Butterfly Guard Pass

Worked on passing the butterfly guard:

• Use head as a battering ram and put opponnent on their back
• Bring knees in to pinch opponents legs
• Hands in opponent's floating ribs
• Pick one side (typically determined by opponent attacking one side)
• Base weight to that side and pinch knee on elbow
• Other arm use to pin leg down
• Kick leg out and pin leg

3 different passes from here

Pass #1 - Grabbing leg

• From pinched position
• Grab pant leg or top of foot that is pinched
• Overhook opponent's head
• Sprawl on leg and walk around

Pass #2 - Grabbing leg variation

• Same sequence, but opponent straightens pinched leg
• Grab pant leg and step aside and pull the leg out
• Make sure you secure head

Pass #3 - Cartwheel

• Drive shoulder into gut
• Can grab leg or plant on leg
• Jump and flip hips and push legs

One thing to think about is just settling on half guard and working from there.

Notes

• Afterwards I got to roll twice. Still feel uncomfortable with my elbow so I tried to take it easy. There were definite moments where I tried to push and I just couldn't. It's going to be like that I figure for some time.
• Look to focus in on my butterfly and x guard these next few months.