I’ve been having trouble with the Eddie Bravo Old School sweep since returning back to the mat. This used to be my bread and butter half-guard technique, but with so many months in between – I’ve forgotten more than a few key details. Moreso, I’ve just kept experimenting and trying variations on the technique without consulting my Eddie Bravo book. But that’s mostly because I left the book somewhere I can’t remember…

Anyway, thanks to the power of Web 2.0, here’s a nice instructional on my long lost sweep:

Some key points I’ve been missing:

• lockdown is with the outside leg bending inside to triangle my legs (that doesn’t sound like it makes sense, but it does)
• grab the foot with just one arm
• grab the toes, not the ankle
• the other arm keeps the deep underhook
• I have to go on my knees

Ok, let’s hope I can remember this on the mat…

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