Toreando pass

Brazilian jiu-jitsu / Popular

Pass by controlling the legs and moving around them.

What coaches agree on

Read where your opponent's legs are - low, tucked tight, or held high - before committing to your entry, since each position calls for a different approach.
As you clear the legs, actively turn your opponent's hips and torso away from you instead of just pushing the legs aside.

A pass isn't finished until you're chest-to-chest with your opponent's shoulder blades pinned flat to the mat.

Common mistakes

Grabbing the pants with just your fingers, without pinning the leg down with your palm first, lets the opponent's foot slide into your bicep and stall the pass.
Stopping your step short of your opponent's hip line, or backing up as you circle, leaves them room to frame and recover the position.

Intermediate

Toreando Pass - Panduan Lengkap

Coach's take: Top-tier breakdown — the push-vs-pull arm detail alone will fix most people's version of this pass.

3.9

Beginner

Panduan Lengkap Toreando Pass

Coach's take: Excellent — explains the why behind every detail, not just the what.

3.9

Advanced

Game Changing Small Details for the Toreando Pass

Coach's take: This is where a decent toreando becomes a good one -- the palm-pressure and grip details are gold.

3.8

Intermediate

Understanding The Toreando Pass

Coach's take: Explains the why behind the pass, not just the how -- that's what makes it stick.

3.8

Advanced

4 Cara Menyelesaikan Toreando Pass

Coach's take: Best breakdown of toreando finishes I've seen -- explains why each one feels different.

3.8

Intermediate

Cara Melakukan Toreando Pass Seperti Gordon Ryan

Coach's take: Best explanation of WHY in this whole batch -- it's not just 'step past the hip,' it tells you what that actually costs your opponent.

3.8

Intermediate

Teknik Toreando Pass (Lachlan Giles)

Coach's take: The shin-vs-knee pressure detail alone sets this apart from most passing tutorials.

3.8

Advanced

Toreando Pass Concepts - Andre Galvao

Coach's take: Elite-level detail on reading reactions in real time — coaching, not just a technique-of-the-day clip.

3.8

Intermediate

Throw-by Toreando Pass | No-Gi Class | Pearson Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Coach's take: Great level of detail on a specific entry, especially defending the counters.

3.7

Beginner

Best pass for Jiu Jitsu: Toreando Pass

Coach's take: Clean step-by-step with real reasoning behind the details, including a smart injury-avoidance note.

3.6

Beginner

He Played Guard… I Played Matador - Toreando Pass

Coach's take: Doesn't just show the pass -- shows you why the common mistakes fail.

3.6

Advanced

Troubleshooting The Toreando Pass by Romulo Barral

Coach's take: This is the sequence that actually matters -- most instructionals only show the clean version, this shows the recovery.

3.5

Beginner

Modified Toreando Pass

Coach's take: Covers the two mistakes everyone makes drilling this for the first time.

3.4

Beginner

BJJ Beginners Tutorial - Basic Knee and Hip Toreando Pass

Coach's take: Solid start-to-finish basics, if you look past some rough captioning.

3.4

Advanced

Leandro Lo – Toreando Pass

Coach's take: Elite-level detail, just don't expect a tidy structure.

3.3

Advanced

Guard Retention (BJJ) - Defend the Toreando Pass with Uki Waza

Coach's take: Named technique, clear sequence, and honest about the risk -- this is how you actually teach a counter.

3.3

Advanced

Luke Griffith's Toreando Pass Against Felipe Pena in 2024 ADCC

Coach's take: The misdirection detail alone is worth the watch -- most instructionals skip straight to the finish and miss how he actually opens the pass up.

3.3