The butterfly guard is an excellent guard for grappling and for MMA. Used for sweeping and for setting up submissions, the butterfly guard is an essential guard in the martial artists repertoire.

In this instructional, 10th Planet Redlands instructor and black belt, Rick Marshall shares the critical concepts and techniques to dominate your opponents with the butterfly guard.
You'll learn how to get to your opponent's back, how to get on top, how to set up armbars and chokes, and even how to recover if he starts to pass your butterfly guard.
With concise, clear instruction, Rick Marshall will show you why you need to master the butterfly guard to be a well rounded grappler.