Arm Weave Pass

Pass
Also known as:
Crazy Dog Crazy Dog Pass

Passing by weaving your arm through the opponent's legs and pinning it to the mat or their far hip — collapses knee shield and reverse De La Riva structures by taking their bottom leg out of the fight, then long-stepping or sliding through.

Quick Reference

Key principles

  • · The woven arm turns their guard leg into your handle
  • · Weight through the weave pins their hips flat
  • · The pass finishes with a long step or slide while the legs are dead

Execution

  1. 1 Against knee shield or RDLR, thread your arm under and through their legs
  2. 2 Pin the woven grip to the mat or their far hip
  3. 3 Drop your weight through the connection to flatten their hips
  4. 4 Long step or slide the trapped-leg side and settle chest-to-chest

Common mistakes

  • × Weaving shallow so the leg slips free mid-pass
  • × Standing tall over the weave, giving up the underhook sweep

Do it from

Positions and situations where the Arm Weave Pass shows up.

Knee Shield Half Guard Top Reverse De La Riva Guard Top

Where it lands

The position you end up in.

Side Control Top