BEST HALF GUARD BJJ Jiu Jitsu

If you are looking to learn the Half-Guard you don’t need to look any farther. This is the strongest part of Marcello C. Monteiro's game and his favorite place to play from.

Marcello shares techniques and specific details on how to attack submissions, sweeps, reversals, and different set-ups, all from the Half-Guard on bottom.

Marcello demonstrates these techniques in the clear, logical manner that he is known for as an instructor.

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Marcello's favorite half guard attacks are:

Half guard control to omoplata submission
Half guard control pushing the knee to attack the back
Half guard control pushing the knee to reverse armbar
Half guard control to pushing the knee sweep with triangle
Basic half guard control to pushing the knee sweep
Half guard control from open guard control from open guard control position
Half guard control position number 1 to basic sweep
Half guard control position number 1 attacking the back
Half guard control position to single leg takedown
Half guard dive between opponents legs to attacking the back
Half guard dive between opponents legs to grabbing the back reversal
Half guard going to the Minotauro sweep then applying the spider leg sweep
Half guard control to dive between opponents legs for takedown reversal trapping one foot
Half guard same side control to Roleta sweep
Half guard sit through to attacking the opponent's back
Half guard to arm drag grabbing the leg and attacking the back
Half guard to Shaolin sweep
Half guard sit through to kataguruma reversal