Half Split to Cross Knee on Belly

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Half splitting is great way of defending against an aggressive half guard player, especially one that likes to use a coyote guard. It allows you to really distance your hips and keeps you from getting entangled. As a bonus, it creates a lot of good passing options such as the cross knee on belly. This plugs into the smash pass series I went over previously and a smooth transition.

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