Butterfly Guard
A seated open guard position with feet hooked inside the opponent's thighs
Techniques (5)
Arm Drag
The arm drag is a fundamental grappling technique used to control an opponent's arm and create angl…
View DetailsButterfly Sweep
A sweep performed from butterfly guard where the hooks are used to elevate and roll the opponent.
View DetailsGuillotine Choke
A front headlock choke that compresses the trachea and/or carotid arteries, applied when the oppone…
View DetailsShoulder Crunch Sumi Gaeshi
A sumi-gaeshi-style sacrifice sweep from Butterfly Guard, popularized by Gordon Ryan (ADCC 2019). S…
View DetailsSingle Leg X Guard
A variation of X-Guard where one leg is controlled with both legs wrapped around it
View DetailsCommon Transitions
From here, you can go to
Submission to Position
- Front Headlock Bottom Attacker Gi & No-Gi
Sweep
- Mount Bottom Top Gi & No-Gi
Transition
- Back Control Bottom Attacker Gi & No-Gi
- Reverse X-Guard — Enter Reverse X-Guard Bottom Bottom Gi & No-Gi
- Shin on Shin Guard Bottom Bottom Gi & No-Gi
You can arrive here from
Transition
- Open Guard — Hook Butterfly Bottom Bottom Gi & No-Gi
- Standing To Bottom Gi & No-Gi
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