Gi Intermediate
Vinicius 'Tractor' Ferreira's long step against RDLR: collar and knee grips, weight off the hooked leg, long step and bring the knee back in before they recover.
Passes
Backstep Pass
Stepping the leg backwards over the opponent's leg to switch sides and pass, often landing in kesa or reverse half.
Also called backstep, back step, backstep to reverse half, hip switch backstep.
Where it shows up
Related techniques
Resources
9 resources
YouTube videos
No-gi Intermediate
Knight Jiu-Jitsu's simplified no-gi headquarters passing: knee cut, smash and backstep from one control position.
Gi & no-gi Intermediate
Keenan Cornelius' kick-spin to kill K-guard and get back to passing.
No-gi Intermediate
Lachlan Giles on passing K-guard: weight forward, freeing the underhooked leg and the passes that follow once the hook is dead.
Gi & no-gi Intermediate
Four ways to pass from headquarters, so you have an answer when the knee cut is framed off.
Gi Intermediate
A class-style lesson on passing collar-sleeve and the shallow lasso, treating the two positions as a pair the passer meets in sequence.
Gi & no-gi Intermediate
Toreando-style passing against RDLR: high stepping to clear the hook, breaking loose ankle grips, wiping off a reaping leg with the elbow and backstepping against the scoop grip.
Gi & no-gi Intermediate
Marcelo Garcia teaching the backstep reset against De La Riva, how to counter the berimbolo when they reach for your belt, and the backstep pass that follows.
Gi & no-gi Intermediate
A K-guard pass that looks complicated but is mostly about clearing the underhook and stepping around.