Some videos of guard passing drills done a few week’s ago, with comments. All videos are wmv format and should be downloaded to your computer before playing.
Dom reaches too far forward while trying to pass. This is a common fault while passing. Anto does well to tie Dom up and sweep him with relative ease (technique). Anto’s making good use of the scissor sweep.
Rob tries to throw the legs and pass. Here it works for him but it’s very attribute dependent. Tommy isn’t using his arms enough, and accepts being flat on his back instead of defending more pro-actively. His second pass is more controlled.
Initially, Lee is very tentative to pass gaurd, which Eamo has left quite loose. Lee would have been better served putting pressure on Eamo’s legs or hips and/or standing up. When Eamo pulls Lee forward he gets off a sweep, but lazily goes for top, which allows Lee to ‘pass’. Eamo does well to pull Lee close (this is good guard play). Lee tries to rush past when Eamo fails his armbar attempt, reaching forward, and again gets put back to guard.
Prison Guard! Booo! Dec is doing nothing with his legs here. He’s taken his best/strongest weapon out of commission. This makes Anto’s job very easy. When Dec sits up he makes Anto’s job of passing a bit tougher, but because his legs are still out of the equation, he poses no real threat.
Here Dec uses his legs effectively, and Eoghan finds it very difficult to posture up.
Mark keeps constant pressure on Rob’s knees as he starts to pass. When applying pressure like this, you don’t have to force your opponent’s knees in any direction. Simply having them there helps you sense where his energy is going. Mark tries to spin past, which is a little premature in this case. But by bring his hands back towards Rob’s hips/feet, he gets the pass. Note how he uses his knees against Rob’s hips in the second pass. Passing like this may get you into half guard, but half guard is better than full guard.
Here Lee follows the progressing properly, going from knees to hips to upper body. Good guard passing.