Sit Up Guard: 3 Sweeps

The position starts from De La Riva guard. Top player has a same side lapel grip with their right hand. I am playing De La Riva with my left foot and my right foot is on T's left thigh. To set up sit up guard I break the lapel grip and kick back T's left thigh. As I kick back I pass the arm to my left hand. At this point I should be controlling T's right arm while having my left foot resting on their left thigh.

Sweep 1:
A common reaction for T is to use their left hand to push down on my right ankle and step over the leg. As they step over my right leg comes behind their trapped leg and I use my hips to come up and straight out their leg to sweep them backwards. Once I finish the sweep my right arm comes up and my forearm blocks their hip at the inside of their thigh.

Sweep 2:
Another common reaction is for T to step back. When they step back my left leg is the one that hooks behind T's right leg. I let go of sleeve grip in my left hand and post my left hand of the floor. As I post my left hand my right arm shoots through the legs as I come up to sweep. Again I block the hip with my forearm on the inside of the thigh.

Sweep 3:
Sometimes T steps back, but only enough so that it is difficult for me to maintain my right foot on T's left thigh. When they do this I keep the arm grip tight and start to fall to my right side. As I fall I bring T's right knee onto my body. My main goal is to move toward T's left leg so that my right hand can reach the back of T's left knee. Once I am able to do that T's weight is on my body. In one motion I begin to flatten myself out so and when my back is flat against the mat, I place both my feet on the ground and upa as I push with my right hand.