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Forging The Guard: Mastering The Foundations of Butterfly Guard by Giancarlo Bodoni
Unlock winning BJJ strategies with ADCC Gold Medalist Giancarlo Bodoni. Master the Butterfly Guard, dictate matches, and dominate opponents. Transform your game today!
Master The Art Of The Butterfly Guard From ADCC Gold Medalist And Black Belt Giancarlo Bodoni, Gain Access To Elite-Level Techniques Proven Effective In The World’s Toughest Competitions.
- Unlock the secrets of sweeping and controlling opponents with precision and finesse as Giancarlo Bodoni shares his championship-winning strategies for the butterfly guard, tailored for practitioners of all levels.
- Elevate your Jiu-Jitsu game with expert guidance from Giancarlo Bodoni, who distills years of experience and success into a comprehensive curriculum designed to maximize your effectiveness from the butterfly guard.
- Gain a competitive edge by learning the nuances of butterfly guard attacks, setups, and defenses directly from a renowned champion, empowering you to dictate the pace of the match and dominate your opponents.
- Transform your grappling game with Giancarlo Bodoni's unique insights and proven techniques, honed through countless hours of training and competition at the highest levels, ensuring that you emerge as a formidable force on the mat.
Course Content
Volume 01
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Intro | 0 |
General Overview | 1:12 |
Creating Pressure From Guard - Attacking In Multiple Directions | 3:44 |
Push Pull Dynamic | 7:40 |
Discrepancy Of Offensive Movements | 11:14 |
The Rule Of Shoulders And Hips | 18:07 |
Common Problems Associated With Butterfly Guard Vs Kneeling Opponent - Shutting Down A Body Locker | 22:12 |
Double Throat Post | 32:18 |
Chin Post | 38:18 |
Recovering From Supine Butterfly | 43:29 |
Volume 02
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Sumi Gaeshi - Intro To Sumi Gaeshi | 0 |
Directionality For Sumi Gaeshi | 4:05 |
Sumi Gaeshi Mechanics | 9:54 |
Collar And Elbow | 20:36 |
Underhook | 25:44 |
Overhook | 31:00 |
Inside Ties | 37:10 |
Armdrag | 39:29 |
Shoulder Crunch | 42:38 |
Sumi Gaeshi Hip Scoot | 50:46 |
Sumi Gaeshi With Foot Assist | 53:55 |
Sumi Gaeshi Into Cross Ashi | 55:46 |
Hand Assist | 1:02:16 |
Opponent Runs | 1:04:09 |
Opponent Back Steps | 1:12:06 |
Volume 03
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Hip Heisting - The Importance Of Hip Heisting | 0 |
Basic Heist And Snapdown | 3:46 |
Synergy Between Hip Heisting And Sumi Gaeshi | 10:38 |
Sumi Gaeshi To Hip Heist | 14:58 |
Arm Drag To Sumi to Go Behind/Heist | 18:11 |
Using Ashi Waza To Break Stance | 20:54 |
Double Kouchi When They Stand | 24:52 |
Seated To Snap Guillotine | 27:59 |
Seated Snap To Heist | 34:32 |
Opponent Defends Guillotine - Hip Heist | 37:37 |
Volume 04
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Arm Drag - Intro To Arm Drag | 0 |
Push Drag | 2:19 |
Rising Arm Drag | 7:25 |
Using Arm Drag To Set Up Hip Heist | 11:10 |
Ashi Garami Off Posted Leg | 15:27 |
Elbow To Belly Button - Sumi Gaeshi | 17:14 |
Hiza Guruma When They Stand | 22:22 |
Taking The Back | 23:57 |
Entering The Legs When They Stand | 29:53 |
Arm Drag Sumi Gaeshi Series | 33:11 |
Arm Drag Sumi Gaeshi To X Guard | 38:03 |
Volume 05
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Pulling Into Upper Body Submissions - Pulling Armbar Vs Kneeling | 0 |
Te Gatame Vs Kneeling | 2:59 |
Pulling To Clamp | 8:02 |
Entering Triangle Vs Kneeling | 11:53 |
Elevating A Kneeling Opponent - 2 On 1 To Standard Ashi | 17:49 |
2 On 1 To Elbow To The Back | 21:55 |
Double Tricep Into Standard Ashi | 25:36 |
Pinch Headlock - Slide By | 29:09 |
Ude Gatame | 33:29 |
Shoulder Crunch Hiza Guruma | 38:24 |
Shoulder Crunch Triangle | 41:34 |
Shoulder Crunch Ashi Garami | 43:42 |
Following Up When Losing The Arm | 45:43 |
Getting Into High Lock | 51:41 |
High Lock Reversals - Seated/Supine | 54:10 |
High Lock Shrug | 58:53 |
Low Lock Forward Shift Standup | 1:01:11 |
Entering Ashi Garami - When 1 Knee Up | 1:03:37 |
Volume 06
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Versus Standing - Seated Guard Vs Standing | 0 |
Rule Of The Toe And Heel | 6:11 |
Creating A Push Pull Dynamic | 10:21 |
Double Kouchi Vs Square | 14:23 |
Double Kouchi Vs Staggered | 20:31 |
Sitting Guard To Double Kouchi | 25:33 |
Sumi Gaeshi Vs Standing | 28:37 |
Volume 07
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Gripping Strategies - Grip Options | 0 |
Strategy 1 | 5:22 |
Strategy 2 | 7:33 |
Strategy 3 | 10:36 |
Strategy 4 | 12:50 |
Shin To Shin - Opponent Steps Out Of Kouchi | 17:16 |
Block The Lead Leg Then Insert Foot | 20:03 |
Scoot Back Then Close Gap | 22:54 |
Circular Shot | 25:11 |
Near Side 2 On 1 | 27:52 |
Double Kouchi From Shin To Shin | 29:55 |
Entering Standard Ashi Near Leg | 32:57 |
Entering Cross Ashi Far Leg | 36:14 |
Volume 08
CHAPTER TITLE
START TIME
Ashi Waza - Defining Success | 0 |
Foot Block | 6:05 |
Inside Foot Block | 12:39 |
De Ashi | 15:25 |
Baiting De Ashi | 23:15 |
Double Kouchi To Hip Heist | 27:41 |
Double Kouchi To Ashi Garami | 30:00 |
Ashi Waza Drill | 31:40 |
Rolling Into Legs - Inside Reach To Backside 50/50 | 41:26 |
Scoop Grip To Cross Ashi | 45:26 |
Getting Underneath The Hips - 2 on 1 To Double Shin | 48:01 |
Double Leg Grip To Ashi Garami | 51:18 |
Double Shin To Tripod | 54:44 |

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So, What Exactly Do You Get?
PART 1
- INTRO
- GENERAL OVERVIEW
CREATING PRESSURE FROM GUARD
- ATTACKING IN MULTIPLE DIRECTIONS
- PUSH PULL DYNAMIC
- DISCREPANCY OF OFFENSIVE MOVEMENTS
- THE RULE OF SHOULDERS AND HIPS
COMMON PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH BUTTERFLY GUARD VS KNEELING OPPONENT
- SHUTTING DOWN A BODY LOCKER
- DOUBLE THROAT POST
- CHIN POST
- RECOVERING FROM SUPINE BUTTERFLY
PART 2
SUMI GAESHI
- INTRO TO SUMI GAESHI
- DIRECTIONALITY FOR SUMI GAESHI
- SUMI GAESHI MECHANICS
- COLLAR AND ELBOW
- UNDERHOOK
- OVERHOOK
- INISDE TIES
- ARMDRAG
- SHOULDER CRUNCH
- SUME GAESHI HIP SCOOT
- SUMI GAESHI WITH FOOT ASSIST
- SUMI GAESHI INTO CROSS ASHI
- HAND ASSIST
- OPPONENT RUNS
- OPPONENT BACK STEPS
PART 3
HIP HEISTING
- THE IMPORTANCE OF HIP HEISTING
- BASIC HEIST AND SNAPDOWN
- SYNERGY BETWEEN HIP HEISTING AND SUMI GAESHI
- SUMI GAESHI TO HIP HEIST
- ARM DRAG TO SUMI TO GO BEHIND/HEIST
- USING ASHI WAZA TO BREAK STANCE
- DOUBLE KOUCHI WHEN THEY STAND
- SEATED TO SNAP GUILLOTINE
- SEATED SNAP TO HEIST
- OPPONENT DEFENDS GUILLOTINE – HIP HEIST
PART 4
ARM DRAG
- INTRO TO ARM DRAG
- PUSH DRAG
- RISING ARM DRAG
- USING ARM DRAG TO SET UP HIP HEIST
- ASHI GARAMI OFF POSTED LEG
- ELBOW TO BELLY BUTTON - SUMI GAESHI
- HIZA GURUMA WHEN THEY STAND
- TAKING THE BACK
- ENTERING THE LEGS WHEN THEY STAND
- ARM DRAG SUMI GAESHI SERIES
- ARM DRAG SUMI GAESHI TO X GUARD
PART 5
PULLING INTO UPPER BODY
SUBMISSIONS
- PULLING ARMBAR VS KNEELING
- TE GATAME VS KNEELING
- PULLING TO CLAMP
- ENTERING TRIANGLE VS KNEELING
ELEVATING A KNEELING OPPONENT
- 2 ON 1 TO STANDARD ASHI
- 2 ON 1 TO ELBOW TO THE BACK
- DOUBLE TRICEP INTO STANDARD ASHI
- PINCH HEADLOCK - SLIDE BY
- UDE GATAME
- SHOULDER CRUNCH HIZA GURUMA
- SHOULDER CRUNCH TRIANGLE
- SHOULDER CRUNCH ASHI GARAMI
- FOLLOWING UP WHEN LOSING THE ARM
- GETTING INTO HIGH LOCK
- HIGH LOCK REVERSALS - SEATED/SUPINE
- HIGH LOCK SHRUG
- LOW LOCK FORWARD SHIFT STANDUP
- ENTERING ASHI GARAMI - WHEN 1 KNEE UP
PART 6
VERSUS STANDING
- SEATED GUARD VS STANDING
- RULE OF THE TOE AND HEEL
- CREATING A PUSH PULL DYNAMIC
- DOUBLE KOUCHI VS SQUARE
- DOUBLE KOUCHI VS STAGGERED
- SITTING GUARD TO DOUBLE KOUCHI
- SUMI GAESHI VS STANDING
PART 7
GRIPPING STRATEGIES
- GRIP OPTIONS
- STRATEGY 1
- STRATEGY 2
- STRATEGY 3
- STRATEGY 4
SHIN TO SHIN
- OPPONENT STEPS OUT OF OUCHI
- BLOCK THE LEAD LEG THEN INSERT FOOT
- SCOOT BACK THEN CLOSE GAP
- CIRCULAR SHOT
- NEAR SIDE 2 ON 1
- DOUBLE KOUCHI FROM SHIN TO SHIN
- ENETERING STANDARD ASHI NEAR LEG
- ENTERING CROSS ASHI FAR LEG
PART 8
ASHI WAZA
- DEFINING SUCCESS
- FOOT BLOCK
- INSIDE FOOT BLOCK
- DE ASHI
- BAITING DE ASHI
- DOUBLE KOUCHI TO HIS HEIST
- DOUBLE KOUCHI TO ASHI GARAMI
- ASHI WAZA DRILL
ROLLING INTO LEGS
- INSIDE REACH TO BACKSIDE 50/50
- SCOOP GRIP TO CROSS ASHI
GETTING UNDERNEATH THE HIPS
- 2 ON 1 TO DOUBLE SHIN
- DOUBLE LEG GRIP TO ASHI GARAMI
- DOUBLE SHIN TO TRIPOD
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