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Exploring The Empty Half Guard by Daniel Paul Pollaccia reviews
Exploring The Empty Half Guard by Daniel Paul Pollaccia has 50 customer reviews in this archive, averaging 4.90 out of 5. 96% are five-star and 1 is one or two stars. Reviews run from October 6, 2021 to June 20, 2026. All of them are published below in full, unedited.
Who reviewed Exploring The Empty Half Guard by Daniel Paul Pollaccia
23 of these reviewers gave their belt rank when they submitted the review. BJJ Fanatics asks for rank, age and years training at the point of review, so this breakdown is self-reported by the customer.
| Belt | Reviews | Average rating |
|---|---|---|
| Blue | 8 | 5.0 |
| Purple | 6 | 5.0 |
| White | 5 | 5.0 |
| Black | 4 | 5.0 |
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The reviews
Exploring empty half guard
great addition to your bottom game. Unusual but not difficult and very effective
This is a great little move
This is a very straightforward and thorough introduction to a unique move. I've used this basic move on opponents of all levels. Definitely worth adding to your arsenal.
I had high hopes but...
I really wanted to like this video, but I just couldn’t get there. Almost the entire instructional is focused on one side, the left side, which for most people is the weaker side unless you are left handed or more advanced. Seeing it from both perspectives would have made a big difference in understanding and usability. The position itself also didn’t feel very practical to me. I was expecting to see more setups or entries from different positions, but it stayed pretty limited throughout. Because of that, I just don’t see many situations where I would actually be able to use this effectively while rolling. Overall, I had high hopes, but it just didn’t translate well into something I can use.
Excellent stuff
Well detailed instructional. A must have for those that need to work on their bottom half game.
Empty half guard
I bought this course immediately without hesitation. Because i knew that this techniques are absolutely effective, my training partner did this to me many times 🤣 So i want more details about this techniques.
Exploring the empty half guard
Interesting
Useful tool at all levels
Empty half guard is just another weapons to include in anyone's arsenal. It makes it a nightmare for your opponent to keep you down. Simple, concise, and well explained
You Need This!
I have a lot of instructional videos, and this is one of the best. Daniel breaks down the mechanics and provides many options and scenarios. This is a simple technique with many options. After watching 20 minutes of this video, you’ll be able to use the empty half guard in live rolling. Daniel provides quick and easy-to-understand instructions. He doesn’t bother you with a long introductory screed about combat and the philosophy of a fighter. He gets right to it. He shows you the technique, adds a few details to help you understand the positioning, and moves along. It’s a great instructional and is worth every penny, even if you have to pay full price.
Good
Saisie avec de jambe par l'exterieur en contre de yoko shiho
Saisie de jambe par l'extérieur pour obtenir le matte. Voici des Contre-attaques possibles à partir de cette position inferieure. Uke tient en yoko shiho gatame.
Empty half guard
seen the position numerous times in MMA. Will review details to add to my game
Side control escape
A unique position to catch your opponents off guard and in to your guard or top position this would be definitely something imma use in training
Unique sweeps
Very unique position / sweeps. The empty half guard is often where I find myself. I've used the techniques successfully and my partner's never suspect what's coming or in which direction.
guard
great
So Tricky!
I've seen Marcelo Garcia and a lot of MMA guys use the empty half guard to reguard but Daniel has a whole system from here. Amazing stuff, definitely changes the guard passing/side control meta game.
To ne better faster
If you want master thé art of Jiu jitsu you need good defence
Great
Excellent info about a little discussed topic.
Interesting position
Unusual and interesting position. When tested proved to be also very efficient.
Awesome info on little studied position
I found this to be very useful as I end up here a lot but wasn’t aware of some of these options. Highly recommend
Excellent
Fills in some gaps on a position that you may find yourself in frequently if you play defensive BJJ postures like Running man and Hawking. I found it extremely useful right away.
Exactly what I needed
I’ve been finding myself in this position recently as I’ve experimented more with defensive BJJ positions. I knew there was sweep potential as I occasionally have had success. This instructional filled in the gaps and gave me some great insight. Highly recommend if you find yourself gravitating towards this.
Exploring The Empty Half Guard By Daniel Paul Pollaccia
Genius!!!
Daniel is super high level and a tremendous teacher.
Absolutely loved this instructional. I've been hitting this left and right and has really helped open up my game even if it's just to create space for opportunities. Side note. Daniel is out of Hesperia California and is an amazing person. I've been lucky enough to have the pleasure of just being destroyed in is guard.
empty half
really worked!
The empty half guard
Great addittion for mma application. If seeking head height is a priority ,you will find yourself in this postion often
love this position
awesome details for a surprising game
Empty half guard
This is the most comprehensive and the breakdowns are excellent regarding empty half guard. Daniel helped my game by including several techniques I have put in my arsenal. Great instructional
good info
Good info
Excellent
This immediately became a staple in my jiujitsu
Very interesting
Great weapon to add to your arsenal.
Very interesting to know this
Very interesting to know this unusual position. Well develloped and explaind with good audio.
Bad positions, good positions!
Instructional very clever A great idea behind a great sister Very useful
Exploring The Empty Half Guard
Professor D. D. P. offers a system which will be kind of a back up system in my game. I like the positions and techniques because most the given ones are working back and forth with very little adjustments. Some of my favourite grips and submissions are right there too.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Helped me develop my half
Helped me develop my half guard fame
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Exploring empty half guard
A great video for BJJ practitioners looking for an edge while rolling.This video works on a a simple idea that can be used in various ways to change what looks like a disadvantaged position into a winning position. A very fresh and interesting concept so highly recommend!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Great instructional
Great instructional
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Great value for every style of jiu jitsu
Professor D. D. P. offers a very valid mikro system which will be kind of a back up system in my game. I like the positions and techniques because most the given one are working back and forth with very little adjustments. Some of my favourite grips and submissions are right there too so that there is a great flow within it for me. So valuable as an additional escaping toolkit with great offensive potential!!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻What is genius?
For me, a genius is somebody who sees something where nobody else do so. Professor Pollaccia developed a complete, easy system from a bad position. It was under the eyes of everyone… only he saw it. Hats off.
Response from BJJ Fanatics😎A not so often position taught extremely well
Daniels video is high quality in every regard . Technique, instruction , presentation etc. if your not learning empty half your missing out
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻So, that is how you swept me!
Daniel is a very knowledgeable Black Belt and practitioner. I enjoy rolling with him and learning his game to add to my own. Recently, in a roll he used the empty half guard to sweep me, and when I asked him about the sweep he told me he had this instructional on BJJFANATICS. I'm very glad to have bought the instructional and learned the game of empty half. Not only will I be more aware of defending it empty half, but I will be using it to sweep opponents also! What I enjoyed about this instructional is how direct to the point each technique is presented. You can learn a very important system in about 40 minutes with no extra talking or nonsense. This instructional is very pure and straightforward. My last point to make is this instructional is also a guard retention tool because when you learn it you will catch passers in the final moment of the pass with empty half-guard. If you have a strong guard but want an extra tool, buy this. If you have a ****** guard and everyone passes you, buy this. White - Black belt recommended! I wish I learned this years ago!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Incredible Strategy to Add to Your Game!
This course is incredible! I've been adding this to my game over the last few months and have had great success! This is something no one expects and as I practice this more and more I am only finding more and more success with it! I highly recommend this video for everyone at any level!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Its like a new element
This instructional is quite different than most I have seen where it's a position you do not see often but you can get to it from multiple situations. The key to brilliance is simplicity and there isn't much that is complicated in this series. Which means the percentage of hitting these moves feels incredibly high. I am going to spend more time with this position and allow myself to be slightly vulnerable to give these techniques a proper shake down. But so far I love what I see and the secondary leg being the force to create imbalances and prevent guard passes was obvious and made me wonder, why didn't I think of that. This one was exciting to learn from.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Unique, innovative, and strategic!
Professor Dan Pollaccia really knocked it out of the park! This instructional program is not only incredibly unique, it also has an outstanding amount of contingencies embedded within it! The techniques are well articulated and explained in a manner which creates connections to familiar techniques (e.g. a “hybrid” lock down). Moreover, the techniques are demonstrated from a variety of vantage points (making the deconstruction of techniques that much easier). Instead of transitioning to traditional half guard recovery tactics, this series will build your confidence to test your mettle with an innovative half guard! Well done Professor!
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Mind blown and Innovative Reversal
This course will blow you mind, very innovative escape and reversal. highly recommended for whoever want to add interesting techniques to your escape bible.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Simple Ninja Move
This is really simple and sneaky especially if you get stuck at bottom half guard… he teaches all the different variations and entries really good teaching :call_me_hand:
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗Brilliant
Brilliant instructional! Interesting position with a lot of opportunities for sweeps and submissions. Definitely will be adding many of these techniques to my game.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Unique position that can easily be added to someone's game
The empty half is not something that I was very familiar with. I have been training in jiu jitsu over ten years and had really never seen this used anywhere. The trailer and title of this video caught my attention and I decided to give it a chance. These are definitely techniques that can fit into my existing game, this is a position that I can see myself transitioning to when need be. The attacks from the empty half are very simple and the entries for it are everywhere. Definitely worth taking the time to study and add in to your game, regardless of what your game is. These techniques can help and give you more depth in sweeps and submission attacks from bottom.
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗👍🏻Detailed and useful instructional
This is an excellent instructional. Definitely a unique position that hasn't been seen that much. But now it's something I'm playing with and working in my game a lot more now. The techniques I have used from this video have been highly effective in my training so far!
Response from BJJ Fanatics😎🤗Great 👍�
Lots to learn and watch in this
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻Excellent video.
This is a great move, for BJJ Fanatics, a great move, excellent instruction. Hopefully this instructor will be putting out more videos....
Response from BJJ Fanatics🤗🤙🏻