Half Guard

[quote]cycobushmaster wrote:
sorry, i forgot to explain…

that’a good video explaining that…one of my buddy’s uses this exclusively, and can sweep pretty much everybody in our club. i’ve gotten so used to defending him, that other people’s half-guard is almost simple compared to his…

i don’t know many other techniques, though, but this seems like a really high percentage attack… [/quote]

Are you a 10th planet guy? I was under the assumption it was a system and you had to learn the whole thing in order to make it work.

[quote]cycobushmaster wrote:

[quote]admbaum wrote:

[quote]pch2 wrote:

[quote]cycobushmaster wrote:
electric chair…[/quote]

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sorry, i forgot to explain…

that’a good video explaining that…one of my buddy’s uses this exclusively, and can sweep pretty much everybody in our club. i’ve gotten so used to defending him, that other people’s half-guard is almost simple compared to his…

i don’t know many other techniques, though, but this seems like a really high percentage attack… [/quote]

That can only work when the guy on top doesn’t play the top game properly, like in the video.

[quote]pch2 wrote:
Are you a 10th planet guy? I was under the assumption it was a system and you had to learn the whole thing in order to make it work. [/quote]

I don’t think so. The electric chair is really not all that complicated. I prefer a more standard half-guard but against some guys, the lockdown just feels better. The electric chair is really not all that complicated of a move, especially if you are just doing it as a sweep, rather than a submission. Doesn’t mean it will always work, but I think there are elements of the 10th-planet stuff that anybody could incorporate.

[quote]danew wrote:
Half guard, as with all other positions, is about starting in a decent position.

  1. You really need the underhook. The “far-side” (arm furthest from your opponent) underhook is a main goal of the top man, it should be a main goal of yours to prevent him from getting it and to get one of your own.

  2. Do not be flat on your back. You should be on your hip facing your opponent.

Now, those two keys are really important for many half-guard sweeps, but your opponent knows that too. He will try to nullify those keys. The defenses to that are many, that’s the whole game. Here is a good instructional I found that talks about some basic concepts and gives some good techniques to start. Once you get a sweep that you love, let’s say the ankle pick (“Old School” to your Eddie Bravo disciples), master it. Your training partners, and other opponents will know counters. How they counter will dictate what sweep you hit them with next. And on goes the chain. Anyway, good luck. That link goes to his page for BJJ techniques in general. Search around for the ones that apply to your problems.

http://www.aesopian.com/category/bjj-videos/[/quote]

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If you get flattened, then you will get passed.

Here are some examples of different kinds of half-guard.

As with everything in BJJ, it’s all about the transitions and being active. For me, transitioning between butterfly guard, x-guard, and half butterfly has been something I’ve done a lot of lately.

[quote]pch2 wrote:

[quote]cycobushmaster wrote:
sorry, i forgot to explain…

that’a good video explaining that…one of my buddy’s uses this exclusively, and can sweep pretty much everybody in our club. i’ve gotten so used to defending him, that other people’s half-guard is almost simple compared to his…

i don’t know many other techniques, though, but this seems like a really high percentage attack… [/quote]

Are you a 10th planet guy? I was under the assumption it was a system and you had to learn the whole thing in order to make it work. [/quote]

i dunno…i tend to use a lot of different attacks. i do use rubber guard a lot to set up an omplata, and then scramble.

my half-guard (top or bottom) sucks, but my buddy uses it exclusively, and is very dominant where we roll… he uses it as a sweep, though (not the knee bar).

[quote]pch2 wrote:

[quote]admbaum wrote:
10PJJ stuff really doesnt work for me. I have a hard enough time getting BJJ/GJJ techniques down. Just remember to keep it simple and develop a firm base in the basics.[/quote]

I’m gong to have to pretty much agree with this. I’m not that flexible, not athletic. I prefer a slow pressure based controlled game. It’s interesting to see in order to know what other people are going to try, but not my game. [/quote]

I agree with the pressure based game. I’m pretty flexible but I’ve had some knee injuries in the past and I don’t like anything that puts excessive torque on my knee. I don’t even like pulling my ankle to finish a triangle.