Drills/sweep

Scissor Sweep from Closed Guard

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This drill teaches a powerful scissor sweep from closed guard, utilizing specific frames and opponent's reactions to transition directly to mount.

Drill Steps

1

Establish your grips and frames.

  • Get a cross-collar grip and an opposite sleeve grip
  • Place one foot on their hip and one knee high on their shoulder
2

Provoke a reaction and elevate to your elbow.

  • Push your opponent away with your frames to make them pull back
  • Use their momentum to come up, sliding your elbow in to control their base
3

Execute the sweep and finish in mount.

  • Hammer your free shin across their belly while extending your hip foot and pushing with your shoulder knee
  • Follow your opponent directly to a dominant mount position

Detailed Breakdown

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