Options from Butterfly Guard
From Butterfly Guard, you can:
- Sweep Butterfly Sweep (both hooks in seated) — From butterfly hooks, lift one knee while pulling the opposite shoulder. The foundational…
- Try Back Take (arm drag off butterfly) — Gain an angle, secure one arm or seatbelt grip, and climb to the opponent's back. Availab…
- Submit with Guillotine (head dives forward) — When the opponent's head dips forward, wrap the neck and finish. Often paired with a sit-…
- Submit with Armbar — Isolate one arm and extend the elbow joint against your hips or body. The most versatile …
- Submit with Kimura — Figure-4 grip on the opponent's arm, rotate it behind their back to attack the shoulder. …
- Submit with Triangle Choke — When opponent has one arm in and one out, trap the head and in-arm between your legs and …
- Sweep Sit-up Sweep — Sit up, post one arm, push the opponent's far shoulder to roll. Same family as the hip bu…
- Move to X Guard — Both feet hook one of opponent's legs in an X shape. High-percentage sweep platform popul…
- Submit with Omoplata — Wrap one of opponent's arms with your leg and rotate to attack the shoulder. Common follo…