### Technique: Hip Bump Sweep **Position:** Closed Guard --- ### Step-by-Step Instructions: 1. **Initiate from Closed Guard:** - Begin the sweep from a strong closed guard position. - Ensure you have good posture control of your opponent by securing a grip on their sleeve or lapel with your dominant hand. 2. **Break the Opponent's Posture:** - Use your legs to pull your opponent forward, breaking their posture and bringing their head closer to you. 3. **Create an Angle:** - Quickly sit up, moving your torso in a diagonal angle and shifting your weight to your elbow on the side of your supporting hand. - Go over or under the opponent's arm on the side you're attacking to prevent them from basing out. 4. **Secure the Overhook or Head:** - Use your non-dominant arm to overhook the opponent’s arm or grip around their head, hugging tightly. 5. **Posture Off the Ground:** - Your free hand (dominant hand) should post behind you, distributing your weight evenly, to allow a smooth hip elevation. 6. **Execute the Hip Bump:** - Bring your feet near your buttocks to create propulsion; keep them flat on the floor. - Bump your hips into the opponent while simultaneously pushing off your grounded arm, using your entire body to push the opponent over. 7. **Finish in Mount Position:** - As the opponent falls, follow through the motion to land on top, transitioning into a mount position. 8. **Secure Control:** - Establish control immediately by positioning your knees high and starting to set up your attack or maintaining pressure. ### Key Details: - Ensuring posture control and dominating one arm is crucial to prevent the opponent from countering during the sweep. - Timing and use of hip movement are pivotal in driving the sweep's success, ensuring your opponent's weight is distributed unevenly. - Create an angle that increases leverage for the sweep to effectively transfer your opponent's base point. --- **Japanese Name:** N/A **Top/Bottom:** Bottom --- This technique is typically employed in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu but can be adapted to various combat and self-defense situations. Focus on drilling each component of the sweep to achieve fluidity and efficiency in execution.