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SweepFundamentalGiNo-Gi

Elevator sweep

A closed guard sweep built on a single instep hook. You open your guard, set the hook inside their thigh, block the arm on the falling side and lift them over.

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Key steps

  1. Unlock your ankles and fit one instep against the inside of their thigh.
  2. Tie up their upper body with an underhook, an overhook or a grip on the collar.
  3. Block their arm on the side you'll roll them toward so they can't post.
  4. Pull them forward onto you so their weight comes over the hook.
  5. Drop onto your side and raise the hooked leg so they tip over the blocked arm.
  6. Follow them over and come up on top in mount or side control.

Key details

  • The hook only lifts once their weight is on it, so pull them in first.
  • A free arm on the falling side lets them post and stop the sweep.
  • Gyms use this name for more than one sweep; here it means the closed guard version with one hook.