Gift wrap from guard to sweep and choke

[mrdavidpatrickcase]

i do a variation of this. i get this when i pass from halfguard to side ususally and i go for lets say a kimura to distract my opponenet and as soon as the opposite arm comes to defend i lay my chest ontop of there arm so its on there face/neck and i gift wrap then i step over the opposite side of there head with my inside leg and pull them into a triangle since there arm is already secured. you can also get them into a giftwrap triangle.

i will post a video tomarrow..

[19thaman79]

This sweep works very well. I thought I was original with it since I have never seen anyone else use or do it before until I stumbled upon your video. Awesome sweep, very effective and virtually unstoppable. Hell with the sceptics, there is a counter to just about every technique and a technique for every counter, IF half the people wtaching this video actually trained, they'd know that. Keep the vids coming?!?!

[lordswit6666]

you can do that grab if your stronger than your opponent.. how in hell can i grab that right arm -___- if my opponent is as strong or stronger than me?

[quantumjim]

@lordswit6666 This video is pretty old. Instead of dragging it across with just muscle, now I move my own body by shrimping around it. I do that for every arm-drag now. Instead of moving his arm, I move around it. I still have to have a pull to get him to react, so his arm is immobilized, though.

[lordswit6666]

@quantumjim can you put a new video about that? it would be much better.. i want to learn more sweep now

[lordswit6666]

@quantumjim ok thanks.. im going to try this on my sparring this evening.. thanks by the way

[tricksterjwk]

@quantumjim You can also get the arm to loosen by umpa-ing to push the opponent away, then pulling them back in as you push the arm to the side. I'm not very strong, so I use the hips and legs a lot when I'm trying to secure arms from the bottom.

[psnider]

Why not just go to the guys back when you have the arm across?

[quantumjim]

@psnider Sometimes it is hard to take the back. They drive into you to keep you from taking it. Then they open up for the sweep.

[psnider]

@quantumjim I disagree when you have the arm that far across. As long as you keep it trapped it should be pretty easy to go to the back. Not being a smart ass, but wondering who do you train under. Just wondering

[quantumjim]

@psnider I'm a purple belt under Phil Migliarese. Yes, taking the back is the first move of the sequence. It can be countered, though. Maybe I should redo this video. It is 3 years old, and I mainly kept it on for historical purposes.

[tricksterjwk]

@quantumjim I've seen this move go both ways, where if they drive back into you, you can sweep easily, but if the opponent bases out or is heavy and just strong, it's easier to take the back. But I'm a white belt, lol

[rha37]

nice move...takes a lot of practice to deal with the "what ifs"

[colonel003]

Tidy. The grabbing of the leg makes things SO much easier... And if they posture up/back, I find I can usually follow them up and throw my hips to get the sneaky mount!

[akaye10]

it lets your rotate your hips really well, you can also do that to help you rotate a triangle choke into better position

[yeee941]

How come when people Pull guard and there 100% on there back and the peron is in his guard and is right over him ,They wrap there leggs around there waist Instead of there Upper/Mid Back? It defeats the purpose and they can posture Up!,Not to mention if you dont work on your guard technique ou could get slammed.

[quantumjim]

I was just demonstrating the move. Usually when rolling I do that if I can. But that would obscure the technique being shown here. Also, there are other ways to break posture.

[ddinks]

every time I have tried this move it has worked. I wish I knew it earlier.

[liberbringa]

the guy i tried this on was able to pull his head out am i doing something wrong?

[quantumjim]

Keep your elbow tight to the body during the gift wrap, and make sure to get an angle to the side (don't be flat on your back) until executing the sweep. Keep practicing... it takes getting use to and "pulling the head out" is a common escape when the pressure is done slightly wrong (especially with your elbow).

[TRiiiGER26]

did you get the sweep?

[liberbringa]

i managed one time against a judo guy who wa busy cros collor choking me. but when my opponents aren focusing to improve position i still cant manage to do it but i have practice toninht maybe better luck then! ;)

[pokarok]

niice dude!

[AmazingJay909]

wtf is that!!??!

that was cool and weird at the same time!?!?

[cuzz63]

Nice....the gift wrap is one of my "go to " moves. Altho I like to get the arm triangle from there if I want the quick finish.

[cburcinc]

why not just try and take his back after you yank his right arm inward to your right ?

[quantumjim]

That is another option. However, I like to build up the sweep and mount points first (2+4=6 points) then try for the finish. If I can't get the tap from the choke for some reason, then I either transition to an armbar, triangle choke, or take the back.

[cburcinc]

thanks for the response

I am trying to incorporate this into my "go-to" moves. Rather than the grip you use (on his right arm), what about an arm drag (your left hand on his dorsal wrist, and right hand grabbing high up on his triceps) ?

Yes, your right hand has to slide down to grab his palmar wrist, before you can put your left arm around the back, but I find it pulls his right arm in with greater success.

[shredieshred]

holy shit that's sneaky.

[S8tKing]

i love that cobra choke

[stargazer3k]

I've been swept with this one before by my instructor

it's a hopeless feeling when you're arm is wrapped up like that

[ArunBJJ]

woah nice, i need to try this. it's like a modified pendulum sweep, which is what i do, but i always have trouble because they post out with the hand that you trapped around their own neck. SWEET!

[johndhi]

grab that arm before you begin the sweep and they'll be in trouble :)

[gwillikers]

probably my favourite no gi sweep. nice demo. A simple thing but I liked how you demonstrated pulling the arm across. I find too many instructionals fail to mention a good method of getting that arm over.