Atlas/Guard/Knee Cut
Guard position·Kimura on the passing-side arm, guillotine on the forward drive, single leg X to a straight ankle lock or heel hook
Knee Slice
Knee Slice Pass
Knee Cut
Knee Cut Control
Knee Slide Pass

Knee Cut

Knee sliced across the thigh - shear past to pin

Dominance
51
vs 49
Control depth
Distal
Guarding
Transitions
7
outbound
Submissions
10
downstream
//01About this position

What it is

A top guard-passing position where the passer's lead knee is sliced diagonally across the bottom player's near thigh toward the far hip, with the rear leg posted wide for base. Chest connection through a near-side underhook and crossface keeps the bottom player flattened while forward-and-down hip pressure shears past the leg line. The bottom player frames with a knee shield and contests the underhook to stall the cut before the knee reaches the mat.

What you do

The step-by-step execution guide lives in the app — 6-step breakdown, biomechanics, and situational tips.

Open1position detailin the App Store
Dominance — Passing perspective
49 vs 51
Disadvantaged-2Dominant
Control depth · Hinge — Slice the knee through - underhook, flatten, pin
Dominance — Guarding perspective
51 vs 49
Disadvantaged2Dominant
Control depth · Distal — Knee shield under the cut - recover guard or enter legs
//02Concept tags
PASSPRESSURECONTROL
//03Transitions outbound

7 ways out.

All7transitionsin the App Store
//04Submissions downstream

10 finishes live
from this position.

All10submissionsin the App Store
//05Linked positions

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Control80
Side Control
Lying across torso - cross-body pressure control
15 ↗ transitionsControlling
Control85
Mount
Sitting on torso - heavy hips, dominant control
9 ↗ transitionsControlling
Control82
Knee on Belly
Knee on belly - mobile pressure, transition hub
13 ↗ transitionsControlling
Control82
Back Control
Over-under grip - upper body control from back
7 ↗ transitionsControlling
// Knee Cut · Guard

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