When you do the Twist Sweep from half guard correctly it seems so effortless that people watching think it’s fake. But it works repeatedly in high level jiu-jitsu AND in MMA. From https://www.grapplearts.com/oldguard

Note that that the Twist Sweep is also known as the John Wayne Sweep and/or the Giggler Sweep. No matter what you call it, it’s VERY effective, and even if it fails it still opens up a route to the back for you!

If you’re playing half guard and your opponent gets chest to chest on you, especially if he also gets a crossface and an underhook, then you’re in a LOT of trouble. He’s going to put a TON of pressure on you and make your life absolutely miserable. In this section from the BJJ for Old F***s instructional (https://www.grapplearts.com/oldguard) Rob Biernacki shows you exactly how you can use a series of upper body frames including your hands, your elbows, your wrists, and even your torso itself to keep his weight off of you.

Framing like this gives you the space you need to move into an underhook and work towards his back, or bring your legs back into play to achieve a knee shield guard or some variation of an open guard.

If you found this useful then here are a couple more videos on Youtube that might be of some use as well…

BJJ for Old F***s , How to Keep Training Safely and Effectively After Age 40

Key Tips for Older Grapplers to Stay Effective in BJJ

Why Older Grapplers Should Play Seated Guard.

Good luck with your training!

Stephan Kesting
Grapplearts.com

The ‘Shaolin’ sweep is a half guard sweep developed by Vitor ‘Shaolin’ Ribeiro and hitting it from the bottom feels absolutely great! Here’s Brandon ‘Wolverine’ Mullins with his take on the sweep, referring especially to the fundamental movements within the sweep that you see again and again in many different jiu-jitsu techniques. This and many other high percentage technique are covered in https://www.grapplearts.com/nonstop-jiu-jitsu-book/ the Nonstop Jiu-Jitsu book that Brandon and I published recently – check it out!

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Understanding the multitude of method for gripping in the underhook half guard is one of the lesser appreciated paths towards developing a strong offense from the position.

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Check an effective way to get to the ‘dog fight position’ and also how to finish with a basic sweep from there.

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In this video Bernardo and Tom teach 5 tips to improve your half guard game

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