7 Reasons Why Your BJJ Butterfly Guard Sucks (And How to Fix It)

Do you play Butterfly Guard in BJJ?
Do you want to improve your Butterfly Guard in Jiu-Jitsu?
Today's video will cover 7 reasons your Butterfly Guard Sucks and a few solutions to help my fellow butt scooters improve with the position.
I got a message from a guy who said he's having trouble with his Butterfly Guard sweeps and is asking me for some advice.
I don't know what his rolling looks like, but I figured I'd go over some general concepts that I think will be helpful for some of you.
Hopefully, you got something out of the video.
Thanks for watching.
Chewy
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[@conconcool]

Everytime Chewy mastered another aspect of butterfly his rashguard evolved into a new form

[@JD2jr.]

something something just a caterpillar guard

[@aidanmorrison4599]

3:20 - leg to chest, pull opponent 8:30 - cross bottom leg, fall to side 10:37 - walk into sweep with bottom leg 12:10 - pull opposite shoulder up 14:05 - alternate sweep side after failed attempt, trap grip becomes high overhook, underhook becomes trap grip

[@dickatry2854]

Thanks

[@evanconner7069]

Chewy taught me everything I know about the butterfly guard, and my entire game is built around what he’s shown me! He’s the real deal-the best coach I’ve ever had, not only in jiu-jitsu but in life as well!

[@LukeC908]

I’ve been out on injury for nearly 3 months. These videos help me visualize and think through movements while unable to roll.

[@lolelian5056]

hope u get back to the mats soon

[@DSVN23]

Great video! Don’t give up on the butterfly my friends, I worked on it solidly for months with no success but now it’s my main game and opens up so many other attacks, guards and sweeps. A lot of this video covers why it wasn’t working for me !

[@austmo516]

You're a huge help Chewy.

[@boripatpraidam6877]

Notes for self KEY DETAILS: 1:15 - Head in front of hips to establish a strong base. Head look up to avoid Guilly. T-rex arms to avoid underhooks. 3:13 - Connect our upper body to the opponent's (via under or over hook) and pull them off their base. IMPORTANT: Pull the butterfly hook to our chest. 5:01 - Block the posting arm. TIP: Grab the tricep, and pinch their forearm in our armpit, or 'LOW' overhook. Avoid 'high' overhooks where opponent can post their arm out. 7:00 - Don't lie down flat on our back. Cross the non-butterfly hook leg under the other leg to ensure we fall to our side, instead of straight back. 9:06 - Avoid kicking the butterfly hook too early. Pull the butterfly hook to our chest FIRST. Then, use the bottom leg to drive off the ground. 11:35 - Tilt/Rotate the opponent's upper body, by flaring out their elbow upwards. Think of SIDE CRUNCH. 13:16 - Attempt and chain the butterfly sweep together MULTIPLE times. Don't give up after one failed attempt. Remember to trap the posting arm, and tilt the other arm up.

[@Good.shepherd420]

The follow up is the best tip in my opinion as a butterfly guy.

[@badill]

great video, very helpful. also love the rotating rash guards throughout....wonder what the brown belt tip was....

[@EntelequiaD98]

Really useful info coach, tank you! Can you please do a similar video on the octopus guard? Oss!

[@gahrivnak]

Very helpful. Thanks Chewy!

[@stephenroach8033]

Exactly what I needed. My butterfly guard is one of my weakest positions, and now I'm nderstanding why.

[@brasileirokubrusly2]

very good video. tks!

[@overrideFunction]

This is exactly what I needed. Thanks!

[@10Sethg]

This is great! Thank you

[@F0restD]

Perfect timing! I'm working on my butterfly guard right now and get passed 4/5 times when I try it rolling.

[@GMunoz-oj5zb]

I wanted to say is Adam Wardzinsky is an expert at butterfly guard and he execute it at high level in his competitions every time

[@sjhmagic1]

Awesome 👌 👏 👍 video

[@TheDOS]

Thanks. Just to further support your low overhook. I commonly have a training partner who is half my weight and strength. If I go for an under hook on his butterfly guard, he’s so good at that low overhook that he has a 80% chance of getting an American on me, and I’m fairly good at that position (8+ year experience). If my under hook isn’t flawless on him, I’ll gtfo asap.

[@ilustradorel-javi5566]

White Belt here in Brazil. Everytime I see one of Chewy's videos I feel that I am not being teached the basics at my gyk. Yet it is a Gym focussed on competition and they have a lot of medals. Pan Ams and stuff.

[@JD2jr.]

There are a billion aspects to BJJ, no one gets them all. As long as you are improving, you're set. You can't absorb everything at once. Just keep training.

[@2424lmao]

Adam has a lot of new tattoos, really embracing the bb life.

[@BarChordA]

Who told you my butterfly guard sucks!? I WANT NAMES But yeah, I guess it kinda does 😒

[@SpidermAntifa]

Oh fuck I've needed this video. Thank you.

[@nicholasneyhart396]

Man, I love to watch a good butterfly guard user but hate to actually go against one.

[@liquidketamine8562]

I feel called out.

[@trevordowning4055]

first

[@HeartlessKnave]

The Mat Enforcer will be with you momentarily.

[@ZOIMIBiIE]

Wrong. It’s a skill issue.

[@rorkan138]

lol wut??