Submission Attacks from Bottom Deep Half

[skribs107]

I've very recently started playing with a straight ankle lock from deep half (a technique I found on Instagram). I know in a couple years I can start working kneebars and kneebar transitions from there as well.

Are there other submissions I can hit from bottom deep half guard? Or specific sweeps or transitions from deep half that set you up perfectly for a submission?

 

[Tony Dismukes106]

Sweeping from deep half naturally brings you up to the start of an over-under pass. From that position you can sometimes hit a kneebar. It's kind of opportunistic, but the nice thing is that you don't have to abandon your passing position to try it.

 

[drop bear108]

Pistol choke if you dont want any friends.

 

[skribs107]

Pistol choke if you dont want any friends.

How do you do that from bottom deep half?

 

[drop bear108]

How do you do that from bottom deep half?

As you would an Ezekiel pretty much. There is no good images anywhere

 

[Tony Dismukes106]

As you would an Ezekiel pretty much. There is no good images anywhere

From bottom of deep half? You don’t really have access to your opponent’s neck from there.

 

[drop bear108]

From bottom of deep half? You don’t really have access to your opponent’s neck from there.

I might not be discussing the same thing.

 

[skribs107]

No, definitely not.

 

[skribs107]

From bottom of deep half? You don’t really have access to your opponent’s neck from there.

I was wondering if there were any good arm attacks on that near-side arm, or if there were any good setups to sweep into an arm attack (i.e. how controlling the arm for a scissor sweep or flower sweep can help set up an armbar).

 

[Tony Dismukes106]

I might not be discussing the same thing.

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Yeah, that’s not deep half guard. The picture Skribs posted shows deep half.

 

[Tony Dismukes106]

I was wondering if there were any good arm attacks on that near-side arm, or if there were any good setups to sweep into an arm attack (i.e. how controlling the arm for a scissor sweep or flower sweep can help set up an armbar).

Not that I’ve seen or that I can easily imagine offhand. Deep half is all about controlling the opponent’s hips and legs. Really good for sweeping into a passing position, not so good for going directly into most submissions.

 

[skribs107]

That one straight ankle lock I've been workshopping...I hit it on two different folks yesterday. Threatened it on a couple of others. Seems a nice technique. I think that's my gameplan next competition.

 

[dunc]

As @Tony Dismukes says I think it's more of a sweep to over under pass position with the odd knee bar thrown in for good measure
There are other sweeps, but that's the main one I feel

Personally not a fan of deep half as you'll be spending a chunk of time getting squished so it's not a go to for me
In that kind of situation I prefer to dig for the far foot and attack toe hold - which if fails tends to get you a sweep without getting overly pressured

 

[skribs107]

Personally not a fan of deep half as you'll be spending a chunk of time getting squished so it's not a go to for me
In that kind of situation I prefer to dig for the far foot and attack toe hold - which if fails tends to get you a sweep without getting overly pressured

I love deep half because it short-circuits people's brains into forgetting they're in guard. Half my sweeps from this position (even against brown/black belts) are because they get frustrated trying attacks and just sit down voluntarily to take bottom position.

Speaking of brown/black...I'm not allowed to do toeholds yet.