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Body-lock pass
2 videos for this move
1
Absolute MMA (Lachlan Giles' gym)
5:14 · Absolute MMA St Kilda - Melbourne
2
Nicky Ryan
7:46 · The B-Team
Body-lock
pass
Also called
Body lock · Bodylock pass
Pass
Intermediate
Gi and no-gi
Where this leads
Half guard, top
You end up here. See what's next.
Side control, top
You end up here. See what's next.
How they defend this
Guard retention
Open guard, bottom · 4 videos
Key
details
1
Lock your hands round their hips
Arms round their waist, head on their chest.
2
Get your hips low
Stay close so they can't make space.
3
Pin one leg
Trap one leg with your knee or between your legs.
4
Step over the other leg
Slide through to half guard or side control.
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