Half Guard Pass to Mount

H2

H3 Key Steps

Step 1 - Establish base and grips

• In top half guard, keep your chest tight to your opponent and base on your hands and knees. Use the near-side underhook and a solid frame to control their upper body while pinning the trapped leg with your knee.

Step 2 - Free the trapped leg and create an angle

• Shift your hips away from the trapped leg, peel it free by driving your knee across their thigh, and use the frame to prevent re-guard. Maintain pressure to keep them from posting.

Step 3 - Move into mount

• With the leg freed, swing your bottom leg over their hip and drop your hips to establish mount. Keep your weight forward and chest over theirs to deter a quick reaction.

Step 4 - Secure mount

• Secure the position by controlling the far arm or establishing a cross-face, then settle into a stable mount with hips active for follow-ups.

H3 Application

• Use when you have top half guard and a solid near-side control to threaten a direct transition to mount; this is a core how-to in transition that works in both gi and no-gi as a foundational bjj technique.

• Benefits include immediate top control and open paths to submissions or further transitions.

H3 Mistakes

• Not controlling the trapped leg or head, letting them re-guard.
• Telegraphing the motion and losing base.
• Failing to clear the leg before stepping over.
• Not securing mount after the transition.

H3 Tips

• Keep hips heavy and low; maintain frames and head position.
• Practice slowly to build step-by-step muscle memory.
• Gi: use collar or sleeve control as needed; No-Gi: rely on cross-face and underhooks.
• Drill with increasing resistance to build flow across jiu jitsu moves and bjj techniques.