Butterfly guard in use at the 2013 No-Gi World Championship. Photo: Erin Herle
In no-gi, the butterfly guard is a go-to move. It sets up many options from sweeps to submissions, back-takes and more.
Here are two ways that you can be on the attack in the butterfly guard and submit your opponent:
Ricardo Almeida offers a way to submit with the guillotine or the anaconda choke:
If you’re on the opposite end of the butterfly guard and you want to get around it, here is a way to defend:
Robson Moura teaches how to escape the butterfly guard:
Try these moves and let us know if your butterfly guard defense and attacks have improved!
