Slice through the guard with the Knee Cut Pass

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This was my bread and butter guard pass back in the day, as my brother and I sliced through many guards in the early 2000's using knee cuts at the world stage. Just like the knee wedge, the knee cut has some finer points that are overlooked, so I will shine a light on those missed details that make your knee cut more effective.

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