ELECTRIC CHAIR SWEEP

The electric chair sweep is the signature 10th Planet sweep from the lockdown half-guard position in which the bottom player uses leg-extension geometry to dump the opponent backward into a vulnerable seated position (the 'electric chair' configuration). The technique exploits the lockdown's leg-stretch to produce a sweep mechanics that conventional half-guard cannot access, and is one of the most distinctive 10th Planet system techniques.

The mechanics begin from established lockdown half-guard with the bottom player's legs figure-foured around the opponent's trapped leg and stretched downward. The bottom player establishes an underhook on the opposite side and reaches for the opponent's far ankle with the underhook-side hand. The bottom player then explosively extends both lockdown legs while pulling the far ankle inward — the combined motion forces the opponent backward into a seated position with both legs spread. The opponent lands in the 'electric chair' configuration which can either be converted to a top-position sweep, used as a setup for banana split submission, or progressed to back take.

The electric chair was developed by Eddie Bravo as part of the broader 10th Planet lockdown system. Notable practitioners include Eddie Bravo, Geo Martinez, and various 10th Planet system black belts. The technique is rare in elite no-gi competition because the entry window (the opponent must permit the lockdown to establish) is narrow at the highest competitive levels, but produces excellent results when the configuration consolidates. Defensively the electric chair is countered by preventing the lockdown from establishing in the first place, by hand-fighting the far-ankle grip before consolidation, or by hipping out before the leg-extension force compromises the base.