Collar Sleeve Sweep

Sweep Gi only

The collar sleeve sweep is performed from collar sleeve guard (bottom) by using cross-collar and sleeve grips to off-balance the opponent and elevate them over your head or to the side using your legs. It is a high-percentage sweep that capitalizes on the opponent's forward pressure or posture breaks, typically landing you in mount or a top position.

Quick Reference

Key principles

  • · Controlling the sleeve grip side eliminates their posting hand, making the sweep direction viable.
  • · The cross-collar grip pulls the opponent's weight forward and over your centerline to load them onto your legs.
  • · A lasso-like or foot-on-bicep hook on the sleeve-grip side creates the primary lifting and redirecting force.
  • · Timing the sweep when the opponent drives forward or attempts to pass maximizes the use of their momentum.
  • · If they posture up to resist, transition to a collar sleeve armbar or triangle setup to chain attacks.

Execution

  1. 1 Establish a deep cross-collar grip and a firm same-side sleeve grip while placing your foot on their bicep (sleeve side) and your opposite foot on their hip.
  2. 2 Pull their posture down and forward using the collar grip while extending the sleeve-grip arm away from their body to remove their posting ability.
  3. 3 Load their weight onto your legs by curling your hips underneath them, using the bicep foot to elevate and the hip foot to direct.
  4. 4 Extend both legs diagonally (toward the sleeve-grip side) while pulling the collar grip across your body to sweep them over.
  5. 5 Follow the momentum, release the bicep foot, and come up to mount or top position while maintaining the collar grip.

Common mistakes

  • × Failing to fully extend the opponent's sleeve-grip arm away from their body, allowing them to post and block the sweep.
  • × Keeping hips flat on the mat instead of angling and loading the opponent's weight onto your legs, resulting in insufficient lifting power.
  • × Not following through after the sweep—staying on your back instead of immediately coming up to secure top position.

Do it from

Positions and situations where the Collar Sleeve Sweep shows up.

Collar Sleeve Guard Bottom