Gi & no-gi Intermediate
Danaher's half-guard game: underhook, knee shield and the sweeps that follow once you are not flat.
Control
Knee Shield
A knee across the opponent's chest or hip from half guard that keeps distance and stops the crossface.
Also called knee shield frame, z guard knee, knee across.
Where it shows up
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Resources
5 resources
YouTube videos
Gi & no-gi Beginner
Tom DeBlass on the frame he uses in bottom half guard to stop the pass before it starts. Simple and suits beginners.
Gi & no-gi Beginner
Gustavo Gasperin explains the difference between the Z guard (knee on the hip, feet connected) and the high knee shield, and why the connected feet make the Z guard harder to smash.
Gi & no-gi Intermediate
A reliable knee shield sweep built on wedging the thigh between your knees, pushing off the elbow and never letting your hip touch the mat; also shows how the forced reaction sets up loop chokes.
Gi & no-gi Beginner
Fundamentals of the Z guard: where the knee, foot and grips go so the structure holds, and the basic reactions when the top player pressures in.