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Originally Posted by blanko
zankou,
I think that getting under your opponent's base is essential for any sweep and that's what i have been working on. Before i would use my quickness to sweep my opponent but recently i have tried to become a more "accurate" sweeper. I slow myself down, i use less power and i try to hit the "sweet spot" when i sweep.
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Yep, I have long had great success sweeping from open guard using my strength and speed. It's my best game. However even though it has been very effective, many of the higher belts have criticized my sweep approach for failing to get under the opponent's hips enough. And I'm starting to see the correctness of their critique more and more --- ironically I've been relying too much on timing, opposing combinations, and speed, and that has camouflaged fundamental flaws in my sweeping mechanics.
I want to be one of those guys that people describe as having "unstoppable" sweeps, in the sense that you know exactly what they are doing, but are completely hapless as they slowly take you over. Like Leo Kirby was saying about Jorge in that clip on Aesopian's website -- you are so unbalanced that it doesn't matter what the sweep is, you are going over.
Then add in the speed, power, and timing, and you've got a truly scary game.