Alias · Sweeps
Lockdown sweep
Also known as Electric Chair Sweep — the canonical term used on this site.
Training background: Descriptive alternative — refers to the lockdown as the entry position
Descriptive — electric chair from the lockdown
Lockdown sweep is a descriptive name for the electric chair sweep — naming the lockdown half guard the electric chair sweep launches from.
Etymology. “Lockdown” names the laced-leg half guard that sets up the sweep; “sweep” names the reversal. The label foregrounds the entangling position over the “electric chair” image of the finish.
Mechanics. The sweep rotates the opponent over the trapped leg: extending the laced lockdown while controlling a leg loads them sideways around that fixed point, so the rotation tips them off balance and the bottom player follows it up into the reversal.
Cross-reference. Full mechanical coverage on Electric Chair Sweep.