leg sweeps
Trips from below
Leg sweeps are techniques in martial arts and combat sports where you use your leg to knock an opponent's legs out from under them, typically causing them to fall.
The motion sweeps across or behind the target's stance: He caught me with a leg sweep and I hit the mat hard.
Common in judo, wrestling, and MMA, leg sweeps exploit balance and momentum rather than brute force.
- takedownForced grounding maneuver
- judoJapanese throwing discipline
- jiu jitsuGrappling-based combat discipline
- tripPlanned travel somewhere
- reapGather a crop
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