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Far East Half Guard by Masahiro Iwasaki
One of Japan’s elite black belts shows all of the unique sweeps and positions that he has used to terrorize and frustrate his opponents from the half guard
- Master One Of BJJ’s Most Important Positions With The Far East Half Guard And Surf Your Way To Success Like Masahiro Iwasaki
- Half guard continues to be one of the most important and successful positions in all of Brazilian jiu-jitsu
- Being able to fight from that bottom half guard is a huge advantage and there’s a ton of different styles out there, but one of the most successful guys in the game right now with it is Masahiro Iwasaki
- Masahiro Iwasaki, a Japanese black belt under Marco Barbosa who has ridden an aggressive and tricky half guard to huge success
- Iwasaki has a really sophisticated game around his deep half guard, with tons of techniques and ways to sweep
Course Content
Volume 1
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
| getting under hook from bottom | 0 - 3:38 |
| leg alignment to avoid being flattened | 3:38 - 7:21 |
| bridge half guard sweep | 7:21 - 11:50 |
| half mount bridge sweep | 11:50 - 14:50 |
| countering the judo pass from half guard | 14:50 - 17:24 |
| under hook to knee twist | 17:24 - 20:52 |
| countering the uchimata from dog fight | 20:52 - 25:04 |
| arm wheel whizzer counter to back take | 25:04 - 27:13 |
| under hook knee twist to the Japanese gator roll | 27:13 - 30:46 |
| setting up the single leg half with lapel | 30:46 - 34:47 |
| finishing the single leg with lapel | 34:47 - 38:35 |
Volume 2
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
| double leg from lapel half guard | 0 - 2:54 |
| wrestling back door take down | 2:54 - 6:37 |
| obtaining under hook from knee slice | 6:37 - 10:40 |
| countering the cross collar knee slice | 10:40 - 14:38 |
| entering the deep half | 14:38 - 18:15 |
| deep half under hook sweep | 18:15 - 21:50 |
| seio nage deep half | 21:50 - 25:12 |
| getting back to deep half from the knee cut | 25:12 - 29:00 |
| deep half angle change with wrist frame | 29:00 - 32:48 |
| deep half from judo osae | 32:48 - 37:12 |
| lapel sweep from judo osae | 37:12 - 41:31 |
Volume 3
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
| defending the Kimura from deep half guard | 0 - 4:56 |
| countering reverse deep half to single leg | 4:56 - 8:24 |
| deep half guard to reverse half guard defense | 8:24 - 12:59 |
| deep half to reverse half lock down sweep | 12:59 - 16:58 |
| reverse half-guard lapel sweep #2 with pant grab | 16:58 - 20:33 |
| Forcing reverse half guard from deep half guard | 20:33 - 24:04 |
| reverse half bridge sweep | 24:04 - 27:26 |
| reverse half guard head roll sweep | 27:26 - 31:16 |
Volume 4
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
| Reverse half back take | 0 - 4:02 |
| reverse half roll | 4:02 - 7:22 |
| reverse half jump over | 7:22 - 10:00 |
| reverse half guard to defensive kimura sweep | 10:00 - 13:44 |
| reverse half guard knee bar defense | 13:44 - 16:20 |
| toe hold reverse half guard defense to back take | 16:20 - 18:58 |
| pulling half guard | 18:58 - 22:22 |
| pulling deep half guard | 22:22 - 25:54 |
| Single leg shot into deep half guard | 25:54 - 28:55 |
| fake ankle pick to guard pull | 28:55 - 31:56 |
| bulldog knee bar | 31:56 - 35:11 |