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Sweeps

2 techniques

Techniques to reverse position from bottom to top, gaining positional advantage.

Beginner: 1
Intermediate: 1

Beginner

1 techniques
sweeps
beginner

Scissor Sweep

A fundamental sweep from closed guard that uses a scissoring leg motion to off-balance and reverse the opponent.

Gi & No-Gi
3-5 weeks
fundamentalguardsweep+2 more
Flexibility:medium
Risk:low

Intermediate

1 techniques
sweeps
intermediate

Pendulum Sweep

A dynamic gi sweep that uses momentum and sleeve control to reverse the opponent.

GI
4-6 weeks
gi-specificguardsweep+1 more
Flexibility:medium
Risk:low

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