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Originally Posted by Aesopian
- One of the sweeps I got (I think on the first blue belt) was a hip bump of sorts from half guard. I kept going for wrist control, pulling his elbow over, attempting kimuras. He postured back and I followed him up and threw my hips up and switched them to sweep him over.
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*raises hand frantically like child*
from the half guard kimura grip i like to try the hip bump sweep just to fuck with the top man's balance and create space. as he's recovering, i'll switch back to my full guard and continue with the kimura from a better position to actually finish the hold. i find lots guys, even like purple and brown belts, are lazy about defending the kimura from half guard because its hard as hell to finish...then suddenly you're in full guard and with a very good shot at sweeping or finishing the hold.
and for the next three months i'm going to work on 3 things-
1. playing guard to my weak side.
2. passing guard to my week side.
^^^these have been problems since i was a beginner and now as a purple belt they're getting more instead of less pronounced.
3. tomoe nage and the associated rolling armlocks.