Half Guard Recovery — BJJ Escape / Transition | BJJ Tech Tree

Options from Half Guard Recovery

From Half Guard Recovery, you can:

Move to Half Guard — Only one of opponent's legs trapped. Modern half guard is offensive — underhook to take b…
Move to Butterfly Guard (sit up) — Both feet hooked under opponent's thighs from a seated position. Strong sweep platform; d…
Move to Closed Guard (full recovery) — The fundamental guard. Your legs lock around the opponent's waist, controlling their post…

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