Marcelo, Matheus, Hana, and Kanan talk about a tricky situation regarding lapel-grips and hand-fighting when held inside of an opponent's Deep-Half-Guard: If you let your opponent weave the skirt-tail of your gi-jacket around your hip, executing a Leg-Over-Pass or a Sit-Over into the Back-Step/Reverse-Half Guard can oftentimes lead to your opponent taking your back. If your opponent finds this control, it will be difficult to mask your intention since you will have to remove much of your weight offline in order to make space and switch your base across to the far-side. Going forward without adequately addressing this tactical shortcoming will often help your opponent launch into a sagittal rotation. Before your opponent has a chance to hunker down into such a position, remember to fully optimize the use of your free limbs; keep your hands busy against your opponent's forehead, wrists, and grips whenever possible. If you need to post with your hand(s), particularly when performing the shift over to the opposite side, try to do so while stifling your opponent's progress with their own hands. Prevent any possible grip-switching that could occur mid-transition or while inside the Deep-Half that could potentially makes things even worse for you. Letting anyone who consistently trains for this scenario get ahold of the grips they need will likely lead to sweep or back-attack, especially if your own lapel helps to slow down your ability to counter-attack with unhindered movement.