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Power Ride 2.0 by Craig Jones

Top half guard is one of the most misunderstood positions in grappling, and few people have turned it into a true pin better than Craig Jones.

  • Craig Jones is a two-time ADCC silver medalist, a black belt under Lachlan Giles and a co-founder of the B-Team, known for breaking down positions in ways nobody else does.
  • In Power Ride 2.0, Jones breaks down his top half guard pinning system: the near side underhook, shutting down the octopus guard, the Quad Lemma setups, and the short darce and head and arm finishes.
  • This isn't just a half guard passing course, it's a complete philosophy on treating top half guard as a pin you can hold, ride and finish from.


Course Content

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Volume 1

CHAPTER TITLE

START TIME

Introduction00:00 - 11:49
Nsu Intro11:49 - 13:59
Getting The Near Side Underhook13:59 - 16:54
Riding The Hips16:54 - 17:44
Arguments For Nsu17:44 - 24:14
Putting Your Opponent In A Grey Area24:14 - 26:26
Killing The Bridge26:26 - 27:57
Pinning Details27:57 - 31:45
Setting Up The Head And Arm Choke31:45 - 38:05
Nsu Outro38:05 - 42:10

Volume 2

CHAPTER TITLE

START TIME

Octopus Intro00:00 - 01:25
Stopping Octopus01:25 - 05:58
Why Half Guard Is The Answer05:58 - 08:52
What Is Half Guard08:52 - 11:39
Short Darce Intro11:39 - 14:28
Short Darce Finishing Mechanics14:28 - 18:47
Short Darce Outro18:47 - 20:29

Volume 3

CHAPTER TITLE

START TIME

Quad Lemma Intro00:00 - 04:06
Setting Up The Pin04:06 - 07:57
Islam Makhachev Half Guard Series07:57 - 12:19
Kimura Finish12:19 - 23:46
Head And Arm Finish23:46 - 29:14
Keeping Your Opponent In The Loop29:14 - 39:16

Volume 4

CHAPTER TITLE

START TIME

Controlling The Pin00:00 - 06:38
Head And Arm Triangle06:38 - 10:01
Securing Pin When We Get Greedy10:01 - 13:52
Setting Up The Darce13:52 - 21:50
Dealing With Mount Without An Underhook21:50 - 24:46
Half Guard Is Everywhere24:46 - 29:45

Volume 5

CHAPTER TITLE

START TIME

Top Half Live Rounds 100:00 - 17:24
Top Half Live Rounds 217:24 - 33:40
Top Half Live Rounds 333:40 - 50:38

What Will You Learn?

Top half guard is one of the most misunderstood positions in grappling, and few people have turned it into a true pin better than Craig Jones.

Craig Jones took silver at ADCC in 2019 and again in 2022, and before that he won the IBJJF No-Gi World Championship as a purple belt. A black belt under Lachlan Giles and a co-founder of the B-Team, he has built his reputation on seeing positions differently from everyone else. Now he's sharing the next chapter of the pinning system he started in the original Power Ride.

Power Ride 2.0 covers the details that make top half guard so hard to escape. You'll learn how to get the near side underhook, ride the hips, kill the bridge and put your opponent in a grey area where they can't recover guard or get out. From there, Jones shows you how to stop the octopus guard, why half guard is the answer, and how to chain the short darce, the kimura, the head and arm choke and the head and arm triangle off the same pin. This isn't just a half guard passing course, it's a complete philosophy on treating top half guard as a pin you can hold, ride and finish from.

Whether you compete in no-gi, train in the gi or just want a more reliable top game, top half guard serves as a home base you can come back to again and again. Jones also shows you how to handle mount when you don't have the underhook, so the system keeps working as the position changes.

The reason it works is simple: instead of rushing to pass, you control the position first and make your opponent carry your weight while you set up your finishes. The Quad Lemma gives you several attacks from one setup, and the live rounds in Volume 5 show you how the whole system holds up against real resistance.

If you've ever wondered why elite grapplers seem happy to stay in top half guard instead of rushing to pass, this course gives you the answer.

Learn how to turn top half guard into a pin your opponents can't escape with Craig Jones.

What Exactly Do You Get?

Part 1: Near Side Underhook

  • NSU Intro
  • Getting the Near Side Underhook
  • Riding the Hips
  • Arguments for NSU
  • Putting Your Opponent in a Grey Area
  • Killing the Bridge
  • Pinning Details
  • Setting Up the Head and Arm Choke
  • NSU Outro

Part 2: Octopus Killer and The Short Darce

  • Octopus Intro
  • Stopping Octopus
  • Why Half Guard Is the Answer
  • What Is Half Guard
  • Short Darce Intro
  • Short Darce Finishing Mechanics
  • Short Darce Outro

Part 3: The Quad Lemma

  • Quad Lemma Intro
  • Setting Up the Pin
  • Islam Makhachev Half Guard Series
  • Kimura Finish
  • Head and Arm Finish
  • Keeping Your Opponent in the Loop

Part 4: Top Half Darce

  • Controlling the Pin
  • Head and Arm Triangle
  • Securing Pin When We Get Greedy
  • Setting Up the Darce
  • Dealing With Mount Without an Underhook
  • Half Guard Is Everywhere

Part 5: Top Half Live Rounds

  • Top Half Live Rounds 1
  • Top Half Live Rounds 2
  • Top Half Live Rounds 3

 

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