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What are common places you get stuck when playing bottom Half Guard?

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4. Can't get Knee Shield in -> Butterfly hook If there's no space for your Knee Shield, use your inside leg to chop their leg and feed your outside foot into a butterfly hook. Loading them up, get your second hook in and now you're into the Butterfly Guard system.

3. Underhook isn't available -> Knee Shield Get your shin across their body. DO NOT push them away, but rather you want to chest escape. Now you have space to get your arm frames in front of you while trying to recover your guard.

2. John Wayne fails -> Underhook This one is pretty popular. If feel like you couldn't trap the arm, get the underhook. Underhook allows you to start attacking as you move your body down into other sweeps or getting to the back.

1. John Wayne Sweep The first thing you do in bottom Half Guard is to prevent the cross face. Bridge into them to bump them off. This gives you a little bit of space to hip escape. They'll try to continue to drive into you. Use this motion to pinch their leg and trap their arm

Your Half Guard can work against bigger guys. ...you just can't give up after your John Wayne sweep fails. Here's the order for the system:

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3. Ability To Control Emotions (Ego) Someone mounted on top of you or having a guy on your back with an arm around your neck can be scary. It'll elicit a flight or fight response for most. The breathing starts getting hectic and the body gets stiff. Being able to control your

2. Understanding Technique Understanding technique doesn't just understanding what you're doing and why you're doing it, but it also means understanding the mechanics. This comes into play during drilling. There's a big wave of people who are trying to move away from drilling

1. Body Mechanics The people who learn the fastest and can start BJJ with fewer injuries are people who have an athletic background. But the majority of practitioners actually don't have an athletic background. And that's what makes it really cool, you don't need to be an

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