Lane Push-Out or Foot Sweep
Mat mode
3:00
Tell the roomPush your partner out of the lane on either side, or sweep them off their feet with your foot against their lower leg.
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BOTH PLAYERS
TOP PLAYER and BOTTOM PLAYER share these rules.
POSITION
Standing, facing your partner, both inside a narrow lane on the mat (for example, the strip between a mat seam or edge line and a belt laid parallel to it). Symmetric with the other player.
OBJECTIVE
Push your partner out of the lane on either side, or sweep them off their feet with your foot against their lower leg.
CONSTRAINTS
Stay inside the lane. Pushing your partner off the lane scores 5 points. Any technique where you bring your foot against their lower leg and sweep them off their feet scores 1 point.
WIN CONDITION
First to 15 points.
BOTTOM PLAYER
POSITION
Same start inside the lane. Symmetric game.
OBJECTIVE
Same task.
CONSTRAINTS
Same lane and scoring rules.
WIN CONDITION
First to 15 points.
Reference video
Open video · jamielovesmartialarts
Jamie (jamielovesmartialarts), How To Do Footsweeps - Constraints Led Approach to Ashi Waza — free YouTube class. Jamie credits Cal Jones for the narrow-strip idea.
Problem
Standing, facing your partner, both inside a narrow lane on the mat (for example, the strip between a mat seam or edge line and a belt laid parallel to it).
Tell the room
Push your partner out of the lane on either side, or sweep them off their feet with your foot against their lower leg. Same task.
Setup
Standing, facing your partner, both inside a narrow lane on the mat (for example, the strip between a mat seam or edge line and a belt laid parallel to it). Symmetric with the other player. Same start inside the lane. Symmetric game.
Score
First to 15 points.
Rules
- Stay inside the lane.
- Pushing your partner off the lane scores 5 points.
- Any technique where you bring your foot against their lower leg and sweep them off their feet scores 1 point.
- Same lane and scoring rules.
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