Alias · Guard
Deep half guard bottom
Also known as Deep Half Guard — the canonical term used on this site.
Training background: perspective-specific
Full name — deep half guard from bottom perspective
Deep half guard bottom is the full descriptive name for the deep half guard — the position in which the bottom player is committed beneath the opponent’s hipline with one of the opponent’s legs trapped between the bottom player’s legs.
Etymology. “Deep half” specifies the under-hipline depth; “guard bottom” attaches the position-and-perspective. The compound predominates in published instructional vocabulary; “DH guard” is the abbreviation form.
Mechanics. The deep position undercuts the opponent’s weight — the bottom player’s body is below the opponent’s centre of mass, providing the leverage for the family’s sweep and reversal attacks.
Cross-reference. “DH guard” is the abbreviation form. Full mechanical coverage on Deep Half.