https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wujuSIjshSw
This is a video studying the guard passing techniques of Murilo Santana, a well-known BJJ competitor and coach.
| Time | Notes |
|---|---|
| 0:22 | stack pass setup, over/under pass |
| 0:35 | “unpassable” guards |
| stack passing can defeat difficult guards | |
| 0:38 | back of the pants grip w/ stack passing |
| ^^^ pull and rotate this grip to kill opponent’s hip mobility | |
| stacking an opponent on their shoulders | |
| 0:45 | stacked guard players no longer have control of where their hips can move |
| 1:00 | Murilo Santana’s posture in tripod position |
| Head is lower than knees, his head is connected to opponent’s face/upper chest | |
| 1:18 | stand up, tuck head, walk towards opponent |
| 1:28 | stack passing from the knees is how it is taught conventionally |
| 1:33 | underhook opponent’s legs close to hips |
| bring your knees close to opponent’s hips | |
| 1:37 | pull opponent on top of your knees to initiate stacking passes |
| 1:44 | from stack: push legs aside, leg drag, pin arms, … |
| 1:51 | stack passing is countered with bicep ride and spider guard |
| 1:56 | example of bicep ride |
| 1:59 | pushing off with bicep ride to maintain guard and defend against stacking |
| 2:07 | pushing off with spider guard to defend against stacking |
| 2:16 | bicep ride with collar grip |
| 2:21 | chopping down with leg from bicep ride w/ collar grip to prevent opponent from stacking/standing |
| 2:27 | guard player releasing a sleeve grip is “suicide” against Santana’s stack passing system |
| 2:57 | Santana’s system enhances conventional stack passing |
| prevent establishment of opponent’s guard | |
| create immediate threats that opponent must deal with | |
| tripods grant more mobility than staying on knees | |
| 3:09 | underhooks kill opponent’s ability to establish guards, funneling their options into bicep ride and spider guard |
| 3:10 | stacking opponent denies opponent space to establish spider guard |
| 3:15 | tucked head makes pummeling for spider guard difficult |
| 3:25 | immediate threat to guard player: get stacked and ran over |
| 3:35 | walking forward with the stack pass creates the threat of being stacked to the guard player |
| 4:03 | posturing up after walking forward for more lift |
| 4:17 | feet under hips before posturing up for more optimal lift |
| 4:32 | double unders + walking forward and keeping head tucked funnels guard player into only being able to bicep ride |
| 4:48 | stack pass to over/under pass |
| 4:52 | “letting go of sleeve is suicide” example |
| 5:02 | when opponent lets go of the sleeve, guard passer can switch to an overhook grip on the bicep ride |