How to prevent and defend the Torreando guard pass by BJJ black belt Thomas Lisboa. The Torreando is probably the most common guard pass in which your opponent controls your lower legs at the feet or knees with his hands and then steers your legs one way while passing to the other side. This pass was originally done with a tossing motion, but nowadays (and especially in the gi) most people typically retain control of the knees and use a steering wheel motion to push your legs out of the way while they either drop their shoulder onto your belly or come around to knee mount. In this video you’ll learn 3 counters to this pass that will work both with and without the gi.

Some tips for beginners to maintain the open guard and make it a little harder for the opponent to pass. Also check out these two videos on guard retention https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAjBy96dVpg and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRp1IcGA8ts