3 Distances One Passing System by Marcos Tinoco

• Instead of chasing endless techniques, you’ll learn a simple, repeatable system that works against every guard style and every skill level.
  

• Through clear instruction, positional strategy, timing cues, and battle-tested drills, Marcos shows you how to control distance, neutralize reactions, and chain passes together with purpose

• Whether you're a competitor or a hobbyist, this system gives you the clarity and confidence to impose your game from the top—every time you roll.

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What will You Learn?

Turn every guard into an opportunity.
In “3 Distances: One Passing System”, world-class black belt Marcos Tinoco breaks down his signature guard-passing framework built around three universal distances: around, over, and under. Instead of chasing endless techniques, you’ll learn a simple, repeatable system that works against every guard style and every skill level.

Through clear instruction, positional strategy, timing cues, and battle-tested drills, Marcos shows you how to control distance, neutralize reactions, and chain passes together with purpose. Whether you're a competitor or a hobbyist, this system gives you the clarity and confidence to impose your game from the top—every time you roll.

This is the passing blueprint you’ll wish you learned years ago.

System-Based Learning

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  A unified framework built around 3 core distances—pass around, over, and under instead of memorizing dozens of unrelated techniques.

  
  


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  Plug-and-play structure that works for gi or no-gi and adapts to any guard style.

  
  

Distance 1: Pass Around

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  Dominant angle creation and footwork to beat open guards.

  
  


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  Strategies for managing frames, hooks, and distance-based guards like De La Riva or collar-and-sleeve.

  
  


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  Timing cues that allow you to turn loose engagements into immediate scoring opportunities.

  
  

Distance 2: Pass Over

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  Pressure-heavy passing concepts that wear opponents down and force predictable reactions.

  
  


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  Knee-cut, smash-style, and body-position details that prevent guard retention.

  
  


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  How to maintain upper-body control while transitioning to dominant top positions.

  
  

Distance 3: Pass Under

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  Safe, structured entries to underhooks, stack positions, and leg control zones.

  
  


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  How to shut down inverted guards and counter flexible opponents.

  
  


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  Shoulder-line control strategies that convert stacks into clean finishes.

  
  

Execution & Strategy

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  When and why to switch passing distances mid-sequence based on your opponent’s reactions.

  
  


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  Concepts for pace management—pressure vs. speed, floating vs. smashing, disengaging vs. closing.

  
  


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  Competitive insights from Marcos Tinoco on scoring, maintaining control, and finishing sequences under pressure.

  
  

Skill Development

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  Drills that build timing, balance, and sensitivity in all three distances.

  
  


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  Concepts for developing “top game confidence” even against larger or more athletic opponents.

  
  


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  A universal framework that becomes your go-to passing system for the rest of your BJJ career.

  
  

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  Grapplers who want a simple, scalable passing system that works at every belt level

  
  


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  Competitors looking to impose their top game with clarity, pressure, and purpose

  
  


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  Students frustrated by information overload who want a clean conceptual framework

  
  


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  Coaches seeking a structured way to teach passing that athletes can learn quickly and apply instantly

  
  

What Exactly Do You Get?

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