Scissor Guard Update

This is an update on my progress with Scissor Guard.

I talked to my instructor on this and showed him the Scissor Sweep variations from this guard and he thought it was ok, however there were more options from the traditional scissor sweep and proceeded to show me a new sweep. I have looked online and I do not see this one anywhere so I will try to describe it.

Essentially you do the traditional scissor sweep and the opponent bases up to the opposite side, so you pull them on you and use your knee to push them over to that side. It is a very nifty move that takes very little effort.

I have to agree with my instructor that attempting the traditional scissor sweep does seem to offer bit more options which include but not limited to:

• Replace guard if it goes wrong.
• New sweep which I will refer to as knee sweep.
• Cross reversal
• Entry to butterfly guard
• Sit up for hip bump reversal

That being said I did get an chance to execute the Scissor Guard sweeps with good results however I will probably will only use it when I cannot get the traditional scissor sweep position. What really does intrigue me though is the Scissors Guard: Switching Sides to Gi Choke since I can use the switch to set up the Hip Bump (shown in the last post) and set up one of my favorites, the Flower Sweep (we refer to this as the Breakdance reversal).

More homework for next week, so stay tuned...

Scissor Guard

I stumbled upon these videos of the Scissor Guard on Youtube. The reason it is of interest is because I am finding myself in the Scissor Guard position but didn't really have too many clues of what to do but meet my knees and elbows together and put my feet on the hips and push and roll then go to closed guard.

Scissors Guard: The Basics


Scissors Guard: Switching Sides to Gi Choke

We had learned this technique in class however the setup definitely shed some light of other ways I could use it.



Scissors Sweep

The Scissor sweep it is one of the most basic sweeps in BJJ however this variation sets up from the chest rather than the waist and hip which seems to break the posture to the side more than the traditional technique.



Scissors Sweep: Wide Base Variation



Scissors Guard: Double Sleeve to Hip Bump Sweep



So for the next few weeks I will be playing with these techniques and mixing it up.