Position
Half guard (bottom)
On your side, never flat. Knee shield plus the underhook. Come up to the dogfight or recover full guard.
Moves from here
Guard
Sweep
- Underhook to dogfight to single leg → Side control
- Kimura trap from half guard bottom: sweep or back take → Half guard top
- Waiter sweep from deep half guard → Half guard top
- Lockdown half guard and old-school sweep → Half guard top
Ways to get here
- Elbow-knee escape (shrimp) from Mounted
- Knee cut defense: knee shield and underhook from Seated guard
- Kipping (heel-drag) mount escape from Mounted
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