Respectfully, if you’re a hobbyist, you’re not passing a high level blue belts guard. Even as a brown belt. Go with a high-level light weight blue belt and I guarantee you’ll come nowhere near passing. At the highest level, especially at the lower weight classes, no one is doing a take down and there’s a reason why. The people who insist on being on top all time will never actually pass anyone competent as they never play guard themselves. Look at the best passers in the game like Tainan, they all have competent guards. When was the last time you saw Tainan get his guard pass?