3 submissions from guard pass (short version)

The purpose of this video is to introduce a favorite complementary set of techniques that I use in my game every time I step on the mat.

This set of techniques relies upon the ability to predict your opponents reaction to a common position/transition in BJJ. As you are grappling a human being, & not a machine or a monkey, you can make some generally specific assumptions about your opponents reactions.

We start off with a classic cross side pass. When we cross side pass properly, we keep the opponents cross side leg pinned, by not passing our leg entirely through, & not allowing their leg to cross our centerline either.

When we present this position/transition to our opponent, they typically come up with 1 of 3 common responses.

The first response is to try & maintain guard, as we know, grapplers tend to view grappling from guard as much more successful then grappling from bottom of side mount or mount. In doing so, our opponent places his cross side foot on our hip. This attempt to keep guard presents us with the opportunity to apply a nice ankle lock / knee bar, that requires us to trap the ankle, place the piano wire (bony part of your arm, just up from your thumb right above the wrist) on our opponents Achilles tendon, pinch our knees together, drive our hips in, & rotate the piano wire up & through for the submission.

The second typical response is to attempt to secure an underhook. In doing so, we are presented with the opportunity to apply a darce choke. I prefer to punch the same side hand through, come over the top with the cross side hand, apply a gable grip, break posture, land my piano wire on the carotid artery, slide nicely into a RNC grip, drive their shoulder into the other carotid artery, & squeeze in a folding manner to apply the submission.

The third response (ideal) is that weve beaten the opponent to the punch, & secured an under hook from this position. In doing so, we have been presented with the opportunity to attempt a far side arm bar. When we secure the under hook, we tighten up the underhook by pulling it into our body, tight to our chest. We will next stuff the head through the hole (right between our legs), spin around the head, place the shin vertically underneath the arm pit, pinch the knees together, hug the arm, & move our entire body back to apply the submission.

This is one of my favorite positions/transitions in BJJ right now, & I hope youve enjoyed viewing/reading a bit about it. A special thanks goes to Ramsey Dewey, for inviting me to his gym & filming & editing the footage.

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[77josh77]

lol those are sum fancy submissions

[balletman]

If you think about it, they're all very basic and simple to execute: the armbar, the d'arce, and the ankle lock.

It might look fancy when you perform the submission in combination with the guard pass, but that's just following the basic martial arts tenet: position then attack.

It's just one way of thinking two steps ahead in a fight.

[zamayahushi]

i remember once you said you were going to make a short vs tall video, what ever happened to that?

[balletman]

Time constraints and not enough short people to work with.

[bgcorporation]

when did you guys decide to do like a collaboration video. Good stuff guys

[balletman]

When did we make the video? Thursday.

[Jacobite1976]

slick little video and good demo of techniques, good work!

[pinkfloydman123]

very nice work m8

[jonny232323232323]

fucking sweet gonna try this 2yt

[babatolu12]

thank you. this video changed my life

[sharkboyify]

i broke my arm by doing that

[newgladius]

really good

[Seishiro123]

Beautiful!

[killerkowalczyk]

nice sumissions, never really learned or practiced any of these while passing a guard. Thanks!

[killerkowalczyk]

@remoteviewer7 or you could just set the contrast and bightness to a proper level and see them with ease, like the rest of us.

[Anomalousness]

you cant figure out whats going on? , you may need a new monitor. These transitions are quite simple and easy to figure out. Some people just do nothing in life but complain