🥋 5-Tech Friday: Half Guard Sweeps

What up Flowrollers! It’s time for 5-Tech Friday…

Today’s theme is half guard sweeps. My knee has been bugging me a bit lately, which makes half guard the most comfortable position to play on bottom (I can hide my bum knee a bit).

From bottom half guard, there are so many ways to get the sweep… Deep half, underhooks, coyote guard… It can be hard to make sense of them all! Here are a few videos that will help:

1. Do you play knee shield half guard? You’ll love these sweeps from Fabricio Werdum's black belt Gustavo Gasperin. Watch here.

2. Jedi Does Jiujitsu is known for his YouTube skills, but he’s an awesome teacher as well. He shows 3 basic half guard sweeps everyone should have in their toolbox. Watch here.

3. William Tackett is one of the most exciting grapplers on the planet. Check out this sweep that he’s used in high level competition. Watch here.

4. Old School becomes the New School, with this sweep! Watch here.

5. Lucas Leite’s “Coyote Guard” is one of my favorite ways to play half guard. There are a ton of ways you can set up sweeps from this position. Watch here.

Want to go deeper? Check out Lachlan Giles’ “Half Guard Anthology” over at BJJ Fanatics.

Have a great weekend, and give these techniques a try at open mat 🤙