How To Master The Flower Sweep in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu?

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is filled with many techniques, ranging from the easiest to the most difficult in execution. They also range in their effectiveness from being the least effective to the most effective. But there is a small area in BJJ that covers such techniques that are very simple in their execution, but at the same time, they are very powerful in their effect. They are very quick, easy, and have a very strong effect on the receiving opponent. So here is a shoutout for all such techniques, and all the beginners in BJJ are advised to learn such techniques. One of these is the flower sweep. It is a very beautiful, easy, and simple technique, but it is very effective against the opponent. But how can you master this technique, particularly as a beginner? Let’s dive into this in detail.

• The flower sweep in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is a sweep in which you move your legs like the petals of a flower to reverse your opponent who is on top of you. The movement of your legs, which are flower like like generates momentum, which is very crucial in the generation of this sweep. That is why it is known as the flower sweep in BJJ. This is done mostly when you are playing the closed guard. So it is more like a guard technique.

• The flower sweep is a very effective and beautiful technique in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu because it is not based on strength. You do not need to be a physically stronger person. You can execute it perfectly with accurate timing, precision, angle control, and coordination.

The flower technique comprises the following steps:

The flower sweep starts when the bottom player is in closer guard and the other player is on top of them. The bottom one is controlling their opponent with their sleeves by one hand and with their hips by the other hand. A Good Grip is very important in this step. If you do not have strong and effective grips, then you are not going to get your sweep done effectively. This effective gripping prevents your partner from posting on the mat as their arms are trapped, and it is very difficult for them to do this. It all depends on how good your grip is. So make sure you are having very effective gripping.

The next step is to create a point for making a flower sweep. You can do this by opening the guard as you started doing this sweep from the closed guard. Now, in the first step, you have grabbed the sleeves of your opponent with your one hand. You have to place your foot on the same side as your hand gripping the sleeve of your opponent near the hips on the ground. This will create a pivot point that you can use for making a sweep.

The next step is to swing your leg like a pendulum. Your first leg is near the sleeve of your opponent, and you need to move your other leg. This will generate the momentum. Move it wide and like an arc. This represents the flower. That is why its sweep is called the flower sweep.

Now, the next step is to unbalance your opponent. This is not a difficult thing to do, as you already have generated momentum by swinging your leg like a flower. So you need to use this momentum to unbalance your opponent.

Now, it's time for you to make the sweep. You need to move your leg upward above the ground and take it towards your head. After this, quickly and explosively move it towards the ground. As you are moving your leg up and down and thus making the sweep, you should also move the arm of your opponent, which you have trapped. Move it across your opponent’s body.

The final step is to secure the dominance. You are very close to it. As you move your legs and the trapped arm of your opponent, your opponent will be tripped over to the ground. They will fall towards the ground, and you will be able to get on top of your opponent. Get on them and secure the dominant position. The sweep is complete, and now you can make any further transitions, chokes, or submissions.

The flower sweep is a very beautiful sweep because it does not require your strength for its execution. Even a weak person or a frail one can do it easily if they have followed all the steps correctly. Instead of power, strength, and force, it depends on the strategy, technique, momentum, and leverage. The following are the points that explain how the flower sweep works:

Instead of brute force, you are using your swinging leg to generate motion. This motion is enough to roll your opponent over to the ground.

It is very easy for you to disrupt the base of your opponent by pulling their arm and controlling their hip. If you have done both of these, you can easily roll them over.

You do not need a big body or greater mass and strength to overthrow your opponent. You just need the right strategy and technique.

The flower sweep is a perfect example of how technique is more effective than strength.

Now you well know the importance of the flower sweep in BJJ. So it is very necessary for you to learn this sweep. But the only way possible for you to do this is to practice, and you need to do this a lot until you master it. There are a lot of ways to practice the BJJ flower sweep, which you can adopt and implement in your training routine. Some of the best ones are the following:

• Now the first practice technique is to repeat it regularly. Find yourself a training partner and practice the technique with them. You should know the importance of repetition. It helps build your muscle memory. You cannot build your memory without repeating it again and again. With muscle memory, you are able to execute the technique as you do in the training.

• Imagine you have learnt the technique, but you have not built your muscle memory for that particular technique due to not repeating it enough. When you try to do it during a professional grappling match, you will not be able to do it properly because in such situations, you are under a lot of pressure. This pressure is enough to hinder your performance in a BJJ match. So repeat it regularly until you have mastered the technique and built your muscle memory.

The second type of drill you should do is the resistance drill. In this type of drill, you need a training partner who can resist your moves and actions so that you can learn how exactly you can execute the technique against your opponent in a professional grappling match. This resistance can range from light to very tough, but you should always start with the light resistance. This is very important to do because in a professional environment, you are not free to do anything you want to do. You have your training partner who can resist you a lot.

The third type of drill you should do is the combination drill. The fact is that you have to do or mimic everything that happens in a professional BJJ match. This will help you better learn and master the flower sweep. So you need to do it in combinations. This means that you should do some techniques before or after executing the flower sweep in BJJ. Follow the sweep with some attacks, transitions, or submissions so that you know exactly what you will do after it during the professional BJJ match.

Starting your journey in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, you will learn many techniques and moves. Some of these will be easy for you, while others will be difficult for you. But some of them are very important to learn, and the flower sweep is one of them. So you need to learn it and master it so that you can execute it against your opponent. There are many benefits to it for executing against your opponents, particularly in professional BJJ matches, but the most important of them is that you are able to use it against both bigger and smaller opponents. You will not feel smaller in front of the bigger opponent because you will have them in your trap with this sweep.

The flower sweep involves moving your legs like the petals of a flower to reverse your opponent who is on top of you. The movement of your legs, which are flower like and generate momentum, is very crucial in the generation of this sweep. That is why it is known as the flower sweep in BJJ. This is done mostly when you are playing the closed guard. So it is more like a guard technique.

You can do the flower sweep in BJJ by following the steps given below:

• Starts from the closed guard

• Create a point for making a sweep

• Swing your leg like a pendulum

• Unbalance your opponent

• Make the sweep

• Secure the dominance

The following are some of the benefits of flower sweep in BJJ:

• You use your legs to generate motion

• Easier to disrupt the base of your opponent

• You don’t need a big body and good strength

• A perfect example of good technique wins you matches