Inside the University 68 - Advanced Details on Guard Retention and the Knee Cross Pass, X-Pass, Same Side Knee Pass Combos

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Xande goes into the details on what to look for to retain your guard and mentions that you want to keep your opponent off your three points of control (neck, shoulders, hips) to stay mobile and capable of retaining your guard. We also take an advanced look into the knee cross pass, x pass, and same side knee pass and examine how lifting your foot off the mats can neutralize the strength of the De la Riva guard and allow you to remain loose and glide over your opponent into a passing opportunity.

JJU 29-0 to 29-1 Passing Crossgrip Guard with Same Side Knee Cut Pass

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Saulo teaches to pass the cross grip guard with the same side knee cut pass. When your opponent has you in their cross grip guard, be careful not to try to pass to the wrong side. Use the same side knee cut pass to play into the action reaction principle and drop your weight over the dominated side, letting your weight and your opponent's strength from pulling fuel your guard pass into side control.

Inside the University 67 - Modified Headquarters to Buttflop or Shotgun Pass Part 2

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Xande reviews the buttflop and shotgun pass from the modified headquarters position at a seminar. The modified grip headquarters position prevents your opponent from establishing a lasso guard which was a problem when using the two lapel grip for the traditional headquarters position.

JJU 28-2 Classic Leg Lasso Pass by Changing Angles

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Saulo teaches a classic way to pass the leg lasso pass by changing the angle of your body to weaken the lasso. Often times your opponent will sense that they can take your back and release the lasso willingly, but if they don't, change angles and pressure the leg to smash their leg or cut around their leg to pass the guard.

Inside the University 66 - Modified Headquarters to Side Smash Pass Part 2

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Xande reviews the side smash pass from the modified headquarters position at a seminar.

JJU 27-11 Butterfly Pass with Star Pass

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The star pass is similar to the hip switch pass but requires more adept finesse by combining the need to switch your hips while applying pressure mid switch to immobilize your opponent's hips. To immobilize your opponent, use the grip on the belt, your shoulder, and your head to create a tripod and balance your weight until you are able to switch your hips for the pass.

JJU 27-09 Butterfly Pass with Floating Hip Switch Pass

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Saulo teaches to pass the butterfly guard by using the common principle of changing the angles of your hip to neutralize and smash the butterfly hooks. Although it may seem simple at first, using a hip switch to neutralize the butterfly hook takes good timing and finesse to accomplish.

Inside the University 63 - Sprawl Pass against Classic Open Guard

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Xande teaches a quick way to diffuse and pass the classic open guard without having to break your opponent's grips. We sprawl at an angle to create enough distance to relieve the pressure on the hip while at the same time bypassing your opponent's legs to establish side control. Although the sprawl pass may seem simple, it takes repetition and drilling to perfect the necessary timing and distance to successfully pass your opponent's guard in live rolling.

Inside the University 62 - Modified Headquarters to Side Smash Pass

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In this lesson Xande explains how to set up and pass your opponent's guard with the side smash pass from the modified grip headquarters position. This is an important guard pass to counter the de la riva grip and also a good pass to force a reaction from your opponent to open up opportunities to transition into other passes from the HQ position.

Inside the University 61 - Modified Headquarters to Buttflop or Shotgun Pass

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Xande teaches how to control your opponent in the modified headquarters position and pass the guard using the buttflop or shotgun pass. The modified grips for the HQ position involve using one hand to grip the cross collar or the armpit and the other hand on the pants rather than the traditional HQ approach of grabbing the jacket lapels with both hands.

Inside the University 58 - Defending the Torreada Pass

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Xande teaches two basic ways to defend against the torreando (torreada) pass as seen in the Jiu Jitsu University book.

JJU 27-06 Butterfly Level Change Pass

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In this butterfly pass we create distance between our opponent's hooks and our hips by changing levels. The hooks become weak from the distance created and we take the moment of opportunity to clear the legs straight into side control.