Butterfly Guard Game

Butterfly guard for competition. High-percentage sweeps, submissions, and transitions built around scoring and turning defensive situations into offensive opportunities.

Flow outline

  1. Butterfly Guard

    • set strong hooks and posture control to set up sweeps and submissions. is your scoring platform - keep distance management and grip fighting to force opponent reactions

  2. Straight Armbar

    • Capitalize when opponent bases or pushes away - isolate the arm, control the elbow, and extend for the submission. Secure the position before attacking to prevent escapes. Don’t force it

  3. Hip Switch Butterfly

    • Counter opponent's leg post by switching hips and redirecting their base. creates off-balancing opportunities that can lead to sweep points or submission setups. Timing beats strength

  4. Classic Butterfly Sweep

    • execute the fundamental sweep by collecting the arm and elevating. focus on timing and angle control to secure the 2 points and transition to dominant position

  5. X-Guard Technical Standup Sweep

    • Most of the time Transition to X-Guard when opponent breaks sleeve grip, then use technical standup to sweep. scores 2 points and puts you in position to pass or attack

  6. Side Control

    • Secure dominant position after successful sweep or pass. set crossface and underhook control to score 3 points and set up submissions

  7. Triangle Choke

    • If it shows up, Attack when sweep fails - control posture, secure the angle, and finish with proper leg positioning. submission scores 4 points if opponent taps

  8. Loop Choke

    • Execute after breaking opponent's posture - control the collar, create the angle, and finish with shoulder pressure. High-percentage submission from broken posture

  9. Seated Double Leg

    • attack from underhook control - shoot for the takedown while maintaining butterfly hooks. scores 2 points and puts you in dominant passing position

  10. Slow Motion Terre Pass

    • Execute after seated double leg - control the legs and pass to side control. Focus on pressure and control to secure the 3 points for side control

  11. Half Guard/Mount

    • Quick note: Transition position after successful sweep - set control and work toward mount for 4 points or attack submissions from dominant position. Don’t force it

  12. Straight Armbar

    • Attack from broken posture - isolate the arm and extend for submission. Control the position before attacking to maximize submission success

  13. Triangle Choke Or Straight Armbar

    • If it shows up, Capitalize on opponent's posted hand - choose between triangle or armbar based on opponent's reaction. Both submissions score 4 points if successful

  14. Butterfly Sweep

    • Usually Execute sweep from overhook position - control the arm and elevate. Focus on timing and off-balancing to secure the 2 points

  15. Switch Hip Butterfly Sweep

    • Once set, most of the time counter opponent's stop or brace by switching hips and redirecting. creates sweep opportunities that can lead to points and dominant position

  16. Guillotine

    • If it shows up, Attack from overhook position - secure the head and finish with proper angle and pressure. High-percentage submission that scores 4 points

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