Alias · Leg Entanglements
Leg Lace
Also known as Single Leg X — the canonical term used on this site.
Training background: colloquial
Colloquial — leg-laced single leg X configuration
Leg Lace is the colloquial name for the single leg X — flagging the leg-lacing (interlocking-feet-around-the-leg) mechanic that defines the configuration’s structural geometry.
Etymology. “Leg Lace” describes the laced/interlocked feet geometry; the term is informal coaching shorthand that emphasises the mechanism over the geometric X-shape name.
Mechanics. The laced-feet configuration around the opponent’s single leg produces the structural anchor for the family’s sweep and leg-attack chains.
Cross-reference. “Single Leg X Guard,” “SLX Guard,” and “Single Leg X” are alternate names. Full mechanical coverage on Single Leg X.