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Sweep · Half guard · Intermediate
Dogfight sweep
A sweep (half guard) you hit from Dogfight, Half guard and Half butterfly guard, landing you in Side control (Yoko Shiho Gatame). Intermediate level.
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How to do it
Works from
Puts you in
- From the dogfight (both on your knees, your underhook deep around their back), keep your head on their chest and your inside knee forward
- Block or grab their far leg (behind the knee or the ankle) with your free hand
- Drive into them with your underhook side while you pull the far leg out from under them
- They fall to their back: come up on top and settle in side control
How it connects
- Starts from
- DogfightHalf guardHalf butterfly guard
- Similar sweeps
- Old school sweepKnee shield sweepElectric chair sweepJohn Wayne sweep (knee lever)Tornado sweep
- Also from Dogfight
- Back take from the dogfight
Get it right
Key details
- The underhook and head position win the dogfight; without them, don’t start the sweep
- If they lean back into you, roll under them instead (the roll variation)
Common mistake
Reaching for the leg before your underhook is deep.
If they defend it
They whizzer and sprawl: take the back from the dogfight instead.
Safety and research
Read about itGrapplearts articlesBJJ Heroes
Practice
Quick checkDogfight sweep quick check4 questions
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