{"id":4752,"date":"2016-05-23T12:02:08","date_gmt":"2016-05-23T12:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/?page_id=4752"},"modified":"2016-05-23T12:02:08","modified_gmt":"2016-05-23T12:02:08","slug":"open-guard-passing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/technique-directory\/submission-grappling-bjj\/open-guard-passing\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Guard Passing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Open guard passing is a massive part of Sport Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ).<\/p>\n<p>I can look a bit weird to the non-enthusiast.<\/p>\n<p>The idea is to pass from standing\/kneeling in front of your opponent, to a position &#8216;past&#8217; their legs &#8211; side control, mount or scarf hold.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a simple guard pass that works well<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/viI-EQyOAdI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;start=107&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You can also grab both ankles and stick them over the guys head, if you can get hold of the ankles &#8211; this is one of the biggest battles &#8211; fighting for grips. \u00a0You can&#8217;t do much without your &#8220;2-points of control&#8221; when training in a gi.<\/p>\n<p>Lots of people step forwards in between the guy&#8217;s legs, and step the other leg out to the side like a groin stretch and work for a &#8216;knee cutter&#8217; pass.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some variations of open guard passes<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9kYCmyzFRls?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;start=100&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And here&#8217;s 2 handsome devils drilling some guard passes<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rr_0Ln3u0D0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P2ixO0JRblQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Open guard passing is a massive part of Sport Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ). I can look a bit weird to the non-enthusiast. The idea is to pass from standing\/kneeling in front of your opponent, to a position &#8216;past&#8217; their legs &#8211; side control, mount or scarf hold. 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