Recent Posts Tagged With 'half guard'

• The Arm Drag

  Posted on Thursday April 9th, 2009 at 09:11 in karate, stand-up, brazilian jiu jitsu, half guard, ground game, closed guard

  The Arm Drag is a ridiculously simple move, so simple that I don't even like thinking of it as a technique in itself! To perform it, you just need to grab, pull and guide your opponent's leading/attacking arm (yes, with more finesse than I've describ...

• Half Guard: Old School Sweep

  Posted on Thursday December 11th, 2008 at 11:29 in brazilian jiu jitsu, half guard, ground game

  The 'Old School' is a high percentage sweep from Half Guard, which is traditionally used following a successful Whip Up. It’s another technique popularised by Eddie Bravo, though he states in his book ‘Mastering the Rubber Guard’ that he’s he...

• Half Guard: The Whip Up

  Posted on Thursday December 11th, 2008 at 08:21 in brazilian jiu jitsu, half guard, ground game

  Once you establish the Lockdown with double under hooks, you have some options available (the most obvious of these is simply to stall in what is a solid hold on your opponent’s leg) but, to really capitalise on the Half Guard’s offensive potenti...

• Introduction to Half Guard: The Lockdown

  Posted on Wednesday December 3rd, 2008 at 10:55 in brazilian jiu jitsu, half guard, ground game

  Half Guard is a very common position in BJJ, especially for beginners who have not yet developed a solid Closed Guard and as a result are often passed. The position itself is simply this: 'when you trap one of your opponent's legs between your ow...