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Cartwheel pass

A guard pass (standing pass) you hit from Passing open guard and Passing butterfly guard, landing you in Side control (Yoko Shiho Gatame). Advanced level.

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The Cart Wheel BJJ Guard Pass by Nick Rodriguez

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How to do it

  1. Against an open or butterfly guard, grip their knee or pants with one hand and post the other hand by their hip
  2. Push off and kick your legs up and over, cartwheeling across their body to the far side
  3. Land beside their hips with your weight low, before they can turn in
  4. Settle in side control or take the back if they turn away

How it connects

Starts from
Passing open guardPassing butterfly guard
Similar pass or back takes
Toreando passX-passStanding guard break
In courses
Foundations IV: Passing

Get it right

Key details
  • Pass over their hips, not their legs, so you land past the guard
  • Only drill it slowly with a partner who knows it is coming
Common mistake

Landing upright with your hips high.

If they defend it

They turn in as you land: knee slice or go for the back.

Safety and research

Read about itGrapplearts articlesBJJ Heroes

Practice

Quick checkCartwheel pass quick check4 questions
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