Concepts
The principles that make every pass work - hip control, inside position, head position and when to stand versus kneel.
Open Guard Top · Open Guard
The other side: Seated Open Guard
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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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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Andrew Wiltse on his buzzsaw passing style and, more usefully, how he drills passes in stages from slow mechanics to resisted reps.