Here’s How To Pass High Knee Shield To North South Choke
Nov 15, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Dealing with the High Knee Shield can be really difficult, especially if your training partner is really keen on not letting you pass. However, if you learn the following technique, you’ll not...
Fabiano Scherner Shows An Ingenious Knee Shield Guard Pass
Nov 03, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Having trouble passing the Knee Shield? Here is a pass that will work tremendously well! Fabiano Scherner demonstrates an ingenious Knee Shield pass on the video below: Old person jiu jitsu is not...
This Is How To Set Up A Head Cradle Sweep From Knee Shield
Oct 24, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
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...
Tom DeBlass Explains Jiu-Jitsu Knee Shield Basics
Oct 24, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
If you want to improve your Half Guard game, then learning how to play the Knee Shield game is going to be very important. But no, it isn’t as simple as “getting the knee between you and...
Here’s What To Do When Opponent Stands Up (While You Have A Knee Shield)
Aug 23, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Be honest with us… Do you feel like you’re a bit behind the “modern” game in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu? If so, then you’re probably not playing the knee shield Z Guard game, either. But hear us...
Folding Pass: The Perfect Knee Shield Solution
Jul 25, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Making your way around the Knee Shield can be tough… Especially when your opponent knows how to frame properly and has reasonable experience using it. However, using the Folding Pass is a...
Sneaky Knee Shield to Cross Choke Setup by Bruno Bastos
Jun 20, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Do you find yourself in the Knee Shield position often? And do you, on top of that, long for submission setups that aren’t lengthy and complicated… That could allow you to choke out your...
AJ Agazarm Shows A Simple Kimura Setup From Knee Shield
Mar 17, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
The kimura trap is one of the most effective systems in BJJ. Some practitioners such as David Avellan base their whole game around them. Used as a kimura lock setup, the kimura trap can be used...
Bernardo Faria Shows A Knee Shield Concept That Could Revolutionize Your Game
Mar 14, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Bernardo Faria used to go for the Single Leg or to the Dog Fight position whenever he played the Knee Shield game… However, one simple change of hand placement – one simple concept...
Beat The Knee Shield – And Knee Cut Pass Them Easily
Jan 15, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Are you a Half Guard and Knee Shield kind-of-a-Jiujiteiro? That’s awesome! It means that you’re playing a BJJ game that the majority of athletes choose not to play – which puts you ahead of the...
Amazing Kneebar Against Knee Shield: Here’s How To Get It
Dec 30, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
A kneebar (also known as legbar, kneelock or hiza-juji-gatame) is a leglock that can hyperextend the knee. The basic kneebar technique is similar to that of an armbar. The practitioner will...
How To Finish The Knee Cut Pass Against A Knee Shield?
Dec 02, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Are you a Half Guard and Knee Shield kind-of-a-Jiujiteiro? That’s awesome! It means that you’re playing a BJJ game that the majority of athletes choose not to play – which puts you...
This Low Knee Shield & Loop Choke Setup… Is Your New Favorite Combination
Sep 13, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Okay, hear us out: the Knee Shield isn’t good just for your defense. Yes, we understand that you’re mostly a defensive player, but why not use this wonderful position in order to set up...
Helicopter Hip Switch To Pass The Knee Shield by Jean Jacques Machado
Apr 01, 2022BJJEE
It can be argued that the hips are the single most important part of the body in jiu jitsu. The powerful muscles of the hips and surrounding legs and lower back are where the majority of the power...
Stuck in Knee Shield? Try This Unconventional Move by Neil Melanson
Feb 11, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Are you a Half Guard and Knee Shield kind-of-a-Jiujiteiro? That’s awesome! It means that you’re playing a BJJ game that the majority of athletes choose not to play – which puts you...
This Folding Pass by Kaynan Duarte Works Great Against Knee Shield
Jan 08, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Making your way around the Knee Shield can be tough… Especially when your opponent knows how to frame properly and has reasonable experience using it. However, using the Folding Pass is a...
You Need To Know These Things about Knee Shield Half Guard Retention
May 20, 2021BJJEE
The knee shield/Z-Guard is a conservative half guard game where you keep your shield up and never let your opponents come too close. Bottom half guard players that like to either play knee shield or...
Renzo Gracie Renders The Knee Shield Totally Useless with this Small Adjustment
Apr 24, 2021BJJEE
Passing the Knee Shield is never an easy task! Plus, if the roll or the match is in the Gi, then it can get particularly difficult and nerve-racking to get out of this position and move into a more...
Neutralize The Knee Shield With This Pass By Andre Galvao
Nov 01, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Passing the Knee Shield is never an easy task! Plus, if the roll or the match is in the Gi, then it can get particularly difficult and nerve-racking to get out of this position and move into a more...
Effortlessly Pass The Knee Shield with Arm Weave Windshield Wiper by Jeff Glover
Jul 19, 2020BJJEE
Do you often get stuck in your opponent’s knee shield half guard? The knee shield is a very effective guard that keeps the bottom player relatively safe from pressure and attacks and can also give...
Dismantle & Pass The Knee Shield With Lachlan Giles
Apr 08, 2020BJJEE
Do you often get stuck in your opponent’s knee shield half guard? The knee shield is a very effective guard that keeps the bottom player relatively safe from pressure and attacks and can also give...
Pressure Pass The Knee Shield Like Rodolfo Vieira
Mar 19, 2020BJJEE
Are you very often stuck in your opponent’s knee shield half guard? Today countless numbers of jiu jitsu practitioners around the globe are using their knee shield, frame and under hook to...
Buchecha Shows a 4 Linked Submissions From Knee Shield Half Guard
Mar 19, 2020BJJEE
Marcus Buchecha was giving a seminar at the famous Frota Academy in Zurich Switzerland a few years together with Braulio Estima. Whilst there, famous BJJ videographer captured the moment when...
2019 ADCC Champion Shows His Way Of Passing The Knee Shield
Dec 25, 2019BJJEE
Are you very often stuck in your opponent’s half guard? 2019 ADCC champion Matheus Diniz shows us a good way to pass the knee shield in his new No Gi Power Passing instructional. Diniz favours...
