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The Sweep — Guard Reversal group encompasses all techniques for reversing position from a bottom guard position to a top position, constituting the offensive component of the Escape and Reversal class...
The Half Guard Sweep family covers all sweeping (reversal) techniques executed from the half guard position — where the bottom player controls one of the opponent's legs between their own legs and use...
The Guard Sweep family covers all sweeping techniques executed from guard positions to reverse the top and bottom positions — the primary offensive tool for the bottom player in BJJ. [1] Guard sweeps ...
The Reverse Butterfly Sweep is a butterfly guard sweep that reverses the typical sweeping direction — instead of sweeping the opponent to the side with a standard butterfly hook elevation, the reverse...
The Spider Guard Sweep subfamily covers sweeps from the spider guard, where the guard player controls both of the opponent's sleeves and places the feet on the biceps, using the extended legs and slee...
The X-Guard Sweep subfamily covers sweeps from the X-guard position, a highly effective butterfly guard derivative where the guard player places both legs between the opponent's legs in an X-configura...
The Closed Guard Sweep family covers all sweeps executed from the closed guard position, where the guard player wraps the legs around the opponent's waist with ankles crossed. [1] Closed guard sweeps ...
The Sweep group encompasses all ground-based reversal techniques where the bottom player uses leverage, momentum, and leg work to reverse the top and bottom positions — the primary offensive tool for ...
The Butterfly Guard Sweep family covers all sweeps executed from the butterfly guard position, where the guard player sits with both feet hooked inside the opponent's thighs (butterfly hooks). [1] But...
The reverse butterfly sweep elevates the opponent to the opposite (non-underhook) side of the standard butterfly sweep, using the same hook but redirecting it when the opponent shifts their weight to ...
The Reverse Roll Sweep uses a backward rolling motion from sit-up guard to take the opponent over, using momentum rather than strength. [1]
The Technical Standup X-Guard sweep completes the sweep by using the X-guard hooks to elevate the opponent's leg while performing a technical standup to rise underneath them, taking them off their fee...
The Standard Old School sweep executes the classic half guard reversal by securing a deep underhook, switching the hips to come to the knees, and driving forward using the underhook to push the oppone...
The Deep Half Sweep subfamily covers sweeps from the deep half guard, an advanced half guard variation where the guard player dives deep underneath the opponent, positioning their body entirely beneat...
The Ankle Pick X-Guard sweep completes the X-guard sweep by reaching out and picking the opponent's far ankle while elevating with the X-guard hooks, removing their base and toppling them. [1] From th...
The Collar-Sleeve Sweep subfamily covers sweeps from the collar-sleeve guard, where the guard player controls one collar and one sleeve while using the feet to manage distance and off-balance the oppo...
The Guard Sweep family within the Throw class covers sweeping techniques from guard that reverse the top and bottom positions — classified under Throw because sweeps achieve the same outcome as throws...
The Old School Sweep subfamily covers the classic half guard underhook sweep where the guard player obtains an underhook, comes up to the knees, and drives the opponent over using the underhook levera...
The Standard Spider Sweep executes the fundamental spider guard sweep by controlling both sleeves, placing the feet on the biceps, then using an asymmetric push-pull with the legs to off-balance the o...
The Waiter Sweep is a deep half guard sweep where the guard player hooks the opponent's far leg with the foot (holding it like a waiter holding a tray), then elevates and sweeps the opponent over by e...
The Standard Plan B executes the backup half guard sweep by redirecting the opponent's forward pressure into a sweep, typically involving a change of grip from the underhook to a different control and...
The Standard Pendulum Sweep executes the flower sweep by opening the guard, swinging the legs in a wide pendulum arc to the sweep side, while pulling the opponent's sleeve across the body and driving ...
The Flower-Pendulum Sweep subfamily covers the closed guard sweep that uses a wide, pendulum-like swinging motion of the legs to generate the momentum needed to roll the opponent over. [1] The guard p...
The Plan B Sweep subfamily covers the half guard sweep that is typically used when the primary underhook sweep fails and the opponent drives their weight down, creating an opportunity for an alternati...
The Elevator Sweep subfamily covers the closed guard sweep that uses a butterfly-style hook (elevator hook) inside one of the opponent's thighs to elevate and roll them over while controlling the uppe...
The Standard Elevator Sweep opens the closed guard, inserts a butterfly hook inside the opponent's thigh, secures an underhook or collar grip, then falls to one side while elevating with the hook to r...
The Standard De La Riva Sweep executes the fundamental DLR guard sweep by using the DLR hook to stretch and off-balance the opponent backward, controlling the ankle of the hooked leg while pulling the...
The tripod sweep is a foundational open guard sweep where the guard player places one foot on the opponent's hip, hooks behind the opponent's ankle with the other foot, and grips the far ankle — simul...
The Baby Bolo Sweep is a De La Riva guard sweep that uses a small inversion (a 'mini-berimbolo') to off-balance and sweep the opponent without committing to a full berimbolo back-take rotation. [1] Th...
The Electric Chair Sweep subfamily covers the half guard sweep that uses a lockdown (double leg interlock) on the opponent's trapped leg combined with an underhook to stretch and sweep the opponent by...
The Scissor Sweep subfamily covers the closed guard sweep that uses a scissoring leg motion — one shin blocking across the opponent's chest while the other leg sweeps the knee — to roll the opponent o...
The Standard Scissor Sweep opens the closed guard, places the top knee (shin) across the opponent's chest as a frame, grips the collar and sleeve, then chops the bottom leg across the opponent's far k...
The Basic Butterfly Sweep subfamily covers the fundamental butterfly guard sweeps that use a single hook elevation combined with upper body control to off-balance and sweep the opponent to one side. [...
The Standard Collar-Sleeve Sweep executes the fundamental collar-sleeve sweep by placing one foot on the opponent's hip and the other foot on the bicep of the controlled sleeve arm, then off-balancing...
The Hip Bump Sweep subfamily covers the closed guard sweep that uses an explosive hip thrust (bump) to drive the opponent backwards off their base. [1] The guard player sits up explosively, wraps an o...
The Knee Push Sweep from reverse De La Riva guard uses a push on the opponent's knee combined with hook control to off-balance them forward. [1]
The Overhook Butterfly Sweep uses an overhook (whizzer) grip on one of the opponent's arms combined with a butterfly hook elevation to execute a powerful sweep. [1] The overhook pulls the opponent's a...
The Standard Hip Bump executes the sweep by sitting up explosively from closed guard, wrapping an overhook around the opponent's arm on one side, then driving the hips forward into the opponent's ches...
The De La Riva Sweep subfamily covers sweeps from the De La Riva guard, where the guard player hooks one leg around the opponent's lead leg from the outside while controlling the ankle of that leg. [1...
The Standard Electric Chair executes the sweep by securing the lockdown on the opponent's trapped leg, obtaining an underhook, then driving upward and outward with the underhook while extending the lo...
The Reverse De La Riva positions the guard player with the DLR hook wrapped around the opponent's lead leg from the inside rather than the outside, with the foot hooking behind the knee from the oppos...
The backdoor sweep is a deep half guard sweep where, when the initial forward sweep is blocked, the guard player exits out the back by riding the opponent's resistance to rotate behind them and establ...
The Kimura Grip Sweep is a closed guard sweep that uses the kimura (figure-four) grip as both a submission threat and a sweeping mechanism — when the opponent defends the kimura by posturing, the atta...
Sumi Gaeshi, the corner reversal throw, is a rear sacrifice technique in which tori drops underneath uke while hooking the inside of uke's thigh with one leg and rolling backward to sweep uke over. [1...
The Standard Kiss Of The Dragon executes the fundamental version of this technique by establishing reverse De La Riva guard, inverting between the opponent's legs, and threading the head and shoulders...
The kimura sweep uses a figure-four (double wristlock) grip from closed guard to off-balance and sweep the opponent, exploiting the 'double trouble' principle — threatening the shoulder lock forces th...
Open guard encompasses all guard positions where the bottom player's legs are NOT locked around the opponent, instead using feet on hips, hooks on legs, grips on sleeves/collars, and dynamic hip movem...
The Kiss Of The Dragon subfamily covers the specific berimbolo variation where the guard player inverts and threads through the opponent's legs from a reverse De La Riva position, emerging on the othe...
The Standard Berimbolo subfamily covers the core berimbolo technique — the foundational inversion from De La Riva guard that spins underneath the opponent to take the back. [1] This is the original be...
The Turtle To Half Guard subfamily covers the specific transition from turtle to half guard, where the turtled fighter sits through to one hip while capturing one of the opponent's legs in a half guar...