Rodrigo's class: we worked two sweeps out of moth/spider guard and a side control escape to another sort of combo guard with some nice control and sweep possibilities.
The moth guard sweep was similar to some of the others we've done out of that position. Hipscape out to create space out of the moth guard and vine an arm. Pull tight on the vined sleeve and drop your inside leg down so that your shin is across his body around his abdomen.
This is the trap door. It looks so irresistable that the guy will tend to crowd you, maybe to hook your head to pass guard. As he moves toward you, you grab the pants at the knee and roll him over your far shoulder.
The mechanics of the sweep call for lifting your inside leg - the shin across the body - to get the real elevation for the sweep. That and turning your self toward the far side, leading with the vine.
The other version of the sweep was against a standing opponent and involved more of a spider than a moth guard. But they were similar in that in both cases you locked up an arm (this time with a straight foot on bicep) and then let the guy move in to put his weight on you. Here, the key was in bending the foot on bicep leg and then extending it, rather than just trying to swing the leg back to get the sweep. The inside leg plays more of a role of blocking as you go more or less perpendicular to his body/legs. An underhook or pants grab with the inside arm helps keep the guy from recovering his balance as the sweep gets going.
The third and final move of the first hour was a guard replacement out of a side control escape. You start with the escape, creating space and working to get a knee inside. Then you swing your other leg over the guy's head to control the otehr side of his body. For example, if you are escaping from a side control on your right side, you would escape your hips to the left and wedge your right knee inside between you and your opponent. Then you swing your other leg - your left leg - up and over the guy's head, to the left side of his head.
From here you want to grab the pants at the knee with your right hand and the sleeve with your left. You should be able to control him from being able to move to your rigt, and if he tries to pass to your left, you can pull on the sleeve and lift with the pants grip at the knee and get a pretty solid sweep.
