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GuardIntermediateGiNo-Gi

50/50 guard

Also called Fifty-fifty, 50-50

A leg entanglement where you and your partner each tie up one of the other's legs in the same shape. Both sides have the same attacks, so hand fighting and knee position decide who goes first.

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Key steps

  1. Pass your leg between theirs and wrap it around the outside of their leg.
  2. Close a figure-four with your legs around their thigh, above the knee.
  3. Hug their trapped foot to your chest or armpit with both arms.
  4. Keep your own heel turned away and hidden while you work for grips.

Key details

  • Your leg is trapped the same way theirs is, so defend your own foot while you attack.
  • Clearing your knee past their hips first gives you the safer side of the exchange.