Outside Trip
- Wrestling
- Takedowns
- intermediate
- Clinch
- 3 steps
Off-balance the opponent and reap their leg from the outside to trip them onto their back. Also known as the Foot sweep or the Osoto gari. Here is the exact breakdown from the DARCE app: 3 steps, the details that make it work, and the mistakes to avoid.
When to use it
Use the outside trip when the opponent leans back or settles their weight onto the heels. Pull them toward you so they pull back, then drive them onto their heels and reap. It works from an underhook or an over-under clinch.
Step by step
- 01
Clinch up
Control the head and an arm at close range.
- 02
Step in & reap
Break their balance backward, step your lead foot beside theirs and swing your rear leg behind their leg to reap it out.
- 03
Drive through & finish
Turn the corner, drive your weight through them and come up in top position.
Key details
- Break their balance onto the heel before you reap.
- Drive the head and chest forward as the leg sweeps back.
- Reap with the back of the thigh, not just the foot.
Common mistakes
- Reaping before breaking their balance.
- Reaching with the leg while staying upright.
- Letting go of the upper-body control during the trip.
Common counters
Opponents step the reaped leg back, square their hips, or answer with a trip of their own. Reaping before their balance breaks does nothing. Break the balance first.
How to drill it
In an over-under clinch, push your partner back onto their heels and reap the leg, ten reps on each side. Then work three rounds of two minutes of clinch where you look for the trip.
Related techniques
- Double-Leg TakedownWrestlingChange levels, penetrate, and drive through both legs to put the opponent on their back.
- Single-Leg TakedownWrestlingCapture one leg with the head outside, then run the pipe or trip to finish on top.
- Ankle PickWrestlingSnap the opponent onto a leg, then change levels and pick the ankle to put them down.
- Fireman's CarryWrestlingDrop under a tie, load the opponent across your shoulders and roll them to the mat.
- Hip TossWrestlingTurn in, load the opponent over your hip and throw them to the mat.
- Knee PickWrestlingSteer the opponent past you and pick the knee to drop them straight to the mat.
Train it with the AI coach