Butterfly Ashi, Shotgun Grip — Thread to Control
Mat mode
2:30
Tell the roomThread the hook into a confirmed one-sided dominant entanglement, or finish. Recover the hook, or extract the leg.
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TOP PLAYER
POSITION
Attacker with a butterfly hook threading toward ashi, shotgun grip on the leg.
OBJECTIVE
Thread the hook into a confirmed one-sided dominant entanglement, or finish.
CONSTRAINTS
Elevated safety. Default: no heel hooks unless both partners have agreed and shown tap-release reliability. Keep inside space as the hook converts. 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. Score one point per win condition. Default rounds 2:30.
WIN CONDITION
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 PLAYER
POSITION
Defending the butterfly-ashi thread under shotgun grip.
OBJECTIVE
Recover the hook, or extract the leg.
CONSTRAINTS
Same heel-hook default, reset logic, and role rotation.
WIN CONDITION
Recover the hook to butterfly guard, or extract the leg to a neutral 50/50.
Original positional game. Butterfly Ashi, Shotgun Grip — Thread to Control. GAME-LEO-04.
Problem
Attacker with a butterfly hook threading toward ashi, shotgun grip on the leg.
Setup
Attacker with a butterfly hook threading toward ashi, shotgun grip on the leg. Defending the butterfly-ashi thread under shotgun grip.
Score
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. Recover the hook to butterfly guard, or extract the leg to a neutral 50/50.
Rules
- Elevated safety.
- Default: no heel hooks unless both partners have agreed and shown tap-release reliability.
- Keep inside space as the hook converts.
- 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.
- Score one point per win condition.
- Default rounds 2:30.
- Same heel-hook default, reset logic, and role rotation.
Progressions
Harder constraint variants from the source. Same game, tighter problem.
- Down the ladder: single-leg X — the outside entry from underneath. For the full ladder, see reverse phase progression and the phase-ladder library .
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Butterfly Ashi, Shotgun Grip — Thread to Control
Developing
TOP PLAYER
Position
Attacker with a butterfly hook threading toward ashi, shotgun grip on the leg.
Win condition
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.
Constraints
Elevated safety. Default: no heel hooks unless both partners have agreed and shown tap-release reliability. Keep inside space as the hook converts. 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. Score one point per win condition. Default rounds 2:30.
BOTTOM PLAYER
Position
Defending the butterfly-ashi thread under shotgun grip.
Win condition
Recover the hook to butterfly guard, or extract the leg to a neutral 50/50.
Constraints
Same heel-hook default, reset logic, and role rotation.
Elevated safety. Confirm tap-and-release before the first rep. Stop at the tap. Do not run this if the room is not already serious about it.