Vol 1
Overview of half guard passing: The 4.6.3 system4 Dominant Positions, 6 Essential Skills, 3 Directions of Passing
6th Skill: Multi directional switching, passing, and freeing your foot from four dominant positions
The single most important reason why I put so much emphasis on half guard passing.1. 4 Dominant Position - 1) 3/4 Side Position (looks like a split squat) 2) 3/4 Mount 3) 3/4 Side Sit-Out, 4) Reverse 3/4 Side Position
2. 6 Essential Skills - 1) Forcing Your Way To Half Guard, 2) Remove Barriers, 3) Stabilizing Position, 4) Controlling Head & Shoulders, 5) Freeing the Trapped Knee, 6) Multi directional switching, passing, and freeing your foot from four dominant positions.
3. 3 Different Directions - 1) Pass to near side you are on, 2) Pass to Mount, 3) Pass to far side
1st Skill: Forcing Half Guard
1. Split Squat
2. Pinning the Knee to the Mat @33:32
3. Inside Knee Position @38:00
4) Double Knee Position @48:55
2nd Skill: Removing Barriers
1) Clearing the Knee Shield @59:18
Vol. 2
4th Skill: Controlling Head & Shoulders
Types of Cross Faces
1. Cross Face
2. Lapel Cross Face @4:24
3. Scapula Cross Face (Grab Gi at the Scapula) @8:49
4. Half Kata Gatame (Arm Triangle) Cross Face @10:49
5. Reverse Cross Face @13:00
Types of Underhooks
1. Far Side Underhook @15:58
2. Near Side Underhook @19:12
5th Skill: Freeing The Knee of the Trapped Leg
Foot References
1. Shoes Lace Area
2. Ball of the Foot
3. Sole of the Foot
Freeing the Trapped Leg
1. Shoe Lace Method
2. Ball of the Foot Method @29:17
3. Hand Post & Elbow Post Method @36:26
-From the Sit-out Position
4. Square Tripod - Hand Post Method 43:44
5. The Shaking Method @48:00
6. The Zig Zag Method @51:35
Pass from 3/4 Side Sit-Out @55:06
Vol. 3
-When passing most guards you have to first pass the legs, to control the hips, then to control the head.
-When passing half guard you can often start by controlling the head then passing the legs.
Different upper body configurations for half guard passing @11:09
1. Crossface
2. Top Head & Arm
3. Lapel Crossface
4. Half Kata Gatame
5. Near Side Underhook
6. Reverse Crossface
7. Reverse Underhook
A crucial skill of half guard passing: Setting a crossface @18:20
A crucial skill of half guard passing: Setting a crossface 2 @25:34
Dealing with an opponents underhook @38:35
Vol. 4
Configuring your free legConfiguring your free leg 2
Configuring your free leg 3
Passing half guard 1: Half Kata Gatame
Passing half guard 2: Lapel cross face
Passing half guard 3: Top head and arm
Passing half guard 4: Head block half guard pass
Passing half guard 5: Double underhook half guard passing
Near side and far side knee wedges from chest to chest
Getting the inside knee to the floor
Overview of the half guard passing system 'The 4.6.3. Passing system'
