How Do You Deal With An Opponent Disengaging From Seated Butterfly Guard?
Part of the course: The Lord of the Guards: Guard Retention by Jon Calestine
Part of the course: The Lord of the Guards: Guard Retention by Jon Calestine
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Dealing with an opponent disengaging from a seated butterfly guard involves several key strategies:
- Consistently change your levels to create off balance and prevent your opponent from settling. This involves heisting, going back, and changing directions.
- Stay seated up, even if your opponent is standing. Falling to your back can make it appear as though your opponent is doing more than you are.
- Be proactive rather than reactive. Aggressively hand fight, change your levels, and manipulate your opponent's base using foot tracking and foot posting.
- Be mindful of the grips you take. Aim to take grips that allow you to pull your opponent over you, rather than into you. A two-on-one grip, or a baseball bat grip, can be particularly effective for this.
- When pulling your opponent over you, aim to shoot your two hooks in. This forces your opponent to address your hooks before they can get past you, slowing them down.
- Stay active and continuously move forward. Falling to your back and becoming reactive can lose matches.
- Consider wrestling up to create enough connection that you can pull your opponent back in when they pull away. This creates an off balance that allows you to stay more active.
These strategies can help you maintain control and create opportunities for attacks when your opponent disengages from a seated butterfly guard.
Course Content
2:55
Jon Calestine Guard Retention Introduction
4:55
Butterfly Guard Positioning
3:56
Butterfly Guard Movement
4:02
Using Footpost to Create Off Balances
3:07
Using Outside Hook
5:04
Using Inside Hook
3:44
Hip Heisting
4:28
2 On 1 Grip
2:12
One On One Marcelo Grip
2:53
Making 2 On 1 Off Collar Tie
2:50
Making Elbow Grips Off Opponents Ankle Grips
2:51
Dealing With Grips On Ankles
3:24
K Hook And Hand Frame
2:33
Leg Scissor To Square Up
4:38
Side Guard Framing Bicep
3:08
Side Guard Foot To The Hip
2:54
Side Guard Shin Moves The Head
2:36
Side Guard Stripping Reverse V Grip
Guard Recovery
2:00
Defending North South
2:44
Knee In Shoulder To Recover
2:51
Defending The Stack Pass Shoulder Walk
1:56
Defending Stack Pass: Putting Knee In Shoulder
2:52
Defending Knee Cut Using Reverse De La Riva
3:02
Defending Knee Cut Forcing Side Guard
3:21
Defending Knee Cut Collar Frame Foot Post
3:02
Half Guard Chest To Chest Recover From Side Guard
2:28
Basic Forward Shift And Forward Shift With Bicycle Kick
2:17
Recovery From Leg Drag
2:48
Basic Side Control Escape To Side Guard Recovery
Rolling Commentary
Demonstrations
Bonus Q&A
4:56
How Do You Retain When They Push Down Your Knee Shield?
3:36
How Do You Prevent the Far Knee From Getting Pushed Down From Side Guard?
2:54
How Do You Defend Leg Locks From Side Guard?
5:02
How Do You Deal With An Opponent Disengaging From Seated Butterfly Guard?
3:07
How Do You Deal With An Opponent Who Keeps Circling Out When You Heist?
3:29
How Do You Use The Leg Lasso For Guard Retention?
2:53