The effectiveness of foot sweep

[isshinryuronin50 49]

I made the connection between sweeping and the 'returning wave kicks' in naihanchi

Have you also made the connection between this move and the following hand moves grabbing and pulling the opponent down? In the kata they are done in two counts, but in application the pulling and sweeping are done at the same time. Much of this kata (at least the shodan portion) involves grabbing. This aspect has been lost in many styles.

 

[Prince_Alarming97 33]

Have you also made the connection between this move and the following hand moves grabbing and pulling the opponent down? In the kata they are done in two counts, but in application the pulling and sweeping are done at the same time. Much of this kata (at least the shodan portion) involves grabbing. This aspect has been lost in many styles.

No I hadn't, but that's awesome. Thanks muchly.

 

[Wing Woo Gar95 18]

I enjoyed using foot hooks (ashi kake) for a similar reason. Simply wait until your opponent steps forward and before they’ve put their full weight on the landing foot, hook it towards you with your leading foot ! The startled look on their face as they lose their balance, flapping their arms around in an attempt to regain their equilibrium and then see an incoming reverse punch to their face…so satisfying!

Exactly this!

 

[Wing Woo Gar95 18]

Have you also made the connection between this move and the following hand moves grabbing and pulling the opponent down? In the kata they are done in two counts, but in application the pulling and sweeping are done at the same time. Much of this kata (at least the shodan portion) involves grabbing. This aspect has been lost in many styles.

It lends itself to knee strikes on opponents that charge forward in response to the foot hook sweep and subsequent push down.

 

[Prince_Alarming97 33]

Exactly this!

I'm soooo going to try that

 

[Gyakuto160 169]

I used this often, creeping into range and hooking (like grabbing with your foot). I use a very short move, so it may not even qualify as a sweep, moving the opponent's four or five inches at the most. But the effect freezes him long enough to get a couple of good punches in.

…and that look of bewilderment as they think they’re going over!

 

[Fungus]

…and that look of bewilderment as they think they’re going over!

Evil

 

[Buka32 1]

It’s not so much the sweep as that look they get on their face when it happens.

Yeah, you’ve seen that look, huh? It’s like that look when someone slips on ice and has that Oh No moment.

 

[isshinryuronin50 49]

Yeah, you’ve seen that look, huh? It’s like that look when someone slips on ice and has that Oh No moment.

It's that moment of mental paralysis when the instinctual brain is 100% devoted to regaining balance and unable to do anything else. Getting this effect in an opponent leads to an easy yet satisfying hit.

 

[Fungus]

It's that moment of mental paralysis when the instinctual brain is 100% devoted to regaining balance and unable to do anything else. Getting this effect in an opponent leads to an easy yet satisfying hit.

I've been on the receiving end of that in sparring. But the satisfaction of making me almost fall backwards in that case, was soon replaced by a surprise of my flappning hands slapping my opponents right accross the throat and face - not on purpose but as a reflex to regain balance - which i did recover, but the opponent wasn't prepare to block my reflexive slap and the range was close. After that, I was rather embarassed not for almost tripping, but for accidently slapping my opponent across the throat and face.

 

[isshinryuronin50 49]

I've been on the receiving end of that in sparring. But the satisfaction of making me almost fall backwards in that case, was soon replaced by a surprise of my flappning hands slapping my opponents right accross the throat and face - not on purpose but as a reflex to regain balance - which i did recover, but the opponent wasn't prepare to block my reflexive slap and the range was close. After that, I was rather embarassed not for almost tripping, but for accidently slapping my opponent across the throat and face.

Guard must be maintained whenever in range of a potential strike, purposely or accidently, and not taken for granted. Your opponent deserved to be caught by your flailing - perhaps you were subconsciously doing drunken style kung fu.

 

[marvin8]

You do have more opportunity to sweep the side of your opponent's foot (your video) than to sweep his ankle (my video).

You have more opportunity to “push” or time the opponent’s weight shift to the back foot and foot sweep with less chance of being countered.

The difference is, when you sweep the side of your opponent's foot, he can turn his shin born to against your sweep. When you sweep behind his ankle, turning his shin born won't help him.

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Not when the opponent's legs are crossed, just before their foot lands or while their weight is shifting to the back foot like in the Jeff’s coach video (empirical evidence).

The difference is when the opponent’s weight is on the front foot, they can step with their back foot and lift their front foot (or push off the front foot) to counter your foot sweep as in your OP training video. Also, you are open to an attack when the opponent lands a strike with their front foot landing (unlike if their legs are crossed or weight shifting to their back foot as shown).

https://imgur.com/a/zMn6iW0

In this video, it's clear to see that sweep happen when opponent's leg has 100% weight on it.

Chang foot sweeps both legs with 3 contact points similar to judo's Sasae Tsurikomi Ashi.

 

[marvin8]

I enjoyed using foot hooks (ashi kake) for a similar reason. Simply wait until your opponent steps forward and before they’ve put their full weight on the landing foot, hook it towards you with your leading foot ! The startled look on their face as they lose their balance, flapping their arms around in an attempt to regain their equilibrium and then see an incoming reverse punch to their face…so satisfying!

Cosmo foot sweeps before the leading foot lands with a knee to the face…

https://imgur.com/9gdMIlg