Z Guard (Knee Shield) — BJJ Position

Options from Z Guard (Knee Shield)

From Z Guard (Knee Shield), you can:

Move to Half Guard (drop shield) — Only one of opponent's legs trapped. Modern half guard is offensive — underhook to take b…
Move to Dogfight (sit up underhook) — Both players on their knees, typically reached when the bottom player sits up with an und…
Try Back Take (underhook to back) — Gain an angle, secure one arm or seatbelt grip, and climb to the opponent's back. Availab…
Move to Butterfly Guard (pull knee up) — Both feet hooked under opponent's thighs from a seated position. Strong sweep platform; d…
Submit with Kimura — Figure-4 grip on the opponent's arm, rotate it behind their back to attack the shoulder. …

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