Bear Trap Sweep

Sweep · Half Guard

Half guard bottom to top in the gi from the bear trap, used while he stays posted over you on his hands. Pull out his far lapel, take all the slack out and pass it to your underhook hand palm down; keep his knee off the mat so there is room under the trapped leg. Feed the lapel under that leg to your other hand, let the leg go, keep that elbow tight to the mat and grab his belt. Kick the bear trap open: the lapel and the belt pull you up on top of him. The cross lapel is tighter; with a short gi take the same-side lapel. A slack lapel or a lazy arm lets him hit his hip and recover guard. If he stays on all fours, you are on top of his turtle; if he dives his shoulder to roll back to guard, keep the grips, pin him on his side and pass with the leg drag.

How to do it

  1. From the bear trap, with him posted on his hands, pull out his far lapel and take all the slack out.
  2. Pass the lapel to your underhook hand, palm down, and keep his knee off the mat to make room under the trapped leg.
  3. Feed the lapel under the trapped leg to your other hand, then let the leg go.
  4. Keep that elbow tight to the mat and grab his belt.
  5. Kick the bear trap open and pull on the lapel and belt to come up on top: on his turtle, or pin him on his side if he rolls.

Key details

  • Take the slack out of the lapel before you feed it: any slack comes out as you move and the grips go loose.
  • Keep him in between, knee off the mat: that is the room to get the lapel under his leg and it stops him hitting his hip.
  • Cross lapel over same-side lapel: it controls both sides of his body.
  • Keep the grips if he rolls: pin him on his side, do not let him back to his feet or to guard.

Common mistakes

  • Grabbing the lapel without taking the slack out. — As you move the slack comes out and everything gets loose. — Pull the lapel tight before you pass it to the other hand.
  • A lazy elbow away from the mat after letting the leg go. — He hits his hip and comes back to guard. — Elbow tight to the mat, then the belt grip.
  • Letting him settle his knee before you feed the lapel. — There is no room under the leg and he can hit his hip. — Shift him with the bear trap so his knee stays off the mat.

How to drill it

Start in a locked bear trap, partner posted on his hands; slack out, lapel feed, belt, come up on top, 6 each side; then he dives to roll and you pin him.

What comes next

  • Leg Drag
  • Turtle
  • Side Control
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