There’s something incredibly satisfying about taking a resisting opponent from the top to the bottom using good technique. Off balancing someone with a great base and causing them to flip over is skill that must be honed with lots of focus, and...

One of the weirdest positions that grappler can use in Jiu Jitsu is the butterfly guard. This position is often weird for both the guard player and guard passer. Although the butterfly guard has been around for a long time, not many of...

If you have ever seen a high level BJJ competitor use the butterfly guard then you know it can be a thing of beauty... There is just something about seeing a good open guard player using their legs and their feet to control...

In Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, nothing seems cooler than a well executed guard sweep. You can almost watch white belts cheer in victory like that have just conquered a neighboring village when they hit their first legit guard sweep. In our experience though, most...

The butter fly guard is one of the oldest traditional forms of guard there is. In this day and age, you will see the butter fly guard being used at every high level competition. Its widespread use is not without good reason. The...

Rafael Formiga Barbosa Shows His Butterfly Duck Under Sweep In Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, the butterfly guard is one of the oldest traditional forms of guard playing. The butterfly guard is built on the concept of the butterfly hooks. By using your feet to...

Butterfly Guard Sweep Against The Underhook by Cesar Casamajó If you have been around the BJJ world you may have heard of Cesar Casamajo. Cesar is a 25 year old black belt from Brazil. He has many years ahead of him as a...

Rafael "Formiga" Barbosa has one of the most effective and dynamic butterfly guard games in the world. Check out these butterfly guard attacks that will instantly raise your level of attacks in gi and no gi Jiu Jitsu Rafael Formiga Barbosa of Soul...

The butterfly guard is often considered one of the classic guard games in BJJ.  The use of the feet or hooks to elevate an opponent or work to stay connected can be traced back to the pre-BJJ days of Judo's ground techniques.  Butterfly...