Getting lifted in rubber guard

[Axel NL]

Thank you Isaac and Brent (and others)! You have helped me a lot and I have some great options now. It won't happen again.

[NelsonLucca]

Where are the opponents arms???

[Ben Eddy]

Today I tried to use the rubber guard against a physically stronger opponent and everytime I got to New York he lifted me immediately and just stood there waiting for me to let go.

How can one counter this? I think I should have used my 'free leg' to make it harder to lift me, but I have never seen how to do it. Or are there some other options?

Overhook and the free leg. Mainly, getting off center with his spine. He has to be lined up parallel with you to be able to pick you up. He won't have the ability or strength to do so if you have an angle, so always keep your angles.

Same with the triangle, underhook the leg, but in this case I would lock the shoulder and sweep

Overhook.

You may be giving up hugging your knee to stop the lift but I would much rather try to get the hand back to the mat than have to completely abandon rubber guard because he picked you up. Honestly there's only so many times he'll try to pick you up in a roll because it will just tired himself out. Not only is he trying to pick you up but he is then trying to lift his own weight when you hook that leg. I guess if he's strong this won't affect him. Something to try is, when he goes to lift you hook the leg with your free arm then swing the leg that is on the hip in a wide circle up to crackhead (Croc). Depending on how his arm pops through you can hit an arm bar or dead orchard. If his arm does pop through you have a solid position in your crackhead control.

Yea croc is a good option when anyone goes to pick you up because they have taken away any of their ability to flare their elbows out and protect it. Especially if they lean forward first when going to pick you up, not as good if they are leaning back to load you on their hips for the pickup.

[gene k]

Have that outside hook ready in the back of your mind, like how you are ready to jump on free new yorks.

[Andrew Sarasin]

Buy advanced rubber guard book

Today I tried to use the rubber guard against a physically stronger opponent and everytime I got to New York he lifted me immediately and just stood there waiting for me to let go.

How can one counter this? I think I should have used my 'free leg' to make it harder to lift me, but I have never seen how to do it. Or are there some other options?

[Axel NL]

Thank you all!

Buy advanced rubber guard book

I already have. At what page should I look?