Hook sweep

Hook sweep is a short name for the butterfly hook sweep — naming the sweep by the butterfly hook that elevates the opponent.

Etymology. “Hook” names the butterfly hook under the opponent’s thigh; “sweep” names the reversal. The clipped term drops “butterfly,” common where the guard is understood.

Mechanics. Securing an underhook on one side controls that hip, and the butterfly hook beneath the thigh lifts it; with the hip controlled and the leg elevated, the opponent has no base on that side and rolls over it, the underhook steering them down into the reversal.

Cross-reference. “Basic butterfly sweep,” “Underhook butterfly sweep,” and “Elevator sweep” are sibling aliases. Full mechanical coverage on Butterfly Hook Sweep.