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Sweep · Open guard · Fundamental
Sickle sweep
A sweep (open guard) you hit from Seated open guard and Collar sleeve guard, landing you in Passing open guard. Fundamental level.
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How to do it
Works from
Puts you in
- Grip the heel of one leg with your same-side hand
- Put your other foot on their opposite hip
- Chop your bottom leg behind the heel of the leg you’re holding, low along the mat
- Pull the heel and push the hip; come up on top as they sit down
How it connects
- Starts from
- Seated open guardCollar sleeve guard
- Similar sweeps
- Tripod sweepShin-to-shin wrestle-up
- Also from Seated open guard
- Loop choke
- In courses
- Open guard set
Get it right
Key details
- Often chained with the tripod sweep
- Your reaping leg moves like a sickle, close to the mat
Common mistake
Letting go of the ankle as they fall.
If they defend it
They lean forward: go back to the tripod sweep.
Safety and research
Read about itGrapplearts articlesBJJ Heroes
Practice
Quick checkSickle sweep quick check4 questions
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