Guard Passing
No-gi guard passing — body lock, knee cut, toreando, tripod, leg drag, smash pass, double under, back step, long step. Submission grappling reference.
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Body Lock Pass
Wrap both legs — primary butterfly pass
Knee Cut Pass
Diagonal knee across — most versatile pass
Half Guard Pass
Trapped-leg extraction framework — branches to smash, knee cut, back step, leg drag
Toreando Pass
Redirect legs — primary standing open guard pass
Tripod Pass
Foot on hip — push-pull standing pass
Split Squat Pass
Wide base half guard pressure pass
Leg Drag Pass
Drag to hip-to-hip — angular passing
Over-Under Pass
Asymmetric body lock — butterfly and half
Smash Pass
Stack and flatten — pressure through knee shield
Double Under Pass
Both legs under — stack and cartwheel
Long Step Pass
Outside step — knee cut follow-up
Back Step Pass
Step back to free trapped leg
Stack Position
Hip elevation pressure tool — submissions and pass finishes
Closed Guard Break — Standing
Stand up to break the closed guard
Closed Guard Break — Kneeling
Stay down — elbow/knee wedge break
Butterfly Hook Break
Kill elevation, neutralise hooks, pass
De La Riva Break
Kill frame and grip before stepping out of hook
Knee Shield Break
Crush, step over, or pummel under the shield
Seated Guard Engagement
Win hand-fight and flatten the seated player
Headquarters (HQ)
Central passing stance — decision hub for open guards
Tozi Pass
Shoulder under the hook — butterfly and hook guard nullifier
Folding Pass
Legs folded to the mat — half guard and closed guard
Leg Weave Pass
Arm weave between the legs — half guard and Z-guard
High Step Pass
Near foot stepped high over guard leg — open guard pass
Can Opener
Neck crank from inside guard — cervical hyperflexion
Octopus Guard Pass
Strip the deep overhook — flatten or backstep to pass
Clamp Pass
Recover posture against overhook closed guard platform
Lockdown Pass
Defeat the figure-four calf hook — angle change extraction
Scorpion Pass
Clear the outside knee hook — backstep or pummel inside
Waiter Guard Pass
Recover the far leg from the under-hook — deny sweep and ashi
Half Butterfly Pass
Kill the butterfly hook — then pass the remaining half guard
Williams Guard Pass
Strip the meathook head control — recover posture and pass
High Guard Pass
Downgrade the elevated closed guard — legs on shoulders
Inverted Guard Pass
Collapse the inversion before berimbolo completes
Berimbolo Defence
Deny the hip rotation — counter the back-take chain
Ushiro X Pass
Close the inside space — defeat the cross ashi / back take dilemma