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In this series Xande shares a combination of half guard passes for no gi. These days it may be difficult to get a clean pass against the flexible and modern guard game. Forcing half guard and looking to pass from there may be ideal as it allows you to get past your opponent's leg and begin to apply pressure for the pass.
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Saulo wraps up the passing the knee shield series with two final passes to add to the combination of passes. In this lesson we learn to use the butt flop pass and the side smash pass to kill the knee shield and pass your opponent's three quarters guard.Add to Favorites 1908 Remove From Favorites 3843 days ago
In this lesson we learn how to threaten passing the knee shield by combining the over under pass with the previous lesson.Add to Favorites 2726 Remove From Favorites 3844 days ago
Saulo teaches how to pass your opponent's knee shield (three quarters guard) by using the shotgun pass or leg rope pass. This is the first of three lessons that will cover how to pass the knee shield with a series of attacks to ensure that you don't get stuck in this guard!Add to Favorites 1576 Remove From Favorites 3862 days ago
Sometimes it may be difficult to keep your opponent with the esgrima pass. When your opponent overcommits to shut down your esgrima pass, transition to the esgrima knee slice pass to use the element of surprise to pass their guard.Add to Favorites 1350 Remove From Favorites 3863 days ago
Sometimes it can be very difficult to complete the esgrima pass. When your opponent over commits to protecting one side, switch the direction of your attack and transition into the mount instead.Add to Favorites 1536 Remove From Favorites 3864 days ago
Xande covers one of the best ways to pass the half guard with the underhook (esgrima). The esgrima pass combines the power of the underhook with heavy pressure to create a high percentage half guard pass.Add to Favorites 1510 Remove From Favorites 3865 days ago
Sometimes while passing the half guard your opponent may beat you to the undertook. While there are a number of ways to address this situation, in this lesson we throw a whizzer to stop our opponent from taking the back and apply pressure to feint and arm bar to open the opportunity to pass with a knee slice pass.Add to Favorites 1778 Remove From Favorites 3867 days ago
Xande teahes how to squeeze your opponents legs to break the half guard and pass your opponents guard.Add to Favorites 1783 Remove From Favorites 3868 days ago
In this lesson we learn Xande's flattening half guard pass with the cross face and reverse kesa gatame. We focus on the cross face grip in particular and how to keep our opponent flat to pass their half guard.Add to Favorites 1781 Remove From Favorites 3869 days ago
Xande teaches how to flatten your opponent in the half guard to better position ourselves to pass the half guard. In this lesson we learn two ways to flatten our opponent and learn not to pressure forward, a common misconception that allows our opponent to easily take our back or manipulate our body positioning.Add to Favorites 1614 Remove From Favorites 3870 days ago
This is a basic but highly effective way to pass the half guard used at all levels of jiu jitsu. In this lesson Xande teaches how to flatten your opponent and switch your hips into a reverse kesa gatame to free your leg and pass the half guard.