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Pass or back take · Pressure pass · Fundamental
Over-under pass
A guard pass (pressure pass) you hit from Closed guard (top) and Passing open guard, landing you in Side control (Yoko Shiho Gatame). Fundamental level.
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How to do it
Works from
Puts you in
- One arm under a leg, the other over their other leg
- Lock your hands or grab their pants or belt
- Stack them onto their shoulders, head tight to the hip on your over-arm side
- Walk around to that side (your over-arm side) and settle in side control
How it connects
- Starts from
- Closed guard (top)Passing open guard
- Similar pass or back takes
- Knee slice passStack passBody lock passSmash passLong step passBackstep pass
- Also from Closed guard (top)
- Armbar escape (hitchhiker)Triangle escape
Get it right
Key details
- Your head stays tight to their hip on the side you pass to
- Stack first, walk second
Common mistake
Walking around before their hips are stacked.
If they defend it
They push your head away to re-guard: keep your head tight on their hip and keep stacking.
Safety and research
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Practice
Quick checkOver-under pass quick check4 questions
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