SLX Stand-Up Sweep

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The SLX stand-up sweep is the primary finishing technique from Single Leg X (ashi garami) when the opponent is seated or kneeling close. The bottom player extends their inside hook — the foot planted on the opponent’s hip or inner thigh — forcing the opponent to stand up to escape the pressure. As the opponent stands, the bottom player comes up with them and finishes with a single leg takedown.

Single Leg X (SLX) is the one-hook variant of X-guard where the bottom player has their inside leg threaded under the opponent’s near leg (thigh hooked over the opponent’s thigh, calf behind the knee) and their outside leg extended across the opponent’s hip. The stand-up sweep uses the inside hook’s extension leverage to force the transition from ground to standing, converting the leg entanglement’s control into a takedown scenario.

INV-LE05Invariant "The hip controls the line of the leg. Whoever controls the hip controls where the leg can go and therefore what attacks are available from that leg."

Why it works hereThe outside leg planted across the opponent's hip dictates the only direction the opponent's pelvis can travel: upward and away. With the hip line forced backward and the inside hook elevating the captured thigh, the opponent cannot keep their seated base because the hip cannot return to its loaded position. Standing becomes the only configuration that relieves the pressure, and that is precisely the transition the bottom player has set up to finish on.

See full invariant page → The SLX outside leg extends across the opponent’s hip — this hip control is what forces the opponent to stand. The hip pressure makes it uncomfortable and structurally difficult to remain sitting or kneeling. As the outside leg extends into the hip and the inside hook elevates the thigh, the opponent’s only comfortable option is to stand and bring their hips upward with them. The stand-up sweep converts hip control into a positional transition rather than a submission.

The stand-up sweep requires established SLX: inside hook active under the near thigh, outside leg across the hip, both hands controlling the near leg (shin grip or ankle grip). The opponent is seated or kneeling — not yet standing. The stand-up sweep is the response to this configuration; if the opponent is already standing, different options apply.

The bottom player extends their outside leg into the opponent’s hip, pushing the opponent’s hip backward and upward. Simultaneously, the inside hook drives the near thigh upward. The combined pressure creates an uncomfortable hip elevation that encourages the opponent to stand. The hands maintain the leg grip throughout — if the grip is lost, the opponent can step away rather than stand.