Pass or back take · Standing pass · Fundamental

Toreando pass

A guard pass (standing pass) you hit from Passing open guard, landing you in Side control (Yoko Shiho Gatame). Fundamental level.

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The 5 Main Toreando Guard Pass Variations

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How to do it

  1. Stand and grip both of their knees or pants
  2. Push their legs to one side like a bullfighter’s cape
  3. Step around to the open side
  4. Drop your chest to theirs and settle in side control

How it connects

Starts from
Passing open guard
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In courses
Foundations IV: Passing

Get it right

Key details
  • Move your feet fast, your hands only redirect
  • Pin their hips the moment you land
Common mistake

Leaning over their legs instead of moving around them.

If they defend it

They swing back to guard: switch to a knee slice or leg drag.

Safety and research

Read about itGrapplearts articlesBJJ Heroes

Practice

Quick checkToreando pass quick check4 questions
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