The butterfly guard sweep in no-gi comes down to one thing: the double unders grip and what you do with it. Forget complicated setups. Sullivan runs this as a repeatable drill -- lock back, lift, kick through. That's the move.
Your partner sits into your butterfly guard. Get your double underhooks and find whatever grip is comfortable. Sullivan demonstrates his preferred grip locked behind the back. From there, the drill is straightforward: lock back, lift him up, come back, kick him forward. Rep it out.
But here's where people mess it up. The kick-through isn't just booting him off you. Watch what the hands are doing. As you lift and kick your hook through, your hands switch him to the side. He doesn't just fly forward -- he lands right on top in what Sullivan describes as almost like a heel hook position.
So you've got options after the sweep. Leg attack. Transition to top. Whatever position you want.
The lift doesn't need to be huge. Sullivan emphasizes lifting just enough to create space for the kick-through. You're not muscling your opponent into the air -- you're creating the window for your butterfly hook to do the work. Lift, kick, switch direction. That's one rep.
This is the kind of drill that builds the muscle memory so the sweep fires automatically in live rolling. No thinking, no hesitation. Your body knows the sequence because you've repped it a hundred times.
For a broader look at guard positions and sweeping strategy, check out our BJJ guard positions guide. Get the full drilling system in the FightScience Advanced BJJ Competition System.