Half Guard in BJJ
A versatile position where you control one of your opponent's legs between yours, offering both offensive and defensive options.
⚔️ Attack Options
- → Sweeps
- → Back takes
- → Leg locks
- → Deep half entries
🛡️ Defense Options
- → Crossface
- → Underhook battle
- → Knee cut pass
Techniques from Half Guard
Old School Half Guard Sweep
sweeps • blue belt • ★★
Loop Choke
submissions • blue belt • ★★★
Smash Pass
passes • blue belt • ★★
Deep Half Guard
guards • purple belt • ★★★
Knee Shield Half Guard
guards • blue belt • ★★
Z-Guard
guards • blue belt • ★★
Electric Chair Sweep
sweeps • purple belt • ★★★★
Old School Sweep
sweeps • white belt • ★★
Dummy Sweep
sweeps • white belt • ★★
Butterfly Half Guard
positions • blue belt • ★★★
Lockdown
positions • blue belt • ★★★
Knee Shield
positions • white belt • ★★
Deep Half Guard
positions • blue belt • ★★★
Baseball Choke from Bottom
submissions • purple belt • ★★★
Kimura Trap
submissions • purple belt • ★★★★
Kneebar from Half Guard
submissions • purple belt • ★★★
John Wayne Sweep
sweeps • blue belt • ★★
Dogfight Sweep
sweeps • blue belt • ★★★
Lockdown Sweep
sweeps • blue belt • ★★★
Plan B Sweep
sweeps • blue belt • ★★★
Knee Tap Sweep from Half Guard
sweeps • blue belt • ★★
Coyote Guard Sweep
sweeps • purple belt • ★★★★
Half Guard Back Take Sweep
sweeps • blue belt • ★★★
Z-Guard Hip Bump Sweep
sweeps • blue belt • ★★
Half Guard Crossface Pass
passes • blue belt • ★★
Hip Switch Pass
passes • blue belt • ★★★
Pressure Half Guard Pass
passes • blue belt • ★★
Guard Pass to Mount
passes • blue belt • ★★★
Body Lock Half Guard Pass
passes • blue belt • ★★★
Knee Slice Pass
passes • blue belt • ★★
Reverse Knee Cut Pass
passes • blue belt • ★★★
Knee Cut to Leg Drag
passes • blue belt • ★★★
Knee Cut with Underhook
passes • blue belt • ★★
Knee Cut Directly to Mount
passes • blue belt • ★★★
Lapel-Assisted Knee Cut
passes • purple belt • ★★★
Quarter Guard
guards • blue belt • ★★
Butterfly Half Guard
guards • blue belt • ★★★
Coyote Half Guard
guards • purple belt • ★★★
Lockdown Half Guard
guards • blue belt • ★★★
Tornado Guard
guards • purple belt • ★★★★
Reverse Half Guard
guards • purple belt • ★★★
Half Butterfly Guard
guards • blue belt • ★★★
Octopus Guard
guards • purple belt • ★★★
Lapel Half Guard
guards • purple belt • ★★★
No-Gi Half Guard
guards • blue belt • ★★
Bear Trap Guard
guards • purple belt • ★★★
Knee Shield Retention
transitions • white belt • ★
Guard Recovery from Half Guard
transitions • blue belt • ★★
Half Guard Dogfight Scramble
transitions • blue belt • ★★★
Back Take from Half Guard
transitions • blue belt • ★★★
Knee Slide Pass
passes • white belt • ★★
Knee Cut to Back Take
transitions • blue belt • ★★★
Knee Slice to Mount
passes • blue belt • ★★★
How to Get to Half Guard
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Submission
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Deep Half Guard
An advanced half guard position where you scoop deeply under your opponent, using their weight against them for sweeps.