Deep half guard is a funky position that often evades lower belts. If you can tighten it up and troubleshoot the vulnerabilities, however, it’s also an effective and disorienting way to break apart your opponent en route to sweeps, submissions, and points.
Gi technician Keenan Cornelius breaks town the necessary “reverse mantis style of play” to ward off underhooks, entrance points, sleeve grips, sweeps, and what not to do in this 20-minute tutorial for deep half players. If you go into his queue the previous post on Lucas Leites half guard is an ideal companion piece to this one.
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