Will Wilson's Deep Half Guard, Explained

Most deep half players sweep straight from deep half. Will Wilson changes the position first. A breakdown of the deep half guard that made Will Wilson European champion in his first gi major at black belt: where the position comes from, how Bernardo Faria played it, how Wilson gets underneath, and the three steps that turn his deep half into X-guard: the near leg, the far leg, and the hook switch. Then Faria and Wilson side by side, and how Jackson Nagai and Mateo Cardona tried to stop it. 0:00 Intro 0:33 The newcomer 1:15 The old deep half 2:16 Getting underneath 2:55 Deep half to X-guard 4:53 Side by side 5:33 Where it stalls 6:17 Why it works Footage: FloGrappling (2026 IBJJF Pan Championship, 2026 European Championship), IBJJF (2026 European champion interview, Worlds 2012, Los Angeles Summer Open 2025, Jiu-Jitsu Con No-Gi 2025), Will Wilson (instructionals), BJJ Fanatics (Bernardo Faria), BJJ Hacks TV (Roberto "Gordo" Corrêa). Additional analysis: Joe Gilpin (FloGrappling), Shawn A BJJ. #bjj #jiujitsu #grappling #deephalf #xguard