Half guard (or half mount) is a
ground grappling position where one combatant is lying on the other, with the bottom combatant having one leg entangled. Sometimes the bottom combatant is said to be in half guard, while the top combatant is in a half mount. In
wrestling
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and
catch wrestling
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half mount is called Turk ride. The half guard is the position that is in between a
full guard and
side control or
full mount. The combatant on top will try to untangle the leg and pass to obtain
side control or
mount
Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest.
Mount or Mounts may also refer to:
Places
* Mount, Cornwall, a village in Warleggan parish, England
* Mount, Perranzabuloe, a hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, ...
, while the bottom combatant will try to
transition into a
full guard or alternatively attempt a sweep or submission. The half guard may favour the combatant on top or the guard player, depending on the many details of the position such as body positioning and grips.
Variations
The lockdown (known in
judo
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as niju garami) is a variant of half guard where the defending practitioner further intertwines the legs to achieve a
figure four. Using the more extended of their legs, the practitioner traps and drives the foot of the opponent upward; thereby attempting to limit the ability of the opponent to pass to full mount or side control. This
position offers a slightly higher likelihood of executing successful
sweeps
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, or reversals, while also offering limited
submission options.
Z guard - also known as the 93 guard is a position where the practitioner locks his feet together and clamps down on the opponents thigh while using their top leg knee to exert pressure into the opponents hip. The position is very effective due to the biomechanics involved. The more the top player is pressuring into the top leg the tighter they lock the guard onto themselves while exerting more energy than the bottom player. Z-guard has many defensive characteristics as well as many offensive. It is a solid foundation providing entries into "deep half" and or "half single"
as well as traditional half guard techniques.
The Z-guard is a must for any practitioner as it creates a strong barrier between you and your opponent with the top knee controlling that distance while there is a push pull effect happening with the bottom leg.
Deep Half guard is when the practitioner uses half guard to get underneath the body of the opponent. Whilst underneath the opponents legs, this position is primarily used for sweeping as it has less submission options but can also be used to enter other positions such as the X-Guard.
See also
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Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ; pt, jiu-jitsu brasileiro ) is a self-defence martial art and combat sport based on grappling, ground fighting (ne-waza) and submission holds. BJJ focuses on the skill of taking an opponent to the ground, control ...
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Back mount
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Guard
Guard or guards may refer to:
Professional occupations
* Bodyguard, who protects an individual from personal assault
* Crossing guard, who stops traffic so pedestrians can cross the street
* Lifeguard, who rescues people from drowning
* Prison gu ...
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Knee-on-stomach
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Mount
Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest.
Mount or Mounts may also refer to:
Places
* Mount, Cornwall, a village in Warleggan parish, England
* Mount, Perranzabuloe, a hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, ...
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North-south position
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Side control
References
* Kesting, Stephan
The X guard position ''www.grapplearts.com''. URL last accessed March 7, 2006.
* Løvstad, Jakob
The Mixed Martial Arts Primer ''www.idi.ntnu.no''. URL last accessed March 6, 2006. (DOC format)
* Page, Nicky
. ''homepage.ntlworld.com''. URL last accessed March 4, 2006.
External links
The Five Commandments of the Underhook Half GuardTutorials of BJJ techniques from half guard
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Brazilian jiu-jitsu techniques