Two-time ADCC World Champion and BJJ World Champion Leozinho Vieira goes through guards like hot knives go through butter. Here are a few techniques from him which you may find useful:
Bonus: Here’s footage of Leozinho training with a prodigy known to have one of the best guards in the sport.
Never underestimate the importance on controlling your opponent’s hips when passing the guard. Here’s Jean Jacque Machado explaining the finer points of this detail for the no-gi open guard pass.
Check out other JJ Machado links on the right side of the video after the jump for more techniques from the 2001 ADCC champion.
I just saw this video from a post on the atama brazilian jiu jitsu forum. Â Good use of the gi to nullify your opponents side. Â Must experiment with this later!
By the way here is a link to access the website and forum.
I think when it comes to guard passing, especially when going against people who specialize in the guard, it’s best to have a balance of technique and spontaneity. If that makes any sense.