Half Guard Overview (w Jake Mackenzie)

This video I have Jake Mackenzie Pan American Champion and world class half guard player show his foundations for understanding the position and its strengths and weaknesses. Comment and let us know if you have any questions.
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[@MarshallHallenbeck]

"And I'll edit that out" - doesn't edit it out

[@JonThomasBJJ]

Lmao yeah sometimes I miss those

[@MarshallHallenbeck]

@@JonThomasBJJ lol I just thought it was funny :)

[@sleeplessdev7204]

Sometimes it's nice to see real life shine through the content. Reminds me that there's a lot of work that goes into these things behind the scenes

[@LukaRBJJ]

Damn, this is a gold mine of tiny secret half guard info.

[@JonThomasBJJ]

Yeah he’s got all the little details

[@Josh-zt2iq]

I was lucky to have learned from Jake for about 2 years. It is awesome to see him on your channel.

[@JonThomasBJJ]

Yeah his game is sick and such a nice guy, we had a lot of fun exchanging ideas.

[@EricPaumerat]

"Ok Guys", Jake is the most brasilian gringo ;-). Great insight, thanks

[@jordanthompson1069]

Mckenzie Dern says send location

[@JonThomasBJJ]

Hahaha for sure!

[@GoldenRyu]

The knee twist detail was fantastic! Great stuff

[@JonThomasBJJ]

Thanks buddy you could really feel it when you were on top.

[@LateKurkku]

Great information even for me whose main guard is half and is that Ryan Hall throwing spinning shit on the background lol

[@JonThomasBJJ]

Hahaha yeah it is

[@jordanburton4147]

Rich content. How he uses his bottom hook initially to start the kneetwist I liked a lot. Different from Leite (the "coyote" hook or the top emphasized on the knee torque). The knee bump to get both hands on the mat was a big deal as well. It provides a set-up for the reverse half guard - which for me until this was more opportunistic to deal with the back step. Great content. Helped a great deal.

[@kevinmcneil1998]

Unbelievable, just bought his half guard on Jiujitsux and then this comes out.

[@JonThomasBJJ]

Yeah I haven’t watched the whole series on jiu jitsu x but I’m sure it’s amazing quality

[@tommym321]

Bookmarks 1:52 2:03 2:37 3:11 3:51 5:21(stopped) 5:46. 6:16. 6:51. 7:24 8:07. 9:07 10:31. 10:40

[@DavidCusack]

My Venn diagram on this video is a circle. Some nice additions to Jake’s half guard series.

[@philpoma2055]

Love Jake’s game. So many helpful details! Thanks for putting this out.

[@JonThomasBJJ]

Yeah there is so much depth in every position, happy you found the video helpful

[@eatlaughandstupid4430]

Would you mind showing the last bump?

[@gymlaxbro]

Solid fart @ 4:20! Osss x2 🤙🏻

[@JonThomasBJJ]

Lmao I think it was the mic scraping the gi, but who knows 😂

[@plastikdreams6409]

The half guard lord.

[@bradford5681]

You didn't edit it out 😅. Just kidding. Thanks for the lesson!

[@Thefourgirls94a]

'and i'm going to edit that out' (doesn't edit it out).

[@andrewsullivan1523]

Jake how do you like your hyperfly gi LOL do you own the ultralight

[@fresh2def973]

Jake's so nice with the half guard that he almost makes me want to play it. Almost...

[@JonThomasBJJ]

Yeah if you play it well it’s actually a pretty calm position to play in.

[@nicksalvatore5717]

The thumbnail made you look like Sean O'Malley

[@RJwarriorpoet]

Hit all these positions in training tonight. Almost blurted out, Thanks KZbin!, while rolling.

[@JonThomasBJJ]

Happy to hear it buddy! Jakes game is top notch

[@arashooo]

Love Jake’s half guard game!!!

[@JonThomasBJJ]

Yeah it’s amazing

[@jasonkeaton5140]

Haha! I trained with Jake in Florida ! Great half guard

[@JonThomasBJJ]

Great half guard and super nice guy!

[@benjitsu85]

Is this series effective no gi

[@RodrigoVanilla93]

Any risk of the knee bar in that reverse half position the way Jake's legs are configured?

[@JonThomasBJJ]

I think it’s pretty hard to swing back for that with how tight he controls my hips.

[@Pashhhh456a]

All I see is knee injuries

[@joeybennett2298]

great material as always man!

[@phredbookley183]

At around 9:24 what other options are there other than the sweep? Also, is there a name for this Figure Four Away position? Fascinating stuff.

[@JonThomasBJJ]

I think if they turn in and fight too much there you could go straight to the back.

[@phredbookley183]

@@JonThomasBJJ hmm. Thank you for this.

[@michaelbutler5829]

Wow!!!! I wish I could train with Jake for a week or two!!! Jake come to Az!!!

[@oldschoolfuture999]

Amazing details. Been following Jake since early 2000s. Beast

[@bxnxjmin]

i love when the mic gets muffled and the instructor turns into a robot for a half second😂 cracks me up 4:19

[@bxnxjmin]

i love when the mic gets muffled and the instructor turns into a robot for a half second😂 cracks me up 4:19

[@jeromelansang2168]

Thank you jake. You addressed here why I’m always getting mounted or cross faced when I go deep half. Went to jakes seminar and learned fishnet and it was amazing. Just brought your instructional in BJJ fanatics.

[@alexrodriguez8767]

I purchased this series and I highly recommend it to any smaller competitors. I've only grasped about 20% of the system and it's a life saver going against the bigger competitors.

[@melissabritezcosta]

👌🏽🔥

[@karwengloo361]

Great content as always. Keep it up!

[@JonThomasBJJ]

Thanks buddy!

[@hlopez3975]

lol I’ll cut that out. Good way to open it. Great video as per usual

[@bjorn1409]

Awesome Video, awesome content, thanks a lot! OSS

[@arshakh1]

Super helpful. Thank you for the details.

[@holisticdan23]

Very concise valuable instruction

[@jezzlaffy]

We’re gonna edit that out 😜 Love it!! 😂😂

[@carloszambrano1997]

The best half guard in the game !!

[@PifonShadow]

Thanks , very helpfull.

[@MejiaComedy]

Great details and efficient instruction. Thanks as always!

[@jg1000c]

Thanks Jake for the seminar last week.

[@morrisonmcqueen1364]

Thanks. Great details

[@chasMMA]

I just bought Jake Machenzie's half guard instructional he has on jiujitsux, and I am very pleased with the purchase and this video is a wealth of knowledge in itself.

[@nicolasa6789]

Thanks lads

[@rivelinolopes823]

É incrível os detalhes da meia guarda. Parabéns pela a aula.

[@4amwaj]

love this

[@abrahamlincoln8542]

Out of all the half guard players in the world, I am definitely one of them.

[@JonThomasBJJ]

Yea you are Abe

[@lucasgalbusera3373]

man, you are a gold value offer machine. awesome video.

[@JonThomasBJJ]

Thanks Lucas, can’t wait to have you here again buddy!

[@leonardodacostapinto7794]

Monstro!

[@snappiegappie]

Thanks! great details!

[@JonThomasBJJ]

Thanks happy you enjoyed it!

[@bp84160]

Great video 🤙

[@JonThomasBJJ]

Thanks really appreciate it!

[@jordanevans21]

Have fun at 50/50!

[@JonThomasBJJ]

Was a great trip!

[@eatlaughandstupid4430]

how do you bump to make him plant hands on the opposite side near the end of the video?