Drill

Drills

Jiu-Jitsu

Positional Sparring: Guard Passing Start

Isolate passing and retention in live rounds for film review

15 min
6 x 2.5 min rounds
Intermediate
Demonstration video coming soon

Instructions

  1. 1Start every round in guard, one partner passing, the other retaining.
  2. 2Record the rounds from a side angle that captures hips and grips.
  3. 3Reset to the same start position after any pass, sweep, or submission.
  4. 4Rotate the passing partner every two rounds.

What to focus on

Repeating the same starting position enough times to see a real pattern on film.

Common mistake

Changing the starting position every round, making the footage impossible to compare.