Knee slice is one of the highest guard passes in BJJ. It works really well against bottom half guard players that like to either play knee shield or to drop their shield play a Lucas Leite style underhook half guard.
Opponents who defend the knee slice well typically play a more conservative half guard game where they like to keep their shield up and he never lets their opponents come to close.
Here is a Knee Slice Pass combination that will get the job done every time.
Even when your first attempt doesn’t go according to plan!
Yoshi Tamaki demonstrates how to do it:
Turn a simple knee cut pass into a precise system of attacks with these techniques for passing the guard from Lucas Lepri.
- This 4-volume series will teach you how Lucas uses the knee slide to shut down tricky and flexible guards with technique (instead of with strength or speed).
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