Quick Video Tip: Sweep from butterfly guard
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In class the other day, we played around with the Butterfly sweep/Jean Jacques sweeps. While there are a number of technical details, the one I’ve had emphasized to me is the body posture/structure. If you directly underneath a guy, its tough to lift him – but if you’re to the side a bit, you don’t have to lift his whole weight. I’ve let a chimpanzee draw what I mean.
Pretending you’re the blue dot, preparing to sweep the red triangle, you note that once you’re at the side, you can lift up the corner and topple over your opponent. Obviously there is more going on with the sweep, but we’ve reached my two-dimensional artistic limits; the video below goes over the main talking points for this sweep, including the one we stressed in class: scoot your butt to the side!
In case that wasn’t enough, .you can follow Stephen Kestings’ explanation of the butterfly sweep, with photographs!
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