There are several types of passes but for the most part you can put passes into one of four categories.
- Under Passes
- Over Passes
- Through Passes
- Outside Passes
What are some examples of each?
- Under Passes – Double Under Pass, Gracie Guard Pass
- Over Passes – Leg Lace Pass, Smash Pass
- Through Passes – Baseball Slide, Knee Slice
- Outside Passes – Toreando
So how do we defend against each?
- Under Passes – Transition
- Over Passes – Frame
- Through Passes – Half Granby, Invert, Far Leg
- Outside Passes – Frame – Same Side
Which is based?
- Honestly they are all good you just need to use the right retention skill for the correct pass.
What other factors do I need to worry about?
Timing! Timing! Timing!
- Timing is key. You have to start these as soon as you know that they are passing. You also have to wait at certain times to make sure it has a maximum benefit. An example would be framing on a Baseball Slide pass. You have to wait until their leg has passed your bottom leg so you can escape your leg. Time them on their transition.
- Make sure you are structurally sound with frames.
- On Half Granbys make sure you are escaping your hips enough and swinging your legs wide
- On Far Leg retention stay connected with them and not over reaching your far leg
- On Inverted make sure you are not staying too close, let them bind you up
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Tips
Learn ranges
From disengaged open guard
- Keep elbow and knee tight
- Recompose with your opposite leg
- Lift your feet up with your hands in front
- Don’t let your hips get turned create a frame on your leg with your arm and the mat
- Don’t put your far foot on the mat
Knee cut
- Don’t let one leg get between
- Leg lasso and pull out leg
- Keep arm under the knee cut leg
Stack
- Drop the hips down
- Keep your feet moving