Shaolin teaches the 'Shaolin Sweep' from Half Guard

Vitor Shaolin Ribeiro teaches the Shaolin Sweep from half guard. Shaolin teaches in NYC and can be contacted via http://www.bjjnewyorkcity.com/ and you can download Stephan Kesting's free book for BJJ beginners at http://www.beginningbjj.com

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• Shaolin Sweep
• Half Guard
• Vitor Shaolin Ribeiro
• BJJ
• Brazilian jiu-jitsu
• Stephan Kesting

[accrabeach]

I wonder if it could work w/o a gi, any ideas?

[StephanKesting]

@accrabeach Yes! It's tricky but possible. Denis Kang once caught me in this during MMA sparring - boy did I feel stupid, but it was pretty cool nonetheless

[13ek5ensei]

@StephanKesting do you modify it by grabbing the wrist and underhooking the leg instead of the gi grips?

[StephanKesting]

@13ek5ensei Yes - that's exactly what you do. But in a no-gi or MMA context you have to be very careful about using his bridging-scissor-sweep-from-ha­lf-guard setup attack: without controlling the sleeve you might be vulnerable to leglock attacks!

[MrBesouroVerde]

@StephanKesting Which leglocks specifically? Kneebar against the half-guard leg when he still under your body? Is that it? Or just turning around and going for the heelhook against the same leg? That sweep move seemed pretty fast to let someone manage a leglock attack as it happens at the very same time.

[StephanKesting]

@MrBesouroVerde Not the Shaolin sweep itself! I think that's pretty leglock proof. But if you were to try the setup sweep that Shaolin uses at about 5:40 in a no-gi situation then I think you'd be getting heel hooked or ankle locked in short order. But with the gi you're pretty safe, and I'm sure that Vitor Shaolin has a different setup he'd use in a no-gi context

[hootiepaladin]

Nice series. Good questions and techniques.

[jaymac0512]

This is not a Vitor Shaolin Sweep! He got it from Gracie Barra instructor & creator of the half guard, Master Roberto 'Gordo' Correa. Give credit where credit is due!

[ninonyce]

love the shaolin sweep!!!

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[ducatijackal]

^^^ one person got swept by this



[1socalshocker]

I believe this is the first halfguard sweep that I learned from my instructor Fabio

Santos years ago. Thanks too Stephan and Vitor for adding the little details that help make this move effective. Bravo!

[jitteryjoe]

@accrabeach Baret Yoshida shows a nice variation of this no-gi in his book on submission grappling.

[Fucknessful]

Shaolin have to make his DVD lol

[thedarknight83]

Perfect! I have been looking for someone to explain this sweep for a long time, and who better to teach the sweep than the SHAOLIN!!! Thanks Stephan, you're the best.

This is going in my link collection. I only save one per technique - very exclusive.....

[buffgeo]

I had a training partner years ago that killed this no gi... He used a weird upside down grip on the wrist and just grabbed the ankle and there was no way you werent getting swept... but he was the only guy I knew that could do it