Improve Your Guard Passing With This Drilling Sequence

In the dynamic world of Jiu-Jitsu, a strong guard passing game is an invaluable skillset. In this article, we’ll delve into a comprehensive drilling sequence designed to elevate your guard passing game. This sequence is centered around the highly effective knee cut pass and promises to be a game-changer for practitioners of all levels.

Understanding the Importance of Guard Passing

At its core, Jiu Jitsu is the art and science of creating unfair conditions in a battle. Passing the guard is one of the primary ways that we achieve that outcome. Once you get pass an opponent’s legs when they’re on the ground, your ability to use weight and leverage to your advantage goes to a whole new level. And it opens the door to whole host of new attacks.

And if you want to improve that skillset, this drill will help you:

Timestamps

00:14 – Demonstration of the kneecut pass, which is the first guard pass in the drilling sequence.
00:56 – If the opponent blocks the kneecut by trapping your ankle, use this cross knee cut pass.
02:04 – The third option is to use this method to pass directly into mount control.
02:53 – Or you can just smash their hips with this pass.
03:54 – Then if you like a little more flash, this X pass is yet another option in that situation.

Benefits of This Drilling Sequence

Here’s why you should pay close attention to this drilling sequence:

Enhanced Chaining Skills: You’ll learn how to seamlessly link various guard passing techniques, catching your opponent off guard and increasing your submission opportunities.

Mastering the Knee Cut Pass: Gain a deep understanding of the knee cut pass, enabling you to use it as a reliable and high-percentage technique.

Solidify Fundamentals: Strengthen your foundation in guard passing by focusing on essential movement skills that are often overlooked.

Confidence and Efficiency: As you become more proficient in these skills, your confidence will soar, and your guard passing will become more efficient and effective.

In conclusion, this drilling sequence combines the power of chaining attacks with the precision of the knee cut pass. Additionally, it places a strong emphasis on building and reinforcing essential movement skills for guard passing. By mastering these techniques, you’ll be well on your way to becoming a more formidable and confident BJJ practitioner. So, invest time into practicing it and watch your skills soar on the mats.

Kenneth Brown Owner

Kenneth received his black belt in 2013 from Mike Moses, who runs Evolve Academy in Gaithersburg. And it was at that academy that he started teaching when he was a purple belt. Since then, he has been passionate about the both science and art of making Jiu Jitsu make sense. In fact, even now, he is constantly evaluating his own methodology and making improvements where possible. It is that drive that motivated him to teach full time.

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