Check Out Lachlan Giles' Slick Toreando Pass!

Toreando Pass (Lachlan Giles)

Who is Lachlan Giles?  He is a Jiu Jitsu black belt under John Simon and arguable one of the top Australian grapplers of his generation.  Giles earned his distinguished reputation in prestigious tournaments such as IBJJF World No-Gi Championship, Pan Pacific Championship, Boa Super 8 and Eddie Bravo Invitational.

Giles hails from Melbourne, Australia. At a young age he was influenced by martial arts movies. He was introduced to Jiu Jitsu at the age of 15 when he saw Royce Gracie’s legendary performance at UFC 1. Lachlan began his training in Jiu Jitsu under Tyrone Crosse. It was under Tyrone’s tutelage that he progressed to purple belt. His club changed coaches and Lachlan progressed to black belt under John Simon. It is worth noting that Giles was also heavily influenced by Thiago Stefanutti.  Thiago also awarded Giles the first degree on his black belt.

Lachlan Giles is an ADCC Veteran, Pan Pacific Champion and coach to one of the fastest rising starts, Craig Jones!

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Lachlan has many exceptional achievements as a grappler. He is the ADCC Asia &Oceania Trials Champion in 2015 and 2017. He is the IBJJF Pan Pacific Champion and Pan Pacific No-GI Champion in 2016 and 2017.  He won the UAEJJF Continental Pro Champion in 2018. Giles also took second place at the Boa Super 8 1st Edition and 2^nd Edition in 2015. Lachlan took 3^rd place at Eddie Bravo Invitational 5.  He claimed second place at the 2018 UAEJJF Grand Slam Abu Dhabi and 3^rd place at the IBJJF World No-Gi Championship in 2017.

In this video Lachlan Giles explores the Toreando Pass.  He begins the video by stating that this is a quick pass of going around the legs.  However, even though it is a fast pass it is important to have the grips and mechanics correct. In Jiu Jitsu the devil is in the details. This pass is no exception. Giles starts the pass by grabbing his training partner’s shins. Did you take notice how he pushes the shins out laterally? This is a key detail and he spends some time discussing its importance.  Notice how he keeps his posture low and weight on his opponent.  When the bottom player moves their hips in defense of the grip, Giles punches way the bottom leg and drives his shoulder into his training partner. Lachlan states that it is important to control our opponent’s hips by pinching our elbows. He finishes the pass with a grip on his opponent’s collar and takes side control. Giles states that this move is often defended when a training partner or opponent keeps their knees close to their chest.  Naturally Lachlan has a crafty counter. He maintains a low squat.  Next he turns his knee. He is then able to drive his leg in and take the knee on belly position.  Another counter that Giles explores is if his opponent’s far side foot comes into block his arm. In that scenario Lachlan advocates switching the angle of his shoulders. This movement defeats the post of the foot. Lachlan finishes this pass by maintaining shoulder pressure as he moves behind his opponent’s head to take side control.

This video is a wonderful example of Lachlan Giles’s ability to communicate technique to even novice grapplers.  Like all of Giles’ instructional videos, there is a lot of detail. I know that I often gain new insights every time I re-watch one of his videos. Certainly, they have a powerful impact on anyone who makes a careful study of them. Giles’ education, the success of his students and the popularity that he has achieved are testaments to his exceptional abilities as an instructor. Certainly the Jiu Jitsu community is lucky to have him.

Come and learn one of the world’s most important guards from one of the world’s best instructors, Lachlan Giles. The head coach of Australia’s Absolute MMA, is back to show one of his best positions, the offensive half guard. He explores the techniques that he uses to win tons of tournaments at the world black belt level. Get it now from BJJ Fanatics!

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