Aclosed guardpass is one of the very first passes that you learn in BJJ and that includes opening the guard. The knee post method is one of the most effective ways to pass the closed guard. Your first step for this pass is close your knees and press them against your opponent’s hips...
Once you smash the legs, it is now time to pass the guard. Note that your weight should be on the opponent’s legs as you work on the pass. If you place your weight on their hip, they can always threaten to push you away or use their hooks tosweepyou over. Your legs should also...
Probably the easiest sweeps to do from this squid guard variation are the push and pull sweeps. When you invert into your opponent and pull their knee into your chest to fully control their leg. Depending on your opponent’s reaction will determine which sweep you will use. If they keep th...
Passingis when you are on top of your opponent in their guard or half-guard (when they have one of your legs trapped between theirs) and youmove past their legsto a more dominant position, such as side control, mount, or back control. Sweepingis when you are on the bottom of your op...
A kimura lock from a knee shield is a common choice for those that like to play thishalf guard. Before we go into the steps of getting the kimura, we had to detail how to hold your knee shield. It needs to be at an angle on your opponent’s chest, so you can keep the space be...
(MMA). From the shin to the shin guard, push the opponent’s head to the side as you drop your body down and put your chest between his knee and head. Lace your hand through as you fall back. This position will allow you to use the cradle to control the legs. Step your leg ...
The final step is to push their hip using your belly to complete the guard pass. ConclusionThe stack pass is one of the best techniques you can do to pass the guard. It is a very high percentage move applicable in gi and no gi grappling. You can also use it in mixed martial arts ...
These can be very offensive positions that may lead to either sweeps or submissions. If someone gets past your legs to a better position, this is called a guard pass. Sweep This is the action of using your guard to advance to a better position on your opponent (ie. mount, side control...
I think it was a good idea to add in a more thorough discussion of the defence to the stack pass: though it doesn't quite fit into a side control escape lesson, I think it makes sense as that would be my main worry when trying the leg swing guard recovery. Of course, as Jeff ...
while your other arm stays inside their knee to block them bringing it across. From there, you try to slide the knee through and pass. However, often you might find there is enough of a gap for them to get their knee in, or perhaps they grab half guard, or otherwise get their feet...