UNLOCKING THE HALF GUARD: step by step in jiu-jitsu

GUARD PASSHALF GUARD · ON TOPIBJJF +3

Step by step

  1. He locked your leg in half guard: wrap his head with the arm on the OTHER side, so you do not give up your back.
  2. Set your body on a diagonal, never square or turned toward the trapped-leg side.
  3. Underhook with the other arm and join your hands in the five finger grip to control his torso.
  4. Press your shoulder into his face, distracting him from the lock around your legs.
  5. Slide the knee of the trapped leg near his armpit and bring the free leg closer.
  6. Place the foot of the free leg inside the lock as a hook.
  7. Raise your hips while keeping pressure: kick one leg down and pull the other to free yours.
  8. Circle to the side, control the hips and shoulder, and stabilize side control.

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