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5 Tips for Switching from Gi to No Gi
If you’ve mostly been grappling with the gi on then transitioning to no gi submission grappling can be difficult. In ...
No Gi Butterfly Guard Pass
The butterfly guard is a very popular guard position in no gi grappling because it doesn’t rely on fancy sleeve and l...
A Three Step Open Guard Strategy
Are you flailing around in your guard, trying to react to your opponent, without a clear plan of what to do? If so t...
Here Are All The “Hows” And “Whys” You’ve Always Wondered About Butterfly Guard
The butterfly guard can be an odd position if you’re new to jiu-jitsu, but veterans of the sport know how effective i...
How Butterfly Guard Works | A Micro-Seminar
Once I began to understand how Butterfly Guard works, in terms of structure and...
Use Your Butterfly Guard To Float Your Opponent Into A Back-Take
The butterfly guard is an incredibly useful position to use to transition to submissions or other positions, but many...
An Easy Armdrag Defense
OK, this is a quick post because it’s only a short video that I filmed right before training today…
If someone tries ...
Three Sweeps To Beef Up Your Butterfly Guard
Butterfly guard is a beautiful technique to have in your arsenal if an opponent ends up above you on their knees, but...
The Overhook From Butterfly Guard Can Be A Secret Weapon If You Know How To Use It
Underhooks are often the most sought-after hooks in martial arts, but getting overhooks on your opponent can be an un...
Use Your Butterfly Guard To Float Your Opponent Right Into A D’Arce
What’s the saying again? “Float like a butterfly, d’arce like a bee”? Make your choke really sting with this slick tr...
The Butterfly Sweep from Half Guard
The half butterfly guard is a variation of half guard where you entangle one of your opponent’s legs with your inside...
Your Butterfly Guard Could Improve By Listening To Lachlan Giles Narrate His Own Roll
Do you ever stay up late at night thinking about a roll in class or at a competition and going over all the things yo...