Elbow Pass Sweep from Guard
Use this when your opponent drives forward to pass your open guard. It creates a decision fork where stepping forward walks them into single leg X, while stepping back exposes their ankle. The mechanism works because their arm crosses their body, loading weight onto the front leg and limiting backstep options.
4 steps
· save to drill into each- 1Pull guard0:03
- 2Get your hips behind you and keep your head in front as the opponent drives0:08
- 3Hit the elbow pass and maintain shin-to-shin contact0:13
- 4Create an opening as the opponent drives into you0:18
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