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Guard PassIntermediateGiNo-Gi

Backstep pass

Also called Back step pass

A pass where you turn your hips and step your back leg behind you, around their legs, to change sides. It answers a guard that blocks your forward passes.

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Key steps

  1. Hold their legs down with your hands or a knee so they can't chase you as you turn.
  2. Turn your hips and step your back leg behind you and around their legs.
  3. Sit your hips toward their side as your leg clears, keeping weight on their legs.
  4. Turn back to face them and settle chest to chest in side control.

Key details

  • Keeping weight on their legs during the turn stops them from following you around.
  • Staying turned away for too long gives them a chance to hook your leg or take your back.