Alias · Guard Passing
Anti-ushiro X
Also known as Ushiro X Pass — the canonical term used on this site.
Training background: competition commentary term
Names the pass by the guard it opposes
Anti-ushiro X is a descriptive name for the ushiro X pass — naming the pass by what it opposes, the ushiro X (rear X) entanglement.
Etymology. “Anti-ushiro X” names the pass for its target rather than its method; “ushiro X” is the Japanese term for the rear-facing X. The label is reactive, framing the technique as the dedicated answer to that entanglement.
Mechanics. The pass destabilises the entangling player before control settles, breaking the rear-X structure so the legs can be freed; advancing while the entanglement is intact instead surrenders the leg to the X’s loading, so destabilisation precedes the clearance.
Cross-reference. “Reverse X counter” and “Back X defence” are sibling aliases. Full mechanical coverage on Ushiro X Pass.