Alias · Guard
DH guard
Also known as Deep Half Guard — the canonical term used on this site.
Training background: colloquial
Abbreviation — deep half guard
DH guard is the abbreviation-form name for the deep half guard — the bottom-position configuration in which the bottom player is underneath the opponent’s hipline with one leg trapped between the legs.
Etymology. “DH” abbreviates “deep half”; “guard” attaches the position-family. The shortened form predominates in coaching shorthand and competition commentary; the full “deep half guard” appears in published material.
Mechanics. The deep-half position destabilises the opponent’s top-position weight by undercutting the hipline — the bottom player can lift, sweep, or roll out from underneath.
Cross-reference. “Deep half guard bottom” is the full name. Full mechanical coverage on Deep Half.