Continuing my work on guard passes. Some brief nuggets:
- When using the standard closed guard pass, after I open the legs and my knee is up inside, before I go for the double pass option, I need to sit on my butt down on my heel. This kills the space people always use to De La Riva me. Then I can proceed with my pass.
- If I’m in his closed guard, and my arm is being threatened by an omoplata, I need to move my knee in close to his hip so that he can’t open his hip out to attack me.