Learn the fundamentals and concepts that can help you simplify the half guard position so you can focus on solving the biggest problems and avoiding pitfalls

Gordon “The King” Ryan is a multiple-time ADCC champion who is the most dominant and technical no-gi grappler on Earth, and this is your chance to learn his dominant half guard passing system!

Use step-by-step systems to attack the knee shield, butterfly half guard, lockdown half, deep half, and more.

This system will show you how to attack the guard with control of your opponent in ways that translate to no-gi, gi, MMA, and beyond.

This is one of the most complete half guard passing systems ever created for grappling, and now you can learn every detail from the best grappler on Earth.

See actual rolling footage from the gym as Gordon puts this system into action and then breaks down exactly what he was doing so you can see the techniques  in motion.

Get everything you need to simplify and destory the half guard with this foolproof passing system from multiple-time ADCC Champion Gordon “The King” Ryan, as he shows you how he has developed his top half guard game into one of the most fearsome in grappling. Learn these techniques and tactics on this 10-part series with options for dealing with any kind of half guard you will see in training and competition.

Master useful passing and submission options for half guard and its variations, including deep half, butterfly half, knee shield, lockdown, and more. Use the chest-to-chest half guard position to control the head, impose pressure, and pass with steady success into dominant positions and submission attacks, with the same techniques that Gordon has used in elite competition.

Watch these systems in action as Gordon rolls live in the gym and then breaks down each roll - for you to see what he’s doing and hear why he’s doing it. This guard passing system has shown to be effective in no-gi grappling, gi jiu-jitsu, MMA, and beyond - and Gordon shows it in ways that students of all levels can understand.

Pass the guard with some of the strongest methods in grappling, including knee slides, body locks, leg pummels, and more that you can combine into a single system that can smash the guard. Find great submission attacks with entries into systematic joint locks and strangles, including darces, kimura, leg locks, and more.

SO, WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU GET?

PART 1

INTRO

OVERVIEW

CHEST TO CHEST AND THE CRANIAL SHIFT

CARRYING BODY WEIGHT

BACKTRACKING AND LEG RIDING

THE BATTLE FOR INSIDE POSITION

2 GENERAL WAYS OF GETTING CHEST TO CHEST

UPPER BODY DEFENSIVE FRAMES

STUFFING, RISING, HIP SWITCH/SPRAWLING METHODS

HIGH KNEE SHIELD

STUFFING METHODS VS NO SHOULDER POST

RISING METHODS VS NO SHOULDER POSTS

HIP SWITCHING TO OVERBACK GRIP

BASIC WAYS TO FLATTEN OPPONENT OUT

COUNTERING A BRIDGE WITH AN UNDERHOOK

COUNTERING A BRIDGE VS OPPONENT'S UNDERHOOK

COUNTERING A BRIDGE WITH KIMURA

PASSING WITH A KIMURA

COUNTERING A BRIDGE WITH A GUILLOTINE

FAILED GUILLOTINE SWITCH TO SHOULDER CRUNCH

ANKLE SCOOP VS AN INSIDE KNEE

FLATTEN THEM OUT USING AN ANKLE SCOOP

PART 2

ANKLE SCOOP TO BACKSTEP

ANKLE SCOOP TO MOUNT

ANKLE SCOOP TO LEG RIDE

ANKLE SCOOP FAILS - FLATTEN THEM OUT

ANKLE SCOOP FAILS - 3/4 MOUNT

HIP SWITCHING TO REVERSE UNDERHOOK

PROPER LEG POSITION

BACKSTEPPING WITH A SCOOP GRIP

SPIN THE LEG

INSIDE ELBOW TO 3/4 MOUNT

HIGH KNEE SHIELD DOUBLE SHOULDER POST

STUFFING THE LEG AND CLEARING POSTS

RISING TO CLEAR POSTS

HIP SWITCHING TO CLEAR POSTS

HIGH KNEE SHIELD CROSS SHOULDER POST

CLIMBING THE TREE

RISING/HIP SWITCH/HAND FIGHTING COMBINATIONS

ATTACKING FROM HIGH KNEE SHIELD - KIMURA ENTRIES

ATTACKING FROM HIGH KNEE SHIELD - DARCE ENTRIES

ATTACKING FROM HIGH KNEE SHIELD - ENTER THE LEGS

PART 3

LOW KNEE SHIELD

INTRO TO LOW KNEE SHIELD

TESTING THE LOCK

PASSING OPTIONS WITH A CRANIAL SHIFT

PASSING OPTIONS WITHOUT A CRANIAL SHIFT

OPPONENT EXTENDS LEG - FLATTEN THEM OUT

RISING METHODS

HIP SWITCHING METHODS

LOW KNEE SHIELD DOUBLE SHOULDER POST

RISING METHODS

HIP SWITCHING METHODS

LOW KNEE SHIELD CROSS SHOULDER POST

SPRAWLING METHODS

RISING METHODS

HIP SWITCHING METHODS

ATTACKS FROM LOW KNEE SHIELD

RECAPPING KNEE SHIELDS

PART 4

DOUBLE LEG

INTRO TO BUTTERFLY HALF GUARD

INTRO TO BUTTERFLY HALF GUARD

PASSING FRAMES VS BUTTERFLY HALF GUARD

PASSING WITH A V GRIP

V GRIP TO SCOOP GRIP

KNEE DIRECTION DILEMMA

STEPPING OVER THE MOUNT

INSIDE ELBOW TO 3/4 MOUNT

PASSING WITH A HIP SWITCH

PASSING WITH A REVERSE UNDERHOOK

ATTACKING FROM BUTTERFLY HALF GUARD

CHEST TO CHEST PASSING

INTRO TO PASSING CHEST TO CHEST

GENERAL HIERARCHY OF HAND POSITIONS

ELBOW WIDTH AND BASE OF SUPPORT

DEFAULT LOWER BODY POSITION

DOMINATING THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE HIP

OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE GOAL SETTING

THE IMPORTANCE OF A HIGH TRIPOD

PART 5

BASIC PASS TO SIDE CONTROL

BASIC PASS TO MOUNT

MOUNTING WITH 2 BUTTERFLY HOOKS

SIDE CONTROL TO MOUNT INTERFACE

PASSING TO SIDE CONTROL VS EXPLOSIVE BRIDGE

MOUNTING VS EXPLOSIVE BRIDGE

MOVING TO HANTAI SANKAKU

MOVING TO USHIRO SANKAKU

5 FINISHES

KNEE WEDGE TO BUTTERFLY HOOK

FAR HIP KNEE WEDGE

PASSING TO THE UNDERHOOK SIDE

BUTTERFLY HALF GUARD GENERAL THEORY

PREVENTING A BUTTERFLY HOOK IN A HIGH TRIPOD

HIP SWITCH PASS VS BUTTERFLY HALF GUARD

TOP POMMEL/FRONT POMMEL DILEMMA

KNEE SLIDE TO LEG RIDE

FAILED POMMELS - DOMINATE THE FAR HIP

PASSING WITH ONLY A CROSSFACE

PASSING BEFORE THE POMMEL

FAR FOOT GRAB

BACKSTEPPING OUT

PASSING TO MOUNT

PART 6

LEG RIDING

THE TRUE UTILITY OF THE FAR FOOT GRAB

PASSING TO MOUNT VS BUTTERFLY HOOK

KNEE POST/INSIDE ELBOW AND UNDERHOOK DILEMMA

INTRO TO A NEAR HIP POST

TRANSFERRING TO A HEAD BLOCK

PASSING WITH OVER UNDERS

CONVERTING TO DOUBLE UNDERS/DISCUSSING HEAD POSITION

RECAPPING CHEST TO CHEST PASSING

INTRO TO OPPONENT'S OFFENSIVE UNDERHOOK

COUNTERING AN INITIAL UNDERHOOK

POMMELING BACK TO AN UNDERHOOK

OVERBACK/CHEST TO CHEST DILEMMA

OVERBACK/CHEST TO CHEST DILEMMA

DARCE STRANGLE

THE DARCE DILEMMA

ATTACKING GUILLOTINE

GUILLOTINE DILEMMA

GUILLOTINE/DARCE DILEMMA

KEEPING OPPONENT FLAT BY DOMINATING THE FAR HIP

3/4 NELSON

KNEE SLIDE TO FRONT HEAD

ENTER THE LEGS

INTRO TO LOWER LEG SHIFT

PREVENTING/PEELING A SCOOP GRIP AND DOMINATING THE FAR HIP

BACKSTEPPING

PASSING OPTIONS

PASSING OPTIONS PART 2

ATTACKING WITH KIMURA

FAKING A BACKSTEP TO DOMINATE FAR HIP

FAKING A BACKSTEP TO KNEE SLIDE

FORCING DEEP HALF

STOPPING A ROLL

PEELING SCOOP GRIP

OVERBACK VS BUTTERFLY HALF GUARD WITH AN UNDERHOOK

ADDRESSING AN ATTEMPTED SUMI GAESHI

CLEARING A KNEE

PART 7

SCORPION

INTRO TO SCORPION/SCOOP SCORPION

POMMELING LEGS WHEN CHEST TO CHEST

PREVENTING SCOOP GRIP

PEELING A DEEP SCOOP

COUNTERING A ROLL THROUGH

COUNTERING A PASSOVER

DEEP HALF GUARD

INTRO TO DEEP HALF GUARD

GENERAL GOALS

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LOWER LEG SHIFT, SCORPION, DEEP HALF GUARD AND ASHI GARAMI

PREVENTING A BUTTERFLY HOOK AND SCORPION

PEELING A SCOOP GRIP

MOVE TO STANDING PASSING

COUNTERING A PASSOVER

TOP KNEE DOWN - DENY ANKLE EXPOSURE

EXPOSING AN UNDERHOOK

KIMURA CONVERSION

KIMURA CONVERSION VS THEIR UNDERHOOK

ATTACKS FROM KIMURA

LIFTING ELBOW TO DOMINATE FAR HIP

COUNTERING AN INSIDE KNEE

STEP OVER THE HEAD - ENTER THE LEGS

STEP OVER THE HEAD - STUFF THE SWEEP

STUFFING THE SWEEP VS BUTTERFLY HOOK

COUNTERING A FULL BUTTERFLY HOOK

PART 8

NEAR SIDE UNDERHOOK

INTRO TO PASSING WITH NEAR SIDE UNDERHOOK

NEAR SIDE UNDERHOOK VS CROSSFACE

ENTERING A NEAR SIDE UNDERHOOK

PASSING TO MOUNT/FAR HIP

PASSING TO NEAR HIP

CONVERTING TO DOUBLE UNDERS

INTRO TO BODY LOCK PASSING

THE WHY - HIP CONTROL VS CRANIUM CONTROL

LOCKING UNDER BOTH ARMS

PASSING WITH A BODY LOCK

PASSING WITH A TIGHT WAIST

ARM-IN BODY LOCK

PASSING FROM ARM-IN BODY LOCK

OUTRO

PART 9 – ROLLING

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PART 10 – ROLLING COMMENTARY

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