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Pass or back take · Pressure pass · Intermediate
Backstep pass
A guard pass (pressure pass) you hit from Half guard (top) and Passing open guard, landing you in Side control (Yoko Shiho Gatame). Intermediate level.
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How to do it
Works from
Puts you in
- When they block your knee slice, plant your weight on them
- Step your outside leg back across your body
- Turn your back to their legs
- Settle in side control on the other side
How it connects
- Starts from
- Half guard (top)Passing open guard
- Similar pass or back takes
- Knee slice passOver-under passStack passBody lock passSmash passLong step pass
Get it right
Key details
- Keep your weight on them through the turn
- Fast step, stay low
Common mistake
Standing up tall during the step.
If they defend it
They follow you: re-cut the knee slice.
Safety and research
Read about itGrapplearts articlesBJJ Heroes
Practice
Quick checkBackstep pass quick check4 questions
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