### Electric Chair Sweep The Electric Chair Sweep is a technique popularized by Eddie Bravo and the 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu system. This sweep can transition into a submission known as the **Electric Chair Submission**. It's typically executed from the **Rubber Guard** position, leveraging leverage and pressure to destabilize your opponent. --- #### Position - **Closed Guard ➡️ Half Guard ➡️ Rubber Guard ➡️ Electric Chair Sweep** - **Japanese Name:** N/A #### Top/Bottom - **Bottom** --- ### Step-by-Step Instructions 1. **Establishing the Half Guard** - Start by pulling your opponent into your half guard, securing your legs to trap one of their legs. 2. **Transition to Lockdown** - From the half guard, use the inside leg to hook underneath your opponent's trapped leg, and reinforce the lock with your other leg from the outside, creating a 'lockdown' position. - Push your opponent to one side slightly using your foot on their hip, creating an angle. 3. **Setting Up the Electric Chair** - With your outside arm, reach around to underhook your opponent's far leg. - Drive your underhooking arm through to get a deep grip behind your opponent’s knee, boosting your control. 4. **Breaking their Base** - Simultaneously, apply pressure by scissoring your legs down and forward, elongating their trapped leg using the lockdown position. - Use a combination of pushing with your arm and lifting with your legs to unbalance your opponent. 5. **Executing the Sweep** - Start shifting your hips and extend your trapped leg outward, pushing your opponent over and rolling them onto their back. - As they lose their balance, twist your torso for added leverage. - Use momentum to come on top, ensuring you maintain top control and transitioning into a more dominant position, typically side control. 6. **Optional Submission Finish** - If you decide to pursue the submission rather than the sweep: - From the sweep position, continue to stretch your opponent's leg while keeping your body weight strong over the leg. - Apply controlled pressure against your opponent's leg and hip until they tap. --- ### Key Points - **Control the lockdown:** Ensure your lockdown is strong and tight to maintain the success of the sweep or transition to submission. - **Unbalance your opponent:** Always aim to keep them off balance using the underhook and lockdown to effectively sweep or submit. - **Maintain Pressure:** The technique relies on maintaining pressure and leverage both during the sweep and when transitioning to submissions. --- Ensure safety and proper execution by practicing this technique with knowledgeable practitioners and in a controlled environment.