Flower Sweep from Closed Guard
Use this when the opponent's arm is across their body and you want a knee-lever finish instead of a pendulum. The sweep works by blocking the opponent's knee with your foot (like a half-guard knee lever) while your other leg comes over the top. Keeping your chest pinned to their elbow throughout lets you feed directly into mount attacks without resetting.
4 steps
· save to drill into each- 1Take the scoop under the opponent's near-side leg7:29
- 2Pull your left foot to the outside of the opponent's knee7:31
- 3Take the opponent over by blocking the knee and bringing your right leg up and over the top7:35
- 4Keep your chest pinning the opponent's elbow across their body throughout the sweep7:50
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