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Following the elevator sweep, this transition focuses on moving directly into mount after toppling the opponent. The practitioner uses the lift and forward momentum to slide into a dominant position, maintaining control and minimizing escape options. This seam...

The Flower Sweep employs a swinging leg motion from guard to tip the opponent and gain a dominant position. By controlling grips and using precise timing, the practitioner destabilizes the opponent’s base while creating opportunities for mount or side control....

This variation immediately transitions from the Flower Sweep into mount, using the lifted momentum to secure top control. By combining the sweep and mount in one fluid motion, the practitioner maximizes positional advantage and sets up potential submission opp...

Instead of mounting, this variation uses the Flower Sweep to establish side control. By adjusting angles and hip placement during the sweep, the practitioner lands in a controlled top position across the opponent’s torso. This option is ideal against opponents...

This variation focuses on optimizing grip placement, leg angle, and hip rotation to improve sweep efficiency. Fine-tuning these elements allows the practitioner to maintain control throughout the movement, ensuring a safer and more effective sweep. This refine...

This technique integrates the Flower Sweep with an immediate mount transition, turning a single sweeping motion into a dominant top position. By leveraging the momentum from the sweep and carefully adjusting grips and hips, the practitioner lands in mount read...

The Hip Bump Sweep uses explosive upward pressure from the hips to lift the opponent toward the practitioner’s shoulder, tipping them over from guard. This sweep is particularly effective against opponents who post their weight forward or attempt to press into...

The Knee Shield Sweep employs the shin as a barrier to control distance while creating leverage to off-balance the opponent. From half guard, the practitioner uses the knee shield to elevate the opponent’s torso and sweep them, reversing positions. This sweep ...

This sweep transitions from knee shield half guard into X-guard to destabilize the opponent and execute a sweep. By combining the protective knee frame with hooks and leg control in X-guard, the practitioner gains superior leverage to tip the opponent while ma...

The Lasso Sweep utilizes the lasso guard’s leg entanglement to control and off-balance the opponent. By manipulating the opponent’s posture and pulling them forward or sideways, the practitioner sweeps them while maintaining control of the lassoed arm. This sw...

This technique transitions directly from lasso guard into back control. After destabilizing the opponent with the sweep, the practitioner threads their hooks and shifts body position to secure the back. The Lasso to Back Take is a high-level maneuver that conv...

The Lasso to Mount Sweep sweeps the opponent from lasso guard and lands in mount for dominant top control. This movement combines the unbalancing power of the lasso sweep with a direct transition into mount, allowing the practitioner to maintain pressure and a...

This variation uses the lasso guard to sweep the opponent and establish side control instead of mount. By controlling the opponent’s arm and posture, the practitioner redirects their momentum to land across the opponent’s torso. The Lasso to Side Control Sweep...

The Lasso to Triangle Sweep combines the lasso guard with a triangle threat to unbalance and sweep the opponent. The practitioner manipulates both posture and arm positioning, creating leverage for the sweep while threatening a triangle choke. This combination...

The Leg Drag to Mount transition uses a leg drag pass to immediately advance into mount. By controlling one of the opponent’s legs and sliding past their defenses, the practitioner establishes a dominant position for attacks. This movement is highly effective ...

The Lumberjack Sweep targets a standing opponent, using grip and leg positioning to sweep them backward from guard. By leveraging the opponent’s forward pressure and base, the practitioner unbalances them and transitions into a dominant top position. This swee...

The Overhook Sweep uses an overhook on the opponent’s arm to off-balance and tip them from guard. By controlling the opponent’s arm and combining it with hip and leg movement, the practitioner executes a sweep while maintaining upper-body control. This sweep i...

This sweep combines the overhook with a triangle choke threat to destabilize the opponent and execute a guard sweep. By threatening a submission while sweeping, the practitioner forces the opponent to defend, creating openings for positional control. The Overh...

The Scissor Sweep is a fundamental guard sweep that uses a scissoring motion of the legs to off-balance and flip the opponent. From closed or open guard, the practitioner positions one leg across the opponent’s torso while the other leg pushes against their th...

The Sit-Up Sweep employs a seated guard posture to leverage upper body control and momentum, tipping the opponent to reverse positions. By elevating the torso and pulling with grips on the sleeves or collar, the practitioner shifts the opponent’s weight forwar...