Matt Darcy breaks down passing concepts using the fundamental knee cut pass.

Date: 12/5/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose

Matt Darcy shows how he finishes the monoplata twisting armlock when your opponent grabs around you hip.

Date: 11/29/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose

Matt Darcy shows how to force people into 3/4 mount. He shows how he controls the knee line to keep their hips facing away from half guard. This is important for more advanced passing of the position.

Date: 11/26/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose

Matt Darcy shows how he transitions to the Knee Split system from 3/4 mount. From here you can do many powerful passes.

Date: 11/26/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose

Matt Darcy teaches how to pass the Knee Shield from Half Guard. Make sure to get your knee on top of the leg to pin the hips. Then get your grips, slice your knee down the shin to connect their knees together.

Date: 11/12/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose

Matt Darcy shows how to jump over traffic to a leg drag when your opponent stops the knee slice.

Date: 11/12/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose

Matt Darcy shows how to break the hip clamp from half guard and transition into the Staple pass system.

Date: 11/7/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose

Matt Darcy teaches part 2 of the Staple pass system. He cartwheels over when the opponent blocks the knee split attempt.

Date: 11/5/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose

Matt Darcy teaches how to connect the knees and kill the half guard in part 1of the Half Guard "Staple" System. This one rewards you with 7 points. This is Matt's absolute favorite way to pass the guard.

Date: 11/5/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose

Matt Darcy teaches the fundamental Left pass from half guard. This is the first pass you learn in half guard.

Date: 11/5/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose

Matt Darcy answers a students question about the knee cut counter from half guard.

Date: 8/20/18
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose

Dave Camarillo goes in depth on a powerful armlock from top half guard. This is a Dave specialty. Dave aggressively pins the undertook and steps over the head. He then threads his leg under the arm to make a V o n the half guard leg. To finish he fulcrums the arm out of the defense.

Date: 6...

Matt Darcy goes in depth on how to set up far side wrist control on an opponent so they cannot defend your strikes. This makes your strikes more efficient and doesn't not give up any grappling control while striking.

Date: 6/13/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Location: Guerilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jo...

Date: 4/11/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Class: 6:30pm Advanced
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose

Matt Darcy teaches some ways to power your way through the knee cut pass when your opponent holds on to your foot for dear life.

Date: 4/11/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Class: 6:30pm Advanced
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose

Matt Darcy teaches how to change the angle of your knee to smash pass the Reverse De la Riva guard using the knee cut.

Date: 3/28/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Class: NoGi
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose

Matt Darcy shows how to counter a under hook focused opponent with a series of chokes once you secure the neck. The first choke from the series is a sneaky anaconda choke.

Date: 3/28/2018
Instructor: Matt Darcy
Class: NoGi
Location: Guerrilla Jiu-Jitsu San Jose

Matt Darcy shows the second choke in a series that counters the under hook focused half guard player

Matt Darcy shows a good drill to fight for under hooks.

Alex Perez shows part 2 of getting past the pesky knee shield in half guard.

Alex Perez shows how to get past the pesky knee shield in half guard.