Bernardo Faria baits the wrist grip from butterfly guard so he can peel it, open the hook and arm drag straight to the back.
Entries
Entries to X-Guard, SLX and the Back
When the sweep stalls, dropping under into X-guard or single-leg X, or spinning to the back off the arm drag.
Butterfly Guard Bottom · Butterfly Guard
The other side: Butterfly Guard Top
Techniques in this topic
Resources
5 resources
YouTube videos
No-gi Intermediate
Gi & no-gi Beginner
Entering butterfly from closed guard and sweeping, Chewjitsu's white-belt path off the back.
Gi & no-gi Beginner
A full tour of butterfly guard for gi and no-gi: underhook and overhook grips, the classic hook sweep, entries to X guard, the arm drag and a quick triangle when they post.
Bruno Fernandes | Jiu Jitsu Technique: Butterfly Guard to X-Guard Sweep | The Gentle Art
Hayabusa YouTube
Bruno Fernandes shows how to drop from butterfly guard under a kneeling opponent into X guard and finish the sweep.
No-gi Beginner
Quick clip of three butterfly attacks: arm drag to the back, arm drag to a wrestle-up, and a head-control entry to the back or guillotine.