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Originally Posted by Aethyr
Drilled these with a brown belt...I wasn't very successful. We're both about the same weight, although I'm taller.
For #1, he posted with his right arm (assuming I have his right leg trapped and attempting to bridge to my right). Thats assuming I could even get to the upa point. I told him to mildly resist and his left leg was based out really wide so I simply couldn't even trap it with my right foot.
#2 - I guess I'm not picturing the mechanics very well, but how does faking a sweep to the left allow you to roll him over your left shoulder, which is roughly the same side you're faking to? When I was playing with a bit, it seems that the top guy's center of gravity moves up a bit as he pulls back to the right to resist, but my partner's base was either too good or I wasn't doing it correctly, or most likely, both.
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As I'm sure you're aware, no sweep works 100% of the time. There's always counters and re-counters. For #1, if he chooses to base out his left leg really wide then you can't get the sweep. The crucial detail to #1 is to trap that left leg. You can fake a sweep to the left to try and bring that left leg closer to you but ultimately YOU NEED HIS LEFT LEG TRAPPED. However, if he does post his left leg out wide then he's no longer facing your legs and you have plenty of room to maneuver back to traditional half-guard, half-butterfly, quarter guard, or whatever else you like to play.
In #2, I'm not faking a sweep to the left. I'm shoving him down and to my left. When he resists, you go with his own momentum and sweep him over your left shoulder. The crucial detail is not to roll straight back (which I used to do). The key is to roll over that left shoulder. For the guy on top it should feel like he's leaning against a wall and you suddenly pull that wall away.
Good luck and let me know if you have any other questions.