Do KARATE Sweeps Work In MMA? *SPARRING FOOTAGE*

[@WonderboyMMA]

What are some of your favorite sweeps you've seen in an MMA contests?! One of my favorites Is Zabit Magomedsharipov VS Kyle Bochniack! 👊👊

[@unredeemed-deatharena]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/q2GQf3psethqpdU - Strange way it was done, almost the opposite direction to what I'm used to seeing. MOre accustomed to someone moving in a step in-stance then tagging the front leg. This one almost worked - and it confused me... I have to admit.

[@unredeemed-deatharena]

This one though, this one is god damn beautiful on the supporting leg. xD kzbin.info/www/bejne/gp-QaZWhoN-KgNk

[@Matt_Mosley1983]

Dude, that Dragontail @ 7:12 Don't be afraid of ending up so close, just expect to miss and be ready to grab that front leg. Grab the ankle with both hands, lift and turn to your right whilst pushing the knee from inside with your right elbow against it for leverage 😉🥋🥊

[@proteus2103]

My Judo people will say all of the sweeps are the best lol

[@ELVIS1975T]

My favorite sweep ever was made by Rocky Sylvester Balboa Stallone against Tommy the Machine Gunn Morrisson :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/b562imWVlqhrjbM

[@deadguy29]

Lyoto Machida swept Thiago Silva and proceeded to KO him with one punch before Silva could get up. Machida used the ashi barai quite often in his fights.

[@shinobihashira3970]

I watched his highlights and he did it few times.

[@MehrdadParthian]

what an amazing fighter lyoto was, he was such a scary fighter when he was the ufc champion. it was a pity that it didn't last.

[@dumitriuflorentina6137]

DO KARATE SWEEPS WORK IN MMA? *SPARRING FOOTAGE*

[@honigdachs.]

Seeing karate and Muay Thai fighters regularly use sweeps, I'm sure they can work well in MMA too. Lyoto Machida has used them in his fights too.

[@retroghidora6767]

The best timing for foot sweeps in striking is WHILE someone is striking. There are different timings even within just that. A good one is getting an angle and swiping at the back of the ankle/heel right before someone completes the step for a committed jab with the arch of your foot. I also recommend the books "Best Karate Kumite" and "Best Karate Kumite 2" for some good setups for these kinds of techniques. They can can be hard to read at times but it's worth it.

[@drinfernodds]

Douglas Lima used that on Michael Page when Page lunged in with a jab. Swept him off his feet and then he got knocked out by a massive punch.

[@d04lvallier]

I'm pretty sure Tony successfully used them even got one on Gaethje

[@mcd0ndal]

Tony Ferguson made pocket sand work. He's built different

[@johnnyb1418]

That was a highlight for me.

[@unredeemed-deatharena]

I remember my old Shotokan tournaments, foot sweeps were glorious if the timing was right. Caught more than a few people out moving forward at the right time, but this worked JUST as effectively will full contact glove sparring if not more due to the opponent committing before their foot lands in stance.

[@vids595]

Yep as they slide towards you to close distance is a perfect time to use it.

[@Matt-uo3gz]

I love how wonderboy compliments his opponents even when he gets hit with their attack. It really serves as an inspiration to other martial artists to learn from your opponent as well!💪

[@bunkaiking]

It's nice to see sparring focusing on technique instead of ego like many ppl do....❤

[@indeswma4904]

Love the honesty and humility, you are the man Wonderboy!

[@joekelly7785]

Leon Edwards landed a couple of great ones on Nate in their fight as well

[@amorgan5844]

Pops in the back watching over his tribe is my favorite part of the video😁 looks like a straight assassin.

[@MehrdadParthian]

8:44, i kept thinking "why does he have that babyface look to him during sparring ?" until you mentioned the 20 year old mouthpiece... its definitely made for a little kid. haha

[@Sigrt]

I had a training partner that used to do this a lot to me. He never managed to actually sweep me with it. But it did put me off balance, which gave him openings, and it was very hard to punish him for it, even when I knew it was coming.

[@EvolveNowYoga]

Man your footwork is on point! The movements are insanely smooth👊

[@thehighcommunity247]

That's what's up man. I am a South-Paw, and obviously I spar with Orthodox fighters 84% of the time. Instead of throwing my rear kick to the inside of their lead leg...I favor kicking the outside of their left leg with my right leg. It's so much closer, so I can do it quick as well as return to my stance incredibly fast. In retrospect, they can do the same exact thing to me, lead leg against lead leg. However, most people don't do that because they favor the rear leg. Stay Up Man. Love The Channel.

[@capitalg785]

Try catching peeps on the front foot as they step into you. The weight is transferring onto the front leg and you'll get a bigger effect. Works great as you exit off your own punch to the inside or outside of their lead foot. Your combining your sweeps with your high kicks looks really promising.Great work Wonderboy, always enjoy your content.

[@killaben85]

Wonderboy could you go over in more detail the Blood and Guts Era "Sweeps" that were basically Calf Kicks?

[@bryanmatthew6194]

The best sweeps or swatting shots I’ve done is when you take their momentum and use it against them. Sometimes it requires a little quick push up top to complete it but when you time and perform it properly you can get anyone to the ground in a second! Just a thought. Love you buddy ✌🏼❤️🌎🔥

[@NBTKDA]

I've found success with the dragon tail sweep in open stance when the other person is jabbing, particularly if they always step with their front foot on the jab.

[@Docinaplane]

Actually, I was very impressed with how, after your opponent lifted his leg on the DT sweep, you got your guard up so quickly!

[@YoukaiSlayer12]

Sweeps are a great technique to practice, especially back in the dojo. & using a simple foot sweep over flashy or complex one is just fine.

[@oddmanout7755]

I think sweeps would have improved your last two fights, especially going for the back leg.

[@MoveConsistently]

that dragon tail sweep is the coolest thing i've ever seen

[@complexblackness]

If you want to see effective sweeps look up Elwyn Hall, Frank Brennan, Wayne Otto and George Best.

[@makesenz]

It's very cool to see you spar with a Kyokushin guy, as a Kyokushin guy i know we do more phonebooth style fighting but oh do we know when leg kicks are coming lol. Great video Stephen, Osu!

[@jordibruvandellos4715]

Stephen es un profesor docente y un luchador espectacular. Da gusto la mezcla de karate aplicada a las mma. Gracias

[@leandrofekete2990]

Sos mi peleador favorito, muy buen video

[@solagratia1600]

That’s great footage sparring! I definite note they work but require good timing, keep it up Stephen!

[@vids595]

Alright, the hardest time to pull it off is on the opponents rear leg as they kick with the lead leg. I know it seems that that would be a perfect time but the rear leg is far away making it hard to get to, especially after having to avoid their kick. And with all their weight on that one foot, it is stuck to the mat pretty well. Think about this, when do we use ashi waza, it is when they take the weight off of the foot we are sweeping. Try the dragons tails right as they throw a jab or as they are placing their lead foot back on the mat after having thrown a kick. Or bait them to slide toward you by sliding backwards, as they slide towards you to close the distance you created, dragons tail. Practice sliding back then sweeping as one technique.

[@panosts6178]

Hey Stephen. Could you possibly do a video summarising all the major injuries you've had in your fighting career? I tore my acl and my meniscus during training after my best fighting year so far . I read you also suffered a similar injury during the Raymond Daniels fight and some gruesome hand injuries against Vicente Luque. It would be awesome to see what you've been through and how you overcame all of that to still be a top welterweight at age 39

[@Tenchigumi]

The good ol' Down+HK. Now we just gotta add a follow up Tatsumaki and juggle them like Akuma.

[@wearblackclothes]

Wonderfulboy have you considered moving up and rematching Whitaker? Probably give you a shot at izzy if you get that win.

[@AngelBP714]

Your Gym and sponsors should be a map in a game.

[@davidcdun8896]

Sweeps could be easier to execute, if you are in the clinch or in standing up grapple. Using upper body to throw down the opponent, as you use sweep to unbalance the opponent. Those karate tournament videos in the beginning, they were using hands too, to push down the opponents, as they sweep or calf kicked.

[@suavelishes]

Nice little Sweep Sparring :) i like it. WB 4tw!

[@robertoespinoza4047]

Intermediate martialisy here so correct me if I’m wrong but the jab feint is too close for the spinning sweep. Maybe a round kick landing into the spin, works in both sides.

[@jarossggbfy2281]

Mr wonderboy!!!! Huge fan!!! Of course the sweep or anything else can be deadly if launched at the right time… for example the foot stomp! Why doesn’t anyone use it on a downed opponent? Especially if that foot is on its side… it could easily end a fight

[@CulversCreations]

The kids in the cage is awesome! Future mma champs for sure

[@ethanbaccinelli4157]

you should react to every slam finish in ufc history if you havnt done it yet

[@aforahnamath7337]

Sweeps wokr perfectly fine on muay thai matches dont see the reason why the shouldnt work on any other striking enviroment ...you are still fighting on two legs

[@nickbrummer]

These sweeps are easier to get in mma gloves because you can set up/maintain the distance with grabs to the arms and neck.

[@nUmBskulLL]

Idea. Scissor sweep someone's leg when they are standing and you are in your back. That's how McGregor damaged his ACL in training. You try to kick above and below the knee but in opposite directions 😅.

[@connorkim237]

You should meet up with Jeff Chan from the mmashredded KZbin channel. He is an excellent striker, but on top of that he effectively uses a lot of foot sweeps in his game.

[@amhawk8742]

Man! I've been doing karate since I was 9 (now 17) and those beginners look about on par with me 😂. Funny how slow sparring progression is in traditional karate vs MMA/kickboxing. I took the last half year off to do some BJJ but I gotta get back to my striking. Calf kicks are great for sweeps or racking up strike numbers.

[@adamfricks]

Andruw’s been with them 2 years now ..he’s put in a lot of work though. They have an awesome program

[@shadow_crne1030]

3:11 During dragon tail sweep, don't you connect your heel with his ankle?? ............ Or will that brake it? Any inside before I try it out, Sensei Thomson??

[@Kemp1730]

I love finding people I can trust to spar with, just that touch sparring full speed maybe some colliding forearms and shins especially when you're flowing between styles and your sparring partner has Wing Chun foundation, but that was the great thing with all my friends that we would just flow through styles. I remember one night it was my buddy Jerome's bday and towards the end of the night we end up in the alley under a street light forming a perfect circle for our ring and we sparred. Another time my friend Canaan and I were sparring out on the walkway to my apartment and there was a thunderstorm going on and it was EPIC, we'd collide with attacks and lightning would pop off and as we throw some more and find another critical strike thunder would roar, the rain would swoop up and hit us at times under the awning. It was like God was playing cinematographer for our fight!!! One time I sparred with an MMA guy foundation Jiu-jitsu took him over 5 minutes to get me to the ground as I'm breaking his grabs and lighting him up with combos, then he gets me down and in an Americana I believe. I was about to give up when I realized there was a hand crushing my nose and I couldn't figure out whose it was, then I realized it was mine as he tares my shoulder muscles a bit and tells me "you need to tap" I respond "I can't, my hand is crushing my nose" Then I moved to the country started at a factory broke some toes and haven't practiced in 3 years.. partly because I keep fracturing my dang toes lol, also don't have anyone to spar with when you live 5 miles outside a town of less than 300 people..

[@wesleyshebs2319]

Ayy lets go Fricks

[@TheElbowMerchant]

My offensive wrestling was always suboptimal, and that's being generous, so if I ever got a takedown in training, it was always because I landed a decent sweep or outside leg trip (or pure luck, lol).

[@markmessi9020]

Machida was the master at using ashi barai in his fights. Yeah it works you just need the attributes for it

[@klaiejah]

Once was a 1st Dan black belt in Goju-Ryu - haven't practiced for many, many years. I used to drop so many guys with the sweep, even today in any muck-around sparring I do it unconsciously and put the other guy on the ground. No idea why it was always so natural for me... but yes, it works. At the highest level it might be more difficult.

[@klaiejah]

@@tatumergo3931 My teacher was Burdett Shihan, wonderful man. We had Ingo de Jong visit for a while - he inspired multiple kicking off one leg. I could turn my back foot into a kin geri around and inside the opponents from knee, flick it in the opposite direction into a head kick and then bring it down into a sweep going the other direction. It worked a treat… I would do myself an injury attempting that now lol…

[@fabianh.5848]

I would do the dragon tail sweep as a counter if someone kicks at the same time and sweep the back leg

[@mariorobustelli3738]

Look at Machida Wonderboy!!! 🥋🥊👊OSS

[@marcinolszewski2260]

In my opinion that reverse spinning sweep is much much less effective than front spinnin sweep. When you do it non reversed there is more power from the spin, easier to catch a legg between your shin and foot and if you are too close its easy to transition into scissors takedown.

[@ronki23]

Of course sweeps work. It depends on the opponent's stance and timing though. If i'm not mistaken the karate fighters stand more side on ? Not sure

[@liketojump]

Great video!

[@gw1357]

Do you think sweeping would be more common in MMA if you could kick a grounded opponent? I feel like one of the reasons sweeps aren't seen as much in MMA is because you can't easily exploit them to a finish because of the rule set. I always think of the Tony Ferguson sweep of Justin Gaeje (followed by the weird sand and magic hands thing).

[@ky-passley4769]

didn't someone do a successful dragon sweep on WB in the ufc

[@ralphr5957]

I think the leg sweeps works more the foot you’re sweeping with is closer to the ground that way you won’t get his upper leg

[@ryanbaker5931]

Hey Wonderboy, love the content and was wondering what your policy is on drop ins and sparring. I'd love to drop in sometime but I'm sure there's a ton of knuckleheads that come in and try to spar way too hard so I understand if you don't let drop ins spar. Either way I'd love to just get some in person knowledge from you 🙏🏽

[@benmyers3859]

My sensei was amazing with dragontail sweeps. I would only have to think of kicking and i would be on my butt 😂

[@legkick1]

There was a guy in PKA Karate named Longstreet who was really good at the dragon tail leg sweep. Muay Thai also does leg sweeps Steven. Might be some good research there?

[@Swag-Juice]

Wondergut at 185, coming soon? ❤

[@vids595]

I would love to know how many hours I put into the dragon tail sweep in the 80's

[@bartangel4867]

I cant imagine dragon tail sweep ever working. if it does I have no idea how to do it. Then again I never tried anything like that outside video games. I seen a youtube video when someone used this sweep but I think at very least you have to be in excellent shape have flawless technique, be very balanced and flexible to even try to get something like that. and you had to practice martial arts since you were a kid. as far as recovery from it if you miss. I think capoeira kick would be good way to recover from it because you can throw it from the ground. that is of course if you are very athletic and practiced this for long time. but for someone capable of doing a sweep like that and actually being capable of using it successfully with enough practice they would probably be able to learn this kick as well

[@ruger51995]

Think these have potential to separate someone above anyone if they learned these and got good enough to where they could miss a sweep but employ something else like a trip in the same attempt. Lazer focus to see and Time a round house get under it and sweep. Youd have to be a wizard to get it to work i think but someday someone will get it figured out

[@kavernianengineering2959]

Lets go baby

[@cannibistalks]

Hey Wonderboy! have you got any footage of your father or sister fighting back in the day? I was curious but I couldn't find anything

[@thehollyisaiah888]

Love your vids

[@grumpyzamora2508]

Dang my daughter thought you were Sweet T during the sparring. 😂😂😂

[@ujjayisoundsystem]

It’s all timing your opponent and when they put weight forward on the foot you’re trying to sweep

[@bartangel4867]

I think if I wanted to sweep someone I would first kick them to inside of their lead leg with my left leg to get them little bit off balance then step outside them and do a pendulum kick but instead of going for upper leg or behind the knee I would go to a calf and turn all the way to sweep them as I lower my leg to the level of their ankle I'm not sure if this would work but at least you would get in a strong pendulum kick to the calf and get the opponent off balance.

[@bartangel4867]

@@tatumergo3931 that sounds interesting if it is possible to sweep someone using karate against a firmly planted opponent than this would definitely be an interesting attack. even if it is possible to sweep someone only if they are only on one leg this would still be important part of stand up fighting especially if added to muay thai and in combination with leg kicks so that if someone lifts his leg to block a leg kick they are exposed to a sweep. I don't have any actual experience with muay thai sonly what little I learned from my brother. and none in Karate. but delivering a good kick to the leg with Muay thai is easy even for someone who just does it from time to time and doesn't really train just hits the pads from time to time. Karate sweep on the other hand would be very hard to do by anyone except those who did it since childhood are in their prime now and are genetically gifted in terms of karate on top of it. and I never seen it used in UFC or anything like that. at least in actual fights. now I'm not saying they don't work even if most practitioners say they don't but if they can be done the question becomes can they be done against resisting opponent? as you know pushing someone who is just standing vs someone who is bracing are two different things and I don't know if a sweep of this type would work against opponent who has his feet firmly planted on the ground. although I would like to believe that you can sweep someone who is supporting themselves on only one leg. (although for me that makes no difference because this is not something I could ever do and I'm not sure anyone except those I mentioned could)

[@onedollarstiffy]

Start calling out Nick Diaz and get that fight booked, would be great fight!

[@OslanActionFilms]

Very nice!

[@tonytomahawk5160]

Of course they do. Is this truly a question being asked?

[@Monkey_11]

WB>🌎

[@excal_umba2164]

I might be wrong but didn't you get sweeped by someone in one of your fights? Or was that by someone else?

[@TheRonin248]

As a Judoka, 🤣😂😂😂😂😂 If the right person does them but not a karate practitioner.

[@XarkoCZ]

WB trying to steal Chubby Surprise from Seth

[@crabking0697]

Lol I think the Dragon trail sweep only works in video games. But all the other sweeps I think are legit.

[@DefinitelyNotArielHelwani]

Petr Yan thai sweeps are beautiful

[@chrisdudedurian1305]

I feel like Muay Thai has a much easier time sweeping than Karate but the question is why. What are the differences

[@michaeldulay4461]

The kicks are little more powerful and they sweep different

[@svenpetersen872]

I have a question stephen wonderboy thompson I do Taekwondo and heading off to college they offer Karate and BJJ. I plan on continuing my training including cross training with those two disciplines. Do you have any advice for someone starting Karate and BJJ who has done taekwondo for a while? Talking with one of my instructors. They say the differences between the martial arts might make it harder to learn breaking habits from Taekwondo

[@tanng93]

BJJ will really diversify your skillset and improve your ground game.

[@svenpetersen872]

I'm super excited to start BJJ. I start school in September so it will be a little while before I start. Because martial arts has become a part of me continuing at college will help with my nervousness of going there. I'm a bit nervous on how easy will it be to make friends. My friends and family think I'll do great, but it's hard to shake the nervousness.

[@tanng93]

@@svenpetersen872 as someone with multiple degrees, I'd say just focus on getting your schoolwork done and staying in shape. With those responsibilities handled, you'll make friends along the way. Partying can be fun, but it's super overrated. Stick with BJJ (and martial arts in general) - you'll definitely find friends there. And remember, keep the goal in mind and figure out what you want to do, but don't fail to enjoy and appreciate the journey, including the nervousness, cluelessness, and youth. Good luck! 💪🤙

[@svenpetersen872]

Thank you, you saying that means a lot. I really appreciate the advice

[@MrUnclegid]

Liam Harrison has splendid sweeps - MT not MMA obvs.

[@wheelgunslingers]

What song is this??

[@SuperhumanUnchained]

Ofcourse karate 🥋 sweeps work in MMA if you know how to use them it will work everything you can do good and works for you in a fight it will work for you in MMA styles make fights

[@lady_draguliana784]

First: I think we all need to take a moment and appreciate Andrew's legs? 😍 Can we have his number? ->_^- Second: when we whiff on a dragon tail sweep because they lift their lead leg, try planting your sweeping leg and rotating into a roundhouse. *Loosely* based on the Martelo de Negativa from Capoeira seen here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3ynqoGYe8yke6s Or you can step out with your rotational momentum in order to make space and hopefully avoid a punish. 👍

[@ricardoleonardo442]

You ever been in a street fight or a bar fight

[@markfrancis1369]

Maybe don't commit as much nor step in as deep for the dragon tail.

[@jaywilliams6250]

Let’s not forget how MVP was slept by Lima

[@simswithsean206]

Hi

[@TheRonin248]

I true sweep uses the bottom of the foot and is not a kick.

[@aisforannihilation1662]

I used to sweep a lot but now I vacuum. 🤓

[@julietpapa2657]

More like „Wonderbutt“

[@proteus2103]

Wondergut : P

[@lastninjaitachi]

If stephen Thompson cant make ot work then its not a practical technique to use.

[@MichaelJReel]

Lol they work in mma. But now that you sweep the legs then what. Smart Ground game is the perfect counter for it

[@Nimtrix]

lol, there's a baby in the cage

[@youngrevival9715]

Dang that first guy was a bigginer

[@waterlegend72]

What have we learnt from this video? WB gotta lose some weight man, dayummmm

[@tonysweettthompson655]

That's what he gets for always raggin on me!! lolol

[@fitness4life67]

@@tonysweettthompson655 lol

[@fredreichmendiola9255]

peepee kick