Vent: Tired of barbers who rush through clipper fading and leave a dark line at the C-crown

I watched three different guys at the shop last Tuesday all skip the open blade step on the half guard, and then they wondered why their fade had a hard band at the occipital bone, so has anyone figured out a quick trick to fix that line without starting over?

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3 Comments

rivera.holly2mo ago

Wait, they straight up skipped the open blade step on the half guard? That's like the most important part of blending it in!

carr.xena2mo ago

Buddy of mine tried it and got swept immediately.

harper_smith15d ago

Skipping the open blade step actually forces you to set up the sweep way tighter... you can't rely on that extra frame to save you if your initial entry is sloppy. My gym's head coach swears by hitting the half guard entry without the blade because it makes the whole setup more explosive. Got to admit, if your buddy got swept that fast he probably wasn't committed enough to the underhook either.