Pass or back take · Pressure pass · Fundamental

Stack pass

A guard pass (pressure pass) you hit from Closed guard (top), landing you in Side control (Yoko Shiho Gatame). Fundamental level.

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Double Under Stack Pass for BJJ

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How to do it

  1. Open their closed guard
  2. Scoop both arms under their legs
  3. Drive their knees toward their face
  4. Walk around to side control

How it connects

Starts from
Closed guard (top)
Similar pass or back takes
Knee slice passOver-under passBody lock passSmash passLong step passBackstep pass
Also from Closed guard (top)
Armbar escape (hitchhiker)Triangle escape
In courses
Foundations II: Closed guard
Seminars

Get it right

Key details
  • Keep your posture as you scoop
  • Keep both arms under their legs: one arm in and one out sets up their triangle
Common mistake

Getting one arm caught inside their legs while the other is out (triangle bait).

If they defend it

They kick out: switch to a toreando.

Safety and research

Read about itGrapplearts articlesBJJ Heroes

Practice

Quick checkStack pass quick check4 questions
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More from these positionsOther techniques that start where this one does
Over-under passPass or back take → Side control (Yoko Shiho Gatame)Standing guard breakPass or back take → Passing open guardArmbar escape (hitchhiker)Escape → Closed guard (top)Triangle escapeEscape → Passing open guardGuillotine escapeEscape → Side control (Yoko Shiho Gatame)
← Over-under pass4 of 20 passes & back takesBody lock pass →