The bottom player in a white gi sits up facing his partner in a blue gi, who kneels in front of him, with his feet hooked under her thighs and a two-on-one grip on her arm, in butterfly guard.

Butterfly Guard

The hooks turn their forward pressure into a lift. It links directly to X-guard, single-leg X and the back.

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Also called butterfly, hooks guard, seated butterfly, guarda borboleta.

Butterfly Guard Bottom

Sit up, win the underhook or arm drag, and lift.

Posture and Grips Sitting into them, winning an underhook or overhook and keeping your hooks. 11
Sweeps The hook sweep and its variations off the underhook, overhook and arm drag. 28
Submissions Guillotines, kimuras and triangles when they drive into you. 8
Entries to X-Guard, SLX and the Back Dropping under or spinning behind when the sweep stalls. 10
Retention Staying seated with hooks in when they try to flatten you or step round. 6

Butterfly Guard Top

Kill the hooks, control the head or hips and pass.

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