Ryan Hall – 50-50 Guard

Ryan Hall – 50-50 Guard

World Martial Arts once again delivers the goods with the most highly anticipated DVD series in years, the 50/50 guard with Ryan Hall! This new guard position is so effective and dangerous to its unsuspecting opponent’s, that many competitions are now considering banning it all together! Ryan Hall, one of the most active and successful Jiu-Jitsu competitors in the world has used this amazing position to defeat more opponents then anyone including Jiu-Jitsu Black Belts, UFC fighters and more. Ryan’s detail and instruction on the 50/50 guard is so clear and organized that beginners and advanced students alike will be able to easily learn how to obtain and finish from this position. Ryan brings his many years of using this position to DVD by covering many common mistakes, details on control and theory and countless ways to finish. This is a typical WMA production that covers even the smallest details and follows an effective progression to master this devastating position.

• How to get the 50/50 guard from any position!
• How to control even the toughest opponents attempts to counter and escape the 50/50!
• How to finish your opponent within the 50/50 every time!
• How to escape and pass an opponent using the 50/50 against you!
• Important flow drills to make the position so smooth your opponents will never see it coming.
• Positions are shown so they can be used for Jiu-Jitsu, submission wrestling or even MMA!
• And much, much more!

VOLUME 1: 50/50 Illuminated

1. 50/50 Fundamentals
2. Proper Limb Positioning
3. Controlling The Trapped Knee
4. Foot Fighting For Protection
5. Hand Fighting For Protection and Flow Drill
6. Splitting The Opponent’s Crossed Feet
7. Defeating The Deep Triangle
8. Hand Fighting In The Split
9. Finishing The 50/50 Heel Hook
10. Alternative Heel Hook Grip #1: The Kimura
11. Alternative Heel Hook Grip #2: The Mata Leao
12. Forcing A Bend In The Leg
13. Alternative Finish #1: The Off-Leg Heel Hook
14. Alternative Finish #2: The Texas Clover Leaf
15. Alternative Finish #3: The Off-Leg Toe Hold
16. Alternative Finish #4: The Brabo Choke
17. Situation #1: Opponent Pressures Aggressively
18. Situation #2: Defeating The Can Opener Neck Crank
19. Situation #3: Opponent Stands
20. Situation #4: The 50/50 Reset

VOLUME 2: Transitions, Skill Drills, and Entries
1. Transition #1: Straight Ankle Lock To 50/50
2. Transition #2: Reverse Heel Hook To 50/50
3. Transition #3: Kneebar To 50/50
4. Transition #4: Calf Slice To 50/50
5. Skill Drill #1: Seated Straight Ankle Leg Switch
6. Skill Drill #2: Standing Straight Ankle Leg Switch
7. Skill Drill #3: Reverse Heel Hook to 50/50 Flow
8. Deep Half Guard: Thread The Needle To 50/50
9. Deep Half Guard: Backdoor Spin to 50/50
10. Deep Half Guard: Waiter Sweep to 50/50
11. X-Guard: Near Side
12. X-Guard: Far Leg Scissor
13. Sitting Guard: 360° Granby On Kneeling Opponent
14. Sitting Guard: Armdrag to 360° Granby On Standing Opponent
15. Standing Footlock to 50/50
16. Knee Slice Pass: Kneebar Bypass To 50/50
17. Knee Slice Pass: Reverse Heel Hook To 50/50
18. Leg Drag Pass: Direct 50/50 Entry
19. 50/50 Defense To Kneebar Attack
20. Standing: Ashikan Judan
21. Standing: Toquinho
22. Situation #1: Defending The Bull Fighter Pass
23. Situation #2: Defending The Knee Slice Pass

VOLUME 3: Volume 3: Progressing Position, In-Depth Entries, And Advanced Finishing
1. Passing: Leg Retraction
2. Passing: Step-Over
3. Passing: Step-Over To Mount
4. Passing: Step-Over To The Back
5. Disentangling: Stand Out To Open Guard Top
6. Disentangling: Stand Out To Pass
7. De La Riva Guard: Granby To Far Leg 50/50
8. Inverted Guard: Kneebar Bypass To 50/50
9. Inverted Guard: Outside Leg Lasso
10. Inverted Guard: Salvaging A Missed Attack
11. Inverted Guard: Calf Slice To 50/50 Off Opponent’s Defense
12. Back Attack to 50/50
13. X-Guard Top To 50/50
14. Oma Plata To 50/50
15. Sitting Guard: Leg Drag To 50/50
16. Open Guard: Frazatto
17. Advanced Heel Hook Finishing

Watch Ryan Hall dominate his opponent using the 50/50 Guard in competition: