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The Passing Formula: Toreando Passing by Giancarlo Bodoni

The toreando is one of the most effective ways to pass an open guard, and few passers make it look as simple as Giancarlo Bodoni.

  • Two-time ADCC World Champion at 88 kg, black belt under Lucas Lepri, and a member of New Wave Jiu Jitsu under John Danaher.
  • In The Passing Formula: Toreando Passing, Bodoni breaks down the toreando against seated and supine opponents, from managing connection and pace to reverse grips, clearing frames and misdirection.
  • This isn't just a toreando course, it's a complete framework for passing the guard with speed, angles and timing.


Course Content

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Volume 1

CHAPTER TITLE

START TIME

Order Of Operations00:00 - 05:38
Managing Connection – Staying In The Pocket05:38 - 09:12
360 Degrees09:12 - 12:51
Continuity Of Movement12:51 - 20:16
Directional Change And Managing Pace20:16 - 26:44

Volume 2

CHAPTER TITLE

START TIME

Negating Contact00:00 - 05:10
Put Their Back On The Mat05:10 - 07:40
Misdirectional Step07:40 - 11:00
Ankle Pull11:00 - 15:35
Combining The Two15:35 - 18:00
Lead With The Head18:00 - 22:20

Volume 3

CHAPTER TITLE

START TIME

Outside Camping - Hip And Knee Post00:00 - 10:55
Forcing Half Guard10:55 - 16:36
Camping Leg Pummel16:36 - 20:42
Outside Camp To Shin To Shin20:42 - 28:24
Outside Camp To North South28:24 - 32:34

Volume 4

CHAPTER TITLE

START TIME

Forearm Shuck00:00 - 06:50
Armpit Post06:50 - 11:00
Clearing Frames - Knee Block11:00 - 15:18
Clearing Frames - Wrist Snap15:18 - 20:04
High Feet - Threatening Stack Pass20:04 - 23:30
High Step23:30 - 32:51
Leg Connection32:51 - 37:06
High Leg And Kick Out37:06 - 44:42
Footwork44:42 - 49:14

Volume 5

CHAPTER TITLE

START TIME

Creating A Tense Body-Twitching00:00 - 10:29
Brushing The Leg10:29 - 14:20
Hell Pull Near Leg14:20 - 16:32
Ankle Pull Top Leg16:32 - 18:51
Hand Post Misdirection18:51 - 21:46
Reverse Scoop21:46 - 25:18
North South Misdirect25:18 - 27:04
What You Are Looking To Achieve27:04 - 36:27

What Will You Learn?

The toreando is one of the most effective ways to pass an open guard, and few passers make it look as simple as Giancarlo Bodoni.

Giancarlo Bodoni won the ADCC World Championship at 88 kg in 2022 and again in 2024. He earned his black belt under Lucas Lepri and trains at New Wave Jiu Jitsu under John Danaher. Now he's sharing the formula behind his toreando passing.

In The Passing Formula: Toreando Passing, Bodoni starts with the order of operations, managing connection, continuity of movement and changes of direction, then applies them to every situation: seated opponents, supine opponents with hip and knee posts, reverse grips and high feet. This isn't just a toreando course, it's a complete framework for passing the guard with speed, angles and timing.

Whether you're facing a seated guard player who keeps putting their feet back on you or an opponent on their back with their knees and hips posted, the toreando serves as a way to get around the legs without getting tangled in them. You'll learn how to force half guard, camp outside, move to shin to shin or north south, and clear frames with knee blocks and wrist snaps.

The toreando works because it keeps you out of your opponent's reach while you control the direction of the exchange. Once you understand how to manage connection and use misdirection, you stop waiting for a gap and start creating one.

If you've ever wondered why elite passers get around the legs without ever getting caught in the guard, this is how they do it.

Learn how to pass with speed and control using The Passing Formula of Giancarlo Bodoni.

What Exactly Do You Get?

Part 1: The Toreando Principles

  • Order of Operations
  • Managing Connection - Staying in the Pocket
  • 360 Degrees
  • Continuity of Movement
  • Directional Change and Managing Pace

Part 2: Seated vs Standing

  • Negating Contact
  • Put Their Back on the Mat
  • Misdirectional Step
  • Ankle Pull
  • Combining the Two
  • Lead with the Head

Part 3: Supine vs Standing, Hip and Knee Post

  • Outside Camping - Hip and Knee Post
  • Forcing Half Guard
  • Camping Leg Pummel
  • Outside Camp to Shin to Shin
  • Outside Camp to North South

Part 4: Reverse Grips

  • Forearm Shuck
  • Armpit Post
  • Clearing Frames - Knee Block
  • Clearing Frames - Wrist Snap
  • High Feet - Threatening Stack Pass
  • High Step
  • Leg Connection
  • High Leg and Kick Out
  • Footwork

Part 5: Misdirection and Finishing the Pass

  • Creating a Tense Body-Twitching
  • Brushing the Leg
  • Heel Pull Near Leg
  • Ankle Pull Top Leg
  • Hand Post Misdirection
  • Reverse Scoop
  • North South Misdirect
  • What You Are Looking to Achieve

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