Pendulum Sweep from Closed Guard
Use this after pulling the opponent's arm across their body with the two-on-one. The sweep works because the opponent has no post on the far side and their near-side knee is weightless. Scooting perpendicular and pendulum-kicking the leg drives them over with minimal effort.
5 steps
· save to drill into each- 1Maintain the two-on-one wrist control and knee-pull the opponent's hand across their body4:29
- 2Keep the wrist controlled or get your chest behind the opponent's elbow5:20
- 3Reach down and scoop under the opponent's near-side leg5:49
- 4Pull your knee up toward your elbow as you scoot yourself completely perpendicular underneath the opponent6:12
- 5Pendulum your leg up and around, driving your right heel down toward the floor6:27
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