Jedi Mind Trick Vs Knee Cut

Applying the Jedi Mind Trick to counter a Knee Cut Pass:

1. Monitor the opponent's arms to prevent them from gaining control of your upper body or securing deep grips.
2. As the opponent begins the knee cut, sneak in an underhook on their far side, keeping it low to avoid exposure to a Darce choke.
3. Escape to the inside of the opponent's arm and grip their knee, using this grip to pull their hip forward onto you.
4. Reach around the opponent's hip to secure a grip, while ensuring your connection to the guard is maintained.
5. Move your shoulder away to gain inside space and tuck your elbow inside, even if you lose control of their ankle.
6. Push with your forearm and pull on the hip to lift the opponent's hip off the mat.
7. For a back take variation, pull the opponent's hip more flat onto you, but maintain the current position for this demonstration.
8. Prevent the opponent from controlling your upper body by digging a low underhook and cementing your elbow to your hip.
9. Flip your grip to the outside of their hip, swing to the inside of their arm, and tip them forward using your outside leg if necessary.
10. Hug the opponent's hip and hide your forearm inside their knee, switching the hook as needed.
11. If you have less leg to work with, hip escape to adjust and push the opponent's knee open if it collapses.
12. Win the inside space by shrugging your shoulder back and tucking your forearm inside.
13. Even if you lose the opponent's leg, you can still tip them over using the two points of control on their hip and knee.