so far, i've only been using 93 guard to transition to x-guard. in which case, i think it serves nicely. many guys try to pass to the open side which actually helps me get to their far leg.
guard passing is pretty frustrating right now too. all my guard passes work no-gi. however, due to a fate, in a 4 month timespan we now have 4 purple belts training at our school. this is heaven for me b/c i'm sick of constantly rolling with my instuctor. a few of them are familiar w/ my passes and are shutting them down. not having gi pants to pass butterfly guard and having to deal w/ hooks has caused me to have refine some of my passes and add some new ones.
this is a major pain in the ass as i consider guard passing one of the better aspects of my game...
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