This is a great sweep that I notice more experienced people doing to me way too often. ha.

(Start on the ground with your opponent Standing trying to pass your guard, stepping forward or with one leg forward. )Moves 1 through 3 happen very quickly.

1 – As your opponent steps in (with thier left leg in this example), attach your self to their near leg. Do this by setting a butterfly hook with your right leg and wraping your right arm tightly around the back of their left knee.

2 – Next kick your other leg between their legs and hook their right leg with it. Simultaneously, with your left arm, reach between their legs and under hook their other leg and bring your head close to their thigh so you don’t get underhooked.

3 – As you do this spin on the small of your back to get your body underneath them, breaking their base. *Remember to keep their leg tightly trapped while you do this.

4 – Get your right arm out of danger. If they are really strong, like Clay Burwell, your arm could be in danger. Lift their leg up a little by extending your legs. When their leg is up, reach inside their legs with your right arm and grab the outside of their left thigh.

5 – You are now ready to sweep them. Depending on how they are basing, you can finish the sweep in several ways:

They’re basing far out on your right > Kick your legs up & Roll to your right and back out to take their back.

They’re basing close on your right > Kick your legs up & Hip escape under them. For your hip escape position, grab (or chop) their basing left arm with your right hand and Roll to your right hitting a fireman’s carry, and completing the sweep, achieving side control.

They’re basing heavy on top of you > Kick your legs up & Roll to your left Your head will be between their legs, pass it towards their chest to achieve side control.

I think this is a pretty technical move, but it’s dope and helps you understand the power of a butterfly-style hook (your right leg) and how useful it can be in a sweep.