Felipe Costa – Passing To The Back

Felipe Costa – Passing To The Back

Check it out: Felipe Costa – Passing To The Back

Pass the guard with ease and make your way to your opponents back in a multitude of ways as Felipe Costa walks you through his techniques!

• Kill your opponents De La Riva guard with a sharp and precise reverse knee cut.
• Understand the differences between the right and wrong angles when it comes to passing the guard, and always make sure you are in the correct position.
• Utilize high level leg drags and duck under techniques to take your opponents back before they even see what’s coming.

What Will You Learn?

The ultimate goal of Jiu Jitsu is to maintain control over your opponent. Some of the best ways to maintain this control is through passing the guard and maintaining position on your opponents back. As the evolution and talent of Jiu Jitsu has exploded over the years, guard retention and defensive strategies are spectacular. However, Felipe Costa has developed a series targeted at these various techniques that will turn you into a guard passing and back taking machine.

Explore the correct passing angles, which is one of the most important yet overlooked aspects of passing the guard. Incorporate a series of duck under back take drills into your training and etch the movements into your mind so they flow without thought during a match.

Gain an understanding of how to combat inverted or upside down guards by pinning the hip and counter into a swift back take. By mastering all of these guard passing techniques, Felipe is simultaneously teaching you the best methods to retain your guard, providing you with an all around understanding of what it takes to be an elite level practitioner.

Felipe Costa is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt under Rodrigo “Comprido” Medeiros who has achieved world titles in organizations such as IBJJF, UAEJJF, and CBJJO. His success took off when he began competing at the black belt level, proving the high level of his technique and understanding of the sport. As you watch him flow through the motions in this series, it is evident that he truly wants to share his talent with anyone who is willing to learn. Make your guard passing unstoppable and explore the best avenues to your opponents back with this all inclusive instructional!

So, What Exactly Do You Get?

PART 1

• INTRO
• DRILLLING CORRECT ANGLE TO PASS
• FOOT STEP INTO SIDE CONTROL DRILL
• TERERE STYLE DRILL
• HEAD UNDER KNEE SLICE DRILL
• GENERAL IDEAS WHEN YOU ARE NOT IN THE CONTROL
• DUCK UNDER GUARD PASS DRILL
• PINNING THE HIP AGAINST UPSIDE DOWN GUARD
• ELEMENTS OF LEG DRAG
  

  PART 2

• ANTICIPATING THE TURTLE
• KNEE SCOOP
• DUCK UNDER TO BACK TAKE
• DUCK UNDER TO BACK TAKE VARIATION 1
• DUCK UNDER TO BACK TAKE VARIATION 2
• DUCK UNDER TO BACK TAKE VARIATION 3
• BACK TAKE
• KILLING DELA RIVA WITH REVERSE KNEE CUT
• ROCKING INTO LEG DRAG
• FINAL WORDS