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Pass or back take · Pressure pass · Intermediate
Body lock pass
A guard pass (pressure pass) you hit from Half guard (top), Passing open guard and Passing butterfly guard, landing you in Side control (Yoko Shiho Gatame). Intermediate level.
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How to do it
Puts you in
- Lock your hands around their waist
- Pin your hips and head to theirs
- Free your leg with your foot and knee
- Slide around to side control
How it connects
- Similar pass or back takes
- Knee slice passOver-under passStack passSmash passLong step passBackstep pass
Get it right
Key details
- Keep your elbows tight to their hips
- Head on the mat side so they can’t turn in
Common mistake
A loose lock that lets them rotate.
If they defend it
They knee shield: step over the shield to mount.
Safety and research
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Practice
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