Key Takeaways
- A No-Gi BJJ instructional offering a very detailed breakdown of the modern tripod passing system.
- Contains details on positioning, control, and tactics like forcing specific guards and baiting.
- Includes details on high-percentage moves like the cowcatcher, near-side underhooks, and the dog fight.
- BJJ World Expert Rating: 8.5 out of 10.
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Passing is a subject in BJJ that is always going to draw lots of questions and present a problem for people. At this point, we have so much information available on modern and old-school, and MMA guard passing that someone without a solid understanding of grappling is likely to end up lost and confused.
So, why would we look at another guard passing BJJ DVD? Well, this one offers an interesting option of cutting through the nonsense by using a proven method to complete your passing sequences. The Higher Tripod Passing Craig Jones DVD offers a simple blueprint to master a complex system in a short period of time.
Modern Guard Passing
These days, passing is exceedingly difficult to put into a category. A couple of decades ago it was either closed or open guard passing, with the top person either standing or kneeling. It was simple, and it worked based on either heavy pressure or fast movement.
These days, there are guard passing systems for everything, which does make sense if we think about how many different guards there are. Saying closed and open guard is not enough anymore, as there are plenty of hybrid options and Gi or No-Gi-specific ones that create the need for equally elaborate passing systems.
The end result is overcomplicated passing, with too much information to process. Hwoever, there is a system or a concept of passing every now and again that introduces lots of useful ideas. Josef Chen is one of the latest BJJ prodigies to offer one, and one of his coaches Craig Jones now puts even more flair to it in the Higher Tripod Passing Craig Jones DVD.
The Man Who Turned BJJ Upside Down
Everyone knows Craig Jones and his legacy in the BJJ World. In the span of a decade, he came out of nowhere (or at least it seemed so)and submitted everyone in EBI with leg locks in minutes up to the final. Then, he almost broke Gordon Ryan’s arm, getting within a whiff of the EBI title.
The grappling community took notice and Craig rode that wave like a pro, embedding his name in BJJ history, but in a way that is very different from others, along the lines of Marcelo Garcia, Roger Gracie, or Gordon Ryan. Craig is more like Jeff Glover but with lots more results.
To this day Craig has managed to create one of the best competitor dens in the sport, forming the B-team in Austin, launching the highest-paying professional Jiu-Jitsu tournament, going against the ADCC, and was instrumental in breaking up one of the best competition teams ever, and has released dozens of BJJ instructionals.
And these are not even the weirdest things he’s done! We’re not going to go into them here, but we are going to take a look at Craig’s latest DVD, inspired by one of the top B-Team competitors. Let’s see what the Higher Tripod Passing Craig Jones DVD is all about.
Higher Tripod Passing Craig Jones DVD Review
This Craig Jones Tripod Passing DVD is one of the Aussie’s better instructionals, offering around two hours of material. It follows the standard four-volume structure and is easily applicable in both Gi and No-Gi.
Part 1 – Control & Positioning
Leave it to Craig to pick up a move and break it down in a way that would impress even Danaher. In the Higher Tripod Passing Craig Jones DVD, he goes over the passing system developed by Josef Chen, adding his own twits and explaining exactly why it works so well.
in fact, this entire opening volume is all about mechanics. Craig breaks things down into positioning and control. Position-wise, he offers precise sets of instructions for both the upper and lower body, and he provides a clear order of doing things when using high tripod passing.
Part 2 – Forcing Butterfly Guard
Forcing a specific guard is a proven tactic that all of the BJJ world’s top passers have been using for decades. For the most part, people tend to force the half-guard, but other guards could work just as well.
For high tripod passing, starting from the butterfly guard seems to yield the best results. The better part of this volume focuses on how to force the bottom player into the butterfly guard and what to do afterward.
Baiting as a concept is also something Craig speaks about in this part of the Higher Tripod Passing Craig Jones DVD. He uses Ashi Garami threats to set up a pass, essentially showing you how to bait people into positioning themselves so that you can pass without resistance.
Part 3 – Underhook Passing
Craig refers to the near underhook as the true purpose of this instructional. The arm placement is crucial for the tripod passing system, but in a way that has more to do with blocking and guiding movement, than with attacking yourself to your opponent.
This entire portion of the Craig Jones Tripod Passing DVD addresses the near-side underhook, how to set it up, change sides, and deal with problems that you’ll encounter frequently. A common solution at the end of the funnel is the Tiananmen Square Lockdown position – you don’t want to miss this one!
Part 4 – Bonus Moves
The final part of the Higher Tripod Passing Craig Jones DVD is all about stuff that Craig has added to Chen’s high tripod passing system. As expected, wrestling-inspired moves feature a lot, such as the duck under and side control peak out.
The dog fight also makes an appearance, leading to some interesting resolutions of this ‘scramble’ position that definitely weren’t common practice before. As the instructional comes to a conclusion, Jones offers plenty of cowcatcher, a.k.a. head wrap half Nelson details and scenarios to really amp up the efficiency of high tripod passing.
The Baiting Game
Going after people when you’re grappling is a solid strategy, as it allows you to set the pace from the beginning. If the other person can’t match, or slow down your pace, you’ll get teh upper hand and with it, probably win the exchange, and even the entire match/round.
However, aggressive and high-paced work is not always effective in BJJ as people, especially guard players, have a way of stalling things or springing traps to stop you from passing. However, that is not something that is only available to the guard player.
Baiting and waiting are as old as martial arts are, and you can use this concept in every aspect of BJJ. When you’re passing, it means you’re not forcing the pass, only looking to beat the legs, but rather tricking your opponent into leaving a door open for you, or, pulling you into a pass.
Approaching grappling problem-solving like this means you need to exert less energy, create fewer openings, lower the risks of counters, and end up in pins with a tired and surprised opponent underneath. this concept of baiting runs through all of the content in the Higher Tripod Passing Craig Jones DVD.
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Get to Higher Ground!
The entire concept of higher tripod passing rests on an old-school wrestling principle for dominating and winning scrambles – whoever is higher, will likely end up on top, a.k.a. win. It works in wrestling and it works in BJJ as well. Now, with the Higher Tripod Passing Craig Jones DVD, you get to use it to solve one of BJJ’s greatest puzzles, which is passing the guard.
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