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 Using one's leg to sweep an opponent is an important element of many martial arts throws, such as this foot sweep (deashi harai). | |||||||
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| Kanji | 足払い | ||||||
| Hiragana | あしばらい | ||||||
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Asweep is either of two categories ofmartial arts techniques. From standing, sweeps arethrows ortakedowns that primarily use the legs to attack an opponent's legs. On theground, sweeps are techniques for reversing agrappling position from a guard position.
When standing it is a technique used to take an opponent to the ground by knocking their legs out from under them, so is classed as a throw ortakedown. The force of the sweep either runs perpendicular to the opponent's leg or rises as it strikes the leg, lifting the foot from the ground. A sweep can be used to take the opponent to the ground or it can simply disrupt the opponent's balance long enough to make an opening for a punch or kick. In Japanese it is known asashi-barai.
A sweep, when referred to in the context ofground fighting, is a technique used totransition from a neutral or inferiorposition to a dominant position, such as a practitioner moving from in an opponent'sguard tofull mount, hence the alternative term 'reversal' as the dominance of positions have been reversed.
A push sweep is one of theguard sweeps described inBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu. The main characteristic of the push sweep is the practitioner pushing the opponent's knee out from under them with their foot, when the practitioner has the opponent in theiropen guard. The push sweep is similar to the scissor sweep, which uses a scissor motion of the legs to sweep the opponent, but adds the detail of pushing the opponent's knee out from under them. This additional detail is required when the opponent keeps a wide base to prevent the scissor sweep.[1]
Just as with the Scissor Sweep, you lay your left leg next to your opponents right knee. But for this sweep your opponent has a wide base and has spread their knees to make the Scissor Sweep difficult.
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