Hip Bump Sweep
- BJJ
- Sweeps
- fundamental
- Closed guard
- 4 steps
Sit up, reach over the shoulder and bump your hips to roll the opponent over into mount. Also known as the Sit-up sweep. Here is the exact breakdown from the DARCE app: 4 steps, the details that make it work, and the mistakes to avoid.
When to use it
Use the hip bump when the opponent postures up tall in your closed guard with their hands on your hips. Sit up fast before they can push you back down. If they post a hand to stop it, attack the kimura on that arm.
Step by step
- 01
Guard with posture broken
Keep the opponent broken down and a hand free to post and sit up.
- 02
Sit up and post
Post on one hand behind you, sit up sharply and throw the other arm over their shoulder.
- 03
Bump the hips over
Drive your hips up into them and use the shoulder grip to roll them over toward their lead side.
- 04
Come up to mount
Follow them over and settle your weight into mount.
Key details
- Post far enough behind you to actually sit up. A short post stalls the sweep.
- Reach over the shoulder, not the head, so you can steer them over.
- Drive the hips into them, do not just pull with the arm.
Common mistakes
- Trying to bump without first sitting up and creating the angle.
- Letting them re-post their hand and rebuild their base.
- Failing to follow the hips and landing back in guard.
Common counters
Opponents post a hand on the mat, drop their weight forward, or push your shoulders back down as you sit up. A short post stalls the sweep. Post far behind you and bump straight away.
How to drill it
Your partner postures up in your closed guard: sit up, bump and come up in mount, ten reps on each side. Then work the chain for three rounds of one minute: hip bump, they post, kimura.
Related techniques
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- Flower SweepBJJControl a sleeve and a leg and swing your legs like a pendulum to sweep them over and come up on top.
- Butterfly SweepBJJFrom seated butterfly guard, underhook and use a hook to elevate the opponent over to the side.
- Triangle ChokeBJJTrap the head and one arm and strangle with your legs in a figure-four around the neck.
- Armbar from GuardBJJIsolate an arm, swing a leg over the head and extend the hips to attack the elbow.
- Cross-Collar ChokeBJJFeed both hands deep into the collars and flare the elbows to strangle from guard.
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