Gordo the Creator of Half Guard 1 - Gordo's Story on Creating the Half Guard

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Roberto "Gordo" Correa is a two-time black belt world champion (1996 & 1997) and is credited for being the creator of the half guard as an offensive position. In this video we follow Gordo's story on how he discovered the half guard and learn that he began using the half guard due to a serious injury to his right knee. He used the half guard to protect his injured leg and was the first to begin exploring options to fight from the half guard rather than trying to recover full guard.

Inside the University 70 - Half Guard to Deep Half Homer Simpson Sweep

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Saulo teaches how to transition from the half guard into the deep half guard and position yourself to sweep your opponent with the homer simpson sweep or the backdoor sweep.

Inside the University 68 - Advanced Details on Guard Retention and the Knee Cross Pass, X-Pass, Same Side Knee Pass Combos

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Xande goes into the details on what to look for to retain your guard and mentions that you want to keep your opponent off your three points of control (neck, shoulders, hips) to stay mobile and capable of retaining your guard. We also take an advanced look into the knee cross pass, x pass, and same side knee pass and examine how lifting your foot off the mats can neutralize the strength of the De la Riva guard and allow you to remain loose and glide over your opponent into a passing opportunity.

Inside the University 43 - Passing Half Guard with Double Move or Shotgun Pass Part 1 of 2

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Saulo teaches how to control your opponent in the half guard when they have the underhook and how to pass the half guard. By gripping the belt, we can neutralize our opponent's ability to get into the deep half and use our body positioning and weight to pin them to the floor. Depending on how your opponent reacts to the top pressure, you can either choose the double move pass or the shotgun pass. The double move pass is all about heavy pressure and is Saulo's favorite way to pass the half guard.

White Belt University 6.1 Transitions - Half Guard to Full Guard Recovery

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Saulo teaches how to recover from the bottom half guard back to the full guard.

White Belt University 6.2 Transitions - Half Guard Double Move Pass to the Mount

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Saulo teaches how to pass the half guard straight into the mount using the double move pass.

Inside the University 39 - Half Guard Entry and Control, Knee Pick Sweep, Classic HG Back Take, Switchback Sweep, and Dealing with the Whizzer

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Xande covers an extensive number of options from the half guard position including 2 entries into the half guard from three quarters guard or butterfly guard, how to control your opponent in the half guard and get up to your knees for the sweep, and how to set up 5 variations of different half guard sweeps including the knee pick sweep, knee pick variation, classic back take, switchback sweep, and taking the back against a strong whizzer from the half guard position.

Jeff Glover Deep Half and Sneaky Subs 11 - Establishing Deep Half from Mount or Half Guard

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Jeff Glover teaches how to transition into the deep half guard from underneath the mount or half guard. We learn how to recover the half guard or quarter guard from the mount and then swing our head in underneath our opponent to establish the deep half rather than shrimping out to establish the traditional half guard.

Jeff Glover Deep Half and Sneaky Subs 10 - Establishing Deep Half Guard Against Mount Attempt

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Jeff Glover teaches how to establish the deep half guard when your opponent attempts to transition to the mount from side control. You can often catch either one of your opponent's legs during the transition to establish the deep half.

Inside the University 4 - Framing Concepts in Action to Create Space and Mobility

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Xande talks about how his guard has only been passed by two people in two decades of jiu jitsu competition and how being able to frame and always stay safe will allow you to build up to an impassable guard. In this lesson we learn how to set the frame and use it to create the space and mobility needed to recover your guard. We learn that after setting the frame and/or shield on our opponent, we can greatly increase our mobility by using our other arm to frame against the ground with our elbow or hand for maximum mobility.