Friday, August 6, 2010

Roger's half guard sweep, "classica" style.

Here's a description of the method for Roger's version of the "classica" sweep. This one is better when you're taller than your opponent.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBmdZc-JE20&feature=player_embedded

1) *you are in halfguard at this point* Stuff your opponents far-side hand to his hip in the crease between his hip and his pelvis (basically at the top end of the V in your groin where your groin connects with your hip) so its inside his "seated A frame" --> if that makes sense, I just made it up (not outside on the edge of his hip where he can move his hand around)...also, use an overhand grip with your thumb

2) Break his posture if its not broken

3) Reach over the shoulder of the stuffed arm so his head is in your rib/hip region and clamp down with that elbow/arm to keep his head down.

4) Try to grab his belt with your overhook/clamping arm...if you can't reach, grip the material in the middle of his back while maintaining the clamp pressure.

5) Turn into him and give a little "mini-shrimp" away so you have some space between you and him and in order to load him for the sweep by creating real resistance in the opposite direction (if you fail and he sprawls, threaten with the kimura to retain the position/finish with the sub if it goes in your favor)

6) When you have that resistance/space, then you begin the sweep by pulling him over your body (with your belt/gi grab over his back) and by rotating your hips/legs in the sweeping direction, you also simultaneously press up on his hip with his trapped hand so his weight isn't directly on you anymore (you are flat on your back at this point but his weight is "floating over you" bc you are pressing up on his hip...you can't stall here because you have to use his momentum to hit the sweep)

7) So at this point he should be floating over you with his momentum going in the direction that you are pulling. Maintain the grip on his wrist and pull him over the top of you diagonally in the direction where he has no base because his hand is glued to his hip. You will end up doing a backwards roll in that same direction to complete the sweep.


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