Here's my coach Tom Dinklage showing a variation of the hip bump sweep he's been using recently.
Personally, I use the hip bump often in sparring and competition against a posturing opponent and it does work, but it's not all that high percentage because it's such a telegraphed move. When the sweep does get defeated, it's usually when the opponent "tackles" me by wrapping my midsection and driving me back to the ground. I have a counter for that, but I've been wanting to improve my success with the actual sweep.
Tom's twist on the hip bump is rather subtle and sneaky. He's been hitting this version on me 100% lately and I never see it coming -- whereas at least in the past, when he used the more traditional version, I had time to attempt to counter it before it was too late.
Two recent posted clips share common elements with the one Tom shows. Michael Jen talked about pre-positioning the hips here:
This clip shows the hip thrust Tom uses (Ryan Hall also shows a similar thrust, see Ryan's clip at the end of this post)
By the way, we also explored a no-gi version today. The risk is that without the more secure sleeve grip (using the less reliable wrist control instead), the guy will free his arm and post his hand or elbow. This freed arm could possibly block the sweep.
In Tom's variation, it's a bit far to reach for the kimura, as one would do in the traditional version. Instead, we talked about going for the Ryan Hall hip bump triangle combo. Although Ryan's hip bump is different, it seems the same triangle setup is possible:
Personally, I use the hip bump often in sparring and competition against a posturing opponent and it does work, but it's not all that high percentage because it's such a telegraphed move. When the sweep does get defeated, it's usually when the opponent "tackles" me by wrapping my midsection and driving me back to the ground. I have a counter for that, but I've been wanting to improve my success with the actual sweep.
Tom's twist on the hip bump is rather subtle and sneaky. He's been hitting this version on me 100% lately and I never see it coming -- whereas at least in the past, when he used the more traditional version, I had time to attempt to counter it before it was too late.
Two recent posted clips share common elements with the one Tom shows. Michael Jen talked about pre-positioning the hips here:
This clip shows the hip thrust Tom uses (Ryan Hall also shows a similar thrust, see Ryan's clip at the end of this post)
By the way, we also explored a no-gi version today. The risk is that without the more secure sleeve grip (using the less reliable wrist control instead), the guy will free his arm and post his hand or elbow. This freed arm could possibly block the sweep.
In Tom's variation, it's a bit far to reach for the kimura, as one would do in the traditional version. Instead, we talked about going for the Ryan Hall hip bump triangle combo. Although Ryan's hip bump is different, it seems the same triangle setup is possible:
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