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 them a multitude of attacking options.
Many BJJ practitioners around the world are using their knee shield, frame and underhook game to shield off their opponent’s pressure, sweep them, reverse them and attack or even setting up a Tom DeBlass style attack from bottom half guard.
Now what should you do to pass the knee shield?
Four time BJJ world champion Rodolfo Vieira shows how to pass the knee shield guard position with a pressure pass:
Pressure Pass The Knee Shield Like Rodolfo Vieira
Old school legend and ADCC bronze medalist Jeff Glover prefers a more subtle approach. He uses a arm weave to block the top leg of the knee shield and will unlock his own leg from the bottom leg by using an effective windshield wiper motion. Once he has beaten the knee shield, he can easily pass to side control or even all the way to the other side.
It’s effortless!
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