No-gi Intermediate
Ryan on the body lock off their underhook, a common entry from half guard and butterfly.
Passes
Body Lock Pass
Locking the arms around the waist from inside the guard and walking round the legs with chest pressure.
Also called body lock, bodylock, body lock passing.
Where it shows up
Related techniques
Resources
8 resources
YouTube videos
No-gi Intermediate
Giles on the five stages of the body-lock pass, so you know where you are when it stalls.
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.
Gi & no-gi Intermediate
Chewy on the best way to pass butterfly, which starts with controlling the hooks and the head.
No-gi Intermediate
Lachlan Giles' standard body-lock pass: a clean, slower teaching version of the same pass Ryan popularised.
No-gi Intermediate
The secret to a great body lock: the grip and beating the knee line so they cannot shrimp out.
Written instruction
Body Lock Pass
BJJ Atlas BJJ Atlas
Written overview of the body-lock pass.