BJJ TVOn the ground a sweep is a move that takes you from a guard position to top control. While from a standing position a sweep is a move uses your legs to ‘sweep’ your opponents legs and take them down.
Hit this Scissor Sweep from Spider Guard. If they post Triangle Choke them. Starting from spider guard. On your back. With a sleeve grip (your right hand on your opponent’s left hand). Your right foot pushing into your opponent’s left bicep (just above the elbow). Your left arm gripping their right sleeve. Lasso their right […]
3 Variations on The Hook Sweep Including a Straight Armbar. Steve Campbell first explains how to do a classic hook sweep. If your opponent manages to post an arm stopping the sweep. Then Steve teaches how to transition smoothly into a straight armbar. Should your opponent be aware of the threat of the armbar and […]
This Hook Sweep Is Great in a Street Fight. Ryron and Rener Gracie explain how to do a classic hook sweep from open guard against a standing opponent. This video may have been filmed with a potato but the content is gold. This is a great basic sweep that comes up a lot for lower […]
Perfect your Hook Sweep With These Simple Tips. John Danaher explains the role of each leg in a hooking sweep. The power is in the bottom leg not the lifting/hooking leg. Great solo drill and a drill with a partner where you pause at the top, forcing you to use technique and not momentum to […]
Everything You Need to Know About BJJ Open Guard & 4 Open Guard Sweeps. John Danaher explains every detail of open guard and teaches 4 sweeps from open guard. 6:51 hook sweep// sumi gaeshi 11:12 Basic scissor sweep 12:52 Spider guard sweep 15:13 Sasae tsurikomi from butterfly Watching John Danaher always shows me how much […]