Alias · Guard Passing
Butterfly hook neutralisation
Also known as Butterfly Hook Break — the canonical term used on this site.
Training background: formal term
Formal description of breaking the butterfly hooks
Butterfly hook neutralisation is a formal name for the butterfly hook break — describing the goal, removing the lifting capacity of the opponent’s hooks, in clinical terms.
Etymology. The phrasing favours technical description over imagery: “neutralisation” states the objective, “butterfly hook” names the target. It reads as instructional vocabulary rather than gym slang, but denotes exactly the same defeat of the hooks.
Mechanics. The hooks must be pinned, smashed, or unloaded before the passer advances; stepping into active hooks feeds the lift the opponent needs to sweep, so clearing the foot line precedes the pass.
Cross-reference. “Killing the hooks” and “Butterfly pass setup” are sibling aliases. Full mechanical coverage on Butterfly Hook Break.