Double shin guard

Double shin guard is a descriptive name for the double shin guard sweep — naming the position, both shins braced against the opponent, that the sweep works from.

Etymology. “Double shin” describes both of the bottom player’s shins pressed to the opponent’s thighs or hips; “guard” names the position. The label names the sweep by its defining contact points.

Mechanics. The two shins are the foot line that decides whether the opponent can close in: braced against the thighs, they hold the opponent at the distance the guard wants, and tilting them off-balance over that braced line reverses the position before the opponent can step past the shins.

Cross-reference. “Two-on-one shins” is a sibling alias. Full mechanical coverage on Double Shin Guard Sweep.