In this video, we are looking at how to use the Sumi Gaeshi - also known as a Butterfly Hook - in order to maintain distance between you and your opponent. The beauty of this hook is that it's very easy to switch from defence through to offence and it's very useful for destabilising your opponent...

In this video we look at using the Sumi Gaeshi - or Butterfly Hook - in order to sweep our opponent. There is some timing required in order to be successful and you will also have to be mindful of your posture and how much momentum you can potentially generate in order to accomplish the sweep .

In this video, we look at a potential entry to the Saddle position using the Sumi Gaeshi - note that there is a real risk of injuring your knee if you do not properly invert into this entry, as excessive pressure from your opponent’s hips on your lower leg will stress and possibly damage your LCL...

In this video, we look at a potential option to wrestle up making use of the Sumi Gaeshi hook and arm frames in order to create space, allowing us to get back to our feet and potentially go on the offensive straight away.

In this video, we look at potential butterfly sweep options that are available to us if we're capable of making space using our Sumi Gaeshi hook and arm frame, preventing our partner from flattening us.