The Leg LASSO CATAPULT Sweep!

[@jrtien]

I was so excited when I pulled this sweep in a live roll the first time. The bicep crunch is a bonus as well.

[@nitramcontrario]

i love the lasso, this sweep was the first that i learned and my favorite because works a lot. Thanks for your videos, nice teaching and very clear.

[@TheGrapplingAcademy]

Yes this is a great sweep. Happy rolling (-: Coach Tom

[@laceesandberg2596]

This is by far my favorite sweep. This one's slightly different from the one I originally learned, so it's awesome to have both in my arsenal. Thanks coach!

[@happylarry7533]

Thanks for your wisdom professor Your one of the best channels I learn from then try to do at my garcie Barra London Good day

[@jaybekay01]

Just learned this in class yesterday. We're doing it again this evening. Can't wait as I picked up so many little details from this video. Thanks mate.. OSS 🙏

[@craigc1580]

Such a good teacher! Explains things extremely well!

[@TheGrapplingAcademy]

Thanks CMC glad you enjoyed the video. Enjoy using the leg lasso! (-: Coach Tom

[@motojits6300]

Awesome sweep! This was one of the first sweeps I learned a couple years ago and still use, but I learned to do it when my opponent is standing, and I would hook the leg instead of gripping the pants. Will definitely try this sweep tonight, thanks!

[@TheGrapplingAcademy]

Great stuff. Go the kawasakis! I had a zx10r and zx14r in my garage both tuned to 200hp at the rear wheel......fun times! (-: Tom Davey

[@motojits6300]

The Grappling Academy Haha that’s awesome! I can’t imagine having a 200hp rocket. The only Kawasaki I had was a Ninja 250r, but I’ve got a Suzuki Gsxr 750 now. Thinking of a Yamaha FZ-09/07 next season.

[@Mroldschool84]

This technique has been vary effective for me! Was so easy to set up due to people thinking I made a mistake by opening the right side up! Thanks!

[@TheGrapplingAcademy]

Great work with that! Yes it is always fun to catch people off guard! Happy rolling (-: Coach Tom

[@mileystone6306]

I can't thank you enough for this video. Used it tonight in class. So effective, my new go to. Thanks again.

[@TheGrapplingAcademy]

So awesome to hear Miley. I love this sweep and once you get it down it will be unstoppable. (-: Coach Tom

[@chrisgarlick5833]

I trust tried this on my Fairtex dummy today n it worked really well! Great tips. Look forward to trying this in class.

[@Honeyybjj]

🔥🔥🔥😍 gonna try to remember to try this in class!!

[@benlangford34]

Class Tom

[@FightSceneFilmSchool]

Wow, you are such a great teacher!

[@TheGrapplingAcademy]

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the video! (-: Coach Tom Davey

[@FightSceneFilmSchool]

Subscribed. Keep up the great work (^_^)

[@madygaming2638]

Wouwww fantastic thankssss

[@eduardogaldino8432]

Thank you professor Tom,better than try to pullarm in ,its more secured w/ laco,then sweep!

[@chadfields4078]

Awesome video!

[@jitsulee652]

Coach Tom, can you please show the bicep crusher from post sweep position or link me to a video explaining it.

[@TheGrapplingAcademy]

I will add it to my filming list when I next teach Lassoo. But more or less, just keep your lasso sleeve grip and come up and squish his forearm with your body weight through your belly. Be careful though, as if you sprawl back...bad things will happen to his bicep and elbow! (-: Coach Tom

[@Helios601]

I always try the bicep crush from there but never get the finnish.

[@Iamfr0ggy]

I'll be trying this one

[@AlexPiotrowski]

i'll give this one a go

[@mileystone6306]

Great video, thank you

[@cm1212]

hi coach could that work no gi with a wrist grab and under knee grab instead of GI grips?

[@TheGrapplingAcademy]

+C M indeed it dies give it a try! (-: Coach Tom

[@tapskill3]

Can you please demonstrate a No GI version? Thanks

[@TheGrapplingAcademy]

Hold the wrist not the sleeve. Hopefully you have a good grip or big hands! (-: Coach Tom Davey

[@ryanm6828]

There’s a a bicep slicer there as well.

[@zivot92]

Will be my first real attempt to mess with lasso position 😎 As a whiter xD Thanks sensei, OSS

[@et5555yang]

What is your first response if opponent tries to stand?

[@davidcordova1773]

love it 😍😍😍

[@mauricioleonruiz6109]

Looks great, but I can't see how I would apply this to nogi

[@TheGrapplingAcademy]

+Mauricio León Ruiz just use a strong wrist grip and undertook the leg instead of gi grips. If you lose the arm, transition straight into omoplatas, arm bars and triangles if it slips out mid sweep! (-: Coach Tom

[@jamesd9355]

I've used this for years but it is NOT a bread-and-butter move. It is a gimmick move that only works if people don't know it. It's easy for your opponent to stuff if he is familiar with it. Notice the instructor says "what he thinks is a dumb move", implying it is for use on someone who doesn't know it.

[@TheGrapplingAcademy]

I respectfully disagree with your view here as many people like myself, not too mention champions like Samir Chantre, use it as part of their bread and butter game. The key at higher levels is to combine it with spider, de la rive, reverse de la riva, lapel and shin to shin guards to keep advanced opponents behind the eight ball. Be patient and work on other techniques and you will find it will come back as one of your highest percentage sweeps. Take care James (-: Coach Tom

[@jamesd9355]

I agree that leg lasso is very good, its just this sweep that I believe is not good against people who know what they are doing. I have swept brown belts with it who didn't know what was coming, but I have had it stuffed by blue belts who were aware of it.

[@sebastiangheorghe6405]

What options you have when opponent lean back?

[@garrydye2394]

@@TheGrapplingAcademy I agree with both here...if you are trying to set this up as a stand alone sweep...it's hard to pull off. But you need to walk before you can run. You need to "catch" your opponent with switching between guards and setting things up. To much to show in a single video and to complicated for most at this level. I still scissor sweep the hell out of people at the higher belts because I can set it up with lapel guard to submission attempt to scissor sweep. I would never catch it as stand alone move. It's all about the set ups. That is why as you get better at BJJ it is good to work on chaining your moves, sweeps, submissions together instead of thinking of them as stand alone parts. Either way, great video.

[@TheGrapplingAcademy]

Great point there Garry on combing basic techniques and disguising them in transitions. Open guard transitions to scissor sweeps often work way too well! (-: Tom Davey

[@autumnknight9946]

very cool

[@garrydye2394]

THE COUNTER: to this sweep is super simple....the hand that is being lasso'd....bend your wrist towards your own stomach and twist it around until you have moved your own hand to outside of his leg (you can see in the video it is inside blacks leg). This leaves this sweep dead in the water. So with that being said the most important part of this sweep is to NOT let your opponent do this. Any legit blue belt and above will begin to move his own hand to the outside of your leg the moment you even begin to lasso his arm. It's great to follow up with a counter to each sweep so that you can see how your opponent is going to try and counter you...so you can begin to counter his counter. If he can counter your lasso before you begin to counter his counter...this sweep will not work. It all comes down to which side of your own leg his hand is on. If its on the inside....your winning...if its on the outside of your own leg...he is winning. IF you keep trying this sweep and it's not working...that might be why. Fine detail that must be known. It's all in the details. Hope that helps someone.

[@TheGrapplingAcademy]

This is a good point. Do watch for the sneaky wrist lock though when you gooseneck your hand around the thigh! I love catching people with that one! Happy rolling (-: Tom Davey

[@Sw1tchTube]

2+2 is 4 quick maths

[@pipokatz]

Hey coach, may I make a suggestion? I get a little frustrated when you say things like "it works on your feet" or "it works no gi" and you leave it like that... May I suggest that when you say things like that that you show us just once, so that we may have an idea on how it works otherwise? Other than that, I love your channel!

[@TheGrapplingAcademy]

Will do Alvaro! (-: Coach Tom

[@jitsulee652]

Exactly..i had same question. You are awesome teacher anyways. Muchos gracias.

[@blackdouglas450]

Such a great job... until you mentioned points. ;)