Hip pinning is one of the two most foundational methods of controlling an opponent in side control. Since we often are fighting our opponents legs before we pass the guard, focusing on pinning the hips first makes the goal so much easier as their leg moblity and movment is significantly restricted, and as we pass our ooponents hips already being on the floor makes the finish and control in side so much easier.

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The principle of side tilt in jiu jitsu is one of the most important to understand. To ever pass the guard you need to be able to pin your opponents hips and by staying on your side intially, you make passing harder as well as increase your opportunity for offense. Additionally understanding this makes your goals in passing much more clear as well.

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The Principle of Knee Drive and Over Extension is one of the most powerful passing principles in jiu jitsu.

This video I overview the key aspects of a strong side control. I focus primarily on the key principle of using your chest weight to pin your opponents shoulders to the mat. Not only does this have a huge effect in side control but in all pinning positions in general strong chest pressure is so powerful.

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0:00 Intro
0:11 Leg Pinning
1:11 From The Leg Drag
2:05 Folding Pass
2:58 Folding Pass to Leg Drag
3:26 Knee Cut Pass
4:06 Crab Ride
4:43 Leg Drag Twister Hook
5:02 Sparring Narration

This is a slick back take Meregali uses a lot that I have found massively helps when trying to pass a flexible guard. #bjj #jiujitsu

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This knee cut pass sequence is really useful for shutting down an open guard before your opponent can establish a control. Often once you force this knee cut your opponent will try to switch to a single leg control or and half guard control. Learning to recenter your opponent with your knee is essential to pinning your opponent to allow for transitioning your grip for a strong pass control and pass finish.

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Jiu Jitsu tends to have trends with passing styles and guard styles. Pressure passing for a long time was discounted in lighter divisions but more recently it has been making a return. Andris has some of the best details I have seen on pressure passing systems, what I like about these systems is they are easy to implement on someone before they establish a guard they like to play, which allows you to pass without putting your self in too much danger. Look out for more videos soon with Andris as well as another upcoming Q and A soon. Comment and let me know your questions and request for the next Q and A.

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When passing the guard I like to break things down into separate mini positions with their own sets of wins and losses. In this position the grip fight battle I am looking to establish a strong passing position and my opponent is looking to entangle me in a guard he prefers to play. I often utilize toreando and knee cut passes as a method of passing my opponent a common defense to these passes is going wide legs, in this situation I like to utilize leg pins to help set up my passes and next positions. Comment and let me know which position you would like me to cover next or more in-depth on this topic.

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This video I discuss the concepts of how I go about shutting down the open guard. I categorize Passing Open Guard into two different aspects, One is passing before your opponent has established any particular grips or guards on you, and the second is learning how to shut down each individual guard separately. It’s important to learn how to pass and become comfortable in many different Open Guard positions because the reality is you will often not be able to pass before the establish at least one grip. Let me know your thoughts on which positions are giving you the hardest time.

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Before you pass the guard you have to not get swept or submitted. Here’s my checklist to shut down the open guard as I fight for my own attacks.