Toreando pass. Photo: Erin Herle

One of the most common guard passes that you’ll see at any tournament is the toreando or bull fighter pass. There are many variations and opportunities but most involve placing your grips on both pant legs and pushing and/or pulling the legs out of the way as you step to the side to secure side control or north/south.

Here are two variations to create the toreando guard pass and one video on how to counter the pass once an opponent has control of your legs:

Kev Capel of GMA RGA Bucks shows a traditional toreando pass:

Leandro Lo shows his version of pushing/pulling the legs and spinning around to north/south:

Flavio Almeida shows this counter for when your opponent has already tied up your legs:

Did you find these useful? Let us know in the comments below!

Omar French of Triton Fight Center teaches berimbolo technique / Photo: Youtube

In Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, GMA Triton Fight Center is brushing up on their berimbolo techniques. This Renato Tavares affiliate academy houses black belt Piet Wilhelm and one of the best Jiu-Jitsu programs in the midwest.

A student of Piet, brown belt Omar French has released a technique video showing how to get to the dominating mount position from the berimbolo. See how he transitions below and let us know how you like it!

Rodrigo Cavaca uses his shin to trap Kitner Mendonça during the +99Kg final of the ADCC Trial, in Rio. Photo: Gustavo Aragão

At every championship, major competitors test classic or innovative techniques, and we are the ones to win– the practitioners hungry for moves that actually work.

Today, GRACIEMAG gathers five of the most significant moves of the recent weeks. Enjoy and study!

1. Rodrigo Cavaca’s gogoplata (ADCC Trial)

2. Keenan Cornelius’ choke (Las Vegas Open)

3. The omoplata with a choke by Clark Gracie (Pan)

4. Otávio Sousa’s sweep (Las Vegas Open)

5. Claudio Calasans takes the back (ADCC Trial)