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Here’s How To Shut Down The Annoying Muscle Sweep (From Closed Guard)

The closed guard is likely the first type of guard a beginner will learn in BJJ. It is a relatively basic yet powerful guard that can leave opponents trapped and restricted. Every grappler needs to...

This Collar & Sleeve Sweep Works Great From Half Guard

Half guard is a fundamental position in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, providing control over an opponent from the bottom and creating opportunities for sweeps and submissions. When an opponent passes one leg...

Do You Know How To Do The “Jersey Sweep” In Jiu-Jitsu?

Hey, psst… Are you a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Rubber Guard player? If so, then you might enjoy hitting the Jersey Sweep! The Rubber Guard is a closed guard system, made popular by 10th Planet Jiu...

This Sweep To Knee On Belly Sequence Works Extraordinarily Well

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu isn’t just a game of submissions, but also a game of positions… As anyone who gains a more dominant position has a huge advantage. Especially in the case of some...

Mason Fowler Shows A Great Butterfly Sweep Setup From Closed Guard

Your closed guard is only as effective as your ability to use it for sweeps, transitions and submissions is… However, it’s only as useful as your ability to preserve it when your...

Watch: BJJ Black Belt Haisam Rida Executes Foot Sweep on Car Thief Who Pretends to be Severely Injured

Early this month, BJJ black belt Haisam Rida prevented a robbery of his car using his martial arts skills. Reports indicate Rida was asleep at his academy in Texas when he was alerted to someone...

Learn These Butterfly Sweep Mechanics – And Sweep Your Opponents With Ease

You still don’t know how to do the Butterfly Sweep? Well, that’s alright – as long as you’re keen on learning it! Have you had enough with complicated techniques which have a...

Henry Akins Shows How To Counter The Hip Bump Sweep From Closed Guard

Hip Bump Sweep also known as Getup Sweep or Situp Sweep is considered as one of the staple technique in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Quite often the effectiveness and the details behind this technique is...

Nicholas Meregali Shows A Simple Lasso Sweep From The Knees

You can love training and competing in the Gi or hate it, but the fact stands: with it, you have much more possibilities for controlling your opponent than without it! The grip options, with...

Henry Akins Teaches Incredible Scissor Sweep Details

There are some BJJ techniques that you will carry with yourself no matter the experience, knowledge, and the belt you earn along the way. Simply put, these techniques are going to be...

Make Your opponents Fly With The Meregali Sweep

Nicholas Meregali is a 2x IBJJF World Champion, loved for his constantly dynamic and aggressive BJJ game. One of the aspects of that game is his great Open Guard – and one of the sweeps from Open...

What Is The Lumberjack Sweep In Jiu-Jitsu?

Guest post by Evolve MMA, Asia’s premier championship brand for martial arts. It has the most number of World Champions on the planet. Named as the #1 ranked martial arts organization in Asia by...

Vitor Shaolin Demonstrates The Simple (But Effective) Shaolin Sweep

The Open Guard offers you so much choice for setting up your attacking game! There are a number of ways to set up offense from here, and if you haven’t read our two articles about the Collar...

Ryan Hall Shows How To Force A Post & Collect The Arms (For A Waiter Sweep)

There’s no doubt that the half guard is one of the most versatile positions in BJJ. Developed in the 1990’s by Roberto “Gordo” Correa, legend has it that Gordo developed the move as a means...

Ryan Hall Shows Outside Heel Hook Defense (When Setting Up A Waiter Sweep)

There’s no doubt that the half guard is one of the most versatile positions in BJJ. Developed in the 1990’s by Roberto “Gordo” Correa, legend has it that Gordo developed the move as a means...

The “Jersey Sweep” Is The Coolest Sweep You Don’t Know How To Do

Do you enjoy playing the “10th Planet game”? If so, then here’s one of the best ways to make your training partner’s life miserable – with the help of the ‘Jersey Sweep’!...

Deep Half Guard: Try These 3 Highly Efficient Sweeps

The Deep Half Guard is one of those Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu positions that is mostly used for sweeps, rather than for submissions. However, if you’re open-minded enough, you can turn the Deep Half into...

Try This Unique De La Riva Sweep To Over Under Pass by Matheus Diniz

The De La Riva Guard is one of those positions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu that give you a lot of options… If only you learn how to play it right. However, some beginners find this guard to be...

Bird Wiltse Shows A Single Leg X Guard Sweep… That You’ve Never Seen Before

The Single Leg X-Guard is a perfect guard for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) practitioners who like to attack their opponents with both sweeps and submissions. As Single Leg X-Guard positions you...

Andrew Wiltse Explains How To Combine Wrestling And Sweeps In BJJ

One of the biggest “mistakes” that the majority of BJJ students make – and that you can exploit – is that once they get down to the mats, they stay down… Instead of wrestling up –...

3 Ways to Consistently Sweep Bigger Opponents in Jiu-Jitsu

Coming up through the jiu jitsu ranks as you develop your personal game plan you will gravitate to certain positions based on a number of factors like your body style, age, and overall athleticism....

Jordan Preisinger Reveals Cool “John Wayne Sweep” Details

Many BJJ practitioners have made a career from forcing an under hook half guard and sweeping or taking the back. This is a common method of playing guard used by a lot of elite level grapplers such...

Try This Interesting & Highly Effective Sweep From Turtle Position

The Turtle position in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is one that you’ll commonly find both yourself, as well as your training partners and opponents in. So, it is of vital importance not only to know how to...

This Unique Sweep From De La Riva Guard Will Catch Them Off Guard

The De La Riva Guard is one of those positions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu that give you a lot of options… If only you learn how to play it right. However, some beginners find this guard to be...