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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 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 Open Guard Sweep family covers all sweeps from open guard positions — guard variations where the guard player's legs are not closed around the opponent and instead use feet on hips, hooks, or slee...
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 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 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 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 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 Cocoon to X-Guard Sweep transitions from the Cocoon position to X-guard hooks, then sweeps the opponent by extending the legs while controlling the ankle. [1]
The Goes Guard Push Sweep uses the Goes Guard configuration to push the opponent backward over the hooked leg, leveraging the sleeve control to prevent the opponent from posting. [1]
The Goes Guard Switch Sweep redirects the sweep direction mid-execution, switching from a push sweep to a pull sweep when the opponent resists the initial direction. [1]
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 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 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 Jean Jacques Sweep is a half guard sweep from the 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu system, executed from the lockdown position by establishing a deep underhook, elevating the opponent using a hip-whip motion...
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Goes Guard is a specific open guard configuration from MMA grappling where the bottom player hooks one leg behind the opponent's knee while controlling the same-side sleeve or wrist, creating a dy...
The tornado guard is an inverted guard position played from half guard where the practitioner rolls underneath the opponent using a twisting inversion to create sweeps and submission entries. [1] Whil...
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 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 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 Hip Push Sweep is executed from closed guard against a standing opponent, using foot placement on the hips and a coordinated push to off-balance and sweep the opponent. [1]
The Tripod Sweep is an open guard sweep where the bottom player places one foot on the opponent's hip and hooks behind one of their ankles with the other foot, then pushes and pulls simultaneously to ...
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 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 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 Homer Simpson sweep is a deep half guard sweep where the guard player hugs the opponent's knee tightly, pinches their own knees together to prevent leg extraction, and rolls backward toward the op...
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 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 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 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 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...
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 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 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 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 Stick Shift Sweep uses a gear-shifting hand motion to switch underhook control in half guard, creating an off-balance angle for a technical sweep. [1]
The Wing Sweep is a butterfly guard sweep using an underhook and butterfly hook to lift and turn the opponent, named for the wing-like lifting motion. [1]
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 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 guard is a ground grappling position where the bottom fighter uses their legs to control, defend, and attack the top player — widely considered Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu's most revolutionary contributio...
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...