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Half Butterfly Guard
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Also called: bottom half butterfly, butterfly guard, half butterfly, half butterfly game, half butterfly guard, half-butterfly
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6 gi · 6 no-gi
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The Butterfly Half Guard by Tom DeBlass
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- Set up the half-butterfly position
- Off-balance into X guard and ashi
- Connect underhooks to the back
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Sweeps to
2Transitions to
8- Single Leg X GuardWhen: opponent plants foot on mat, blocking butterfly sweep
- Butterfly Guard SweepWhen: hand in collar from half butterfly position
- Loop ChokeWhen: shift focus from sweep to setup head control and collar grip
- Butterfly SweepWhen: opponent does not stand up, load weight onto you
- Side ControlWhen: extend butterfly hook and push away
- Leg EntanglementWhen: getting to leg entanglements
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