Kids: Half Guard Underhook
Main Class
Hands to the Mat
Player A
We’ve been working on half guard. Mainly, we’ve been using our Knee Lever/John Wayne sweep to off-balance our partner and get back inside. Do you guys remember our objectives? Get our feet inside, get on top, or get an underhook. Today, we’re going to go over why getting our feet back inside is really, really good, and why getting the underhook is also really good.
Player A is going to have their middle leg through and over Player B’s knee. If we don’t have our other leg on here to knee lever, then this is called a “monkey hook”. With our other foot, we’re going to have it inside, between their legs. This is a “butterfly hook”. So, we have a monkey hook that grabs, and a butterfly hook that can lift up and fly.
Player A, your job is to get your partner to put their hands on the mat as much as possible. Count each time you get their hands on the mat, that’s a point.
Player B
Player B, your job is to stay on top, keep your hands on them, and flatten them out, so they can’t move you and get your hands on the mat.
Win Condition(s)
No switching. Same person on the top and bottom for 2 minutes. The person with the most points at the end wins. No cheating! Be honorable. The loser has to do 10 burpees.
Under the Elbow
Player A
Player A starts in half guard. Your goal is to get a grip under your partner’s elbow and keep it as long as possible. You can use your feet to get your feet inside, but you have to stay in half guard. So, you can go butterfly hook half guard, knee lever, whatever you need to do to keep your grips under your partner’s elbow.
Player B
Player B, your goal is to pass the half guard. You may not stand up or leave. Remember, if you stand up or leave, you reset the position and back out. Think of it like starting all over again.
Win Condition(s)
Player B gets a point for each pass. Same person on the bottom and top for the whole 2 minutes. At the end, the person with the most points wins. The loser has to do 10 jumping jacks.
The Heist
Player A
Player A starts in the bottom half guard with an underhook. No butterfly half guard. Player A, you have to either get standing, get seated with our feet inside, or get on top.
Player B
Player B, you’re trying to keep Player A on the bottom, get your underhook back, and pass the guard.
Win Condition(s)
Same person on top and bottom for the whole 2 minutes. You get 1 point for winning. The loser has to do 10 push-ups.