A short open-guard passing system from the top.
Passes
Passes
The main passes against an open guard: toreando, leg drag, knee cut, long step, X-pass and cartwheel.
Open Guard Top · Open Guard
The other side: Seated Open Guard
Techniques in this topic
Shorts
Magid Hage uses a baseball-choke threat in no-gi not only to finish, but to open the guard and pass.
Leg on shoulder pass
Invisible Jiu Jitsu Instagram
Invisible Jiu Jitsu shows a leg-on-shoulder pass that stays out of triangle and armbar range when done correctly.
YouTube videos
The Best No Gi Guard Passing System On The Planet by Gordon Ryan
Bernardo Faria BJJ Fanatics YouTube
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.
Best Leg Drag Techniques for No Gi Guard Passing with Brian Glick
Bernardo Faria BJJ Fanatics YouTube
Brian Glick's favourite leg drag entries and finishes for no-gi passing.
Gui Mendes' knee slide from the AOJ passing system, keeping the collar grip and using leg work to clear reverse De La Riva frames.
Comprehensive toreando guide organised by how high the guard player's feet are - low, mid or stacking - and what to do in each case.
No-gi toreando with head-on-chest pressure: put tension on the legs, angle in, tripod up and walk the hips back before pinning.
A full toreando passing class with chapters: grips and the basic pass, crescent step and leapfrog, one-arm drag, double leg drag and the duck-under sit-through.
Frame-by-frame study of Gordon Ryan passing a seated guard in competition: X-pass footwork, punishing the posting elbow and slipping the underhook. Analysis rather than instruction.
Ffion Davies drills knee cut and stack passing in a training session format. Good for seeing how the two passes combine once a guard opens.