Alias · Guard Passing
Knee slice
Also known as Knee Cut Pass — the canonical term used on this site.
Training background: equally common term
Common name — slicing the knee across to pass
Knee slice is a common name for the knee cut pass — “slice” and “cut” naming the same motion of driving the knee across the opponent’s thigh.
Etymology. “Knee slice” and “knee cut” are interchangeable across regions and systems; both describe the lead knee cutting diagonally across the trapped leg. Neither has clear priority — the variation is regional preference, not different techniques.
Mechanics. The cutting knee drives to and holds the knee line, the decisive control zone of the pass: once the passer’s knee crosses and pins the opponent’s thigh to the mat, the guard cannot re-insert structure, and the pass completes by advancing off that held line.
Cross-reference. Full mechanical coverage on Knee Cut Pass.