No-gi Intermediate
Giles on the five stages of the body-lock pass, so you know where you are when it stalls.
Passes
Finishing the Pass
Walking round the knees, hip switching and finishing into side control, mount or the back.
Body Lock Pass · Guard Passing
Techniques in this topic
Resources
5 resources
YouTube videos
No-gi Intermediate
Nicky Ryan's body lock passing against a seated guard: ankle grip and collar tie, level change to lock the hands, then flattening and switching to double unders when they post on the knee.
Learn How To Do The Perfect Jiu Jitsu Body Lock Pass by Gordon Ryan
Bernardo Faria BJJ Fanatics YouTube
Gordon Ryan's body-lock pass, taught in full: getting the lock, walking around the knees and finishing in side control.
No-gi Intermediate
Lachlan Giles' standard body-lock pass: a clean, slower teaching version of the same pass Ryan popularised.
Written instruction
Body Lock Pass
BJJ Atlas BJJ Atlas
Written overview of the body-lock pass.