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Pass or back take · Pressure pass · Intermediate
Long step pass
A guard pass (pressure pass) you hit from Half guard (top), landing you in Side control (Yoko Shiho Gatame). Intermediate level.
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How to do it
Works from
Puts you in
- From half guard top, post your head on the mat
- Swing your trapped leg out behind you
- Step it far away from their legs
- Settle in side control
How it connects
- Starts from
- Half guard (top)
- Similar pass or back takes
- Knee slice passOver-under passStack passBody lock passSmash passBackstep pass
Get it right
Key details
- Your head is the post, so they can’t roll you
- Big step, not small
Common mistake
Small steps that let them re-trap the leg.
If they defend it
They turn in: take the back.
Safety and research
Read about itGrapplearts articlesBJJ Heroes
Practice
Quick checkLong step pass quick check4 questions
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