Passes

Leg Pin Pass

Pinning one leg to the mat with a knee or hand to kill spider, lasso or collar-sleeve guards before passing.

Also called leg pin, knee pin pass, spider guard pass.

Where it shows up

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No-gi Intermediate

The Ruotolo brothers' leg pin, a no-gi way to staple a leg to the mat before you knee cut or toreando.

Gi Intermediate

Chewjitsu's three counters to spider guard, including the slick third option once they have both feet on the biceps.

Gi Beginner

A short Chewjitsu spider-guard pass: pin a leg, clear the second foot and go.

Gi Intermediate

Andre Galvao's leg-pin passing variations and transitions against spider and lasso, pinning a leg so the hooks die.