Sweeps

Lumberjack Sweep

Grabbing both ankles when the opponent stands in your closed guard and driving your hips into their knees to topple them.

Also called lumberjack, ankle grab sweep, double ankle sweep.

Where it shows up

3 resources

Gi & no-gi Beginner

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

Gi & no-gi Beginner

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

Gi & no-gi Beginner

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