No-Gi Half Guard Leg Lock Techniques

Leg entries from bottom half guard in no-gi. It covers transitions to saddle, slx, & backside attacks. Focuses on counters to opponent's reactions & maintaining off-balance

Flow outline

  1. No Gi Half Guard Leg Entries

    • Often Starting point for leg attacks from half guard in no-gi. Don’t force it

  2. Basic Bottom Half Guard

    • From here, Standard bottom half guard position. Base for all leg entries. Don’t force it

  3. Knee Shield Half Guard

    • Once set, usually half guard with knee shield inserted. creates space for leg attacks

  4. Opponent In Four Point Position

    • If it shows up, Opp stays in 4-point after being drawn over. Vulnerable to leg attacks

  5. Attack Scooped Leg

    • Key detail: attack opp's scooped leg via b/s 50 or saddle entries. timing beats strength

  6. Attack Free Leg

    • From here, Attack opp's free leg via reverse X entry to saddle

  7. Opponent Sits Back

    • Most of the time Opp sits back, negates off-balance from 4-point position. Switch if it stalls

  8. Enter Saddle Via Tornado

    • If they frame, most of the time collect opp's legs, roll forward to enter saddle position

  9. Opponent Forces Hips Outside

    • Key detail: opp forces your hips o/s, negates tornado sweep position

  10. Kani Basami To Saddle

    • If they frame, use kani basami to enter saddle when tornado is blocked. switch if it stalls

  11. Enter Saddle Via Inversion

    • Enter saddle as you roll through after inserting B/F hook

  12. Ankle Pick Grip

    • Gain ankle pick grip on opp's F/S leg from knee shield

  13. Enter Slx

    • draw opp across body, enter slx from ankle pick grip

  14. Sit Back To Saddle

    • Kick bottom leg back, sit back to saddle position

  15. Opponent Creates Upper Body Connections

    • From here, Opp creates upper body connections, takes /S off mat. Angle matters

  16. Butterfly Ashi

    • If it shows up, Insert B/F hook to gain B/F ashi position. Timing beats strength

  17. Attack From Slx

    • Once set, enter and attack from slx position

  18. Slx To X Guard

    • If they frame, often enter slx, scoop and shift to x to set up b/s attacks

  19. Attack From Backside

    • If they frame, switch to opp's o/s leg, attack from b/s position

  20. Opponent Gains Upper Body Connections

    • Usually Opp gains upper body connections from basic half guard

  21. Outside Spin To Slx

    • Most of the time Use O/S spin to attack trail leg via SLX

  22. Opponent Backsteps

    • If they frame, opp backsteps from knee lever off-balance

  23. Enter Backside Attacks

    • Invert to tornado sweep position, enter into B/S attacks. Timing beats strength

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