GuardFundamentalGiNo-Gi
Butterfly guard
A seated guard with both insteps hooked inside their thighs. Your hooks lift their legs while your upper body controls theirs, setting up sweeps to either side.
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Key steps
- Sit up facing them and place both insteps inside their thighs.
- Win an underhook on one side and control their other arm at the elbow or wrist.
- Keep your chest up and close to theirs so they can't push you flat.
- Pull their weight onto your hooks, then lift with one hook as you fall to your side.
Key details
- Sitting back flat lets them flatten you and pass, so stay upright with your weight forward.
- The hooks only lift once their weight is on them, so pair them with upper body grips.
- Keep your feet active inside their thighs; a hook resting flat on the mat has no lift.