Inverted Triangle Threat from Butterfly Guard
Used when an opponent smashes your butterfly guard with heavy pressure. By switching hooks to an inverted position, you neutralize their base and threaten a triangle choke, forcing them to retreat or get swept.
5 steps
· save to drill into each- 1Switch your butterfly hooks to an inverted position (cross ankles, legs over opponent's back).2:15
- 2Pull on the opponent's tricep and lift your hips off the ground.2:40
- 3Shrimp forward on your shoulders while blocking the opponent's leg with your free arm.2:49
- 4Grab your own shin/ankle to lock the triangle and prop up on your elbow/hand.2:53
- 5Drive your hips forward into the gap where the opponent has no base.4:59
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