Stephan Kesting on the leg drag pass: theory and practice, including why dragging the leg across the hip kills their recovery.
Passes
Finishing from the Leg Drag
Finishing into side control, mount, or taking the back when the opponent turns away.
Leg Drag Position · Guard Passing
Techniques in this topic
Resources
6 resources
YouTube videos
Gi & no-gi Beginner
Gi Intermediate
Keenan Cornelius on the modern leg drag: how it has changed since the early 2010s and the control that makes the finish easy.
Gi & no-gi Intermediate
JT Torres' knee cut from headquarters into a step-around back take, a common way the leg drag and HQ passing meet.
Gi & no-gi Beginner
A long class treating the leg drag as the first guard pass you should learn: control, finish to side control, back take when they turn.
Gi & no-gi Intermediate
Taking the back off a completed pass instead of settling for side control when they turn away.
Written instruction
Written overview of the leg-drag passing position.