Sweep Techniques

Reversing position from bottom

Applicable Phases: Ground Phase

Techniques (12)

Berimbolo

A spinning sweep and back-take from De La Riva guard

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Butterfly Sweep

A sweep performed from butterfly guard where the hooks are used to elevate and roll the opponent.

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Flower Sweep

A sweep from closed guard using sleeve control and hip movement to off-balance the opponent

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Hip Bump Sweep

A sweep from closed guard where the hips are elevated to shift the opponent's weight forward, allow…

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John Wayne Sweep

The John Wayne is a half-guard sweep where the bottom player traps one of the opponent's legs (typi…

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Lumberjack Sweep

A guard-bottom sweep executed when the opponent stands up inside closed guard or open guard to atte…

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Pendulum Sweep

A sweep from closed guard where the defender swings their leg like a pendulum to disrupt balance an…

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Scissor Sweep

A fundamental sweep from closed guard where one leg cuts across the opponent's body while the other…

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Sickle Sweep

A sweep from De La Riva guard where the free leg reaps the opponent's far leg

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Tomahawk Sweep

A guard-bottom sweep against a standing opponent that attacks one ankle and sends uke falling to th…

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Tripod Sweep

A sweep from open guard where the foot on the hip and sleeve control are used to off-balance. A …

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Waiter Sweep

A sweep from X-guard where the top person is loaded onto the bottom person's foot

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