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Knee cut pass

Also called Knee slice, Knee slide pass

A pressure pass where your knee slices over their thigh and lands on the mat beyond it. Head and arm control stop them turning in to you as you cut through.

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Key steps

  1. Take control of their head or collar and one of their arms before you move.
  2. Lay your shin over their near thigh with the knee angled down.
  3. Drive that knee through to the mat past their leg, keeping your hips heavy on them.
  4. Pull your trailing foot free of their legs as your knee reaches the mat.
  5. Settle chest to chest in side control and keep their head turned away.

Key details

  • Letting them win an underhook as you cut lets them come up on their side and chase your back.
  • Keeping your weight forward on them stops them from framing and recovering guard.