Master The Move: The Knee Cut Guard Pass by John Danaher

• In Master the Move: The Knee Cut Guard Pass, John Danaher delivers a complete, systematic breakdown of the knee cut, revealing why it has become a cornerstone of elite-level passing. Used relentlessly by his most successful students—including Gordon Ryan and Giancarlo Bodoni—the knee cut is not just a movement, but a tightly connected system of controls, angles, and pressure.

• Rather than teaching a surface-level technique, Danaher dissects every micro-detail that makes the knee cut work at the highest level.
  
• From controlling the far-side shoulder and dominating the near-side hip, to precise knee placement, underhook mechanics, and passing posture, nothing is left unexplained
  
• his instructional shows you how to shut down the guard player’s defensive cycles and convert pressure into inevitable progress.

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What Will You Learn?

The knee cut pass is one of the most dominant and highest-percentage guard passes in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu—and no one understands it more deeply than John Danaher.

In Master the Move: Knee Cut Shield Pass, John Danaher delivers a complete, systematic breakdown of the knee cut, revealing why it has become a cornerstone of elite-level passing. Used relentlessly by his most successful students—including Gordon Ryan and Giancarlo Bodoni—the knee cut is not just a movement, but a tightly connected system of controls, angles, and pressure.

Rather than teaching a surface-level technique, Danaher dissects every micro-detail that makes the knee cut work at the highest level. From controlling the far-side shoulder and dominating the near-side hip, to precise knee placement, underhook mechanics, and passing posture, nothing is left unexplained. This instructional shows you how to shut down the guard player’s defensive cycles and convert pressure into inevitable progress.

If you want a guard pass that works against skilled opponents and holds up under resistance, this is the definitive guide.

What You’ll Learn

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  Why the knee cut is one of the most reliable, high-percentage guard passes in all of BJJ

  
  


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  How to control the far-side shoulder to neutralize frames and upper-body movement

  
  


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  Mastery of near-side hip control to shut down retention and recoveries

  
  


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  Precise underhook mechanics that prevent guard re-entries and force flattening

  
  


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  Correct knee positioning and angle for maximum pressure and balance

  
  


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  How elite competitors chain the knee cut into dominant passing sequences

  
  


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  Common mistakes that cause the knee cut to fail—and how to fix them

  
  


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  How to apply the knee cut against strong shield, half guard, and transitional defenses

  
  

Who This Is For

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  Practitioners who want a fundamentally sound, competition-proven guard pass

  
  


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  Athletes struggling to convert pressure into clean passes

  
  


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  Coaches and students who value concept-driven, detail-oriented instruction

  
  


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  Anyone looking to study the same passing system used by the best grapplers in the world

  
  

What Exactly Do You Get?

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