These 5 Tips Will Make It Easier To Pass Any Guard In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Nov 02, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Guard passing, especially against an experienced training partner, is never easy. However, you could make things easier for yourself if you were to focus on more than just individual techniques. But...
The Perfect Open Guard Pass for Older Jiu-Jitsu Students
Feb 01, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
The Open Guard can be tricky to pass… Especially if you’re an older BJJ student who isn’t exactly used to passing with speed and power. Torreando passing might not be for you, but...
Nicky Rodriguez Shows How To Pass To North-South With Ease
Oct 23, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
If you have been doing BJJ for any length of time you have asked yourself this question! Rickson Gracie once said, “the guard is the heart and soul of jiu jitsu”. If you haven’t already...
Gordon Ryan Explains His No-Gi Guard Passing System
Sep 28, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
If you have been doing BJJ for any length of time you have asked yourself this question! Rickson Gracie once said, “the guard is the heart and soul of jiu jitsu”. If you haven’t already...
You Won’t Need Techniques After You Apply This Guard Passing Principle
Aug 31, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
There are a number of ways to pass an Open Guard. However, when the absolute basics of guard passing are considered, it’s all very simple; it’s just a matter of understanding the...
Kit Dale Shares His Secret Guard Passing Concepts & Insights
May 26, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Guard passing can be incredibly difficult, especially when you’re rolling against a talented opponent whose guard retention skills are off the charts. That’s why it’s vital to learn...
Body Lock Passing: The Importance of Timing, by Nicky Rodriguez
May 26, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Body Lock passing can be a great addition to your Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu skillset. Especially if you haven’t experimented with this passing style before; when you learn the proper setups and...
Guard Passing: Improve It With This Simple Tip from John Danaher
May 06, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Guard passing will never be easy, no matter how good you get at it… And no matter how skilled you become, there’s no saying that you will often be under threat by the guard player; in...
Chain Passing is The Missing Link in Your Guard Passing Progress
Dec 17, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Does it feel as if your guard passing is somewhat stagnating? As in, you do know a number of guard passes and you perform most of them with reasonable quality… But no matter how much you try,...
Make Your Guard Difficult To Pass by Using These Tips
Nov 14, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Your offense will be only as good as your defense is. In that way, your ability to impose attacks from the bottom… Will be only as good as your ability to prevent the opponent from passing your...
SBG’s Matt Thornton Explains How To Pass Guards – Without Using Your Hands
Nov 30, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
SBG’s Matt Thornton always seems to have great advice on the details that can make your Brazilian Jiu Jitsu game better by a large margin; be it in your defensive or offensive game. In this...
Game Changing Shoulder Pressure Tip from Side Control to Overwhelm Your Opponent
Aug 16, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Shoulder pressure is a very important aspect of a successful Jiu Jitsu passing and submission game. In this video, the famed instructor Paul Schreiner shows how to correctly utilize the concept of...
Upgrade Your Toreando Guard Pass With These Tips From Andre Galvao
Aug 09, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
The Toreando Pass is probably one of the first guard passes you’ve learned in BJJ – one that, more likely than not, you’re using on a rather frequent basis. However, no matter how much...
Smash Through Guards By Breaking Frames in Jiu Jitsu
Apr 07, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Okay, okay, we get it. Guard passing can get really frustrating, especially if you’re at the beginning of your BJJ journey… And it’s not just about the number of techniques out...
Passing Guard to the “Wrong” Side
Mar 26, 2020Leonardo Correa
I strongly believe competitions teach you great lessons, as long as you are open to critically analyze your performance and make improvements. Here is something that happened to me and I am sure I am...
How Do Great Passers Constantly Switch Directions
Dec 10, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
If you’ve been watching high level BJJ competition matches for a while, you’ve probably seen that a lot of the top ranking jiujiteiros frequently change directions when they guard pass,...
Do The Folding Pass Every Single Time On Any Type Of Guard With Buchecha
Dec 07, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
Marcus „Buchecha“ Almeida is one of the greatest grapplers of all time. Being a 6x World Champion, he owes a lot of his success to his amazing passing game – which, more often than not, shows...
To Stand & Pass or Stay on the Knees & Pass?
Apr 17, 2018James Duscio
Guest post by James Duscio, a BJJ black belt under Walter cascao vital and runs cascao bjj hard knocks out of Las Vegas nv. Often times during a jiu-jitsu battle, the majority of the time is...
