Gi & no-gi Intermediate
Henry Akins' butterfly pass from the top: killing a hook and smashing through.
Control
Neutralising the Hooks
Head and hip positioning, pinning a hook and refusing the underhook so you cannot be lifted.
Butterfly Guard Top · Butterfly Guard
The other side: Butterfly Guard Bottom
Techniques in this topic
Resources
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YouTube videos
Gi & no-gi Intermediate
Chewy on the best way to pass butterfly, which starts with controlling the hooks and the head.
Gi & no-gi Intermediate
Firas Zahabi on killing the butterfly hooks: the first job from the top before any pass.
Gi & no-gi Intermediate
Redirecting butterfly hooks as pressure-passing 101: you cannot pass until the hooks are dead.