When the opponent has your foot in quarter guard, secure an underhook on the nearside, and then knee cut to the far side to pass using your shin to block the hips.

When the opponent has only your foot in his guard, you can move into mount and secure double underhooks to execute this pass.

When the opponent has kneeshield half guard, you can remove the kneeshield by lifting the knees to flatten hips and then you can position your knee and arm in between his knees while his hips are flat so you can launch the knee cut pass.

Knee Cut pass of the kneeshield half guard from Clark Gracie with the farside lapel grip and knee cut over the opponent's shins. Once clear of his half guard, then reach for the head to stop his movement.

When the opponent tries to use spider guard to counter your pant grips, push his feet to the mat or stack him to complete the pass.

When the opponent has seated guard, you knock him onto his back onto the mat to complete the Torreando Pass. You can use your shoulder on his belly to knock him down once you move past his toes. Or, you can lift up his legs into the air to knock him down before you begin your move to an angle.

From the double pant grip and pushing the shins into the opponent, you can do the torreando pass. When he pushes back, you can go into a reverse knee ride. If he doesn't push back, then you can go into north south position, ensuring that hip stays on the mat while you consolidate the chest to che...

When the opponent defends your flower sweep with a cross post, you can take the back by securing grips on the tricep of the cross post arm and the farside armpit area. Once these 2 grips are in place, you can move your hips around to the backside of his hips, or you can drag his hips down in fron...

When the opponent defends your Flower Sweep by cross posting, you can lift his leg over your head to access the backside and insert your crab ride hooks. Then you can take the back.

When the opponent uses his kneeshield to block your knee cut pass, you can switch your hips to pass the kneeshield. To prevent chest-to-chest half guard, the opponent will likely insert a half butterfly hook when you switch your hips. Flatten his hips to nullify his butterfly hook, and then pass ...

When the opponent defends your Flower Sweep, lift his leg up to place on top of your leg and pull your knee through to the armpit and transition to the Heisen Guard Sweep.

When your opponent uses a cross post to defend against your Flower Seep, you can attack the Corkscrew Armbar on the cross post arm by letting go the pant grip to reach for the cross post arm.

When the opponent defends your flower sweep by posting his free arm on the mat, you can adjust your hip position to finish an armbar. If he defends the armbar by pulling his arm away, you can enter a triangle hold.

The collar and sleeve grips with the shin across the chest is a common entry for the basic scissors sweep. These things can also be used to set up a sneaky Armbar or Triangle submission.

When you have the collar and sleeve grips on a Scissors Sweep set up, you can complete the sweep, or transition to the Triangle hold.

When attempting the scissors sweep and the opponent leans his weight to the other side defend, you can do the omoplata.

How to complete the Scissors Sweep when the opponent resists your by leaning back and to the side or putting up their knee.

When the opponent defends your backtake from 2-on-1 cross sleeve arm drag by pushing his shoulder into your chest, he gives you space to underhook his leg and do the Pendulum Sweep.

When attempting the 2-on-1 Cross Sleeve Scissors Sweep and the opponent defends by leaning his weight to the other side, you can do an armdrag that will give you access to the back when he is forward or the body lock pass if he leans back.

When you have the cross sleeve and tricep grip, you can position your legs for a scissors sweep and pull him forward while taking away his knee base.

When you are trying to capture the opponent's leg as you attempt the Japanese Necktie Choke, but he rolls out of the leg hook, you can switch to the Anaconda Choke.

How to do the Peruvian Necktie Choke with details on preventing the opponent from pulling your leg off his head.

When your opponent has the underhook from his half guard, you can secure the vice grip by trapping his arm and head. Then you can fall foward onto your shoulder to complete the Japanese Necktie Choke.

Secure the vice grip on the opponent by feeding your hand under his armpit and connecting a gable grip on the other side of his head. The vice grip allows you to control his head while you set up the Japanese Necktie Choke. You can secure the vice grip directly from turtle top or from defending h...