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Sweep · Closed guard · Fundamental
Lumberjack 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
- When they stand up in your closed guard, open your legs and grab behind both of their heels
- Sit up into them with your hips on the mat
- Keep the heels trapped and drive forward with your chest and hips so they fall backward
- Follow them down and come up on top 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
- Hold the heels so they can’t step back to catch themselves
- Drive forward with your hips; don’t just pull the ankles
Common mistake
Pulling on the ankles without driving forward.
If they defend it
They pull a leg free: switch to a technical stand-up or a single leg.
Safety and research
Read about itGrapplearts articlesBJJ Heroes
Practice
Quick checkLumberjack sweep quick check4 questions
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