FRODO: what is your favorite/most successful sweep from half guard?

[wildcard_seven]

I've heard talking about it in another thread, and asked you there, but you didn't reveal it to me. You probably said it sometime but this seemed easier than going through all your posts with a fine-tooth comb.

You said it's good, and it works for you, and it works almost to a fault....I must know....

 

[Mikey Triangles]

a personal message is usually the best way to ask a question like this...

 

[wildcard_seven]

Yah...but wouldn't everybody else enjoy this? Huh? Huh?


Yah, I messed up. I'll PM if he doesn't reply.

 

[Jimmy Cerra]

Check your PM

 

[wildcard_seven]

Can do. I'll stop being a nuisance now.

Thank you very much

 

[txfighter13]

shrimp the hips out...establish one hook in...hook sweep.

or eddie bravo's old school

 

[krait]

shrimp the hips out...establish one hook in...hook sweep.

or eddie bravo's old school

These are my two bread and butter half guard sweeps also.

Recently been trying to add the Electric chair if they over defend the Old school.

So far been having pretty good success with switching between them.

 

[Kimuralex]

Check your PM

lol is it a secret?

 

[Jimmy Cerra]

lol is it a secret?

HAHA. Here's what I sent him:

It is basically a single leg from half guard using your feet. Here's the technique:
Frodo's Grappling Log: Driving Sweep

That's me recording the video, and Balto being the Uke. Balto and Drew (the guy demoing the move) were my first instructors.

Balto does it to me early in this match (which I won):
Jimmy Cerra Versus Randy Jones BJJ Match

I did it in the middle of this match (which I lost):
Jimmy Cerra - Kumite Classic 2006 - Second Gi Match

I did it after about 1:40 in this match:
Jimmy Cerra - Kumite Classic 2006 - First Gi Match

I was playing around too much in this match. Eventually I just got fed up, switched to half guard and swept him:
Jimmy Cerra - 155 advanced gi - match 2 - Midwest Grappling Open - Nov 2007

I did it to this guy a few times:
Midwest Grappling Open 2007 - blue belt 155 pounds - Jimmy Cerra 3rd match

I did to this guy a few times too more as a single leg:
Jimmy Cerra - US Grappling July 07 - no-gi match 1

 

[Tony Manifold]

That's the driving sweep? I did that the other day. I was attempting old school and I couldn't get the leg so I ended up doing that sweep. Good to know. Thanks for posting those.

 

[Yojimbo]

HAHA. Here's what I sent him:

Ban for revealing contents of PM.

 

[wOg]

Ban for revealing contents of PM.

LOL.

Very nice vids We're just starting to do more video at our academy.

 

[codemonkey76]

wouldn't it just be easier to take the back from that position?

 

[StevieSparkZ]

wouldn't it just be easier to take the back from that position?

I'd imagine most people would whizzer you and then you'd knee tap them for the driving sweep.

 

[codemonkey76]

ok, just in the instruction for that move in Frodo's log, the guy wasn't wizzering, and i was thinking, just take the back... also in Frodo's vid of his tournament, i also saw that taking the back was a real option...

 

[Jimmy Cerra]

Taking the back is the first part of that half guard series. Most people end up fighting that, so I end up sweeping instead. I feel I have more options from side control anyway, and will transition to mount and back control afterward.

 

[StevieSparkZ]

Taking the back is the first part of that half guard series. Most people end up fighting that, so I end up sweeping instead. I feel I have more options from side control anyway, and will transition to mount and back control afterward.

Frodo, what would you say your percentage of finishing from the back is?

 

[AlexBJJ**]

squeeze them as hard as you can and roll

 

[Jimmy Cerra]

Frodo, what would you say your percentage of finishing from the back is?

Not as good as it should be! ha!

 

[kenban judan]

ok, since this not a simple PM question anymore -- why do you prefer the getting-on-your-knees-driving method to the, i guess, more traditional foot-grab/old school way?