The Toreada/Toreando 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.
Thomas Lisboa, high level black belt under Fabio Gurgel shows some very good options about how to deal, shut down and counter the the Toreando.
