Brown belt · Sweep · Key
50/50: entry, sweep and heel exposure
A mirrored leg entanglement where both of you have the same leg trapped. Use it to sweep a standing opponent and to expose their heel, but hide your own heel first.
Step by step
- From single-leg X or shin-to-shin, hug their leg and swing your outside leg over their thigh.
- Triangle your legs around their leg above the knee: your foot behind your other knee. Their leg and yours now mirror each other.
- Hide your own heel straight away: point your toes and keep your foot turned so they can't cup it.
- Sweep: pull their trapped leg to your chest and push their other leg away. They sit down.
- Come up on your elbow and keep the triangle tight. Their heel is now at your chest.
- Trap the toes under your armpit, cup the heel and lock your hands. Finish slowly with a small turn of your chest, or stand up and pass if heel hooks are off.
Details that make it work
- In 50/50 they have the same attacks as you. Defend your heel before you attack theirs.
- Triangle above the knee. Lock too low and the knee slips out.
Common mistakes
- Attacking the heel while your own foot is exposed.
- Lying flat on your back, which gives them the first move.
Drill it
Entry and sweep: 8 reps each side from single-leg X. Then 50/50 heel fighting, slow grips only, 3 × 1 min.
If it fails, or what comes next
- Outside heel hook from outside ashi Submission · Leg entangle
- Counter leg lock: clear the knee line into your own attack Escape · Legs attacked
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