Alias · Guard Passing
Wilson Pass
Also known as Tozi Pass — the canonical term used on this site.
Training background: Alternative name used in some instructional contexts
Named for Wilson Reis, who competed with the tozi pass
Wilson Pass is an alternate name for the tozi pass — attaching the name of Wilson Reis, whose competition use of the pass attached the name in some circles.
Etymology. The pass carries two names: “tozi,” and “Wilson,” after Wilson Reis, whose high-level competition use of it linked the name in common usage. Both name the same closed-guard defence-to-pass; the attribution is event-anchored rather than a claim of invention.
Mechanics. The pass kills the closed guard’s sit-up by disrupting its structural resistance first — a deep underhook and crossface flatten the bottom player so the guard cannot mount the offence it needs before the legs are opened.
Cross-reference. “Tozi pass” is the canonical name for this technique. Full mechanical coverage on Tozi Pass.