We hear the term” inside positioning” with incredible frequency in BJJ. The concept of inside positioning is vast and it transcends all positions in the sport of grappling. Whether you’re a leg locker, a wrestler, a guard passer, or a guard player...

Switching our hips can take on many forms and have many uses in BJJ. Whether we’re escaping a position, transitioning to another spot, or defending an attack, a good hip switch can come to your aid in a variety of different ways. Timing...

A great butterfly guard player can be a real pain in the ass to deal with. The butterfly is one of the oldest and most traditional forms of guard play in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Using butterfly hooks, an opponent can weaken your base,...

Fabiano Scherner is a German Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt. He has fought in Cage Rage, IFL and the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Scherner is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competitor who won multiple championships on an international and...

Butterfly Guard Pass by Fabiano Scherner The butterfly guard is one of the most common guards in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Sometimes known as the “hooks guard,” the butterfly guard is one of the most traditional forms of open guard playing in Brazilian Jiu...

Butterfly Guard Pass by Justin Hill Justin Hill is a brown belt under Marcelo Garcia. He was train a lot with Bernardo Faria and has always been a tough opponent. Today Justin came to visit Bernardo Faria at his BJJ school in Boston,...

Watch Berndaro Faria Teach Chris Yonkers’ Butterfly Guard Pass To master a technique you must break it down into smaller steps, which will let you repeat the process many times during drilling. This is the key to success when learning any new move...

The key to mastering any technique is to break it down into smaller digestible chunks and steps, allowing you to then replicate the process over and over using the same easy to execute steps.  In the butterfly guard pass below, Chris Yonkers takes...

Butterfly guard is a tricky guard to pass for a competitor that knows how to use it well. It offers a healthy variety of attacks, and allows the user to adapt. But, not everyone is a butterfly guard specialist when they go to the position. Many times people make mistakes of keeping their knees down, […]