Low Knee Shield: Pass and Isolate vs Hips Over Hips
Mat mode
3:00
Tell the roomGet past their legs and isolate the head and arm.
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TOP PLAYER
POSITION
In half guard against the low knee shield: the tip of the bottom player's knee on the tip of your pelvis.
OBJECTIVE
Get past their legs and isolate the head and arm.
CONSTRAINTS
Start from the low knee shield half guard. If you win, keep going from that position for the next part of the period.
WIN CONDITION
Get past the legs to chest to chest or chest to back, isolating the head and arm.
BOTTOM PLAYER
POSITION
In half guard from the low knee shield: the tip of your knee on the tip of their pelvis, your feet interwoven arch to arch (not crossed).
OBJECTIVE
Get their hands or butt to the mat with your hips over theirs.
CONSTRAINTS
Start from the low knee shield half guard. If you win, keep going from that position for the next part of the period.
WIN CONDITION
Get their hands on the mat, or their butt on the mat with your hips over their hips.
Reference video
Open video · The MATS Jiu-Jitsu Academy
The MATS Jiu-Jitsu Academy, 02.13.2026 | Grip Fighting Games That Actually Transfer (free video on The MATS Jiu-Jitsu Academy YouTube channel).
Problem
In half guard against the low knee shield: the tip of the bottom player's knee on the tip of your pelvis.
Tell the room
Get past their legs and isolate the head and arm. Get their hands or butt to the mat with your hips over theirs.
Setup
In half guard against the low knee shield: the tip of the bottom player's knee on the tip of your pelvis. In half guard from the low knee shield: the tip of your knee on the tip of their pelvis, your feet interwoven arch to arch (not crossed).
Score
Get past the legs to chest to chest or chest to back, isolating the head and arm. Get their hands on the mat, or their butt on the mat with your hips over their hips.
Rules
- Start from the low knee shield half guard.
- If you win, keep going from that position for the next part of the period.
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