First up was an intermediate class in which we focused on three drills based around passing the guard of an opponent on the floor while you were standing.
Each drill emphasises a different aspect of guard passing and they went something like this:
1) Stability drill: Standing man places right and on left hip of opponent and nails it down to the floor; he then places his left on the right knee of the opponent and pushes it to the floor so it's horizontal; he then steps out to his left and switches hand position so the left hand is on the inside of the knee and pushes it in the other direction so the knee ends up pushed down next to the opponent's other leg; drive in to squish the moving knee and release your leg and start to pass.
2) Pressure drill: Standing man is in half guard with both his knees on the floor; he threads his right hand through the top leg to grab the opponent's gi pants near his bottom knee; his left hand secures lapel control on the opponent's left side; pull the opponent in using the lapel grip; then right foot stands and left foot stands; drive in to squish his knees while keeping the grip on the gi pants to pin the knee; as his knees compress, the trapped leg can escape; as this happens you drive in using holder pressure; once past the legs, drive the opponent onto the opposite side and secure tight side control.
3) Speed drill: Do the first drill but the opponent shoots for a single when you move to the side; as he does this, your left hand surrenders the grip and shoots round his back to set up the seatbelt as quickly move round to take back control.
I missed a lot of the finer points of these drills and I struggled my way through specific sparring. But stability, pressure and speed are god principles to remember for guard passing.
Things to remember: Stability, pressure, speed when passing the guard.
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