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BJJ Fundamentals

Lesson 46 – Ashi-Garami Guard Pass

Warm Up (5min)

Partner Drills

  • Ashi-Garami Entry

Lesson (25min)

    Holding Top Position vs Ashi-Garami

    1. Start in ashi-garami
    2. Shift your weight away from your lead foot (your head should be over uke’s hip)
    3. Widen your base, stepping your second leg away from uke
      • Don’t ever let uke reach your second leg, as this almost always guarantees that they will be able to knock you down
    4. Turn your knee inwards, making it hard for uke to punch up and outwards with their hips
    5. As uke tries to force you backwards, hop on your second leg to recover your balance

    Ashi-Garami Guard Pass

    1. Continue from ashi-garami holding position
    2. Bridge your hip at an angle and peel off uke’s foot away from your hip
    3. Pass off uke’s foot to your hand and apply a stiff-arm to keep it away
    4. Push uke’s inside knee downwards with your other hand
    5. Backstep over uke’s legs so that both of your legs are on the same side of their body
      • Your final position should be “reverse knee-on-belly”

    Positional Rounds

    Reverse Knee-on-Belly – Pin / Re-Guard

    • The top player should use an ashi-garami guard pass to get to reverse knee-on-belly. The bottom player should let them do this WITHOUT RESISTING.
    • As soon as the top player has stepped past the legs, the round starts:
      • The bottom player wins if they manage to re-guard for 10 seconds
      • The top player wins if they manage to pin their partner for 10 seconds
      • The top player may stay with knee-on-belly or go to side control, mount, or back control to score their pin