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Knee Cut Pass
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Also called: cutting the knee, explosive knee cut, guard pass, hard knee cut, kne cut, knee cup pass
118videos
27channels
51 gi · 39 no-gi
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Precision Knee Cut Passes by Lucas Lepri
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- Enter against De la Riva
- Connect the knee cut and weave pass
- Explore tripod and sliding variations
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4Transitions to
18- Side ControlWhen: complete knee cut pass over the leg
- MountWhen: knee cut passing to mount position
- Side Controlno-giWhen: step to center, shoot knee through, reach far elbow, whip knee
- North SouthWhen: rotate through after handling knee shield
- Mount PositionWhen: complete pass over hips
- Half GuardWhen: after knee cut, opponent accepts position in half guard or you continue passing
Leads into
8- MountWhen: pass half guard to mount
- UnderhookWhen: knee cut creates position for underhook control
- Low Knee ShieldWhen: knee cut pass entry into low knee shield position
- Knee on BellyWhen: after sliding through the guard
- Side ControlWhen: cutting through elbow-knee gap
- Reverse de la RivaWhen: passer drops knee and blade down leg
This counters
4Countered by
1Variation of
2Built on
31- Collar GripWhen: maintaining collar grip during pass
- Hip ControlWhen: must control hips to prevent escape
- Head ControlWhen: head control is critical when passing half guard
- FrameWhen: frame maintains control and prevents escape
- Hip PositioningWhen: opponent exploits poor hip position to pass
- Knee ShieldWhen: knee shield concept essential to the pass
Reached from
23- Open GuardWhen: control feet, pressure through knees
- Closed GuardWhen: top player initiates knee slice pass
- Headquarters Positionno-giWhen: controlled pass direction
- Quarter GuardWhen: from quarter guard position
- Half GuardWhen: using cross face and under hook well placed
- Underhook PassWhen: achieving underhook position and chest-to-chest contact
Entries into this
15Countered by
7- Knee ShieldWhen: pinching knees to trap foot
- Butterfly GuardWhen: scoop hips and maintain center-line awareness
- Grip FightingWhen: good posture and elbow control
- Invert EscapeWhen: inverting and creating frame blocks the pass
- Two on One GripWhen: when opponent attempts knee slice pass
- Knee Shield DefenseWhen: preventing pass with knee shield
Variations
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gordon-ryanandygee mendesmroom alvesdiegofrancello fernandezcarlos vietahafa mendes