Marcio's sweep
Setup: This move is designed for a stalling opponent from closed guard. One whose weight is down. Their elbows are usually by or touching their knees. Their hands may be on the chest or in the armpits. This sweep is also used on an opponent who uses a hands in armpits posture with their elbows up. Their head may be as in the picture or down on the chest.
Matt is in white.
Jason is in blue.
Starting from the closed guard, Matt takes his right hand and grabs the elbow of Jason's left arm. Matt's left hand grabs Jason's gi pant at the right ankle.
Here you can see the position of Matt's left hand. In a no gi situation, Matt would underhook the leg instead. This grip is important as a great deal of power for the sweep comes with this grip.
Here you can see the position of Matt's right hand. He will not grip the cloth of the gi. He may also grab the sleeve at the wrist. In a no gi situation, a loose underhook grabbing the elbow or just grabbing the wrist are the best options. If Jason's elbows were too tight to his thighs to get this grip, Matt would raise his hips up to create space to allow his hand to slide behind the elbow.
Matt's right foot goes on Jason's left hip with the right knee tight to Jason's body. Matt's left leg goes across the back. Ideally, Matt's left calf would be parellel to Jason's shoulders and his left heel would be touching his right knee. Although Jason's elbow is a bit higher than it was, even it if were closer to the ground, Matt would still be in correct position. If Jason's hips were too close for Matt to put his right foot on Jason's hip, Matt would escape his hips side to side (crunch left and right) and put his right foot up after doing a crunch to his left.
Matt raises his hips off the floor, up and to the left. If Jason's head was at 12 o'clock, Matt raises his hips to 10 o'clock. This move is to get Jason to push back into him (down and to Matt's right which is where Jason will be swept).
In one motion, Matt drops his hips to the floor and escapes his hips to the right (a side crunch to the left, pulling his head to Jason's right knee. From this hip escape Matt's leg will be in a good power position to kick through. Jason's weight is on his own left side which allows Matt to lift Jason's right leg. Matt's left leg is still high on the back, even higher than it was to start the move.
Matt kicks with his left leg, driving his hamstring into Jason's side. His left hand is able to generate a lot of power pulling his Jason's leg in an arc over his body. When Jason is on his side from the kick and the pull of the pant leg, Matt sits up to the current picture. Up to this point, Matt's right foot has never strayed from Jason's left hip.
Matt takes mount and taunts his Jason with his right index finger.
