A specialized maneuver designed to unbalance, trip, or otherwise destabilize an opponent by effecting a ball joint to their supporting limb(s).

Inflected Form(s):

Sweeping (adjective), Sweeps (plural), Swept (past tense)

Comments:

A sweep often refers to the forcing of a supporting limb to be repositioned into a relatively non-supporting position.

A sweep is typically accomplished through the changing of stances and/or Foot Maneuvers.

A sweep is a minor maneuver and is not specifically executed as a strike.

A sweep differs from a buckle in that it is designed to primarily effect a ball and socket joint, rather than a hinge joint of the body. Another way to look at it is, sweeps are primarily designed to effect a supporting hip and/or shoulder joint, rather than an elbow and/or knee joint.

A sweep is most commonly created by the forceful movement of a practitioner's foot against the foot / ankle area of an opponent, causing the opponent's foot to be moved; primarily by the rotating of the hip joint.

A sweep can be created by causing the foot to be repositioned forward, backward and/or sideways.

The creation of a seep can cause pain, spraining, twisting, and/or breaking of/to the supporting limb, depending upon the force and/or direction applied. But this may also occur via the opponent's attempts to re-establish their base or bodily impact with the environment in the event of total destabilization.

Related Definition(s):

Balance, Base, Buckle, Destabilize, Disturb, Stable, Trip, Unbalance

Related Term(s):

Angle of Balance, Angle of Disturbance, Center of Gravity, Colliding Forces, Counter Balance, Method of Disturbance, Stance