Guard Passing Techniques

Navigating past guard

Applicable Phases: Ground Phase

Techniques (11)

Backstep Pass

A modern guard pass built specifically to defeat half-guard-family defenses (including Quarter Guar…

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Double Under Pass

A guard pass where both arms go under the defender's legs to stack and pass around them.

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Hip Switch Half Guard Pass

A half guard pass built on the wrestling sit-through movement, so named because of the complete pos…

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Knee Cut Pass

A pressure pass where the passer establishes an underhook or collar grip to control the opponent's …

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Leg Drag Pass

A redirection guard pass where the attacker secures ankle or pant-cuff grips on both of the opponen…

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Long Step Pass

A pass from half guard where the passer takes a long step with their trapped leg

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Over Under Pass

A guard pass where one arm goes under and the other over the opponent's leg

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Smash Pass

A guard pass where the passer uses heavy pressure to pin and pass the legs

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Stack Pass

A guard pass where the defender is stacked by driving their knees toward their head, allowing the p…

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Toreador Pass

A guard pass where the passer backs away from open guard, controls the legs, and passes to the side.

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X Pass

A guard pass where the passer quickly moves from side to side to pass the legs

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