Knee cut pass

Brazilian jiu-jitsu / Popular

Cut through the guard with a knee slice.

What coaches agree on

  • Trap your opponent's near leg flat to the mat with your shin, then use a grip on their upper body — collar, sleeve, or an underhook — to rotate their shoulders down to the floor. The leg stays pinned while the torso turns, and that's what actually finishes the pass.
  • As you enter, block your opponent's top leg with your shin, forearm, or body position so it has no room to loop into a knee shield or lasso before you finish the slide.
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Common mistakes

  • Sliding the knee through before you've secured real upper-body control — a grip or an underhook — which lets your opponent frame you off, stand back up, or take your back.
Finishing the Knee Cut Pass
Intermediate

Finishing the Knee Cut Pass

Coach's take: This is the exact detail that stalls most people's knee cut — really well covered.

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