Lachlan Giles: Body-Lock Passing
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The Body Lock Pass
By Lachlan Giles
The Body Lock Pass by Lachlan Giles follows one passing family in depth across six volumes. It covers entering the body lock, pinning the opponent, clearing the knee line and finishing, alongside responses to counters and defenses.
The course also includes the Sao Paulo closed-guard break and narrated rolling. That combination suits passers who want both the mechanics of the body lock and examples of its use in sparring, rather than a collection of unrelated passes.
Is this for you?
- You want to make body-lock passing a substantial part of your no-gi game.
- You can secure the lock but struggle to clear the legs or finish the pass.
Also consider
Gordon Ryan: No-Gi Guard Passing — For wider coverage of split squat, half butterfly, knee shields and passing from leg entanglements, alongside body-lock material.
Coverage and limits
- Body-lock entries, pinning, knee clearance, finishes and responses to counters.
- Sao Paulo closed-guard opening within the body-lock approach.
- Narrated rolling accompanying the technical instruction.
Limits
- The six volumes concentrate on the body lock; they are not a broad survey of outside passing and open-guard passing styles.
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The Body Lock Pass by Lachlan Giles — official listing; checked 2026-09-19. Verified title, Lachlan Giles attribution, six-volume description, body-lock stages and narrated rolling. The page embeds a video labeled 5 stages of the body lock pass by Lachlan Giles; video content not reviewed. On 2026-09-19 UTC, verified the introductory player in the product banner and the course cover image. Muted inline autoplay was verified on https://bjjgraph.org, https://dev.bjjgraph.pages.dev by observing advancing video time. The introduction content was not reviewed.
Systematically Attacking The Guard by Gordon Ryan — official listing; checked 2026-09-16. Verified course identity and eight-volume outline, including split squat, half guard, half butterfly, rolling and commentary. Listing inspected; video content not reviewed.
The Body Lock Pass, with Lachlan Giles — public instruction; checked 2026-09-16. Read the written technical explanation published by Fanatics Authors alongside the Lachlan Giles demonstration. Used only to distinguish connection, knee clearance and final leg clearance; embedded video not reviewed. Inspected: Written explanation beginning with the crouched standing approach and ending with both legs free.