Today hundreds of thousands of jiu jitsu students around the globe are using their knee shields, bottom hook, frames and under hook to withstand tons upon tons of opponent pressure, elevate them to sweep them, reverse them and attack or perhaps to set up a Tom DeBlass style attack from bottom half guard. With the resources available now it’s the perfect time to overhaul the half guard you’ve been working or to add it to your arsenal. Or maybe they’re a student of the Craig Jones’ style Z guard with its dynamic and painful knee shield and hip clamp. Because of the recent explosion in popularity of the half guard, there must also be an explosion of new ideas of how to defeat it.
Are you having trouble with getting through the opponent’s Z Guard?
Here’s a great way to get rid of and pass it!
Henry Akins shows an interesting way to deal with the Z Guard on the video below:
Learn from the best with Henry Akins, a black belt under the legendary Rickson Gracie, as he shares his invaluable insights and techniques for dominating your opponents in the most technical way.
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