Half Butterfly Passing Interplay

A system for switching between half butterfly outside passing and flank passing based on opponent reactions.

Flow outline

1. Headquarters Position

   • Starting position with one knee up and one knee down, controlling opponent's hips.
   • Inside knee up to block opponent's hip
   • Outside foot on mat for base
   • Hands control opponent's collar and pants

2. Half Butterfly Entry

   • Drop inside knee and pummel foot outside to trap opponent's bottom leg.
   • Drop inside knee to mat
   • Pummel foot to outside of opponent's leg
   • Scoop up opponent's bottom leg with foot

3. Foot-to-Foot Control

   • Establish foot-to-foot connection and knee into opponent's hip to limit movement.
   • Foot-to-foot contact with opponent's bottom leg
   • Knee pressed into opponent's hip
   • Elbow inside opponent's knee to block knee-to-chest

4. Opponent Frames Hard

   • Opponent extends arms to frame, compromising knee-elbow connection.
   • Post hand out at an angle for base
   • Right elbow on top of opponent's quad to block knee
   • Step over leg when knee is blocked

5. Step Over Pass

   • Step over opponent's leg and solidify chest-to-chest position.
   • Step over leg while controlling knee
   • Drop hips to flatten opponent
   • Keep weight on opponent's chest

6. Opponent Hugs Knee

   • Opponent hugs knee to chest, preventing chest-to-chest and creating a knee shield.
   • Knee remains between you and opponent
   • Opponent's butterfly hook may extend

7. Pummel Hand and Drop Shoulder

   • Pummel hand between quad and rib, drop shoulder and lift hips to limit butterfly hook extension.
   • Pummel hand between opponent's quad and rib
   • Drop shoulder below opponent's knee
   • Lift hips to drive shoulder into opponent

8. Back Step to Flank

   • Back step to cut angle and flank opponent, ending outside their knee.
   • Back step with outside leg
   • Cut angle to opponent's side
   • Land with chest facing opponent's hip

9. Camp at Flank Position

   • Maintain flank position to fatigue opponent, preventing guard recovery.
   • Keep weight on opponent's hip
   • Block opponent's knee from coming in
   • Stay mobile to follow opponent's movement

10. Opponent Recovers High Leg

    • Opponent pummels a high leg (lasso) to recover guard.
    • Opponent's leg hooks over your arm or shoulder
    • Opponent creates distance to re-guard

11. Reset to Half Butterfly

    • Drop opponent onto near side hip and feed back into half butterfly on opposite side.
    • Drop opponent to near side hip
    • Pummel foot to trap opponent's bottom leg
    • Re-establish foot-to-foot control

Branch conditions

• when you drop inside knee to mat
• after scooping opponent's bottom leg
• when opponent frames to block chest-to-chest
• after blocking knee with elbow
• when opponent hugs knee to chest instead of framing
• when opponent's knee shield persists
• after dropping shoulder and limiting hook extension
• after back stepping to flank
• when opponent pummels high leg to recover guard
• when opponent's high leg is trapped
• after resetting foot-to-foot on opposite side