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Deep half guard

Also called Deep half

A half guard where you slide under them and hug their trapped leg. Your body sits under their hips, so their weight goes onto your arms and legs instead of your chest.

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Key steps

  1. Start from half guard and slide your head and shoulders in under their hips.
  2. Wrap both arms around their trapped leg and hold it tight to your chest.
  3. Lock your legs around that same leg so it stays trapped under you.
  4. Keep your hips under them so their weight rests on your arms and legs, not your chest.
  5. Rock them forward and back with your legs to unbalance them, then sweep.

Key details

  • Being under their center of gravity makes it hard for them to put weight on you.
  • Move under early; once they flatten your shoulders to the mat, the entry is gone.