Pass or back take · Pressure pass · Fundamental

Knee slice pass

A guard pass (pressure pass) you hit from Passing open guard, Headquarters (HQ) and Half guard (top), landing you in Side control (Yoko Shiho Gatame). Fundamental level.

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How to do it

  1. Get a crossface or underhook on the far side
  2. Slide your knee across their thigh toward the mat
  3. Keep your weight on your far hand and chest
  4. Slide your back leg free and settle in side control

How it connects

Starts from
Passing open guardHeadquarters (HQ)Half guard (top)
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In courses
Foundations III: Half guardFoundations IV: PassingHalf guard set

Get it right

Key details
  • Your shin stays on the mat as it cuts
  • Kill their far underhook before you slide
Common mistake

Sitting up tall so they can frame and recover.

If they defend it

They catch reverse DLR: back step, or switch to the leg drag.

Safety and research

Read about itGrapplearts articlesBJJ Heroes

Practice

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