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The Body Triangle Back Control subfamily covers back control positions where the controlling fighter locks the legs in a figure-four configuration around the opponent's torso instead of using standard...

The Body-Lock Takedown secures a tight body lock (clasping both hands around the opponent's torso, typically with one arm over the shoulder and one under the armpit, hands clasped behind the opponent'...

The Body Lock Wall Takedown subfamily executes body lock takedowns while the opponent is pressed against the cage wall, using the wall as a control surface that prevents backward retreat. [1] The atta...

The Standard Rear Body Lock positions the attacker behind the opponent with arms locked around the waist, hands clasped with a Gable grip, S-grip, or butterfly grip. [1] The attacker presses their che...

The High Front Body Lock positions the locked grip high on the opponent's torso, around the upper back or ribcage area, with the attacker's arms encircling above the opponent's waist. [1] The high gri...

The Rear Body Lock subfamily covers positions where the attacker locks the grip around the opponent's torso from behind, with the attacker's chest against the opponent's back. [1] The rear body lock i...

The body lock pass uses a gable grip or clasp around the opponent's waist or lower back, driving the chest into the opponent's torso to eliminate space, then incrementally clearing the legs to advance...

The Body-Lock Takedown to Back combines a body-lock takedown with an immediate back-take, maintaining the body lock throughout the descent and transitioning directly to back control. [1]

The Standard Front Body Lock Takedown subfamily represents the classical front body lock technique where the attacker secures a locked grip around the opponent's waist from the front and drives them t...

The Under Body Triangle positions the locking leg underneath the opponent's body, typically threading beneath the hip and locking on the far side. [1] The under configuration provides a different cont...

The Rear Body Lock Takedown family encompasses all takedowns executed from behind the opponent with a locked grip around the torso. [1] Rear body lock position is one of the most dominant standing cli...

The Over Body Triangle positions the locking leg (the leg that crosses over to complete the figure-four) on top of the opponent's body, typically across the abdomen. [1] The over configuration creates...

The Body Triangle Escape subfamily covers techniques for escaping when the opponent has secured back control with a body triangle — legs locked in a figure-four around the defender's torso rather than...

The Rear Lift subfamily covers takedowns where the attacker elevates the opponent from behind using a body lock, lifting them off the mat before bringing them down. [1] Rear lifts require significant ...

The Suplex is the family of wrestling throws in which the attacker secures a body lock or waist grip, lifts the opponent off the ground using hip and back extension, and arches backward to slam the op...

The Standard Rear Waist Lock secures a locked grip specifically around the opponent's waist from behind, with the hands clasped at or below the navel line. [1] The attacker maintains chest-to-back con...

Spine compression locks apply axial compression or stacking force to the vertebral column, compressing the intervertebral discs and stressing the spinal ligaments. [1] Common examples include the Bost...

The Back Control family covers the various methods of controlling an opponent from behind, using combinations of hooks, body triangles, and upper body grips. [1] Back control is defined by having the ...

The Rear Waist Lock subfamily positions the locked grip around the opponent's waist from behind, with the attacker's chest against the opponent's lower back. [1] The rear waist lock is the standard co...

The Duck Under To Back Take subfamily specifically uses the duck under to achieve a rear body position, from which the attacker can complete a body lock takedown, mat return, or rear lift. [1] After d...

The Standard Body Triangle Escape addresses the body triangle lock by turning into the locked side (toward the leg on top of the triangle), then using hip pressure and leg positioning to pry the trian...

The Standard Duck Under Back Take executes the fundamental duck under to rear position where the attacker, from a collar tie or clinch, pushes the opponent's arm upward, ducks the head and body undern...

The Arm Drag Takedown family covers takedowns initiated by an arm drag — a technique where the attacker grabs the opponent's arm at the wrist or tricep and pulls it across the body, creating an angle ...

The Standard Mat Return is the fundamental technique where the attacker drives the opponent from standing back to the mat using a rear body lock, typically by applying forward-and-downward pressure wh...

The Standard Russian Tie Drag executes the fundamental two-on-one drag where the attacker secures a Russian tie on the opponent's arm, pulls the arm sharply across the body and past the hip, then foll...

Lateral Drop is a family of wrestling throws in which the attacker secures an upper-body clinch — typically a body lock or over-under position — and falls laterally to one side while arching to lift a...

The body-triangle extension combines body triangle back control with a cervical extension crank, using the body triangle's hip compression as an anchor while the arms drive the head backward. [1] The ...

The Duck Under Takedown family covers takedowns where the attacker ducks underneath the opponent's arm to achieve a behind or side position, then completes a takedown from the advantageous angle. [1] ...

The Wrestling Collar Tie is the double collar tie variant adapted for wrestling contexts, where both hands grip behind the neck with the emphasis on snap-downs, takedown entries, and positional contro...

Standard Suplex Technique is the textbook front body lock suplex in which the wrestler secures a locked-hands grip around the opponent's torso at chest or waist height, pulls the opponent tight agains...

The Mat Return subfamily covers techniques where the attacker, having secured a rear body lock, returns the opponent to the mat from a standing or partially standing position. [1] Unlike lifts that el...

The cross collar choke from body triangle combines the powerful hip control of the body triangle with a cross-grip lapel strangle from behind. [1,2] The body triangle locks the attacker's legs around ...

The Standard Under-Arms Bear Hug positions the attacker's arms beneath the opponent's armpits, wrapping around the lower torso with hands locked behind the opponent's back. [1] The attacker presses th...

The Wrestling Throw group encompasses the high-amplitude throwing techniques characteristic of Greco-Roman wrestling, freestyle wrestling, and their derivatives as applied in combat sports. [1,2] Unli...

The Standard Wall Pin Position places the attacker's body against the opponent with the opponent's back flat against the cage, using a combination of chest pressure, underhooks or body lock, and low h...

The Leg Pump Escape addresses the body triangle by using a pumping leg motion to create space within the locked triangle. [1] The defender pushes the top leg (the one over the body triangle lock) down...

The Standard Supine Rear Mount has the controlling fighter lying on their back with the opponent face-up on top, hooks or body triangle locked in, and seatbelt grip secured. [1] From this position, th...

The 10th Planet Sweep family covers sweeping techniques developed within Eddie Bravo's 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu system — sweeps executed from the system's proprietary guard positions (Lockdown half guard...

The face crank from rear mount is applied from standard back control by placing a hand or forearm across the opponent's face — typically under the nose or on the chin — and pulling the head backward w...

The Standard Double Underhook positions both arms under the opponent's armpits, hooking up and around the shoulders or upper back, with hands clasped behind the opponent's back in a Gable grip or simi...

The cross collar choke from back control is executed by inserting one hand deep into the far-side collar with the wrist blade rotated toward the carotid artery, and the other hand gripping the near-si...

Standard Ura Nage is the classical form of the rear throw in which tori secures a deep body lock around uke's waist or torso, drops their hips low, and arches backward explosively to lift uke off the ...

The Standard Over-Arms Bear Hug positions the attacker's arms over and around the opponent's arms and torso, locking the hands behind the opponent's back while squeezing the opponent's arms tight agai...

Standard Salto is the fundamental salto suplex execution in which the wrestler secures a tight body lock, explosively extends the legs and hips to launch the opponent into the air, and arches backward...

The face crank from crucifix is applied when the attacker has secured the crucifix position — trapping one of the opponent's arms with the legs (typically the far arm threaded between the legs) while ...

The Standard Underhook Cage Clinch positions the attacker with one or both underhooks secured, chest-to-chest with the opponent, while the opponent's back is pressed against the cage fence. [1] The at...

Standard Lateral Drop is the core execution of the lateral drop throw, performed from an over-under or body-lock clinch position. [1,2] The attacker secures the clinch, shifts their hips to one side, ...

The Gut Wrench Suplex is a suplex variation executed from the par terre (ground) position in which the attacker secures a body lock around the opponent's midsection while the opponent is on all fours,...

Standard Suplex is the foundational form of the suplex family, executed from a front body lock in which the attacker wraps both arms around the opponent's torso, lifts them off the ground by driving t...

The Cage Clinch family covers clinch positions specific to the MMA cage environment, where one fighter has the other pressed against the cage fence and uses the structure to maintain control and set u...