Change Direction to Pass
passing
Grapplers Collective, Change Direction to Pass. 5-6 min rounds.
Problem
Speed-passing footwork, misdirection, and chain-passing combinations.
Tell the room
Top stays on their feet and passes the open guard, changing direction at least once every attempt. Hold the pass chest-to-chest for 3 seconds.
Setup
Start standing at the knees. Top standing, both hands gripping the pants at the knees or shins. Bottom plays any open guard with free grips.
Score
Hold chest-to-chest for 3 seconds.
- Top — side control, mount, or north-south
- Bottom — sweeps to top, submits, or stands to neutral
- Bottom — resettles guard after the passer commits and retreats without pressure
Rules
- Stay on your feet. Dropping to both knees resets the attempt.
- Change direction every attempt. Show one side, then pass to the other.
- No submissions from the top. Top scores by passing only.
- Work inside 3m × 3m. Neither player leaves the area to reset distance.
Adjust
Easier
Top passes toreando only. Bottom uses feet on hips — no de la Riva or lasso hooks — in a 4m × 4m area.
Harder
Drop the direction-change rule, add a 60-second limit where the bottom player wins, and allow leg locks from the bottom.
If it stalls
If the top player keeps dropping to their knees, cue: “Stay standing — reset your distance and change the angle.”
TOP PLAYER
POSITION
Top standing, both hands gripping the pants at the knees or shins. Bottom plays any open guard with free grips.
OBJECTIVE
Top stays on their feet and passes the open guard, changing direction at least once every attempt. Hold the pass chest-to-chest for 3 seconds.
CONSTRAINTS
Stay on your feet. Dropping to both knees resets the attempt. Change direction every attempt. Show one side, then pass to the other. No submissions from the top. Top scores by passing only. Work inside 3m × 3m. Neither player leaves the area to reset distance.
WIN CONDITION
side control, mount, or north-south
BOTTOM PLAYER
POSITION
Top standing, both hands gripping the pants at the knees or shins. Bottom plays any open guard with free grips.
OBJECTIVE
Top stays on their feet and passes the open guard, changing direction at least once every attempt. Hold the pass chest-to-chest for 3 seconds.
CONSTRAINTS
Stay on your feet. Dropping to both knees resets the attempt. Change direction every attempt. Show one side, then pass to the other. No submissions from the top. Top scores by passing only. Work inside 3m × 3m. Neither player leaves the area to reset distance.
WIN CONDITION
sweeps to top, submits, or stands to neutral; resettles guard after the passer commits and retreats without pressure