Sweeps

Ffion Davies' flower sweep from closed guard, the pendulum that chains straight into the armbar.

Chewjitsu's closed-guard kimura for white belts, the grip and hip details that actually finish it.

Four closed-guard sweeps Chewjitsu wants white belts to learn early: scissor, hip bump, pendulum and lumberjack.

Chewjitsu's pendulum/flower sweep from closed guard, useful at every belt.

Entering butterfly from closed guard and sweeping, Chewjitsu's white-belt path off the back.

The kimura-to-hip-bump chain from closed guard, so the sweep is there when they defend the shoulder lock.

Jason Scully turns a stuffed hip bump into a back take using the wrestling switch: shoot the arm past the hip and bring your hips out to trap the arm.

Lachlan Giles' kimura overhead sweep from closed guard when the opponent posts to stop the kimura finish.

Lachlan Giles on lumberjack sweeps when the opponent stands in your closed guard, grabbing both ankles and driving the hips.

Gustavo Gasperin's flower sweep as a low-risk option: knuckle grip on the sleeve to stop the post, low pants grip, block the leg and drive under the armpit. If it fails you are still in closed guard.

Matthias Meister teaches the scissor sweep, the Xande sweep and the flower sweep with grip detail, including a low pistol grip on the pants and keeping the leg until you reach mount.

Henry Akins' double-ankle-grab sweep from closed guard, the older name for the same lumberjack idea.

Ffion Davies' kimura sweep from closed guard, a clean gi demonstration of using the figure-four as a lever.

Five closed guard sweeps for beginners - scissor, hip bump, flower, pendulum and elevator - each shown with the grips and the common mistake of kicking into your own leg.

Uses the sit-up sweep as a starting point and shows the armbar, triangle and omoplata that appear when the opponent posts or pushes you back down. A tidy first attack chain.

Match-footage breakdown of Roger Gracie's closed guard: two-on-one arm drag to the back take, the flower sweep when they resist, and the cross collar grip when they hide the arm. Analysis rather than a drill-along.

Beginner step-by-step flower sweep: sleeve and pants grips, block the foot, circle the leg into the armpit and finish in mount.

A knee-push variation of the scissor sweep for opponents who sit back heavy on their hips: come to the elbow, foot on the knee and pull the shoulder into your hips.

How the hip bump and kimura feed each other depending on the opponent's posture and hip height, with detail on generating speed for the sit-up and trapping the post.