The Complete Butterfly Guard by Marcelo Garcia

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Get a total masterclass in the most successful butterfly guard of all time, as Marcelo Garcia teaches how to attack and defend from his favorite guard position. This is your chance to learn butterfly guard from the man who made the position famous and developed one of the most efficient and dangerous styles in grappling. Marcelo’s butterfly guard system is a precise game plan for grappling success from guard, and this four-volume series can be yours today.

The 4-time ADCC Champion and 5-time IBJJF World Champion is one of the best Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitors ever, and he was known for using his incredible technique to beat world champions way bigger than him, sometimes as much as twice his size. People have studied video on Marcelo for years, trying to pick up on all the hidden details that made him so good from this guard, and now you can learn them all from the man himself in this exciting new partnership with BJJ Fanatics.

What’s most impressive about Marcelo’s guard is how everything works together, so he has attacks high and low, against standing or kneeling opponents, left and right, against every style. The guard becomes a trap for opponents as you work through all your options and use their strength against them to win the fight. It was in this way that Marcelo was able to beat fights so much bigger than him, even on the world-class level.

Marcelo helps you build your butterfly guard from the basics up, in a simple and effective way that Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioners of any belt can understand. Learn the body movement concepts that make butterfly guard so important, and how you can begin keeping your opponents off balance as you launch your attacks. Once you have these key skills, Marcelo begins showing the techniques that made him so successful, explaining the step-by-step systems he created.

Learn the same moves that made Marcelo a legend, as he shows the sweeps and submissions that were staples of his game. Sweep with hook sweeps and leg kicks that kill your opponent’s base, attack the back with arm drags and kick spins, and even finish the fight with armlocks and Marcelo’s signature Marcelotine. This guillotine choke variation is one of the strongest that submission grappling has ever seen, and you can hear from the inventor himself how to turn your front headlock into a next-level choke. 

Just like when he was a competitor, Marcelo goes an extra step and explains not just how to do each move, but also how to use strategy to stay a step ahead. Learn how to move and handle opponents who stand, opponents who pressure in, even when they want to stall and won’t engage you anymore! The concepts on this course are so important, and Marcelo’s mastery of concepts around the butterfly guard is second to none.

This is your chance to learn from one of the all-time greats in the sport of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, as Marcelo Garcia teaches you the same effective techniques that made him a legend. Across these four volumes, you’ll get the same systematic lessons he delivers to his world championship athletes (including reigning ADCC Champion Matheus Diniz). Get this full blueprint on the butterfly guard from the man himself, available now.

• INTRODUCTION
• HAND & FOOT POSITION 
• MAINTAINING BUTTERFLY POSTURE 
• ELBOW POSITIONING 
• BUTTERFLY SWEEP PROCESS 
• SHOOT & RE-SHOOT 
• FAR SIDE SWEEP TO COUNTER UNDER HOOK PASS 
• 2-ON-1 SWEEP 
• KICK SPIN BACK TAKE 

• THE BLAST
• THE IMPORTANCE OF ELBOW CONTROL 
• REVERSE ARM LOCK 
• MARCELOTINE 
• BUTTERFLY SWEEP FROM DOUBLE TRICEP GRIP
• DOUBLE OVERHOOK CONTROLLING THE HANDS 
• LEG KICK BUTTERFLY SWEEP
• EXTENDED LEG KICK 
• LEG KICK SWEEP W/ COLLAR TIE 
• DOUBLE UNDERHOOK-KNEE KICK SWEEP
• THE REDIRECTION SWEEP 
• DOUBLE OVERHOOK ROCKER SWEEP 

• CONCEPTS OF CLOSING THE DISTANCE
• DEFENSIVE STALL 
• USING ELBOW CONTROL TO IMPROVE POSITION
• BREAKING POSTURE TO GET UNDER HOOKS 
• PUSH TO CREATE A REACTION AND CAUSE AN OPENING
• QUICK 1, 2, SWEEP! 
• SHOULDER CLAMP SWEEP
• SHOULDER CLAMP SWEEP WHEN OPPONENT TRIPODS 

• SALVAGE SWEEP 
• SALVAGE TURN 
• FIGHTING AGAINST A STANDING OPPONENT 
• SHIN TO SHIN AGAINST A STANDING OPPONENT 
• KEEPING POSITION WHEN AN OPPONENT PRESSURES 
• DOUBLE LEG FROM SEATED POSITION 
• GUARD PULL TO BUTTERFLY SWEEP 
• DOUBLE WRIST PULL TO DOUBLE
• WRAP-UP 

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