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The Standard Knee On Belly subfamily covers the classic knee-on-belly position where the top fighter faces the opponent's head with one knee on the belly/midsection and the other foot posted for base....
Juji Nage (literally 'cross throw' or 'X throw', from juji 十字 — the kanji shape of the cross) is an aikido throw in which the aikidoka crosses the opponent's arms over each other and then off-balances...
The Standard Military Sabre Guard positions the sabre with the blade raised and angled to protect the head and dominant side, the arm slightly bent, and the point threatening the opponent's face — a b...
Side Sacrifice, or Yoko Sutemi Waza, is the family of sacrifice throws in which tori falls to their side to execute the technique, using lateral body drop and rotational momentum to throw uke. [1,2] U...
The Single Leg X-Guard subfamily covers the guard variation where the guard player hooks both legs on the outside of one of the opponent's legs — one foot on the hip and one behind the knee — controll...
The Low Closed Guard positions the guard player's legs around the opponent's waist at hip level, with ankles crossed below the small of the back. [1] The low guard is the standard, neutral closed guar...
The Standard Snapping Side Kick is executed by chambering the knee to the chest, turning the hip over to align the foot laterally, and snapping the leg out to strike with the blade or heel of the foot...
The Outside Elbow Control subfamily covers positions where the attacker controls the opponent's elbow from the outside line, gripping or cupping the outer elbow to redirect the opponent's arm outward ...
The Dirty Boxing Takedown family covers takedowns initiated from the dirty boxing clinch — a close-quarters position borrowed from boxing and Muay Thai where the fighters are in punching range with co...
The Clinch Takedown group encompasses takedowns that are initiated from and dependent on an established clinch position, where the primary mechanism is neither a pure leg attack nor a body lock lift. ...
The Standard Quarter Sprawl kicks the attacked leg back and away from the opponent's grip while the opposite leg maintains its position for base. [1] The defender simultaneously drives the hip of the ...
The X-Guard Sweep subfamily covers sweeps from the X-guard position, a highly effective butterfly guard derivative where the guard player places both legs between the opponent's legs in an X-configura...
The X-Guard family covers the guard position where the guard player places both legs between the opponent's legs in an X-configuration, with one hook behind the knee and one on the hip, creating a pow...
Yoko Wakare, the side separation throw, is a sacrifice technique in which tori drops to one side while maintaining a strong grip on uke, using the sudden separation of tori's body from the standing po...
The Wall Walk Standup subfamily covers standing techniques that use a wall or cage fence as support to rise from a downed position, using the vertical surface for balance and leverage. [1] The wall wa...
The arm drag from seated guard applies a wrist flexion lock while the bottom player uses an arm drag to off-balance the top player from the guard position. [1,2] The guard player grips the opponent's ...
The Guard Sweep family within the Throw class covers sweeping techniques from guard that reverse the top and bottom positions — classified under Throw because sweeps achieve the same outcome as throws...
The Standard Crossface Control drives the forearm bone (radius/ulna) across the opponent's jaw or cheekbone, using the rigid bone structure to turn the head while the other arm controls the opponent's...
Techniques that off-balance and project an opponent from a standing position to the ground, using leverage, momentum, and body mechanics as the primary force multipliers.
The Double Wrist Control subfamily covers positions where the attacker controls both of the opponent's wrists simultaneously, completely managing the opponent's hand placement and grip establishment. ...
The Technical Standup family covers systematic methods of returning to a standing position from the ground while maintaining defensive awareness and balance. [1] The technical standup is distinguished...
The Over-Under Clinch family covers the clinch configuration where one arm has an underhook and the opposite arm has an overhook, creating a neutral or contested clinch position. [1] The over-under po...
The Fifty-Fifty Clinch subfamily describes the specific over-under configuration where neither fighter has a clear positional advantage — each has one underhook and one overhook, creating a balanced o...
The Sweep group encompasses all ground-based reversal techniques where the bottom player uses leverage, momentum, and leg work to reverse the top and bottom positions — the primary offensive tool for ...
The Standard Mount positions the top fighter straddling the opponent's torso with the hips centred on the midsection, knees tight to the sides, and feet hooked under the opponent's thighs or extended ...
Standard Uchi Mata Counter is the fundamental counter to uchi-mata in which the defender blocks or absorbs the sweeping leg, maintains balance, and uses the attacker's compromised one-legged position ...
The Cage Brace Defence subfamily covers techniques where the defender uses the cage fence or wall as a structural support to resist takedown attempts, bracing against the cage to maintain standing pos...
The Deep Half Guard subfamily covers the advanced half guard variation where the guard player dives deep underneath the opponent, positioning the body entirely beneath the opponent's hips with the hea...
The Standard Run-The-Pipe Double executes the fundamental lateral-finish double leg where the attacker secures both legs after a penetration step, lifts them to one side, and then runs in a circular a...
Standard Fencing Footwork encompasses the core movement vocabulary of competitive fencing: the en garde stance (front foot forward, feet perpendicular, knees bent), the advance (front foot leads, rear...
The Closed Guard Sweep family covers all sweeps executed from the closed guard position, where the guard player wraps the legs around the opponent's waist with ankles crossed. [1] Closed guard sweeps ...
The Standard Lasso Guard uses a single lasso wrap on one side, with the other leg positioned as a secondary control (on the hip, bicep, or in spider guard configuration). [1] The standard single lasso...
The Standing Position group encompasses all positions that occur while both fighters are on their feet, including stances, distance management frameworks, and standing guard positions. [1] Standing po...
The Stance family covers the fundamental standing positions from which fighters launch attacks, defend, and move. [1] A fighter's stance determines their balance, power generation capability, defensiv...
The Butterfly Guard family covers the guard position where the bottom fighter sits with both feet hooked inside the opponent's thighs, using the hooks as levers for sweeping, off-balancing, and transi...
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...
The Guard Sweep family covers all sweeping techniques executed from guard positions to reverse the top and bottom positions — the primary offensive tool for the bottom player in BJJ. [1] Guard sweeps ...
The Collar-Sleeve Sweep subfamily covers sweeps from the collar-sleeve guard, where the guard player controls one collar and one sleeve while using the feet to manage distance and off-balance the oppo...
The Drag Takedown family covers takedowns that use a drag-and-redirect mechanism to off-balance the opponent and pull them past the attacker's body, creating a takedown from the resulting positional a...
Shuai Jiao Throw is the family of throwing techniques from shuai jiao, the traditional Chinese wrestling art that is widely regarded as one of the oldest martial arts in the world. [1,2] Shuai jiao th...
The Shin-On-Shin Guard subfamily covers the guard position where the guard player places the shin across the opponent's shin, using the bone-on-bone contact as a frame and lever for sweeps and transit...
The Knee On Belly Escape family covers techniques for escaping the knee-on-belly (or knee-on-stomach) position, where the opponent places one knee on the defender's midsection with the other leg poste...
The Standard Closed Guard subfamily covers the basic closed guard configurations focused on maintaining the position, controlling distance, and managing the opponent's posture before setting up attack...
The Standard Duck executes the fundamental ducking defence where the fighter rapidly drops their level by bending deeply at the knees, lowering the entire torso to bring the head below the incoming st...
The Hand-on-the-Floor Hook Kick uses one hand on the ground for support and balance while delivering a hook kick. [1] The hand support allows the practitioner to kick from an extremely low position wi...
Standard Shuai Jiao Throw Technique is the fundamental throwing execution in shuai jiao in which the practitioner grips the opponent's jacket, uses circular footwork to create an angular off-balance, ...
The Bent-Body Side Kick uses an exaggerated lateral body lean away from the target, bending at the waist toward the ground on the non-kicking side, to extend the effective reach of the side kick by ap...
The Berimbolo family covers the berimbolo technique and its variations — a spinning inversion from De La Riva guard that uses an under-the-back rotation to take the opponent's back or achieve a sweep....
The Mae Mai (แม่ไม้, 'mother techniques') of Muay Thai clinch work represent the foundational clinch techniques of traditional Thai boxing — the core curriculum for controlling an opponent at close ra...
The Hand-on-the-Floor Side Kick is delivered with one hand touching the ground for support, maximising reach and enabling kicks from unusually low or extended positions. [1] By using the hand as an ad...