Alias · Sweeps
Elevator sweep
Also known as Butterfly Hook Sweep — the canonical term used on this site.
Names the hook-elevating butterfly sweep
Elevator sweep is a descriptive name for the butterfly hook sweep — “elevator” naming the lift the hook gives the opponent’s leg.
Etymology. “Elevator” likens the butterfly hook to a lift that raises the leg; “sweep” names the reversal. The image foregrounds the elevation that powers the technique.
Mechanics. The elevation destabilises the opponent off their base before they tip over: raising the leg on the hooked side lifts their weight off that support, and once that side is unbalanced the bottom player rolls them through the gap the lift created rather than against a planted base.
Cross-reference. “Basic butterfly sweep,” “Hook sweep,” and “Underhook butterfly sweep” are sibling aliases. Full mechanical coverage on Butterfly Hook Sweep.