Successfully executing an inside foot sweep requires a really excellent combination of an upper and lower body attack to make it work consistently. More often you are spreading their base so wide that their balance is compromised. These generally tend to be trickier because most of the time you don't actually remove an opponent's foot from the mat. Now there is the matter of inside foot sweeps. There are many drills that can be used to help with improving the sense of timing and foot accuracy that are valuable uses of one's time. The above drill is an excellent introduction to foot sweeping. For drilling: start off solo and just practice the sweep motion, then work in the footwork and the arm work, and then progress to drilling with a partner to learn the timing. The instructor does an excellent job explaining the sweep motion, the footwork, the arm work, and the timing. The outside foot sweep is easy to learn for the novice foot sweeper as it often totally removes the leg as a potential post for the opponent.īelow is a video that covers a very basic version of the outside foot sweep, known in judo as the de ashi barai. The window to hit a good foot sweep can be very narrow, so the mechanics of the foot sweep must be learned thoroughly.Ī good starting point is breaking down the foot sweep into its basic components: the sweep, the footwork, the arm work, and the timing.
Timing is a factor in all martial arts techniques, but when it comes to foot sweeps, this cannot be overstated. Foot sweeps are even employed in striking-based martial arts that allow takedowns, such as karate or Muay Thai, and can also be found in MMA.įoot sweeps can be employed in almost any style in which attacking the legs is permitted. Foot sweeps are commonly employed in sambo and they are also very applicable in no-gi styles, such as freestyle and American folkstyle wrestling. While the foot sweep is often most associated with judo, it is present in almost every combat sport that allows takedowns. An outside foot sweep includes your foot contacting the outside of their foot mid-step and bringing it across their body. It elongates their step to the point of it destroying their balance and makes them easy to knock over. An inside foot sweep is when your foot comes across your body to contact your opponent's foot while they are moving their foot. There are several varieties of foot sweep but they can generally be grouped into "inside" and "outside" foot sweeps.
This can be done in a variety of ways and can be used as an offensive move or a defensive counter. Concept Behind The Foot SweepĪ perfectly timed foot sweep from an international judo competition.Ĭonceptually, the foot sweep is amazingly simple: unweight the foot of an opponent and move it while pulling or pushing, causing them to fall. Here I'll break down the foot sweep to its basic concepts, suggest the best ways to learn it, and then look at its application in competition by top grapplers. YouTube can be a fantastic resource to find individual techniques, but it can also be frustrating as some videos lack depth or context. So the focus of this piece will be narrowed to a few techniques that are similar in terms of concept and practice. Judo has grouped all techniques that involve sweeping, reaping, or hooking the legs into their "ashi waza" category of throws, and this is far too broad a topic to approach in a single article. There isn't really an established agreement on what exactly separates them from other trips. However, defining them can be a bit tricky. An incredibly valuable tool for any grappler, foot sweeps blend seamlessly into almost any game and can deliver maximum results from relatively low risk and effort. The foot sweep: one of the most basic, versatile, and flat-out cool takedowns in all of grappling.
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