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“This is a great half guard course. It shows how to deal with being in some bad spots from the bottom half and turning it into offense for you. Also shows how to deal with common reactions top half players will give. some new techniques that i haven't seen before also. Worth the money.”

This is one of the 5-star reviews written by a JJX user after taking Malachy’s course, “Malachy Friedman’s Instructional For People Who Can’t Half Guard Part 1 & Part 2” 

Who is Malachy Friedman?

Malachy is a second-degree black belt under the legendary Ricardo Liborio. Throughout over 20 years of training, Malachy has had the experience of training and cornering UFC fighters such as Evan Tanner, Kimbo Slice, Yoel Romero, and many others. 

“I will always coach and try to reach as many people as possible with my systems.”

 Malachy has become a jiu jitsu instructor hoping to share his broad knowledge from his countless competitions and years of training. Not only is he known as a half guard specialist, but most of his match submissions were transitioned from the half guard. He will guide you to become comfortable in the most uncomfortable situations with his courses, “Malachy Freidman’s Instructional For People Who Can’t Half Guard Part 1 & Part 2”.

Stop avoiding half guard! Become a half guard master instead.

Many jiu jitsu practitioners initiate to pass guard by forcing half guard. It allows them to apply tremendous pressure using their body weight and heavy cross face. Meanwhile, not everybody enjoys being under half guard. Many practitioners start panicking, not knowing what to do under the pressure, and all they can think of doing is holding on to the half guard lock for their dear life. It is also common for jiu jitsu practitioners to run into tons of fancy half guard highlight reels on social media; beautiful overhead sweeps, or ceaselessly wrestling up to the top… You may watch them repeatedly, yet you know deep down you will never pull it off during sparring, let alone competition.

If you are tired of avoiding half guard or want to start sharpening up your half guard, let Malachy help you! With meticulous mechanical details, Malachy’s instructional is made for every skill level as well as every age; you don’t need to worry about not being able to invert. 

What exactly will I learn from this course?

“Malachy Friedman’s Instructional For People Who Can’t Half Guard Good Part 1” consists of extensive chapters that cover fundamental half guard and how to turn half guard into attacking positions with various sweeps. And most importantly, Malachy reviews multiple defenses and escapes out of bad and uncomfortable half guard positions such as:

• How to defend flattened half guard

• How to defend the head control

• How to escape mount

• How to defend over under pass

• How to prevent and defend back step pass

These are all the common scenarios you will encounter playing half guard. So every jiu jitsu practitioner must fully understand and master these steps. You will notice a significant difference in your game.

This is followed by the sequel course, “Malachy Friedman’s Instructional For People Who Can’t Half Guard Good Part 2,”. While part 1 mostly focused on building a solid defense system, part 2 establishes an offense system using the half guard. This includes a plethora of transitions. Out of more than 50 included lessons, here are some of the details and sequences you will be able to implement right away:

• 3 different grip options to tilt sweep

• 5 Armdrag variations & how to finish it

• Utilizing Lasso with half guard to back take and sweep

• Kimura from half guard

• Dental flossing system to various sweeps

• 2 Attacks from Heisen Guard 

• Secret submissions invented by Malachy

Soon you'll be turning your opponent's half guard into offensive and dominant opportunities for yourself. A weakness can easily become a strength if you're willing to put in the work under the guidance of the right mentor.

There are 3 free videos available for every single course including Malachy’s courses “Malachy Friedman’s Instructional For People Who Can’t Half Guard Good Part 1 & Part 2”! Just click on any one of them to access and start stepping up your jiu jitsu game!

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