4. Guard Pass

welcome to IBJJF tutorials in this video we'll be discussing guard passing before we start explaining guard passing it's very important to understand the concept of the guard position the guard is defined by the use of the legs to prevent the athlete on top from reaching side control north/south position or any other control free from the opponent's legs half guard is where the athlete on bottom has one of the opponent's legs trap blocking them from passing the guard a guard passes when the athlete on top position manages to free themselves from the opponent's guard clearing their

legs and stabilizing position for three seconds if the opponent turns to their side the athlete will still score three points for the guard pass as long as they control the top position when the athlete clears the opponent's legs and gives up top control to attempt an armbar he will only school her guard pass points if he gets back on top and stabilizes top control for three seconds or more please pay attention to these neck specific situations and the respective interpretations trapping an arm with the lasso position will not stop points from being scored when the

athlete passes however when the opponent on bottom has the foot on bicep control with the leg straight the athlete will not receive points because the guard position is still active while attacking from top position the athlete ends up on bottom and uses their legs to prevent the opponent from reaching side control it will be considered guard and points or advantages will be awarded regarding the guard pass but while attacking from top position that they end up on bottom and does not use their legs to prevent the side control no points or advantages will be awarded

for the guard pass when a reverse triangle is initiated from guard it will still be considered a guard position if the athlete manages to clear the legs and stabilize for three seconds it will be considered a guard pass on the other hand if the reverse triangle does not start from the guard it will not be counted for points as a guard pass now we are going to show you how advantages are scored the referee may only award advantage points once there is no longer a chance for the athlete to reach a point scoring position when

the athlete manages to pass the opponent's guard but the opponent recovers guard before three seconds of stabilization when the athlete manages to pass the opponent's guard but the opponent turns to all fours before three seconds of stabilization even without controlling the back this will count as an advantage an advantage will also be scored when the athlete stacks the opponent or allows them to roll back and maintain at least one of the opponent's knees on the ground while controlling their back however when the athlete stacks the opponent or allows them to roll back and does not

control the opponent's back no points or advantage will be awarded in the next footage we will see situations that are worth an advantage for half guard the athlete must have a stable half guard top control in order for an advantage to be scored and remember the athlete only scores an advantage once there is no longer a chance for the athlete to pass the opponent's guard when starting from pulling guard the athlete achieves half guard control over the opponent but does not solidify the pass when starting from any kind of guard the athlete achieves half guard

control but does not solidify the guard pass because the opponent recovers when starting from guard the athlete achieves half guard control over the opponent but does not solidify the pass remember the athlete only scores an advantage for half guard if they don't pass the guard because the opponent recovers or sweeps or the time runs out the half guard position will not count as an advantage for the athlete on top if the guard pass is completed if the athlete sweeps or takes the opponent down and lands in a stable half guard position they will score two

points but will not count for a half guard advantage even if the opponent recovers guard the following half guard positions are not worth an advantage in a reverse half guard situation when the athlete on bottom pushes the opponent away with the knee when the athlete on top doesn't have a stable top control due to the technique that's being developed by the opponent any questions or concerns regarding guard passing please visit IBJJF dot-com forward slash rules