Half Guard
One leg trapped. Simultaneously a guard to attack from and the last station before the guard is passed.
The knee shield
A shin placed across the opponent's torso turns half guard from a position you are defending into one that holds distance, and the whole thing depends on where the shin sits and where the far leg is.
Intermediate · Gi and no-giThe underhook in half guard
From bottom half guard, the near-side underhook decides whether you come up beside the passer or are flattened under them, and it only counts from your side.
Intermediate · Gi and no-gi
Reading connected to this area
Journal
- Why the underhook decides half guard
Half guard is taught as one position with a long list of sweeps. Most of the list is closed at any given moment, and one arm decides which part is open.