Foundations IV: Passing

Foundations IV: Passing

Getting past the legs to side control.

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    Passing open guard Fundamental
    You are standing or kneeling against their open guard. Break grips, control the legs and get to the side.
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    Headquarters (HQ) Intermediate
    Kneeling on their inside leg between their legs, other foot posted outside. A hub for many passes.
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    Leg drag Intermediate
    You throw their legs to one side and pin the hips. Their back is turned away and the pass is close.
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    Passing butterfly guard Intermediate
    On top of someone playing butterfly guard, their hooks under your thighs. You kill the hooks with low hips, heavy pressure and smart footwork before they can lift you.
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Seminars for this course

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Complete Guard Passing Overview

Jon Thomas

For Passing open guard: An overview of a whole passing game

Jon Thomas maps out a complete guard passing game and how the passes connect.

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Modern Passing Masterclass

Margot Ciccarelli

For Passing open guard: A full seminar on modern open guard passing

Margot Ciccarelli's full passing seminar, recorded and published by the host academy, BJJ Lab Zürich.

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Sword and Shield for Passing any Guard

Wim Deputter

For Passing open guard: One framework (a "sword" and a "shield") for passing any open guard

Wim Deputter teaches a simple framework for passing any guard: one arm attacks while the other defends, so you can pass without getting swept.

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Constructing/Deconstructing Guards

Chris Paines

For Passing open guard: The second half: how guards are broken from the top

Chris Paines explains the logic of guard: why it works, how to build one and how to take one apart. A concept class filmed at a BJJ Globetrotters camp.

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Guard Passing

Chris Paines

For Passing open guard: A camp class on passing open guard

Chris Paines' Summer Camp 2019 passing class, drawing on wrestling principles.

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