Living the BJJ life style

Saulo Riberio Five commandments of the Half Guard:

Commandment #1 - "Thou shall not to get flatten out on back"
Get on your side as soon as possible. because getting flat make half-guard movement very difficult.

Commandment #2 - "Thou shall not get crossfaced"
Getting crossfaced takes away half of your control. Use bottom arm to defend the the crossface while making sure not to extend arm.

Commandment #3 - "Thou shall get underhook"
Getting underhook means that the opponent cannot attack the head without you going to his back. The underhook is a key component of most half-guard sweeps. Keep top arm tight to body to ensure that opponent does not get underhook. Grab belt when possible!!

Commandment #4 - "Thou shall use top knee to control distance"
The knee is the last resort if the opponent is able to open half guard.

Commandment #5 - "Thou shall crunch body up under opponent body"
This allows you to Getting underhook means that the opponent cannot attack the head without you going to his back. The underhook is a key component of most half-guard sweeps.

Ok..enough with the fluff some of the more memoriable Half Guard pass techniques.

Half Guard Sweep #1 :

1. Feed trapped leg to out side hook and stretch him out.
2. Near arm comes over to secure the leg(May not be needed).
3. Come up on bottom elbow.
4. Squeeze knees together and pull trapped leg out from under opponent.
5. Drive weight towards opponent to complete sweep.
   

1. Under hook opponent's near leg with your far leg.
2. Kick hook over and follow opponent

1. Get on side
   
2. Get up on elbow
3. Use top elbow on opponent back to grab his belt.
4. As opponent drives his weight down bring leg up.
5. Scoot hips under and around opponent.
6. Take his back and choke him out.
   
7. Squeeze knees together and pull trapped leg out from under opponent.
8. Drive weight towards opponent to complete sweep.