Matt Darcy teaches part 2 of a system to counter people who like to use the "right" pass or hip down pass in half guard. This is one of Matt's all time favorite moves.

Matt Darcy teaches the first part of a system who like to use the "right pass" or hip down pass in half guard. This is technically the set up for the back take in part 2.

Matt Darcy shows a move that will save your butt when your opponent gets a deep under hook and flattens you out.

Date: 11/26/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose

Matt Darcy shows how to recover the Knee Shield when flattened out. He also shows how to recover the knee shield when your opponent smashes your leg down.

Date: 11/26/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose

Matt Darcy shows a tricky pendulum sweep to counter an opponent who flattens you out with an under hook.

Date: 11/26/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose

Matt Darcy shows a slick arm drag set up that works gi or no gi from the Knee Shield Half Guard.

Date: 11/15/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose

Matt Darcy answers a student's question about the hip clamp bully sweep. The student has trouble when the opponent raises their level.

Date: 10/11/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose

Matt Darcy answers a students question. He always gets smashed down when getting an underhook from bottom half guard.

Matt Darcy answers students questions on the waiter sweep. He goes over the difference between entering waiter sweep and 3.5 guard from deep half and how he finishes the sweep on top.

Matt Darcy shows how he finishes the waiter sweep if he can't come up into a knee cut pass.

Matt Darcy teaches how he enters a deep half guard waiter sweep and quickly switches to a x guard style technical stand up.

Sometimes you need to counter an attack when stuck in mount. Matt Darcy shows how to counter the cross choke.

Matt Darcy shows how to finish the sweep when a opponent pushes there weight back onto you and tries to float.

Matt Darcy breaks down the mechanics of the Electric Chair Sweep using the lock down from half guard.

Matt Darcy teaches a sneaky sweep from the hip clamp half guard.

This lesson teaches you the solo movements of the deep half system. Train your body well and it will reward you!

The fundamentals of deep half nurture proper smoothness on your path of frustrating your opponent and embarrassing their efforts.

The second half of the base system is a lesson in transition and unbalancing. Make your opponent commit to your transition and they are your slave!

This lesson is twofold: one - outlining how to maintain deep half without subjecting yourself to the Kimura attack; and two - the base system I use to destroy the base of my opponents.

Using what your opponent brings to the fight is an art of taking advantage. The gi provides leverage, use it against your opponent and they will think about it in the late hours of the night and early morning.