Hip bump sweep in BJJ

Reviewer Covers the whole sweep AND what to do when it doesn't just work - that's real coaching.

Moderator A complete, precise breakdown of the hip bump sweep from closed guard: setup, foot placement, arm reach and elbow cover, hip lift, and the push-and-elongate finish to mount, plus what to do when the opponent defends into a kimura or guillotine.

Reviewer The shin-angle rule alone will fix more hip bumps than a year of drilling it wrong.

Moderator Zero filler — every second is the hip bump sweep, direction, alignment, self-check, finish.

Reviewer The leverage and safety details here are genuinely elite-level teaching.

Moderator The whole video is the hip bump sweep -- refinement details (hand-and-foot proximity for leverage, keeping the near leg tight, driving the knee instead of just bumping) and then the full defensive side: how it's shut down and why the common defense (posting) is actually dangerous. Complete coverage of the position from both sides.

Reviewer Best kind of instructional -- problem, standard fix, better fix.

Moderator Covers the traditional version in full, the kimura you can catch when they post, and then a named variation (a training partner's elbow-over-the-wrist grip) that solves the posting problem outright, plus two real setups for when to pull the trigger. This is entirely and thoroughly about the hip bump sweep.

Reviewer Teaches you to read your opponent, not just memorize steps -- excellent.

Moderator Two full variations of the hip bump sweep, both described in real technical detail down to grip choice and opponent reaction. Squarely the skill.

Reviewer Genuinely great detail -- the hip-height tradeoff alone is worth it.

Moderator This is the hip bump sweep from first principles to finish -- clearing the hands, building off the ribs/elbow/hand, the hip-height tradeoff between power and getting caught, the elbow cup, the hip switch, driving with the outside leg. Shown from multiple angles. Nothing else competes for screen time here.

Reviewer Good clear explanation, keeps to the essentials.

Moderator A clean explanation of the core hip bump sweep mechanic from closed guard: creating an angle, isolating the far arm, raising the hips into the chest, and taking the opponent over to mount.

Reviewer Blunt delivery, but the idea itself is high-level and correct.

Moderator Squarely about reading whether an opponent is on or off their toes to choose between the hip bump and its direct variant, the hip pull sweep, converting into a triangle either way. Everything here is hip bump sweep decision-making.

Reviewer Solid technique breakdown, ignore the transcript typos.

Moderator Hands under, clear the base, shimmy out, elbow-to-hand transition, hips forward, toe pointed to direction -- full technical breakdown of the hip bump sweep, just this coach's specific entry.

Reviewer Clear, correct, and you could drill this from the video alone.

Moderator This is the hip bump sweep from closed guard, step by step -- clearing arms, basing, grabbing the elbow, hip drive, sumo step. Exactly the named technique.

Reviewer Thorough and well taught - genuinely earns the 'masterclass' label.

Moderator Everything here grows out of the hip bump entry - the base sweep to mount, then the kimura and guillotine finishes when he bases his hand out. All of it is legitimately part of this sub-skill's toolkit.

Reviewer One of the best breakdowns in this batch - explains the sweep AND what to do when it doesn't go perfectly.

Moderator Every branch covered here - the straight sweep, the kimura when he posts high, the guillotine-style front headlock when he tackles back in - grows directly out of the hip bump entry, so it's all legitimately this sub-skill even as it expands into what happens after.

Reviewer Clever setup idea for someone who already has the basic sweep working.

Moderator A named variation on the standard hip bump sweep - grabbing the sleeve/cuff to bait the opponent into extending their arm, then pulling away into the sweep - explicitly framed against 'the normal way,' plus notes on the submissions it chains into.

Reviewer Clean steps, and it doesn't forget the finish (getting base in mount).

Moderator A three-step kids' version of the same sweep: get the opponent's hands to the floor, sit up and trap the elbow, bump the hips to mount with base.

Reviewer Simple but accurate - good for a total beginner.

Moderator A simple three-step kids' breakdown of exactly this sweep: sit up on a straight arm, reach across and hug the elbow, open the legs and lift the hips to mount.

Reviewer Fixes the #1 reason this sweep fails for white belts. Short, clean, correct.

Moderator Dead center. Saulo breaks down the exact body mechanics of the sweep from setup to finish — pull, react, switch sideways, walk around, elbow down, control the side. This is the sub-skill, full stop.

Reviewer Good timing lesson, not just mechanics - useful for live rolling.

Moderator Centers on reading the opponent's posture to decide when to actually go for the sweep versus when to flow into a triangle, which is still fundamentally about hip bump sweep timing and setups - the triangle is a direct branch off a defended hip bump, not a separate topic.

Reviewer Solid, no-nonsense rundown - short but correct.

Moderator Nothing but the hip bump sweep from start to finish - clearing hands, sitting up, arm and grip placement, hip drive, landing in mount, plus the two live counters (opponent posts into a kimura opportunity, opponent drives back into a neck-control scramble). Completely on target.

Reviewer The 'he should slam like a bomb went off' cue will fix more sweeps than most people's coaches ever will.

Moderator Wall to wall hip bump, nothing else — even explains the alternate 'Kimura sweep' name and moves straight into execution.

Reviewer Clean and correct, if a bit basic -- good first lesson.

Moderator Straightforward, complete walkthrough of the sweep from closed guard -- clearing the frame, controlling the wrist, coming up and over, driving the hip into the ribs, landing in mount. Shown twice from different angles. All core content.

Reviewer Clean checkpoints, no wasted words — just wish it explained why the mechanics work, not just what to do.

Moderator Straight Gracie breakdown of the sweep off a kimura attempt when he sits back — entirely about the hip bump, no filler, gives the checkpoint (hip locked, arm controlled) before you commit. Docked a hair only because it's framed as a kimura-combo entry rather than pure isolated sweep drilling.

Reviewer Real fixes for the mistakes that make this sweep fail in live rolling.

Moderator Most of this is squarely the hip bump sweep - grip on the sleeve, elbow/hand transition off the floor, the diagonal (not sideways) direction of the sweep, keeping the hand off the mat so he can't post. The last third shifts into mount submissions, which isn't this sub-skill, so it's not a perfect 2.

Reviewer Concrete cues for the exact case where the basic version doesn't work - opponent has good posture.

Moderator Describes breaking a strong postured opponent (shake the tree), a big sit-up to grab the far arm, trapping it, and bridging the hips toward the trapped-arm side to roll to mount - the core sit-up/hip-bump sweep family of movement, addressing the common case where the opponent has good posture and grips.

Reviewer Clear, correct, beginner-friendly walkthrough. Does what it says on the tin.

Moderator Straight down the middle — closed guard, uncross legs, sit up, elevate hips, drive off the back leg, control the elbow to finish. Textbook hip bump sweep, explicitly called a beginner staple.

Reviewer The knee-into-the-ribs detail alone is worth it if you already know the basic sweep.

Moderator The first half is squarely about a specific hip bump sweep detail - driving the knee into the opponent's ribcage as part of the leg/foot placement - but the back half shifts into teaching a wrist lock counter, a different technique, even if from the same closed guard position.

Reviewer Good starting point, just don't expect depth.

Moderator Simple but squarely on target - explains when the sweep applies versus when it doesn't (postured/leaning back, not when hands are already broken down), then the mechanics into mount. No wandering.

Reviewer Real technical cues in there, just wade through the 'getting tackled' story to get to them.

Moderator Wrapped in a 'getting tackled' self-defense scenario but the technique taught underneath is a real hip bump sweep — over-under grip, posture break, hip thrust, leg hook to finish. The framing's a gimmick, the mechanics are legit.

Reviewer Good, clean intro -- just don't expect much depth.

Moderator Squarely the hip bump sweep -- explains exactly when it works (opponent postured, hands on the mat) versus when it doesn't (broken posture, forward-leaning, that's scissor sweep territory), then walks the grip, sit-up, and hip-bump-to-mount finish. Core content start to finish, just delivered fast.

Reviewer Good live-reaction detail, but assumes you know the setup already.

Moderator Framed as a follow-up when the flower sweep gets stuffed, but the actual technique being taught -- grip switch to the sleeve, sit-up, hips up and forward to mount -- is the hip bump/sit-up sweep. Good chunk of setup context around a different sweep first, but the payoff is squarely this one.

Reviewer A little uncertain given some odd phrasing in the caption.

Moderator Caption names the exact sweep, though the 'perfect for armbar defenses' framing is a slightly odd way to describe a hip bump sweep, which makes me a little less confident in the caption's accuracy.

Reviewer Technically sound sequence, just don't expect any explanation of why it works — that's on you to figure out.

Moderator Full step-by-step of the sweep from a genuine beginner angle — grip sequence, why you grab the arm, finishing control. Nothing else competing for screen time.

Reviewer The 'it still worked even when it didn't' point alone is worth the watch — real coach, not a YouTube technique-of-the-week guy.

Moderator Half scissor sweep seminar, half hip bump — the transcript's meat is really about breaking balance in general and the specific hip-bump call-out only shows up at the very end before it cuts off. Real hip bump content is in there, just sharing the stage.

Reviewer Great add-on for the chain, thin on the bump itself.

Moderator Opens with the basic chest-on-chest bump sweep as the base, then pivots into what happens when it's actually posted out -- which is realistic, since posting is the standard defense. A good chunk of the runtime is the submission chain rather than the sweep itself, but the sweep is the foundation the whole clip is built on.

Reviewer If your hip bump keeps getting stopped before it starts, the fix here is worth stealing.

Moderator First half is a genuine refinement of the sweep (pre-set cross grip so it's not telegraphed), second half pivots to a flying triangle when the grip is lost — a different technique. The hip bump content is substantial, just not the whole video.

Reviewer Useful idea buried in a pretty rough explanation - watch closely, the words alone won't get you there.

Moderator Still the hip bump sweep the whole way through, just shown against a resisting, posturing partner rather than a compliant one, plus a 'switch' adjustment for when the standard entry gets stonewalled. On topic even if messier.

Reviewer Gets the sequence right but doesn't slow down enough to actually teach it.

Moderator Quick breakdown of the core sequence -- clear hands, break posture, grab head, wrap arm on their post, bump to mount -- genuinely the hip bump sweep, just compressed, with an unrelated highlight-clip mention tacked on at the end.

Reviewer Good trigger-based teaching — know this post, hit this sweep.

Moderator The hip bump here is the payoff of a combo off a scissor sweep attempt — when he posts elbow and foot to stop the scissor, that post is your cue to switch to the hip bump. It's a real part of the video, just not the sole focus.

Reviewer Real technical detail buried in a rough, multi-take demo — worth it if you can follow the noise.

Moderator It is a hip bump sweep built off a face-push reaction chain — elbow up, foot down, drive the face, grip fight to the wrist. The sweep is the actual subject throughout.

Reviewer Looks more like academy marketing than a lesson — hard to vouch for it.

Moderator Names the right technique, but the description is keyword-stuffed hashtag/SEO text rather than a genuine description, which is a weak signal for relevance confidence.

Reviewer Decent combo idea, but the sweep itself barely gets taught before it's kimura time.

Moderator The hip bump sweep is the opening move of this combo — used to bait the arm-post that sets up the kimura. It's a real, functioning part of the video even though the back half is all kimura mechanics.