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Half guard

Half guard (or half mount) is a defensive ground grappling position where one combatant is lying on the other, with the bottom combatant having one leg entangled. Sometimes the bottom combatant is said to be in half guard, while the top combatant is in a half mount. In wrestling and catch wrestling half mount is called Turk ride. The half guard is the…

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AKA
Turk ride, half mount
Attacks
Calf crush, kimura
Child hold(s)
Lock down, Dog fight, knee shield half guard, deep half guard
Classification
Position
Escapes
sweep
Parent hold
Guard

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Edges14
Triples23
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related to External links · 6
Half guard → BJJ, Guard Evolution, Short Article, Stephan Kesting, The Five Commandments, Underhook Half GuardTutorials
related to Variations · 6
Half guard → It, The, The Z-guard, This, Using, Z-guard
AKA · 1
Half guard → Turk ride, half mount
Attacks · 1
Half guard → Calf crush, kimura
Child hold(s) · 1
Half guard → Lock down, Dog fight, knee shield half guard, deep half guard
Classification · 1
Half guard → Position
Escapes · 1
Half guard → sweep
Parent hold · 1
Half guard → Guard
Style · 1
Half guard → Judo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
is a · 1
Half guard → position that is in between a full guard and side control or full mount

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guard mount half position top bottom combatant leg side control practitioner full submission also pass sweep knee deep turk ride

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Half guardAKATurk ride, half mount1.00infobox
Half guardAttacksCalf crush, kimura1.00infobox
Half guardChild hold(s)Lock down, Dog fight, knee shield half guard, deep half guard1.00infobox
Half guardClassificationPosition1.00infobox
Half guardEscapessweep1.00infobox
Half guardParent holdGuard1.00infobox
Half guardStyleJudo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu1.00infobox
Half guardis aposition that is in between a full guard and side control or full mount0.90text
body positioninginstance ofdepending on the many details of the position0.80text
gripsinstance ofdepending on the many details of the position0.80text
the X-Guardinstance ofthis position is primarily used for sweeping as it has less submission options but can also be used to enter other positions0.80text
Half guardrelated to External linksThe Five Commandments0.60section

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