Everything I Know About the Scissor Sweep from Closed Guard ( v15.4)
Now that I'm coming back to focus on Closed Guard as a Purple, I've been seeing so many little gems of details and I want to get them down.
White Belt -- I first learned the Scissor. Grips -- Right hand (cross collar), Left hand (behind elbow or wrist). Shrimp out and get leg across belly or upright against his shoulder. Pull him to get him light then sweep.
Getting the grips was easy, but getting him forward to make him light to execute the sweep was the hardest part. That's when I came up with ...
The Falling Scissor.
a. On knees, at the beginning of a roll, I'd get my grips.
b. I would push and if they fell, then I'm on top. If they push back, I fall backwards like I'm Pulling Guard, bringing him with me.
c. As he's coming forward, his body is light and I execute the Scissor.
I've had the most success with this version of the Scissor.
Fast Forward to now and Purple Belt era, and I'm revisiting the Scissor as I look again at the Closed Guard.
Judo Dr. Rhadi -- main takeaway: Everything is done a certain way, certain order. The same every time. Grips -- Lapel, Feed, Sleeve. Lapel, Feed, Sleeve.
* Get on side and leg across belly.
** If he lifts leg to defend, GAS PEDAL. (Push on his thigh/leg).
Andreh variation -- leg position and trigger.
* Right leg - upright, leg on hip and knee against his shoulder.
** Trigger: wait, wait. He will move and try something. As soon as he lifts his hips up -- that's the TRIGGER. He's light, so use my right under his armpit for the Sweep.
Saulo variation (Revolution Series 2) -- knee up like Andreh, and just cross sleeve grip. He keeps scooting back to create distance and stretch him out. Then Gas Pedal his knee out from under him as he uses up leg for the sweep.
Last one. Dinklage from Precision MMA - swings back other way then comes back for the chop; also creates angle to make him light.
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