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Half guard
Half guard is either where you get stuck or where you sweep from, and the difference is usually the underhook and the frame. Bottom half, knee shield and deep half, plus how to flatten it and pass from the top.
Techniques 32
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Back Triangle VS Deep Half Guard by Gordon Ryan
Gordon Ryan · Bernardo Faria BJJ Fanatics
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Knee Shield VS Bigger Opponents by Mikey Musumeci
Mikey Musumeci · Bernardo Faria BJJ Fanatics
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Tom DeBlass Half Guard Attacks
The offensive weapons from Tom DeBlass's half guard, sweeps and back takes that create immediate threats.
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Tom DeBlass: Making Your Half Guard Impossible to Pass
The structural principles that make DeBlass's half guard so difficult to pass, and how to apply them regardless of your game.
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6 approaches to passing the knee shield (Lachlan Giles)
Lachlan Giles · Absolute MMA St Kilda - Melbourne
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How To Do The Perfect Jiu Jitsu Half Guard Passing by John Danaher
John Danaher · Bernardo Faria BJJ Fanatics
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Tom DeBlass Deep Half Guard Entry
How to enter deep half guard safely and set up the sweeps that make it one of the most dangerous bottom positions.
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Half Guard Against Knee Cut - Coyote Sweep by Ffion Davies
Ffion Davies · The Grapplers Guide by Jason Scully
Davies shows the coyote sweep as a counter to the knee cut, one of the sharpest half guard weapons in her game.
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How To Build The Perfect Half Guard Game
John Danaher · Bernardo Faria BJJ Fanatics
Complete half guard system covering underhook battles, sweeps, and back takes.
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How To Build The Perfect Half Guard Game For No Gi
John Danaher · Bernardo Faria BJJ Fanatics
Building a complete half guard system for no-gi grappling from bottom position.
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How To Get a Good Half Guard by Jordan Teaches Jiujitsu
Jordan Teaches Jiu Jitsu · Superhuman Fitness
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Pulling Deep Half Guard TRANSITION TO the Faria Sweep by Bernardo Faria
Bernardo Faria · BJJ Fanatics
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3 Ways to Recover from Smashed Half Guard when Your Opponent Has the Crossface and Underhook
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Choi Bar from Z-Guard (Craig Jones)
Craig Jones · Absolute MMA St Kilda - Melbourne
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Craig Jones - Z-Half Guard Choi Bar / Arm Saddle Armbar (Bringing Leg Over The Head)
Craig Jones · The Grapplers Guide by Jason Scully
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Dealing with the switch base from half guard (Lachlan Giles). The most common half guard question
Lachlan Giles · Absolute MMA St Kilda - Melbourne
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The main sweep to know from half guard (Lachlan Giles)
Lachlan Giles · Absolute MMA St Kilda - Melbourne
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No-Gi Half Guard Sweep (Lachlan Giles)
Lachlan Giles · Absolute MMA St Kilda - Melbourne
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Learn Craig Jones' Z GUARD | Jiu-Jitsu BREAKDOWN
Craig Jones · 玉木強 / YOSHI JIU-JITSU TECH
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Dean Lister's Top Half Guard System (Full BJJ Instructional)
Dean Lister · Gold BJJ
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Knee Shield Half Guard Pass Combo
Gustavo Gasperin · MMA Leech
A reliable combination for dealing with the knee shield from top half guard.
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Kimura Escape From Top Half Guard
Craig Jones · BJJ Fanatics
Escaping the kimura when caught in top half guard.
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Quick tips 12
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Reclaiming underhook half guard by off balancing your opponent (Lachlan Giles)
Lachlan Giles · Absolute MMA St Kilda - Melbourne
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Pass the Knee Shield with These 3 Strategies
Lachlan Giles · Absolute MMA St Kilda - Melbourne
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How To Use Lockdown to Escape a Tight Half Guard Smasher in BJJ
Nick "Chewy" Albin · Chewjitsu
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One Of The Most Important Concepts For The Best BJJ Half Guard by Bernardo Faria
Bernardo Faria · Giancarlo Bodoni
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How To Pass Half Guard | BJJ Fundamentals
Jordan Teaches Jiu Jitsu · Jordan Teaches Jiujitsu
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Concepts 2
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Important Half Guard Concept with Tom DeBlass
Tom DeBlass · Bernardo Faria BJJ Fanatics
The one conceptual key that unlocks DeBlass's entire half guard system, the principle most players miss.
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How Catch Wrestling Wrecks The Half Guard by Neil Melanson
Neil Melanson · BJJ Fanatics
Why catch wrestling principles are so effective against the standard BJJ half guard, and how to apply them.
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Chains and combinations 2
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Gordon Ryan's Secret to Passing Half Guard in BJJ | From Blue Belt to ADCC Champions
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