The Toreada guard pass is probably the first guard pass that you learned when you started BJJ. It is the most common guard pass in BJJ and is also one of the most effective.
The pass is actually very complex and has many nuances to make it very effective and hard to counter.
Leandro Lo has made a name for himself as one of the best guard passers in BJJ and he uses his own version of Toreada.
Jon Thomas, world class BJJ black belt competitor from Team Alliance in Atlanta and now teaching in Sweden at Prana BJJ, shows some essential concepts for the Toreada guard pass using the Leandro Lo method which he also uses.
Jon explains how Lo likes to approach the guard with a knee up and controlling the outside of the pant legs and then exploding to the side, driving the hips away.
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