Passes

Danaher on setting the crossface as the first job of half-guard passing, before any knee extraction.

Danaher passing half guard: crossface, flattening and freeing the trapped knee without giving up the underhook.

Matt Arroyo shows a simple way to break the lockdown and free your leg when a 10th Planet style half guard player has stretched you out.

Jon Thomas's long-form guide to the knee cut pass including the half guard entry, grips and the common defences. Best for gi players who want to build a passing system.

Lachlan Giles on controlling the bottom leg and switching base so the half guard player cannot recover, the key idea behind all his half guard passes.

Lachlan Giles flattens the half guard with crossface and underhook, frees the knee to mount and finishes with an arm triangle. A complete top half guard sequence.

Lachlan Giles' weave pass: threading the arm between the legs, pinning one and walking past the other.

Giles again without the gi, so the weave works when you cannot grab pants to pin the woven leg.

Roger Gracie's half/butterfly pass that ends in mount, keeping the head low and the hips following.

Fundamental half guard pass: underhook and crossface, walk the trapped knee free, then knee cut or back step, with a rolling back take option when they turn away.

Two ways to free your leg and pass when the bottom player has the 10th Planet lockdown: pin the lockdown leg and sprawl, or drop to the tripod and slide through.

How to pass the half butterfly guard when the bottom player has a hook inside your thigh.

Bruno Frazatto beats the knee shield with the knee cut, uses the lapel to flatten the opponent and finishes with a brabo choke as they turn in.

Study of passing the knee shield: anchor the hand on the hip, parry the knee and slip the elbow inside, then slice. Explains when to swim inside versus collapse the shield.