Underhook from Stack Pass

Underhook from Stack Pass is a control used to hold and set up the next attack built around a handful of repeatable controls. The top player has a single underhook on one of the opponent's legs. Another common starting shape: the top player is engaged with an open-guard player and has access to one of the opponent's legs from the outside. It is worth attempting once comfortable with: Around to single-underhook entry and comfortable with: Stack using a single underhook. The ideas that hold it together are single-underhook stack uses one strong control to compress one side, single underhook is a high-percentage entry point, and the underhook arm is the steering wheel of the stack.

The underhook chain is a sequence of small controls, not one athletic burst. Drive the underhooked leg toward the opponent's head. Step the same-side leg deep to add weight to the stack. Circle the hand around the outside of the leg and underhook the thigh. Pin the foot or shin so the opponent cannot retract the leg. Step the lead leg deep and drop the shoulder against the hamstring. Drive forward to stack the hip toward the opponent's face. Drive the underhooked leg toward the opponent's face to stack. Walk the hips around toward the underhooked side to reach the cross-body angle. The top player has stacked the opponent so the controlled hip is driven up toward the opponent's face.

Later in the underhook, underhook drives the stack; the angle finishes the pass tend to decide whether the position stays on track. Watch for these mistakes: Underhooking shallow and getting the arm pried off. Forgetting to pin the foot before driving forward. Trying to step over the leg before the stack is loaded. Coming up to base instead of staying low through the cut. The high-percentage version of underhook from stack pass is the one you can still chain when the opponent frames or pummel-wins a grip.