The Complete Half Guard System
Defense + Knee Shield Attacks & Transitions
70+ Lessons. One Cohesive Half Guard Game.
Half guard is inevitable.
What happens next is a choice.
This bundle combines both parts of Malachy Friedman’s Instructional For People Who Can’t Half Guard Good into one complete system—from survival and retention to knee shield dominance, transitions, and finishes.
You don’t just learn how to not lose from half guard.
You learn how to win from it.
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What’s Included in the Bundle
PART 1
Half Guard Defense
Defense + Knee Shield Attacks & Transitions
This section is about staying alive when things go wrong.
You’ll learn how to:
✦ Retain half guard under heavy pressure
✦ Recover knee shield when flattened
✦ Defend head control and prevent back takes
✦ Shut down over-under pressure and the back step
✦ Escape mount directly back to half guard
Built for tired rounds, pressure passers, and worst-case scenarios.
PART 2
Knee Shield Attacks & Transitions
50+ Lessons – Offense, Control, Chaining Attacks
This is where half guard becomes dangerous.
You’ll learn:
✦ Knee shield attacks and grip-based control
✦ Arm drag systems from half guard
✦ Underhook domination to back takes, sweeps, and submissions
✦ Dental floss system for defense, transitions, and takedowns
✦ Far-side lapel control and Rocking the Baby
✦ Kimura chains, Heisen Guard entries, kneebars, and advanced transitions
Every attack connects. Every reaction has an answer.
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SYSTEMS
Covered Across
THE BUNDLE
Half Guard Fundamentals & Framing
Flattened Half Guard Defense
Head Control & Back Take Prevention
Over-Under & Pressure Passing Defense
Knee Shield Attacking Systems
Arm Drags, Underhooks, Kimura Chains
Dental Floss & Lapel Control
Sweeps, Submissions, and Advanced Transitions
Heisen Guard & Leg Attack Entries
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WHO
This Bundle
IS FOR
Practitioners who want a complete half guard game
Anyone tired of half guard being a liability
Grapplers who want defense and offense that connect
All levels—from fundamentals to advanced competitors
Older grapplers who need efficiency over athleticism
No inversions required.
No gimmicks.
No isolated techniques.
This bundle gives you a half guard you can:
Survive with
Retain under pressure
Attack, sweep, and submit from
If you want one system that covers every phase of half guard,
this is it.
This is the most technically sound course I have seen on the half guard.
"The material is easy to digest and the execution is excellent. Very innovative work by Prof Friedman."
NAY DELGADO
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I've been a half-guard player for a while now this gave me more tools to add to my tool bag.
"I have been able to implement concepts from the course and been successful with them in training and competition.
10-10 would recommend for anyone who wants a better half guard."
KOHLBY HOLLINGSWORTH
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Amazing Instructional.
"Knee Shield is a very effective guard and natural for beginners having that knee blocking your opponent.
This instructional will help you transform you instinctive knee shield in a more tec knee shield."
ZECA ZICA
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