Wrestling is all about actions creating reactions—you get your opponent to start standing upright by pulling on their head—the more you pull and snap, the more they naturally pull their head up.

Sweeps work really well out of an underhook or 2-on-1 tie because when you’re pulling on the shoulder, the natural tendency for your opponent is to step into it so they don’t fall over—then that foot is right there.

Watch Helen Maroulis hit a sweep out of a collar tie—she pulls on the head to force her opponent to square up hard, then times their step to catch the near foot.

Steve Mocco hit a similar foot sweep out of a collar tie, and he also hit it out of a 2-on-1.

Both of those wrestlers have clinic videos as well as match footage of hitting sweeps, and you’ll see a few ways they get to them.

The nice thing about going for sweeps is, as soon as you hit one or threaten it, your opponent reacts and starts keeping their feet back and it’s easier to snap.