8 Elevator Sweep Guard, Rear Takedown

Question 1

Standing entry

Attempted guillotine

Rear takedown

Modified mount

Answer 1

Enter and wrap body w thumbless grip

Bg reaches over your head and attempts guillotine. Stand straight up and box step to bg’s back.

Switch to S grip

Step and block bg foot. Pull bg down over your leg.

End up in modified mount.

Question 2

Lose mount

Guard

Elevator sweep

Answer 2

Bg end up in your guard.

Hold his neck and trap his arm

Bg will most likely post leg on same side as his neck is wrapped.

Shrimp out to posted leg side
Insert hook ended posted leg knee
Remove arm from neck and swim under bg underarm.
Bottom leg sweeps while leg hook and arm hook flip bg

Be careful not to end up in bg half guard. Do strong sweep.

Question 3

Modified Elevator Sweep

Answer 3

Bg wraps neck when he’s in your guard.
Reach same side hand to behind your head, trapping bg hand

Do same set up with shrimp, leg hook, under hook

When going to sweep leg. Go south with your leg and north with your arm at your head at the same time flipping bg with leg hook and under hook. This breaks bg base.