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Sweep · Closed guard · Fundamental
Flower (pendulum) sweep
A sweep (closed guard) you hit from Closed guard, landing you in Mount (Tate Shiho Gatame). Fundamental level.
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How to do it
Works from
Puts you in
- Control one sleeve and reach under their leg on the opposite side
- Open your guard and swing your free leg like a pendulum
- Use the swing to lift their leg and pull their sleeve across
- Roll them toward the trapped arm and come up in mount
How it connects
- Starts from
- Closed guard
- Also from Closed guard
- Triangle (Sankaku Jime)GuillotineArmbar (Juji Gatame)Kimura (Gyaku Ude Garami)OmoplataTarikoplata
- In courses
- Foundations II: Closed guard
Get it right
Key details
- The pendulum swing generates the power, not your arms
- Angle off slightly to the side of the leg you’re hooking
Common mistake
Not controlling the arm on the sweep side, so they post.
If they defend it
They base wide: switch to an armbar on the posted arm.
Safety and research
Read about itGrapplearts articlesBJJ Heroes
Practice
Quick checkFlower (pendulum) sweep quick check4 questions
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