Sweep Chain
guard
Grapplers Collective, Sweep Chain. 5-6 min rounds.
Problem
Chaining sweeps into continuous offensive flow from guard.
Tell the room
Bottom sweeps from open guard, but a sweep only scores after two sweep directions have been attempted. Top passes to a stable pin or breaks away clean. Every scoring position holds for 3 seconds.
Setup
Start in an open guard. Bottom seated in any open guard with two points of connection. Top standing in a staggered stance with one grip and one free hand.
Score
Hold for 3 seconds.
- Bottom player — sweeps to top after two sweep directions
- Top player — pins in side control, mount, knee-on-belly, or north-south
- Top player — disengages completely, no grips left on either player
Rules
- Chain before you score. Bottom must attempt two sweep directions before a sweep counts.
- No submissions. Neither player attacks with submissions.
- Bottom stays down. Bottom may not stand up to wrestle.
- Top stays off both knees. Top may not drop to both knees at once.
Adjust
Easier
Limit the bottom to one guard type, count any two attempts as the chain, and shorten rounds to three minutes.
Harder
Drop the chain requirement, add submissions for both players, and let the top counter with leg lock entries.
If it stalls
If the bottom resets to neutral guard between attempts, ask: "Where is their weight after they defend it?"
TOP PLAYER
POSITION
Bottom seated in any open guard with two points of connection. Top standing in a staggered stance with one grip and one free hand.
OBJECTIVE
Bottom sweeps from open guard, but a sweep only scores after two sweep directions have been attempted. Top passes to a stable pin or breaks away clean. Every scoring position holds for 3 seconds.
CONSTRAINTS
Chain before you score. Bottom must attempt two sweep directions before a sweep counts. No submissions. Neither player attacks with submissions. Bottom stays down. Bottom may not stand up to wrestle. Top stays off both knees. Top may not drop to both knees at once.
WIN CONDITION
pins in side control, mount, knee-on-belly, or north-south; disengages completely, no grips left on either player
BOTTOM PLAYER
POSITION
Bottom seated in any open guard with two points of connection. Top standing in a staggered stance with one grip and one free hand.
OBJECTIVE
Bottom sweeps from open guard, but a sweep only scores after two sweep directions have been attempted. Top passes to a stable pin or breaks away clean. Every scoring position holds for 3 seconds.
CONSTRAINTS
Chain before you score. Bottom must attempt two sweep directions before a sweep counts. No submissions. Neither player attacks with submissions. Bottom stays down. Bottom may not stand up to wrestle. Top stays off both knees. Top may not drop to both knees at once.
WIN CONDITION
sweeps to top after two sweep directions