3 AWESOME Hacks to Pass ANY Guard!

[@valeriaferrariacciajoli]

I am a white belt, I passed the guard of a blue belt..amazing!!Thank you coach Tom!!

[@TheGrapplingAcademy]

Awesome stuff keep it up! Happy rolling (-: Tom Davey

[@jordangonzales2618]

“Were gonna approach this like a Neanderthal” glad its not just me

[@bettytouffry2682]

jordan, alone the fact that you can write down your sentence qualifies you as an upper-class-wooky :D , regards

[@danielromerosol4158]

Coach...thats the smartest explanation of guard passing. You are such an amazing coach i will try it tonight. I will report

[@danielromerosol4158]

Almost almost i will try again next class... oss

[@MMAsFather]

I agree I'm in America and would love to roll with you guys and learn from you. Seem like a good guy !

[@bigbobabc123]

Any luck now?

[@cheddymachete]

@@bigbobabc123 he never survived the class

[@jackerylel]

@@cheddymachete he became the coach

[@TheGrapplingAcademy]

Really hope you enjoyed the video...you might want to also check out the very popular little hack to escape side control - every time! It was taught to me by my coach Prof Carlos Machado! >>> kzbin.info/www/bejne/q6GahJqnht6Kaa8

[@vincentmckinnon7322]

The Grappling Academy Great video demo I’ll be trying this next Tuesday for sure.

[@bigb00tyslayer20]

I like you, I will subscribe.

[@MMAsFather]

Now off to watch side control video

[@scotthudnall6957]

I really love this. Subscribing for sure and sharing it with my buddies.

[@doca8792]

The part of getting your belt past his, is a really good concept. Really good.

[@maninmocian]

One of the rare gems that will actually improve your game overnight. Thank you, Coach.

[@dandalee]

This is hands down the best, most detailed BJJ channel I've ever found. Well done, Professor!

[@muddywaters2006]

These concepts are so useful!! You’ve got a great way of clarifying things

[@MMAsFather]

I agree seems like a good teacher

[@kingdomkombat889]

Wow coach Tom excellent video… this changes the gam

[@arjay1337]

Hips past there hips.. then. Work you pass! Always giving away the little answers to make my jitsu better!!

[@alcapone4656]

I'm a beginner white belt still working on my pass now and i love the the high percentage old school pressure pass this is really helpful thank you great coach...👍👍👍

[@grindfist2247]

I just start bjj and you finally gave me some tools to work with. Thank you. I didnt even know where to start.

[@blueskyfiddle]

Such a fantastic simplification of such a key concept for guard passing. Thank you!

[@secohen73]

Great tips! Thanks, Coach Tom!

[@kobusvosloo6155]

Dude, You know how to teach. Thanks. Hope to see you one day in Jeffreysbay South Africa for a roll and a surf.

[@TheGrapplingAcademy]

Hey sounds great! As a keen surfer, I would love to surf J Bay some day. Coming from South Australia, at least the sharks wont scare me out of the water (-: - Coach Tom

[@SubCultureMEDIAHilbert]

Thanks! I’m a rookie, white belt. So this info is very helpful.

[@guidomenendez7807]

Thank you for this! I just did my second class last night and I can’t wait to try this on my third class. I’m learning so much from you I wish I could go to you to train. -Guido (Miami Florida 50yr 👴🏻)

[@cjhall44]

great detail Coach Tom. I literally use this process of elimination every time thanks to you.

[@TheGrapplingAcademy]

Awesome stuff Chris! Happy rolling (-: Coach Tom

[@MisterSparkles]

Wow this video is incredible! I like how it clearly explains the principles of guard passing. Thanks coach Tom!

[@TheGrapplingAcademy]

Glad you enjoy the video Marc! Take care (-: Coach Tom Davey

[@mantis_monk]

Thank you for this video. It really looks so simple that even I might be able to pull it off. Can't wait to try it tomorrow!

[@BL0HARD]

explained with key fundamentals rather than hard to remember details...excellent tutorial for this here white belt.

[@TheGrapplingAcademy]

Thank you. Yes my white belt students love these passing tips and really improves their game overnight! (-: Coach Tom Davey

[@carlosmartinot8963]

Great application on the Center and Application point Nic Gregoriades talks about, cant wait to use it and tell him! Thanks Tom!

[@chadbootneck31]

Really enjoying your videos mate. Your instruction technique / coaching manner is superb.

[@blueturtle8113]

Definitely deserve more subscribers man. Good content with great details and tips for the moves your teaching!

[@MrBoothyboy1988]

I’ve learnt more from your videos in two weeks than two months at class, the reason being because you break down the basics and the goals just like in this video. Whereas my class skips these basics for complex movements. Thank you for such great content

[@CPOkstate]

This worked like a charm!! Thank you so much coach Tom!! 🙂 I wish I had come across your channel sooner! 🙂

[@blueseaturtle6031]

1. Approach like a cavemen (weight off your heels)(I'd say like a t-rex because your arms are tucked in) 2. Get your waistline past your partners waistline 3. Untangle and try to establish the underhook under your opponents head

[@BarChordA]

4. Profit

[@YesicaBatres]

Such a great professor, thank you for taking the time to do this. 🙏

[@AB-cc8ug]

Great Video will apply and report. Mahalo for the great training videos!

[@yabbayuya8788]

This is a wonderful channel so many great videos and information. Really appreciate it!

[@viaseung]

Thanks coach! Super detailed explnaation. Will be trying tomorrow!!

[@iftekhar5282]

You are simply awesome! Hopefully will get to train under your guidance someday...🔥

[@darthyoda7657]

Will be trying this on Wednesday (if class isnt canceled) or Friday! I'm a white belt, only been to about 6 classes, really looking for ways to help my game!

[@jessicawagener5387]

Explanation is brilliant!

[@jon7523]

It worked better than I expected this week during my live rolls & it improved my passing big time🤙 #ThxCoach

[@dskynet112]

I really Like your video and instructions really clear and detail explanation. Thank You for your tips

[@wheelerfrank89]

Great teaching. Thanks so much for the video

[@TheGrapplingAcademy]

My pleasure! Enjoy using these hacks, they will do wonders for your guard passing! (-: Coach Tom

[@AlLuke]

this is super helpful, can't wait to try it out

[@TheGrapplingAcademy]

So happy glad you liked it! Happy rolling (-: Coach Tom

[@0TheMihn0]

Awesome video and great up and coming BJJ channel. Keep making videos like you have been and I can definitely see this this channel exploding.

[@jjudd88]

Thanks Coach!

[@samuelescamilla2517]

The best vids I've seen yet! Thank you!!

[@alexandertorres2474]

Excellent, thank you so much ,Miami , Florida

[@TheGrapplingAcademy]

Thanks Alexander, hopefully we can share some mat time together some time in Miami. Happy rolling (-: Coach Tom

[@mikeharvey1597]

I'll be trying this and a couple other of your techniques today. Thank you for posting. this. :)

[@fredgust84]

Awesome, keep up the good work. Subscribed. Cheers from Brazil !

[@MrHeathcliff83]

like daniel romero said.... smartest explantion. pressure is huge point,

[@tadhgmcmahon1808]

Brilliant Prof Tom thanks

[@DaddyHexler]

Great video Coach 🤙🏾

[@nopnopnopnopnopnopnop]

Lessons learned: Wear a sports bra as a rashguard to make the "break even point" further away.

[@bananapatch9118]

As a white belt I find that as I’m applying pressure i am also dealing with higher belts grabbing my collar and getting a choke while I am trying to get my belt beyond their belt ? ….cross collar choke, etc

[@TheGrapplingAcademy]

Defend those grips!

[@roleg2007]

Couple of questions re: hack 2 -- (1) Should you attempt hack 2 if your opponent has butterfly hooks in or do you need to get the hooks out first? Seems like with butterfly you're putting yourself in position for your opponent to more easily sweep you. (2) Should you always make sure your hips are below your head level (i.e., no "diving" into the pass) so that the pressure he feels is concentrated below your hips? Thanks for the awesome instruction!!! :)

[@TheGrapplingAcademy]

Both questions have grey area answers because you can pass butterfly with or without pressure....see my passing video on that one on youtube. Same goes with hip height....different guards have different ideal postures so trial and error and a sense of balance will be your friends here. (-: Coach Tom Davey

[@roleg2007]

Much appreciated coach!

[@MrMudEagle]

Very nice, thanks for the awesome video. I like your teaching. I’ll def try this out tomorrow at open mat😀

[@MrMudEagle]

This tech worked for me 3 times out of 8 rolls today, and I consider this a great success since I’ve only been grappling for a little over 3 months. I had a little trouble transitioning once I took my belt past my opponents, but this is obviously from a lack of experience. I def surprised a few blue belts 😛

[@TheGrapplingAcademy]

Awesome work! Great job with your passing! So happy this worked well for you! (-: Coach Tom Davey

[@MrMudEagle]

The Grappling Academy Thanks 😊

[@MrMudEagle]

I broke my finger at open mat last Sat, any videos on this topic? I really dunno how it happened. The very tip of my pinky finger. Wow so painful. Worse than a broken rib.

[@dihillen]

Dude this shit you do is awesome,i'm a beginner white belt for 3months now and watch all your vids...in the dojo lots of guys ask me if i'm doing this longer or think i'm cheating somehow🤣..said no,i just study on the youtube!keep it up✌😎

[@sadeghdeldar4108]

I love the way you teach I absolutely fallow you up for more hacks 👌🏻

[@slick222]

Lovato is a pressure passing beast

[@mattmgarza]

I'm gonna make an effort to implement this stuff and I'll let you know how it goes. I"m a no-stripe blue belt and a good guard passing game would help me so much. I'll let you know how it goes. Thanks for the video!

[@TheGrapplingAcademy]

This will help you BIG TIME! Let us know! Happy rolling (-: Coach Tom

[@Kurups101]

great video. what about when they start de la riva guard play and grabbing lapells and pant legs and stuff

[@dirtychimpstudios5794]

Great concepts!!

[@Eric-go5hf]

I will try this. Thanks. Oss from HK!

[@TheGrapplingAcademy]

Good luck Eric. Hope to see you in Hong Kong one day! (-: Coach Tom

[@anonymouse7095]

VERY useful thanks

[@robschuman4247]

Awesome stuff - thank you for sharing . )

[@dougneal7848]

Love the tips. What about when your trying to do all these things but they keep grabbing your sleeves and pulling you in?

[@TheGrapplingAcademy]

Preventing sleeve grips and breaking them are crucial guard passing tools. However, if people grab my sleeves I tend to close my elbows and use their pull to initiate a pressure pass or at least lock my hands onto their legs to regain control of my arms. Good luck passing! (-: Coach Tom Davey

[@NeonBlazeMusic]

Loved it!

[@kennyborland4399]

Cheers for the tips! My problem when I'm passing is that the guy always gets grips on me and before I know it I'm in spider guard or some other unpleasant situation! I'd appreciate any tips on avoiding falling into that trap. Thanks!

[@TheGrapplingAcademy]

HI Kenny, yes that is a common problem. You must break grips if you cant prevent them by getting your grips first. But learning how to pass the different guards is one of the fun adventures we have in Jiu Jitsu. Keep your limbs tight to your body when approaching guard....especially in the gi! Have fun (-: Coach Tom

[@Septynor]

Ty coach! I have 2 issues with this pass however. 1. What happens when you can´t push their knees and they keep kicking you off, when you approach them (mma) 2. I always seem to get triangled or give them full guard before getting to part 3

[@TheGrapplingAcademy]

In MMa lead with the knee not the head and keep your knee bent. Stay tight, keep posture and punch and pass simultaneously for mma. Happy rolling (-: Tom Davey

[@tobedeleted2030]

I've come a long way in ju jitsu,.. despite some injuries and sick times I signed up for school in October something like that and its now late December so thats 3 months.. with a lot of sick time off, lets say it deducts a month so 2 months training .. I did win some ju jitsu bouts ... 2 rear naked chokes, 1 body triangle ... but I sure lost a lot. I've learned the arm bar defense okay so I've gotten to the double under pass, throw the legs to the side and knee slice for now... however.. I am having a bit of trouble I recently went to an open mat and out of 4 opponents , i only got a win in 1 of the 4 opponents... with another opponent i survived enough that I could maybe handle a round without being submitted but in future rounds he got me with an americana, something like that... one of the opponents was taller, and another had some size I believe.. ... the double under pass, if their legs are on the ground i guess its not efficient to lift them , you just should try to pass so maybe not the best decision of mine.. anyways to my questions.. as related to the .. combat base versus combat base "guard pass" aka.. trying to get rear mount on them or advantageous position ... #1 I noticed the opponents who got me good, he pushed my head down , which I guess maybe took my eyes a bit from defending well... but any idea why they did that.. I asked the guy and he said others do that too in order to "pull guard" #2 I noticed another opponent he kept going for my legs... i asked his reason, after our match he said.. he doesnt want the opponent on top as he is a smaller guy usually, .... he did seem to leave himself vulnerable to a rear mount but defended well... ... typically when I lose they get side control and go for americana or head lock :( ... to be honest, i lost so many times to some guy lol couldnt figure out what im doing wrong

[@TheGrapplingAcademy]

You have a lot of questions there and I would suggest simply asking your partner after every roll what you could have done better as without seeing video footage I cant comment really, like I do for some students who's rolling footage I review for them. Just stick to the basics, get to mount and don't just roll to 'win'...its only about learning how to win and testing your techniques for improvement. (-: Coach Tom Davey

[@Link00TMM]

So if you control the head you control the body, the body has to go where the head goes.

[@sahh7089]

Thank you

[@Peterhardacher]

Great video

[@bennyrosado5402]

cool stuff...thx coach tom

[@TheGrapplingAcademy]

My pleasure Benny! Happy guard passing (-: Coach Tom

[@shaynegreen]

Such great content! Cheers!

[@titanrott1837]

So far my leg drag pass is at 95% success rate. It is always my go to move for guard pass.

[@AlShekh_Eid]

Hello bro, If it possible to merge both angle in one technique it will be more helpful.

[@Mr-ep2qi]

Lol that first part with the monkeys had me dead 🤣

[@darrenstettner5381]

So... if I crush his junk with my shin it’ll be easier to pass his guard? Seriously though, thanks for all the great instruction. I learn more techniques from you than I do from my real life coaches. You ever consider getting a patreon membership?

[@TheGrapplingAcademy]

Thanks Darren! I am already on PAtreon under The Grappling Academy. OSs! (-: Coach Tom Davey

[@AnandSingh-nr4ro]

Coach I would like to ask one thing when we are on the toes coming forward and exerting weight on the opponents knee what if he pummels his legs, he would then break the contact. Instead why not apply pressure on his shins

[@Jesse1837]

I finally subscribed because of the LOLz evolution reference 😂

[@ossioclinics3459]

5:40 his spine went off like fireworks

[@fuckbeingbroke2]

Fuck yea i needed this!! Thank you prof Tom 🙏🏽👍🏼💫💫💫💫 tomorrow is open mat I'll let you know how it went

[@Jayreed4Jesus]

Thanks so much

[@TheScaredofsilence]

The upper belt always grab my gi and try to pull me down when I try to pass guard. It's super annoying and it locks me up. Suggestions?

[@parker2969]

evolution how dare you state pure logic in front of me!

[@randallgoulet1550]

I really like this but I feel like once you execute hack two you are dealing with many annoying grips to untangle (in gi)

[@kevinmcgivern1320]

I like the ideas you show. But I have reservations about when you are high up on your partners hips. That looks decidedly unstable to me. Especially when your opponent is "resisting" and can get grips on your sleeves or jacket Like you really don't have a base. What am I missing?

[@randysvids4774]

what if he started in seated guard?

[@cmgceo7]

awesome!!!!!!!!

[@carzoparazzo9698]

The problem is that the person defending can push you down by grabbing you feets

[@archangul]

i'm gonna try this this week. If it works i'm gonna buy you a birthday cake :))

[@valentinoROSSIgam1ng]

awesome!!!!!!!!!!!

[@mrorbit2u]

Is it just me or does coach Tom look like a giant in this video.

[@bananapatch9118]

I also get caught in half guard a lot

[@yessr7535]

The neanderthal posture i call it the creep in honor to the lonely island guys lol

[@MrEric102259]

I have a Qu about your 4 master class for sale. How is the purchase provided? Online, CD, etc? Please let me know whenever you find a quick second. Best, Eric

[@TheGrapplingAcademy]

Hi Eric, I make all my products available instantly digitally from the website www.thegrapplingacademy.com I hope you enjoy the series and thanks for your support ! (-: Tom Davey

[@lp2496]

What do you think of the "headhunter" passing?

[@TheGrapplingAcademy]

I think all passing styles and techniques have their place. Guard passing is like problem solving. There are many different ways but the only measuring point of success is how quick and easily the problem gets solved. Even though we develop favourite passing techniques, each guard is different and therefore presents a different problem to be solved. That is the fun (-: Coach Tom

[@JorgeALpz]

8:21 good

[@peterdeglovic4931]

awesome :)

[@bjjjon2412]

5:41 I think I heard a crack or that was the mat

[@arnie365]

😂 nice video... Neanderthals where actually 100 % human and they walked just as we do 😂😂😂

[@annymus4502]

Cool to know

[@ProjeKtWEREWOLF]

great demonstration guys, but why the weirdness about offending religious types?

[@Armazillo]

"Theory of evolution" zealan

[@captaincrunch7661]

I just don't want to work out like I'm 26. I would like to defend against younger stronger guys. Thanks