Inside the University 751 - Leg Weave Pass

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Victor Hugo shows his favorite pass he used in the Worlds, the leg weave pass. When his opponent plays knee shield we weaves his arm through the legs and grips the bottom knee. His other hand grabs the collar and he cuts his knee out going shin over shin. Depending on how his opponent reacts, he can pass to side control or mount.

Inside the University 748 - When to Pass to the Other Side

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After observing some mistakes, Gustavo shows when and why he steps behind to pass to the other side. He can only do this when his opponent steps his legs across his body, abandoning his shield that was blocking that side to Gustavo before. Once the shield is gone, Gustavo can come back to pass.

Inside the University 747 - Leg Rope Pass to the Other Side

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This time when Gustavo tries to use the leg rope pass, his opponent stretches his leg across to prevent him from passing. Now Gustavo shows how he comes back to the other side rather than trying to force his pass. In some cases, he can even force his opponent to roll and expose his back, or he can just establish side control.

Inside the University 746 - Moving Laterally While Passing

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Now Gustavo shows some details of the leg rope pass, including how he moves laterally with his hips facing the head, rather than his butt up and hips facing the mat. By moving laterally, he can keep more pressure and close the space so his opponent can't recover guard.

Inside the University 745 - Leg Rope Half Guard Pass

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Showing his favorite way to pass the half guard, Professor Gustavo's first objective is to stay on his toes and drive his weight forward into his opponent's knee shield. He reaches between the legs and cups his opponent's bottom thigh or grabs the pants and pushes down. He hops up to his feet and keeps his weight driving his opponent's knee into his chest. Next he windshield wipers his leg over the bottom leg, and keeps circling to the side until he has cleared the hip. Now he can drop his hip to the mat and walk back to control the legs and establish a strong side control.

Inside the University 744 - Guard Passing Drills

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Now Xande shows a bullfighter speed passing drill, using the same technique of passing, but going side to side at a faster pace. Also, he explains partial training to his students, in which one person starts inside the closed guard and his objective is to open the guard, while his opponent looks to sweep or submit.

Inside the University 743 - Bullfighter Pass

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After opening his opponent's guard, Xande grabs both pant legs and pushes the legs in. When he feels his opponent react by pushing back, Xande steps to the side and goes around the legs to establish his knee on belly position. Once he has his knee in place, he lets go of the near pant leg to make a grip on the collar, giving him better control of his opponent.

Inside the University 742 - Opening the Closed Guard

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From inside his opponent's closed guard, Xande makes a grip on the collar and sleeve, puts his weight on his opponent's chest and stands both his legs up. He pinches his knees to keep contact with the legs. He stands straight up, keeping the sleeve grip and placing his elbow inside his thigh. His hand on the collar moves to the inside of the knee, and he pushes it down as he leans his body away from it. As he feels the guard open, he steps his way back and controls both pant legs, ready to pass the guard.

Inside the University 735 - Knee Cut Pass from Headquarters

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Now while in headquarters, Nick's opponent has a grip on his pants or ankle, keeping him from kicking his leg back for the X-pass. Instead, he whips his body along with his grips to the side, setting himself up in a knee cut position. His opponent will turn into him, and Nick finds the space with his elbow to control the body as he cuts his knee through to pass the guard.

Inside the University 734 - X-Pass from Headquarters

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Nick is in his headquarters position, keeping his base low while holding a collar and pants grip. In this scenario, his opponent is gripping either his collar or sleeve, and not addressing Nick's leg. Nick shifts his weight toward the side of the trapped leg, leans forward into his collar grip and kicks his leg back in the air to clear his opponent's legs. He punches his pant grip away as he brings his leg back down, establishing knee on belly. He still has control of both grips and his arms now form an X.

Inside the University 733 - Getting to Headquarters

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There are many ways to get to headquarters, but in this case Nick is starting in his opponent's De La Riva guard. He first makes a collar grip and grabs the pants on the leg that is in his hip. Now he straightens his legs to pop the De La Riva hook off his leg, and at the same time kicks his other leg back to step over his opponent's leg, settling in a strong headquarters position.

Inside the University 702 - Passing the Guard if Your Opponent Doesn't Turn

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Sometimes while setting up the choke, your opponent will not turn into you, making it difficult to finish him. In this case, Victor opens his elbow, forcing his opponent's head to turn the other way, and then cuts his knee out of the half guard to side control.