Toreando Pass from Leg Drag

Toreando Pass from Leg Drag is a passing sequence that clears the legs built around a handful of repeatable controls. Toreando entry attempt where the opponent immediately faces the passer with their hips, denying the same-side leg drag. Another common starting shape: standing pass posture with grips on the ends of the gi pants (or shins in no-gi), elbows in, posture good. It is worth attempting once opponent reflexively faces the passer with the hips on toreando entries. The ideas that hold it together are pin-then-switch, cant-the-foot, and shoulder-post-alternative.

The toreando pass chain is a sequence of small controls, not one athletic burst. Stiff-arm the lead hand into the leg to pin the hips facing one direction so the opponent cannot keep rotating. Cant the bottom foot inward with the other hand so it does not catch the lead leg as the passer steps across. One-two step (back foot to lead, lead foot high to the new side) to cut the angle to the opposite side. Cup the knee with the new lead hand on landing and bring the trail knee in to pin the hip for the leg drag. Grip toward the ends of the pants rather than at the knees so the opponent cannot circle the feet inside. Stiff-arm the lead grip and use a one-two step (back foot to lead foot, lead foot wide) to drive a ninety-degree angle and turn the hips away. Cup the front of the knee with the other hand once the hips are facing away. Step back in with a one-two step, planting the knee against the pinned hip to set the leg drag. Past the foot line on the opposite side with the knee pinning the hip and the elbow tight, set in the leg drag.

Later in the toreando pass, one-two-footwork, grip-the-pant-ends, and knee-pin-on-return tend to decide whether the position stays on track. Watch for these mistakes: Letting the hands drop low, exposing to a throw-by counter from the opponent. Failing to keep the foot canted in, getting caught on the foot during the side change. Gripping at the knees, allowing the feet to circle inside the grip. Forcing the leg drag when the opponent's hips remain square; switch to a bullfighter finish instead. The high-percentage version of toreando pass from leg drag is the one you can still chain when the bottom player recovers a hook.