Alias · Guard Passing
Folding pass
Also known as Double Under Pass — the canonical term used on this site.
Folding pass as the double-under stack
Folding pass, in this sense, names the double under pass — folding the opponent up onto their shoulders with both arms under the legs.
Etymology. “Folding pass” describes packing the opponent’s knees toward their head; here it routes to the double-under pass, disambiguated from the other folding-pass usages that route elsewhere. The “fold” is the stack the double-unders create.
Mechanics. The double-under control folds the opponent up and carries directly into the pin: the same grip that stacks the hips holds the finished pin, so passing and pinning are one continuous task. The opponent is never given the space to recover between being folded and being held.
Cross-reference. Full mechanical coverage on Double Under Pass.