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Tripod / backstep pass
2 videos for this move
1
Stephan Kesting
2:17 · Stephan Kesting
2
Lachlan Giles
7:47 · Absolute MMA St Kilda - Melbourne
Tripod
/ backstep pass
Also called
Back step
Pass
Intermediate
Gi and no-gi
Where this leads
Side control, top
You end up here. See what's next.
Key
details
1
Come up on your feet
Tripod: both feet and your head or hand on them.
2
Step your free leg back
Swing it behind you so your hips face their feet.
3
Free the trapped leg
Pull it out as you turn.
4
Turn back into side control
Spin back round and settle chest to chest.
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Knee-to-mount