Passing Concepts

Danaher with Bernardo Faria and Gordon Ryan on how to understand jiu-jitsu as a system, not a pile of moves.

Roger Gracie on pressure passing and the collar chokes that appear once the pass lands, a Fix My Game session.

Ethan Crelinsten's relentless pressure passing for lighter grapplers, from the B-Team. Proof that pressure is not only a heavyweight game.

Danaher's five rules for passing any guard: control the ends of the legs, get the soles pointing away, and never fight the centre line.

Lachlan Giles gives Bernardo Faria five no-gi passing tips, starting with controlling the shins rather than the knees so the guard player cannot pummel their feet back in.

Gordon Ryan explains his no-gi passing system to Bernardo Faria: stuff the leg, step to the hip, camp past the jeopardy point and let the guard player exhaust themselves.

John Danaher's first rule of passing: never fight the legs from the centre line, control the ends of the lever and get the soles of the feet pointing away from you.

Andrew Wiltse on his buzzsaw passing style and, more usefully, how he drills passes in stages from slow mechanics to resisted reps.

Knight Jiu-Jitsu on open-guard passing styles: speed versus pressure and how to choose.

Jordan's conceptual approach to passing, gi and no-gi: when to stand, when to pressure, and the principles behind both.

Keenan Cornelius' introduction to pressure passing: the philosophy before the individual passes.

Jon Thomas on headquarters as the most important passing position in jiu-jitsu.

Lachlan Giles on understanding guard passing: concepts and heuristics that apply standing or from the knees, including how not to get swept or entangled while you pass.

Retention versus the knee cut from headquarters: what the passer has to beat and what the guard player is trying to do.

Andre Galvao on the best concepts for pressure passing: chest-to-chest connection, head position and being heavy without stalling.

Travis Stevens on basic standing guard passing: posture, grips and not getting pulled down.

Jean Jacques Machado's short class on pressure-passing principles: weight, connection and not giving up your own base.

Passing headquarters from the other side of the ball: recovering when they have you in HQ and you are trying to get the hooks back.

Will Brooks' beginners' guide to passing, covering the standing options white belts actually need.

Short on Danaher's J-point camping: sit at the hip line with a low head and weight into the far shoulder so the bottom player has to carry you.