Shintaro Higashi's Bouncer Foot Sweep

Shintaro Higashi (@judoshintaronyc), judo coral belt, 2x World Team member and BJJ black belt, on the foot sweep from bouncer days: shove, clip the front foot, catch the head, with osoto and body lock backups. From the video: https://youtu.be/WsaDm4J5DpI

Flow outline

1. Told To Leave, They Get In Your Face

   • A drunk patron says "Make me" and gets in your face when told to leave.
   • From Shintaro Higashi (@judoshintaronyc), judo coral belt, 2x World Team member and BJJ black belt, in the video "Best Judo Takedowns for Bouncers".
   • Reaction: they almost 90% of the time say "Make me"
   • Reaction: they get in your face

2. Lead Leg Stance

   • They lead with their left leg because most people are right-handed.
   • Reaction: usually they lead with their left leg
   • Reaction: most people are right-handed

3. Chest To Chest Stance

   • Get chest to chest in a defensive stance, thinking about where your hip is relative to your opponent.
   • Position: chest to chest
   • Awareness: thinking about where your hip is relative to your opponent

4. Shove And Foot Sweep (De Ashi)

   • Shove, then foot sweep and clip them when the weight shifts off that front leg.
   • Timing: when you crowd him and the weight shifts off that front leg
   • Finish: you just clip it
   • Variation: sometimes you bring it across, sometimes okuri ashi barai

5. Catch The Head

   • As he falls, cradle his head down to the floor to prevent him hitting his head.
   • The idea Taking out his feet is dangerous because they can hit their head, so you cradle the head as he falls.
   • Safety: clip it and then catch the head
   • Finish: cradle his head down to the floor

6. Osoto Follow-Up

   • If the foot sweep didn't work, use a regular osoto from chest-to-chest and make sure he can't free his head.
   • The idea Because it's chest-to-chest, the fallback is a regular osoto kind of throw.
   • Position: chest-to-chest
   • Control: make sure that he can't free his head
   • Finish: throw him and take him down, cradling his head

7. Body Lock Walk Out

   • Close the distance and body lock him to take him out and walk him out.
   • The idea Greco-Roman is very useful when dealing with people with no experience.
   • Entry: close the distance and then kind of body lock
   • Finish: take him out, and walk him out

Branch conditions

• when they get in your face
• then get chest to chest
• when you crowd him and weight shifts
• as he's falling
• if that didn't work
• if they come at you