Chest To Chest Half Guard Passing – In-Depth Review

Force half guard, connect pressure, and clear the leg in stages.

Essential Connections: Chest To Chest Half Guard Passing Cover Art

The Bottom Line

You will learn how to force half guard on your terms and deny the re-guard. Bodoni shows upper and lower body controls that funnel to predictable finishes. Troubleshooting chapters cover knee shield, underhook, half butterfly, and deep half.

⚡️ Quick facts

Best for: Pressure passers

Skip if: You only play guard

Tech focus: Half Guard Passing, Cross Face, Head And Arm, Shin Pin, Knee Cut, Body Lock

Biggest takeaway: Force their half guard

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What You'll Learn

A 6-part half guard top system that forces connections and denies re-guards. It blends leg pummeling, head control, and shoulder pressure with body lock and knee-cut options.
The focus is extracting the trapped leg in stages and solving knee shield, underhook, half butterfly, and deep half.

Primary Techniques You'll Drill

Half Guard Passing
Leg Pummeling
Cross Face
Head And Arm
Shin Pin
Knee Cut
Body Lock
Three Quarter Mount
Double Unders
Passing Sequencing

Format & Level

Instructional style: System Based
Skill level: Intermediate
Format: No-Gi
Runtime: 4 hours and 57 minutes
Volumes: 6
Released: 2023

Should You Buy It?

Wait for daily deal. I like the emphasis on forcing half guard so your passing tree stays predictable.

Why Giancarlo Bodoni?

Bodoni’s passing aligns with his New Wave no-gi focus on tight chest-to-chest pressure. He uses leg pummeling and head control to stop re-guards. As an ADCC champion he prioritizes secure pins over scramble-heavy passes.