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Pass or back take · Pressure pass · Fundamental
Smash pass
A guard pass (pressure pass) you hit from Half guard (top), landing you in Side control (Yoko Shiho Gatame). Fundamental level.
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How to do it
Works from
Puts you in
- Crossface them and pin the far shoulder
- Flatten them out with chest pressure
- Free your trapped leg with your other foot
- Slide to side control
How it connects
- Starts from
- Half guard (top)
- Similar pass or back takes
- Knee slice passOver-under passStack passBody lock passLong step passBackstep pass
Get it right
Key details
- Kill the underhook before freeing the leg
- Stay heavy the whole time
Common mistake
Letting up pressure while freeing the leg.
If they defend it
They regain the underhook: knee slice instead.
Safety and research
Read about itGrapplearts articlesBJJ Heroes
Practice
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