Techniques

Battle for the Underhook

When playing half guard, the battle for the underhook is critical. Once established, the underhook leads to a wide variety of sweeping and attacking options. In this video, 3rd-degree black belt Miad Najafi shares a great drill designed to hone this essential skill in half guard.

by JJB Admin

4 weeks ago

When playing half guard, the battle for the underhook is critical. Once established, the underhook leads to a wide variety of sweeping and attacking options.

In this video, 3rd-degree black belt Miad Najafi shares a great drill designed to hone this essential skill in half guard. Miad is the head instructor at the Centre Line Jiu Jitsu in Worthing.

This video was filmed at the 2023 JJB Network Spring Super Seminar hosted by Kingston Jiu Jitsu. You can learn more about the JJB Club Network here.