Knee Shield (Z-Guard)

Half guard with a knee across the opponent's body. Keeps distance, sets up sweeps, chokes and leg lock entries.

Switch to Half Guard Top

• Control

  Structure and Distance

  Where the knee, feet and grips go so the shield cannot be smashed flat.

  4 resources

• Sweeps

  Sweeps

  Sweeps that use the shield to lift and tilt the opponent, or that switch to butterfly hooks.

  4 resources

• Submissions

  Submissions

  Kimura, loop choke, triangle and omoplata attacks set up from the knee shield frame.

  4 resources

• Entries

  Leg Lock and Guard Entries

  Sliding into single-leg X, ashi garami or reverse De La Riva from the knee shield.

  3 resources