Passing · Gi
Knee-cut pass from open guard
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Cross the leg line on an angle and settle beyond the guard.
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Open guard · Passing guard Gi variation
WATCH VIDEO · 4 min section · 1:59–5:13
Opens the video at this section · Gi demonstrationHow to Correctly Set Up The Knee Cut Pass
Jon Thomas
Setup & key ideas
Also called knee slice · knee slide
Before you start
- An entry that controls the inside space and their upper-body frames.
Key ideas
- Win the leg line before settling.
- Manage the underhook and upper-body frames.
- Clear the trailing foot before calling the pass finished.
Connections Reactions and next steps
Where this can lead
- Side control · In control
The knee line, trapped foot, and upper-body frames are cleared.