Sneaky Sweeps and Back Takes

Use this simple and creative spider guard sweep to get your opponent off balance and confuse him by trapping his leg in your armpit to get the sweep.

This innovative "barrel roll" sweep harnesses your opponent momentum and uses elements of the spider guard and the lasso guard to control and reverse.

Combining positions is a great way of ensuring successful techniques. Use the lasso to create an x guard position and grab 2 points for the sweep.

Sometimes when going lasso behind the leg, your opponent will attempt to for butterfly. Denilson shows how to continue your sweep sequence and finish.

Here you get a slick transition from lasso behind the leg to take the back. The cool grip variation secures your element of surprise with this sweep.

This crazy spinning crosslegged lasso sweep is sure to amaze your training partners. It's a simple, but high impact technique with a great flavor.

Want to lasso leg with the collar lapel? Denilson shows how to get into this position and also finish with a sweep leading you to victory on the way.

This is Denilson's take on the waiter sweep from the deep half position. Simple and super effective, this moves comes with a nice clean pass to finish.

Traditional half guard position with a lapel grip that will get you to the back. Proper hip positioning will give you the baseball bat grip.

This is Denilson's take on the traditional flower sweep from closed guard. His choice in grips give him a really strong control in the position.

Top deep half is a great position to attack the back from. Once you kill the top leg, and switch your grips, you can fall and take the back.

Great technique for a defending opponent when you tried to pass the guard and your opponent turtles.

Great way yo catch your opponent by surprise when he thinks he has the takedown you end up on his back.