halfguard top passes

working with professor gino this morning and blue belt jake. gino taught us four separate passes from halfguard top. First two use shoulder pressure and second two do not. the last of the four appear similar to what was taught in saulo ribiero's revolution 1 dvd on halfguard.

pass #1: my left shoulder presses against uke's cheek as my hands grip palm to palm. i swing my right leg (which is caught) back behind me so that uke is looking in one direction and his knees are pointing in another. i then use my free foot to push against uke's leg to free my leg and foot.

pass #2: my left shoulder presses against uke's cheek. i place my head on the mat along with my right hand. my left middle finger goes into uke's armpit. i go on my toes for mobility. i swing my right leg (which is caught) up towards my own head. i then use a straightarm with my right arm to push off uke's knee. once my knee gets past his leg (3/4 mount) i have to tuck my knee into uke's body to keep him from doing eblow knee escape from the mount. this pass works better for me even though uke's spine is not as bent as i do not get swept as often.

pass #3: uke uses his forearm to block my shoulder pressure. i move my head to where it would be if i had side control. my left arm goes on the ground. i move my hips towards uke's head (important) to make it harder from him to push my hips. i swing my trapped right leg up towards my head and use my right arm to push.

pass #4: uke uses his forearm to block my shoulder pressure. i move my head to where it would be if i had side control. my left arm goes on the ground. i move my hips towards uke's head (important) to make it harder from him to push my hips. i sit on my butt and insert my right arm inside his thigh and grap. i position my left (free knee) against uke's bottom hip and bottom leg. i pull with my arm and push with my knee as a make room to pull out my leg and foot. i only create enough space to pull out the leg. my left hand posts on the mat to block the sweep in one direction. my right arm pulling on uke's leg blocks the sweep in the other.

lots of half guard passes on youtube but none i could find exactly like these four. two of them were studied earlier and have notes in this blog.