SURGICAL JIU-JITSU

PLATE XXVIII

The Scissor Sweep

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Engraved plate illustrating The Scissor Sweep
Plate rendered by AI in the manner of the old engravers, drawn from reference. We are refining every figure toward anatomical exactness; some plates are near perfect and a few still carry small errors.
Difficulty III of X
  1. 01

    From closed guard, take a cross collar grip and a same-side sleeve grip.

  2. 02

    Open the guard and shrimp slightly out, laying the bottom leg across the mat behind the opponent's knees while the top shin crosses their waistline like a blade.

  3. 03Precision point

    Pull the opponent's weight forward onto your shin until their base rests on you rather than on their knees. A sweep attempted against a seated base moves nothing.

  4. 04

    Scissor the legs, bottom leg chopping back as the top knee drives across, and steer with both grips.

  5. 05

    Follow the roll to mount, arriving before the opponent finishes landing.