BJJ: Butterfly guard sweeps. The best butterfly guard starting platform

Butterfly guard is a great guard in BJJ and grappling. It allows you to use your hooks and positioning to sweep or submit your opponent. YouTube is full of great techniques from the butterfly guard, but not many that show you how to set yourself up for good sweeps and submissions. This is one way to learn how to surf with this awesome guard.

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Sports

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• arts
• mma
• butterfly
• guard
• sweeps
• submissions
• bjj

[liamwandi]

Thank you very much Lrdvltr for the kind words. As I mention in the vidm there are tons of technical clips out there of techniques so using these tips to put them into an alive drill during Open-Mat time is a great idea!

[liamwandi]

Thank you very much! I have, unfortunately promised the mrs that I wouldn't be doing any weekends away until November :) but hopefully will see you guys all soon :)

[liamwandi]

Hi Megan. Many thanks for the compliment :)

I've heard some say closed guard is more suitable for long legged amazonians :) but that some make it work to great levels! The secret is not to let them crowd you (using the hand on the mat and creating your space) but I guess that's always the case with any type of bottom game,

[liamwandi]

Thank you so much ishealy for such kind words!! Butterfly is a great guard and is really a portal to many different open and closed guard games not to mention sweeps, back-takes and subs!

As for age, we are lucky to be in a sport/art pioneered by people who trained into their 90s :o) Roll on Buddy!

[liamwandi]

Thank you very much mc94 for the kind words. This was a suggestion from a reader of my blog (google The Part Time Grappler) so if you have any queries or suggestions, find the blog and hit the envelope to drop me a line.

Your comment made my day :) Thank you again

[Lrdvltr]

Thank you, this drill is very good for open-mat time.

[gracielover6379]

hiya liam great explanation love it..hope to see you on the mats on the 23rd of this month for the eddie seminar..take care !!!!

[peppermint4209]

Great video Liam (it's Megan)...I'm WAY reluctant to use butterfly (I feel like my legs are way too confined), but this was a good intro to getting started.

[jshealy]

you're a great youtube teacher. I'm a butterfly guard guy. and an old guy:)

[mc94]

this is one of the more impressive butterfly guard tutorials on youtube. I look for more and sweeps to add to my arsenal but seeing someone else show how to start is always great to see. keep up the great work!