Sweeps are really fun and can completely reverse your position in a single move. Simple demonstration and instructions from Submissions 101.
Scissor sweep starts off fairly simply from controlling an opponent in your guard.
Points I took note of included:
1. From Guard position, commencing position is right hand gripping the inside of their lapel (cross grab), left hand controlling their right hand from the sleeve.
2. If in closed guard, unlock the feet, hip escape to the right (pushing with your right leg), bringing your right knee across their chest. Maintain hand grips.
3. In a single motion, pull them towards you with your arms (loading their weight towards you) and push your right leg across in a forward kicking motion, pulling your left leg back in the opposite direction (hence the scissoring) and sweep their legs out from under them. Getting their weight moving towards you is pretty important or your left leg will have a lot more trouble sweeping the legs out from under them.
4. This usually ends up with you in the mounted position.
Variations to this include (from when you have hip escaped and have the knee across their torso):
1. If the left leg cannot sweep the legs out from under them (their weight is too far back), instead of trying to sweep the leg out, put your left leg on their right knee and push it back, removing their support. This should also end up with you in mounted position. This is also shown in the Submissions 101 video.
2. If they raise their left leg and put their foot on the floor (so their right leg is on their knees, left is on their foot, think it's called the commando position), bring your right foot back to hook under their left leg behind the knee. Proceed to raise that leg and sweep from there.
3. (This one is a bit hazy...so forgive me if it's wrong) If they raise their right leg instead (in a mirror of point 2 above) and put their foot at the crook of your left knee, push off their hip with your right leg, hip escape to the left, insert your left leg under their right leg and push it across the body so you hook into their torso. From there, pull their opposite arm across and towards you (let go of the collar grip). Reach over their shoulder, grab their belt. Pull their weight onto you using the belt as leverage and kick your right leg out, spinning them to your right. This should get you in side control. (I'll check details on this one later...haha...). This one seemed a bit convoluted, but from doing a bit of reading and research, it looks like the reaching over and grabbing the lat or belt makes it's way into a few variations of the scissor sweep.
The best bit about the scissor sweep is that once I'd learnt it, it was very easy to execute and I managed to pull it off multiple times during sparring! I think I'll write a bit more about the mechanics of the scissor sweep later when I have a bit more time!
I think that this blog is already having a positive effect on my training and the way I'm thinking about the martial arts. I'm thinking more about the mechanics and the bases in which the submissions, the sweeps and positions are most effective. Hopefully this continues!
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