Positional Game · GAME-LEO-04
Butterfly Ashi, Shotgun Grip — Thread to Control
Rung four of the outside-position leg-entanglement ladder. The attacker starts in butterfly ashi with the shotgun grip and must thread to a one-sided dominant entanglement or finish.
Start position
POS-LE-BUT-ASHI
Round length
2:30 rounds
Reset rule
Reset when the attacker holds a confirmed dominant entanglement for five seconds or forces a tap, or the defender recovers the hook or extracts to neutral. Role rotates after each reset.
Top wins by
Thread to a confirmed one-sided dominant entanglement (outside ashi or ashi garami with hip control) and hold for five seconds, or force a lower-limb tap.
Bottom wins by
Recover the hook to butterfly guard, or extract the leg to a neutral 50/50.
Game Description
The fourth rung. The attacker starts in butterfly ashi — a butterfly hook converting to an ashi thread — with the shotgun grip. It is the entry where the outside-leg game is established from a guard exchange: the rung asks the attacker to thread the hook into a confirmed dominant entanglement (outside ashi or ashi garami with hip control) or finish. Less control than the locked outside positions above; more than a neutral scramble.
How to Run This Game
Setup: Attacker with a butterfly hook threading to ashi, shotgun grip on the leg. Defender working to recover the hook or free the leg.
Top wins by threading to a confirmed one-sided dominant entanglement (outside ashi or ashi garami with hip control) and holding five seconds, or by forcing a lower-limb tap. The foot line decides whether the thread engages.
Bottom wins by recovering the hook to butterfly guard, or extracting the leg to a neutral 50/50.
Score: One point per win condition. Role rotates. Default: no heel hooks unless agreed.
Coaching Notes
The rung trains the entry thread — the moment a butterfly exchange becomes a leg-entanglement attack. Reward the attacker who keeps the inside space as the hook converts, rather than diving for the leg and losing the hook. Elevated tier: the dominant entanglements it threads into are live heel-hook positions.
Progressions
Down the ladder: single-leg X — the outside entry from underneath. For the full ladder, see reverse phase progression and the phase-ladder library.