and ultimately neutralize athletic or high-pressure players — using their own momentum against them.

Whether you’re a smaller grappler, a technician, or someone looking to equalize against elite-level opponents, this series gives you the tools to create chaos and opportunity from seemingly impossible positions.

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🔑 What You’ll Learn:

• Shamelessly Effective Lapel Guards
  Discover the exact lapel guard systems Maksym has stolen, refined, and used against elite opponents — no fluff, just results.

• Equalize Against Superior Athletes
  Learn how to use friction, entanglement, and leverage to slow down and frustrate stronger, faster grapplers.

• Step-by-Step Entries & Transitions
  Seamless transitions into lapel guards from common positions like closed guard, half guard, and reverse De La Riva.

• Game-Changing Sweeps & Back Takes
  Turn defensive lapel play into aggressive offense with high-percentage sweeps and back takes they won’t see coming.

• Control and Kill the Pace
  Learn how to dictate the tempo of the match and turn explosive athletes into stuck targets.

• No Athleticism Required
  These techniques rely on strategy, timing, and structure — not speed or strength.

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📈 Who This Is For:

• Technicians looking to level the playing field against explosive athletes

• Smaller grapplers seeking real leverage-based solutions

• BJJ nerds who love unorthodox, underused, and frustratingly effective techniques

• Competitors and hobbyists tired of getting passed or overpowered

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Whether you’re a competitor looking for an edge or a coach wanting to add fresh tools to your students’ arsenals, Lapel Guards I Shamelessly Stole delivers what the name promises: a sharp, tested, and unfairly effective system you’ll wish you started using sooner.

What Exactly Do you Get?

Part 1

• Intro
• SLX Lapel - SLX Lapel Setup
• SLX Lapel VS Standing Tilt Sweep
• SLX Lapel VS Standing Balloon Sweep
• SLX Lapel VS Standing Double Ankle Sweep
• Backtake
• Footlock
• Toe Hold
• Kneebar
• Honeyhole
• Sitting Sweep - 2 Variations
• Omoplata
  

Part 2

• Squid Guard - Squid Guard Setup - 2 Options
• Hammer Sweep
• Backtake VS Standing
• Backtake VS Kneeling
• Inverted Squid Roll Kick Triceps
• Inverted Squid Roll Back VS Heavy Base
• Matrix VS Standing
• Triangle

Part 3

• Lapel Half - Chase Close Side - Single Leg/Dog Fight
• Chase Far Side
• Five Hole Double Leg
• Worm Guard - Setup
• Technical Stand Up
• Kick Far Leg
• Wrestle Up
• Backtake
• Reverse De La Worm Roll Transition
• Reverse De La Worm - Setup
• Armbar
• Omoplata
• Backtake

Part 4

• RIBA Guard - Setup
• Hammer Sweep
• Backtake
• Kneebar
• Gubber Guard - Setup
• Sweep Back
• Omoplata/Triangle Dilemma
• Kimura
• Armbar
• Wings Of Glory/Omoplata Stretch
• Canto Choke
• Pentagram Choke
• Bonus - Wormhole - Omoplata To Monoplata