Butterfly Guard

4/17 - Downtown

This was fun, as we very rarely cover butterfly guard. Did a couple of basic transitions into it, then sweeps and submissions. Had good rolls at the end. Did a couple of extra after class just b/c.

Technique

1. From flat on your back, sit up and angle to the L. When going to butterfly, it's advisable to always have at least some angle of sorts instead of facing dead-on to your opponent. This will make it more difficult for them to push your legs down and pass. R hand goes under their L arm and grips their back as deep as you can go. L hand can grip the outside of their R knee.

2. From flat on your back, sit up and get double-underhooks, with arms clasped behind their back. We sat back with this grip, pulled them over the top of us and kicked our legs up, raising their legs. Then we put them back down. This is a surprisingly good leg/ab exercise. Technique and ab work all at the same time. It's like a dream come true.

3. From #1 above, if they try to push down your L leg with their R hand, grip behind their tricep and pull their arm into you. Lay off to your L side as you kick your R leg up and post on your L foot. Difficult to describe, but the point isn't that you are violently kicking your R foot in the air to throw them high and wide. You'll lose control of them and they'll run around to side control. Better to let the L leg do more of the work, and follow with the R. If done correctly and they don't adjust, you should end up in full mount.

This can also be achieved with #2 above if you get the set-up and they try to fish for an underhook. Trap the arm and off you go.

Set-up: Opponent has your legs blocked in, has their head down on their stomach and they are very, very tight.

4. Grip their back just below their shoulders and use that and your legs to pull them on top of you. After they are loaded up over your body, kick your legs behind them and bring your bodyweight up. Done correctly and you should be up on your butt with some space between you and your opponent. Wrap your arms around the outside of their elbows and gable grip your hands together, trapping both of their arms.

5. From #4 above, fall to either side, kick your leg and sweep to mount.

6. From #4 above, if they pull one arm out but leave the other shallow, grip your hands together and kimura (Frank Mir) them.

7. From #4 above, if they pull L arm out but leave the other in deep (rendering #6 ineffective), feed their R collar to your R hand that still has their R arm trapped. Pull your L out in a stand-in-base movement. Continuing with the grip on their collar, pull them toward your head. R leg goes over their mid-back sit back down as L leg swings around for triangle placement.

Rolls

Rolled with Sarah, Clayton, Fernando (W), Manny, Antone and then Manny and Sarah again after class. I kept trying to work DLR sweeps on Sarah to absolutely no avail. Clayton had dominant positions for most of the roll, though I was able to defend subs and really bad positions with some success. Worked my sweep and top game with Fernando. First roll with Manny he had top position and really seemed to control the roll. Antone was trying all kinds of crazy things that I don't even understand. So many times I get something and think that I'm going to come out on the better end of the roll, but I'm always sadly mistaken. Second roll with Manny I scrambled better and gave him more of a back-and-forth. Second roll with Sarah was good, still couldn't get a DLR sweep.

Bummed that I won't be able to compete much this summer (if at all) due to finances. :(  Hopefully I'll be in a better position come Sep/Oct for Master/Senior Worlds...