Techniques (26)
Octopus Guard Sweep
The core sweep from octopus guard, functionally a sit-up sweep with superior leverage since the opp…
View DetailsOkuri Ashi Barai
Tori sweeps both of uke's feet in one motion, catching the trailing foot as it slides toward the le…
View DetailsPendulum Sweep
A sweep from closed guard where the defender swings their leg like a pendulum to disrupt balance an…
View DetailsScissor Sweep
A fundamental sweep from closed guard where one leg cuts across the opponent's body while the other…
View DetailsShaolin Sweep
An eponymous half-guard sweep popularized by Vitor "Shaolin" Ribeiro. From the knee-shield half gua…
View DetailsSickle Sweep
A sweep from De La Riva guard where the free leg reaps the opponent's far leg
View DetailsSquid Guard
A lapel-based open guard variation popularized by Keenan Cornelius as part of his lapel guard syste…
View DetailsSteamroller
A turtle-position reversal developed by Eduardo Telles, used when the top player has locked in seat…
View DetailsTilt Sweep
A bottom half-guard sweep that punishes an opponent who reaches their arm underneath to weave betwe…
View DetailsTomahawk Sweep
A guard-bottom sweep against a standing opponent that attacks one ankle and sends uke falling to th…
View DetailsTripod Sweep
A sweep from open guard where the foot on the hip and sleeve control are used to off-balance. A …
View DetailsTsubame Gaeshi
A counter-technique against de-ashi-barai where tori lifts their foot as uke attempts to sweep and …
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