Matheus Diniz Reversal To Underhook Recovery

Reversal to underhook recovery from a compromised half guard position:

1. Begin in a disadvantaged position where the opponent has advanced their shoulder line, won the underhook, and connected their hands.
2. Attempt to use any remaining momentum to initiate a sweep or switch the hook to get underneath the opponent.
3. If the opponent is stable, create movement by bridging towards them, blocking their knee and arm, and using your bicep to press their head to the mat.
4. When the opponent drives back, use their momentum to bridge again, hoping they post their arm to maintain balance.
5. As they post, bring your hand out and move to your side more, sliding your hand inside to connect your hands in a palm-to-palm frame.
6. With the inside arm, use a palm facing you to the inside of the opponent's shoulder, similar to a Gable grip, to create space.
7. Continue to move the opponent away, recovering butterfly guard if they retreat or using their momentum to twist and push them away if they press forward.
8. Create space to either transition to deep half guard or conventional half guard with a hip controlling underhook, or establish a hook.
9. Choose to go to the deep underhook, using the sequence of pushing into the opponent, twisting, and bridging to gain the underhook and find a favorable position.