Hip Bump Sweep from Closed Guard

Hip Bump Sweep from Closed Guard is a sweep that puts the bottom player on top built around a handful of repeatable controls. Bottom closed guard with the opponent posting both hands on the chest or the mat, posture upright and base forward. Another common starting shape: bottom closed guard with one sleeve grip and an over-the-triceps grip on the same arm, posture broken slightly. The ideas that hold it together are angle off-line, attack the post, and overshoot to mount.

The hip bump sweep chain is a sequence of small controls, not one athletic burst. Open the guard and angle the hips away from the posting arm. Sit up onto the same-side elbow as you grip the triceps of the post. Drive the free shoulder forward and tip the opponent over the trapped arm. Pull the sleeve down to the hip while the triceps grip drags the elbow across. Sit up at a 45-degree angle, not straight up. Throw the free leg over the head as the opponent rotates back. Cycle through the three attacks in response to the partner's reaction, not in a fixed sequence. Practice releasing the failing attack quickly to chain to the next. Bottom rises to the elbow on the angle, drives over the trapped post, and finishes mounted on the opponent.

Later in the hip bump sweep, pull on two points, 45-degree Angle, and attack the reaction tend to decide whether the position stays on track. Watch for these mistakes: Sitting up straight instead of angling, which collides with the opponent's base. Reaching across the body instead of pulling the post out. Releasing the sleeve grip before the sweep finishes. Coming up perpendicular to the trapped arm. The high-percentage version of hip bump sweep from closed guard is the one you can still chain when the top player posts or re-bases.