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This Double Armbar From Top Half Guard Will Take Them By Surprise

So you’re in top Half Guard and aren’t quite sure what to do from there… Sure, you could try and transition to a more dominant position, but there are also submission options...

Lucas Leite Shows How To Pull Half Guard In Jiu-Jitsu

Sure, you want to work on your Half Guard game… But before you even get to playing it, there’s one super important thing you’ve got to attend to first – and that’s...

Gordon Ryan Shares Important Half Guard Passing Details

When was the last time you got stuck in a training partner’s Half Guard? Quite recently, wasn’t it? Well, if you don’t know how to pass Half Guard – especially against a good...

BJJ Pro Tip: Use Submission Threats To Pass Half Guard

So you’re having trouble passing Half Guard? That’s alright… It’s not an easy guard to pass! Especially when you’re dealing with someone who’s decided to make it...

Here’s An Easy Way To Escape Half Guard In Jiu-Jitsu

Many BJJ practitioners have made a career from forcing an under hook half guard and sweeping or taking the back. This is a common method of playing guard used by a lot of elite level grapplers such...

How To Dominate Your Jiu-Jitsu Game Around the Reverse Half Guard

Guest post by Evolve MMA, Asia’s premier championship brand for martial arts. It has the most number of World Champions on the planet. Named as the #1 ranked martial arts organization in Asia by...

Henry Akins Shows How To Transition To Mount From Half Guard

Most Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu athletes and coaches would argue that the most dominant position in Jiu-Jitsu is the back control. And that, subsequently, the most dominant submission is the Rear Naked...

Scissor Sweep From Half Guard – It’s Super Easy & Effective

There are some BJJ techniques that you will carry with yourself no matter the experience, knowledge, and the belt you earn along the way. Simply put, these techniques are going to be “evergreen”...

Here’s How To Set Up The Butterfly Sweep From Half Guard

The Half Butterfly is a fantastic guard, particularly well-suited for various Leg Lock entries – depending on your training partner’s reaction. Most of us get caught up using our half guard to...

Lucas Leite Shows A “Horse Kick Sweep” From Half Guard

Many BJJ practitioners have made a career from forcing an under hook half guard and sweeping or taking the back. This is a common method of playing guard used by a lot of elite level grapplers such...

Nicolas Renier Shows A Powerful Way To Pass Half Guard

If you have been doing BJJ for any length of time you have asked yourself this question! Rickson Gracie once said, “the guard is the heart and soul of jiu jitsu”. If you haven’t already...

This Collar & Sleeve Sweep Works Great From Half Guard

Half guard is a fundamental position in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, providing control over an opponent from the bottom and creating opportunities for sweeps and submissions. When an opponent passes one leg...

This Loop Choke Setup Is A Fantastic Counter To The Deep Half Guard

The Deep Half Guard! It’s a very powerful position that will control guard passers immediately. The general principle of using Deep Half Guard is that your one arm is in, that your hips are in as...

Want To Learn How To Do A Single Leg From Half Guard?

Many BJJ practitioners have made a career from forcing an under hook half guard and sweeping or taking the back. This is a common method of playing guard used by a lot of elite level grapplers such...

How To Shut Down That Annoying Deep Half Guard

The Deep Half Guard! It’s a very powerful position that will control guard passers immediately. The general principle of using Deep Half Guard is that your one arm is in, that your hips are in as...

You Have To Learn This Kimura Defense From Bottom Half Guard

In Jiu-Jitsu the best defense is to not get there in the first place, but what happens if you’ve had the misfortune of making a mistake and got caught in a tight submission? So you’re in...

Bruno Bastos Has a Slick Half Guard To Side Control Transition

Half guard is a fundamental position in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, providing control over an opponent from the bottom and creating opportunities for sweeps and submissions. When an opponent passes one leg...

You’ve Got To Learn This (Painful) Deep Half Guard Escape

The Deep Half Guard! It’s a very powerful position that will control guard passers immediately. The general principle of using Deep Half Guard is that your one arm is in, that your hips are in as...

Craig Jones Shows How To 2x Your Half Guard Pressure

So you’d like to make your training partner’s life a living hell when they’re in the bottom Half Guard? Are you looking for ways to gain even more control over your opponent –...

Jeff Glover on Why Deep Half Guard is the BEST Position for Smaller People in Jiu-Jitsu

Jeff Glover, 4-time ADCC veteran & BJJ black belt, teaches why deep half guard is perfect for smaller grapplers in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Learn innovative techniques to dominate from the bottom....

This Kimura Setup From Half Guard Is Super Effective

Uhhh, soooo… You’ve been training BJJ for a bit, and there is (still) this one thought that keeps troubling you: position or submission? Should you go for the position first, before you attempt a...

You’ve Got To Try These Innovative 2-on-1 Techniques from Half Guard

You should never become the sort of a BJJ student who has only one or two options from any given position. That “strategy” simply won’t work as you climb through the ranks and...

John Danaher Shows A Simple Closed Guard To Half Guard Transition

Many BJJ practitioners have made a career from forcing an under hook half guard and sweeping or taking the back. This is a common method of playing guard used by a lot of elite level grapplers such...

Rafael Lovato Jr. Shows How To Use Submission Threats To Pass Half Guard

Uhhh, soooo… You’ve been training BJJ for a bit, and there is (still) this one thought that keeps troubling you: position or submission? Should you go for the position first, before you attempt a...