Caio Terra Academy Irving

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half guard

We’re starting up the second half of the month by getting to the Half Guard position and getting to work!  By achieving Half Guard, we have an almost limitless amount of attack options – both sweeps and submissions, many of which we’ll cover this week.  From Traditional to Knee Shield to Lockdown to Deep Half Guard, we’ve got so much material on the way!

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This week we begin to connect our Back Escapes with the Half Guard position.  As we utilize our frames and escape our hips, it is common to find ourselves here if unable to come up on top.  Understanding the different options available to us from Half Guard could land us in Side Control, Mount or even on our opponent’s Back!

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We’ve got an exciting week of techniques and Lesson Plans from Half Guard before we finish things off with some promotions on Saturday!  After working on the Hip Switch and Knee Cut, it’s time to shift gears and address the bottom position of Half Guard.  The most obvious positional improvement is simply recovering Guard – our focus of Monday and Tuesday!

Click here to view the Recovering the Guard Lesson Plan

Beginning Wednesday, we’ll work to get to the best position there is – the Back Mount!  We’ll first secure an underhook with our knee shield before posturing to our knees. Plan A will be to get our hooks and seatbelt grip, but we also have the option of sweeping our opponent if they defend!

Click here to view the Underhook Attacks Lesson Plan

No-Gi and Advanced Classes will also be full of Half Guard goodness, so get to class to see it all!

We’ll be Hip-Switching from Half Guard to start the first full week of March!  When we are able to secure chest connection from Half Guard, it is common for our opponent to try and escape their hips in an attempt to recover Guard.  To counter this movement, we’ll redirect our pressure and make our legs easier to escape from this new “Hip Switch” position.

Click here to view the Switching the Hips to Pass the Guard Lesson Plan

If our passing attempts lead us into the Side Control position, then our opponent’s frames may be causing us our next problem.  By sitting through to the Kazure Kesagatame Gatame position.  This allows us to prevent Guard recovery attempts, provide lots of pressure, and even attack a Submission!

Click here to view the Switching Base and Attacking the Arm Lesson Plan

Our week will be capped off by cheering on JW, Christi and Rico at the IBJJF Dallas Open on Saturday, so classes will be canceled to support our shining stars on the mat in competition!

We’ve got an exciting week of techniques and Lesson Plans from Half Guard before we finish things off in Frisco at the Jiu-Jitsu World League Tournament!  After working on the Hip Switch and Knee Cut, it’s time to shift gears and address the bottom position of Half Guard.  The most obvious positional improvement is simply recovering Guard – our focus of Monday and Tuesday!

Click here to view the Recovering the Guard Lesson Plan

Beginning Wednesday, we’ll work to get to the best position there is – the Back Mount!  We’ll first secure an underhook with our knee shield before posturing to our knees. Plan A will be to get our hooks and seatbelt grip, but we also have the option of sweeping our opponent if they defend!

Click here to view the Underhook Attacks Lesson Plan

No-Gi and Advanced Classes will also be full of Half Guard goodness, so get to class to see it all!

HALF GUARD INCOMING!  After working on the Hip Switch and Knee Cut, it’s time to shift gears and address the bottom position of Half Guard.  The most obvious positional improvement is simply recovering Guard – our focus of Monday and Tuesday!

Click here to view the Recovering the Guard Lesson Plan

Beginning Wednesday, we’ll work to get to the best position there is – the Back Mount!  We’ll first secure an underhook with our knee shield before posturing to our knees. Plan A will be to get our hooks and seatbelt grip, but we also have the option of sweeping our opponent if they defend!

Click here to view the Underhook Attacks Lesson Plan

No-Gi and Advanced Classes will also be full of Half Guard goodness, so get to class to see it all!

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