Passing Out of X-Guard

Rafael Mendes turns the X-guard escape into a leg drag by dropping his weight onto the hooked leg and dragging it across as he clears.

Four ways to neutralise X-guard from the top, covering base, killing the hooks and turning the escape into a pass.

Kaynan Duarte shows how he clears the hooks and passes when caught in X-guard, prioritising base and weight placement before freeing the leg.

Aaron Benzrihem passes X-guard by floating the weight off the hooks and backstepping, with the details on why pulling the leg out directly gets you swept.

JT Torres on passing the X-guard: pin the bottom leg, kill the far hook and step around to pass.

Three options for passing X-guard depending on which hook the bottom player has and where their weight is.