No-gi Intermediate
Lachlan Giles' hand-fighting detail for passing seated guard: bring the hand in with the elbow attached to your body and you win inside position every time.
Concepts
Inside Position
The principle that whoever has their limbs inside the opponent's controls the exchange - from guard, passing and pins.
Also called inside control, winning inside position, inside space.
Where it shows up
Related techniques
Shorts
YouTube videos
Gi & no-gi Intermediate
Brian Glick on getting inside position as the first job of a pass, before you pick a specific pass.
Guard Passing BEST KEPT SECRETS: Inside Position Outside Knee Cut by Brian Glick
BJJ Fanatics YouTube
Glick's outside knee cut that still wins inside position, useful when a standard headquarters knee cut is being framed off.
Gi & no-gi Intermediate
Danaher's five rules for passing any guard: control the ends of the legs, get the soles pointing away, and never fight the centre line.
What Is Inside Position?.. The Most Important Concept In Jiujitsu | BJJ Theory
Jordan Teaches Jiujitsu YouTube
Jordan Teaches Jiujitsu on what inside position actually means and why it decides guard, passing and pins.
No-gi Intermediate
Lachlan Giles on starting the pass by getting inside leg position and blocking the knee, and why leading with the hip beats reaching with the hand.