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 and linking different guard passes when they guard pass, going left-right-left-right-left… Until they finally execute the pass. But, why do they do this?
Being able to connect techniques together is super important in Jiu-Jitsu.
And not just when it comes to setting up submissions, but in other scenarios too – such as guard passing.
For example, here’s how to set up a Knee Fold to Knee Slide Pass.
Ethan Crelinsten demonstrates on the video below:
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