Hybrid Half-guard

Introduction

With the success of our earlier program on the hybrid open guard, Helio Soneca is back, this time with a hybrid guard between t...

Half-guard to the back

To kick off the program, Soneca teaches the important position of going from the half-guard to the back, using the underhook. N...

Half-guard to arm drag

This time the opponent doesn't take the bait, and Soneca has to work to get the position. He does this by distancing himself at...

Half-guard to arm drag variation

Here Leandro Slaib's reaction is to hug Soneca's left leg, but Soneca teaches you what to do to make this movement unable to co...

Half-guard roll-up sweep

In this lesson, Soneca teaches an alternative to the arm drag setup. This time he focuses on his opponent's left side, destabil...

Half-guard roll-up sweep variation

With the same idea from last position, Soneca is unable to complete the movement at first because Leandro now reacts and uses h...

Vale-tudo guard to Kimura

In this lesson, Soneca shows how to go from the half-guard to a vale-tudo guard, which leaves his opponent's right side at the ...

Vale-tudo guard to Triangle

Now Helio Moreira performs the same transition from the half-guard to the vale-tudo guard, but this time the appropriate attack...

Vale-tudo guard to Armlock

With the same setup, this time Leandro Slaib doesn't try to force the posture, so Soneca opts to attack the arm.

Vale-tudo guard to Omoplata

In the fourth attack option from the same situation, Soneca locks the omoplata in place and spins for the arm attack, given tha...

Half-guard to butterfly sweep

Butterfly to throw-it-in-the-trash

Half-guard to straight knee lock

Half-guard to knee slice pass