Pretty cool to see that the IBJJF has now a Hall of Fame!   Become a Member List of Black Belts Black Belt Certification Hall of Fame – Male Roger Gracie Country: BRA Gi World Titles: 10   Alexandre Couceiro Ribeiro Country: USA Gi World Titles: 6   Bruno da Silva Malfacine Country: USA Gi World Titles: 5 Marcelo Garcia Vespúcio Country: USA Gi World Titles: 5 Robson Moura Fonseca Country: USA Gi World Titles: 5 Saulo Mendonça Ribeiro Filho Country: USA Gi World Titles: 5 Fabio Gurgel Country: BRA Gi World Titles: 4 Marcus Vinícius Oliveira de Almeida Country: USA Gi World Titles: 4 Roberto Magalhães Junior Country: BRA Gi World Titles: 4 Rodolfo Vieira Srour Country: BRA Gi World Titles: 4 Rômulo Claudio Barral Country: USA Gi World Titles: 4 Royler Gracie Country: BRA Gi World Titles: 4 Rubens Charles Maciel Country: USA Gi Wor...

Butterfly guard is an open guard used in BJJ. It was made very popular by Marcelo Garcia as he used it against heavier and bigger opponents. The reason is because the Butterfly Guard keeps your opponent’s weight off of you. Lot of beginners would be reluctant to play an open guard and would rather play closed guard only. One must realise that butterfly guard is good for people that have short legs and also it is the base/entry to a lot more guards such as x guard, deep half guard, single leg x guard etc. Also, it gives you a better mobility than closed guard. We covered the butterfly guard last week and the following videos have great information on the topic. Tired of playing closed guard (just waiting for the inevitable guard pass and you are in trouble), start using spider guard.                 Wisdom Picture of the Week