Opening the Closed Guard to Knee Cut Pass (Fundamentals)

Professor Lucas Lepri teaches how to open the opponent's guard and go to the knee cut pass. Lucas is in the opponent's closed guard and immediately grips the pants and locks his elbow into the opponent’s legs. He places one knee in between the opponent’s legs and posts out with the other. Lucas now pushes away and opens his elbows to make the opponent open the guard. He then picks a side and starts to slide his knee over the leg. Lucas reaches under and over the opponent's head and shoulder to apply pressure so he can then bring his other leg over to the same side of the knee cut. Lucas now completes the pass.