Passing The Guard - Going Further Faster (Danaher)

Volume 1

5 Steps of Guard Passing

1. Breaking dangerous connections

2. Make opponents feet point away from you

3. Actively seek mechanical/tactical advantage

4. Make opponents knees face away

5. Killing the hips and transitioning to the head

Philosophy of Opening Closed Guard @3:43

Central problem is his hips are above yours. To counter this it is best to stand and break open the closed guard. The risk of standing to break guard are not as risky as staying on your knees to break. 

Opening Closed Guard (Standard Method) (1-5) @12:13

1) Must first establish stability

-(Wedging the Knees)Don't keep knees too far apart or opp. can use jackknife motion to pull you down. Put your knees underneath the outside of opp. hips an but. 

-Hands on torso to keep opp. down.

2) Grab the opp. two lapels with each hand, then bring the lapels together so that the right hand grabs both, palm down elbow out.

3) Left hand grabs opp. right cuff. (use indirect method to acquire grib)

Three step pattern

4) Step up with left foot as you raise up and pivot your lower right leg out. When you first step up, your head is over your hands, slightly hunched forward.

5) Then step up & forward with your right foot. 

6) Take any necessary adjusting steps so that you are in a square stance. 

Vertical Posture

7) Straighten up moving into vertical posture. Put your left elbow inside of opp. knee. 

8) As you establish vertical posture. Your feet should be slightly wider than shoulder width apart. Slight bend in knees. Knees push inward.

Guard Break

9) Put your right hand on opp. left knee. Straighten right arm by turning left foot slightly out and shifting your upper body to your left. With straightened right arm, push opp, knee down to break guard.

10) Step back with left foot as you push opp. left leg to the floor and pin it with your right shin. Your chest should be occupying the space between opp. knees.

Opening Closed Guard 6 @0:56:10

Guard Break Variation

 Instead of pushing on opp. knee, this time he uses a Reach Back where he inserts his right arm between his opp. ankles, then uses a curling like motion to break the guard. Generally then walk back and control opp. legs. 

Opening Closed Guard 7

Posture discussion. 

Pike pushup as practice for Hand over Head posture. 

Opening Closed Guard 8

Additional tip on Reach Back guard break

Opening Closed Guard 9 (Pant and Collar Grips) @1:07:22

Passing when you use pants grip instead of cuff grip.

1) Right hand grabs opp. two lapels.

2) Left hand grabs pants or belt.

3) Step up with right foot first, then left, then adjustment step.

4) Opp. reaches for your ankles. With your left and grab opp. right cuff, pull it up as you move into vertical posture. 

Opening Closed Guard 10 @1:11:50

Countering being knocked back

Countering the Waiter Sweep

Opp. hooks your right leg with his left arm.

1) Turn your right knee inward, lower your hips and take a step back with your left foot.

2) Your left elbow goes inside opp. knee and left hand grips pants. Apply pressure to open guard. 

Countering Double Ankle Grab Sweep

1) Shift your weight over your right foot and kick your left foot forward to clear the grip, then back for base. 

2) Right foot kicks to the left to clear grip. 

Opening Closed Guard 11

When you get knocked back from Double Ankle Grab Sweep

1) Once you hit the ground, squeeze your knees together. 

2) Open your elbows, bridge your hips up, then get c grips under opp. ankles. 

3) Lift his ankles up, then right hand goes back as you move into a technical standup/hip heist.

When you get knocked back from the Waiter Sweep

1) Fall to your right elbow, then build to the hand. Left hand grabs pants or belt (don't over extend the arm).

2) Short technical standup/hip heist 

Volume 2

Overview of Standard Method of Opening Closed Guard

-Review of Vol 1 

Opening Closed Guard Knee Post Method @0:08:31

1) Stability by wedging hips. Get double lapel grip. 

2) Stand up. Two steps, either leg first.

3) Knees pinch in square stance Use your left knee to feed the right knee to the center of opp. buttocks.

4) Move your hands back to opp. belt, pants or elbows inside his legs. 

5) Step/shuffle back with left foot which moves your right knee to the opp. tailbone. At this point start squatting down opening the guard. 

Knee Post Method 2 @0:16:14

-additional tips on the knee positioning

Knee Post Method 3 @0:21:43

-additional upper body tips.

After positioning knees, flare the elbows to open the opp. guard.

Knee Post Method 4 

When you initially get the knees in position you have a square stance. Then step back with the left foot moving into a staggered stance. 

Knee Post Method 5

-hand placement tips.

Knee Post Method 6 @0:29:34

Knee Post Variation

1) Get grip on opp. belt and work it up toward his chest. 

2) Walk your knees back as you drop your head down. This may open opp. guard but he will relock high on your back. 

3) Stand up, insert your right knee, then drop into a combat base like position. 

Opening Closed Guard Lifting Method @34:10

1) Double lapel grips.

2) Stand up.

3) Lift opp. 

4) Left hand grabs pants with your left elbow inside opp. thigh. Apply pressure to the leg as you shake until it opens the guard. 

Overview of 3 Methods @0:41:18

-Idea of combining the three

-When you might use each method. 

Problem of Procrastination @0:47:11

The 5 Steps of Guard Passing 0:52:53

1) Breaking Connection 

-Best connection for your opp. is the four points of connection (Both his hands and both his feet connected to you). 

-You must break at least some of those connections first. 

-If you can't break a connection, need to at least negate the grip.

-Some connections aren't a threat.

2) Make your opp. feet point away from you (either up, down or to either side) @1:00:30

3) Get to advantaged positions (such as flank position and staging positions such as split squat). @1:06:26

4) Make Opponents knees point away from you. If you can't move knees away, move yourself to the other side of his body. @1:10:53

5) Killing the hips and transitioning to the head and shoulders. @1:17:45

Negate Advantage Completion Guard Passing Model @1:27:13

NAC Open Guard Passing Method

1) Split Squat As Ultimate Staging Platform @1:32:07

-Everything begins with negation. Whenever you have a difficult problem to solve, first get rid of any interference or annoyances that make that problem difficult to solve. When passing the guard, it is difficult to do so when your opponent is attacking you the whole time. So first shut down his offense. The split squat is one of the better ways of doing this. 

Volume 3

Double Under Pass @1:34

1) From outside advantage place both hands on soles of opp. feet or under his heels and lift his feet up toward the ceiling (at least above his knees). 

2) Drop down and pummel both arms under opp. legs. You want to be at angle so that you are aligned along the imaginary line running from your opp. shoulder to opposite hip. 

3) Your right shoulder is under opp. hamstring. Right hand grabs low on opp. lapel. Left hand comes to small of back at draw strings. Drive into him so that his hips left off the mat.

4) Your left knee wedges opp. hip, your head is above opp. head. 

5) Get a higher grip on opp. lapel. Extend  other leg as you extend your upper body to pass the leg. 

 

Over Under Pass @26:12

1) Grip the right pant at the ankle with your left hand. Your right hand goes to opp. left knee.

2) Step up so that his right leg is between your legs, then slide down to your knees, with your right arm going under opp. left leg.

3) Your chin goes to opp. left hip (connect your chin to your hand) as you come to your feet and place your chest pressure onto his gut. Your left arm goes over opp. right leg. You are on your feet in a asymmetrical manner.

4) Walk up to the right side of opp. until his right knee is caught by your hip. 

5) Carry opp. knee back to center line, then back step your right leg over opp. right leg. 

Knee Cut Pass @46:17

Volume 4 

Toreando Pass

-General idea. Get off to the side (get an angle). Push the far leg off to the side (along the hip line) and the near leg down (along the center line. @2:53

-You want to get a connection to opp. legs but not let them get a connection to your legs with their legs (when approaching don't go beyond the toe line) or your arms with their legs. @3:55

-This is were the debate about grabbing gi pants vs gripping the ankles begins. When gripping the pants there is a lot of play which possibly allowing opp. to grab your sleeves and pummel legs inside to your biceps. They can't do this when you grab ankles but grabbing the pants is a more robust grip. @5:42

-Generally, when making first contact, the goal is to make opp, feet point away from you. @7:10

-Classic Pant Gripping Method - Don't go beyond toe line. Flat of hands on shins then grab cloth. Push legs toward opp. chest. Step off to the side and push the far knee along the hip line and the near knee along the center line. Move Knee to opp. hip. Slide down to side mount. @11:00

-If opp. gets a connection to your biceps with his feet @23:17

-Knee to tailbone option @24:43

-Starting from combat base/Knee drop position @27:18

-Using Toreando to enter into other forms of guard passing @30:00

-No Gi Method - Approach opp. Divert legs off to the side. Push far leg to floor. Establish side control position. @32:00

-There's more action, reaction elements in toreando than in most other passes.

-To get an angle you can either throw opp. legs to the side (move opp.) or step off to the side (move yourself). 35:40

-Footwork & misdirection@36:26

-One Handed Pant Grip Method - @38:37

-One Handed Pant Grip Method Variation @43:39

-Mixed Gripping (Pant grip one side, no gi grip on the other) Method @45:13

-Misdirection using the pants @47:48

-Go One Way, Pin Opp. Knee, Then Run To The Other Side Method @52:17

-4 Step Pattern @55:47

-Side step, back step, step to hip line, step past shoulder line.

-Pseudo Knee On Belly position entry to side control @1:00:30 & @1:04:26

Volume 5

Leg Drag Pass

-Initially used as a counter to De La Riva guard.

- How it's usually taught (not very good)@9:20

- Basic Method (two on two) @10:59

- One Handed Grip Method @19:05

Long Step Guard Pass @35:06

The Smash Pass @1:09

Volume 6

Second Requirement of a Guard Passing Program: The Ability to Break Connections and Shut Down a Dangerous Guard

Cross Collar Cut and Bicep Guard @7:26

De La Riva Guard @28:36

Lasso Guard @47:13

Spider and Lasso Guard @52:56

Double Spider Guard @1:00

Emergency Measures @1:07

Ashi Garami @1:14

The 3rd Requirement of a Guard Passing Program: The Ability to Maintain Top Position @1:21:37

The Ancient Law of Push When Pulled and Pull When Pushed @1:23:40

Recovering From A Fall @1:31:26

Volume 7

The Fourth Requrirement of a Guard Passing Program: Using Staging Positions

The Four Best Staging Positions

1) The Split Squat Position (Headquarters)

Second Great Virtue of the Split Squat Position: Hip Control and Head Control @12:50

Negating Both Feet From Split Squat @16:30

2) The Knee Drop (Combat Base) @21:48

3) Double Knee Drop @26:15

4) Outside Advantage Position @29:58

Putting Skills & Theory Into Combative Context 39:07 - 51:47

Flattening An Opponent51:47 - 1:00:45

Negating An Opponent’s Guard1:00:45 - 1:07:46

The Fifth Requirement Of A Guard Passing Program: Finding Advantage Within A Neutral Position - Creating Advantage While Passing1:07:46 - 1:26:01

Volume 8
Guard Passing From The Shoulder Line 0 - 8:35
Sixth Requirement Of A Guard Passing Program: Breaking Through Defensive Frames And Getting To Your Pin - Beating Frames - Distance 8:35 - 13:48
Angle Change 13:48 - 16:04
Direction 16:04 - 20:39
Directly Attacking The Frames 20:39 - 24:11
Side To Side Pressure 24:11 - 29:35
Beating Inversion 29:35 - 33:40
Turning In To Turtle 33:40 - 38:24
Turning Out To Turtle 38:24 - 42:33
Propping 42:33 - 46:20