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Guard chokes are choking submissions executed from bottom guard positions — closed guard, open guard, half guard, and various guard variations. [1] These techniques exploit the guard player's ability ...

Lapel overhook chokes use an overhook (whizzer) grip on the opponent's arm combined with a collar or lapel grip to create a choking mechanism from guard position. [1] The overhook traps the opponent's...

Chokes and strangles are submission techniques that restrict either blood flow (strangles) or airflow (chokes) to force a tap out or render an opponent unconscious. [6] The distinction between a choke...

The headscissors from guard is applied by the bottom player who traps the opponent's head between their thighs while in the guard position, then squeezes the legs together to compress the carotid arte...

The triangle choke from closed guard is the most fundamental application of the technique, where the bottom player traps one of the opponent's arms and their head inside a triangle formed by the legs,...

The Standard Guillotine Counter wraps the arm around the shooting opponent's neck as they level-change for a takedown, secures the choking grip (arm-in or no-arm), and applies the choke either standin...

A no-gi variation of the arm triangle choke applied from half guard. The attacker threads their arm under the opponent’s head and traps the far arm, then uses shoulder pressure, chest connection, and ...

The Baseball Choke is a gi-based collar choke that uses a distinctive split grip — one hand gripping the collar palm-up and the other palm-down in opposite directions — creating a powerful rotational ...

The loop choke from guard is applied when the bottom player threads one hand behind the opponent's neck and grips their own collar or the opponent's collar, creating a loop of fabric around the neck t...

The Standard Shoulder Walk alternates pressing each shoulder into the mat and sliding the body downward, using the shoulder as a pivot point while the hips shift incrementally toward the escape direct...

The thrust lapel choke from guard is executed by the bottom player who grips the opponent's collar and drives the fist directly into the throat or the side of the neck, using a pistol-grip or thumb-in...

The brabo choke from closed guard is applied by the bottom player who secures an overhook on the opponent's arm while feeding the lapel around the opponent's neck, creating an arm-in collar strangle f...

The Ezekiel choke from guard is applied by the bottom player who threads one hand inside their own sleeve and wraps it around the opponent's neck, then uses the forearm of the other arm to press acros...

The triangle choke from side control is applied by the bottom player who creates space from underneath the side control pin, threads one leg across the opponent's neck, and locks the triangle by trapp...

The Ezekiel choke (sode-guruma-jime) uses the attacker's own gi sleeve as a fulcrum: one arm threads behind the opponent's head, the opposite hand feeds through the sleeve of the first arm, and the fi...

Calf slicers from guard are applied when the bottom player catches the opponent's leg during guard passing attempts, threading a shin behind the knee and folding the calf. [1,2] Common entries include...

The power guillotine from top half guard is a high-pressure variant where the attacker applies a guillotine choke while maintaining top position in half guard, using full body weight and hip pressure ...

The Standard High Mount slides the hips up to the opponent's upper chest or armpit level, with the knees close to the opponent's shoulders, creating a dominant position with direct access to armbars, ...

The Fundamental Side Control family covers the core side control variations and techniques for maintaining chest-to-chest control, attacking with submissions, and transitioning to more dominant positi...

Closed guard is the most fundamental guard position in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, where the bottom player wraps their legs around the opponent's torso and locks their ankles behind the opponent's back, crea...

Head-loop lapel noose chokes use the opponent's collar looped over and around the head to create a noose-like constriction around the neck. [1] The loop choke — the primary technique — is applied by f...

The guillotine choke from top half-guard is applied when the top player wraps the bottom player's neck in a guillotine grip while the bottom player retains a half-guard. [1,2] The top player typically...

The Peruvian necktie from closed guard is applied by the bottom player who secures a front headlock grip, then throws one leg over the opponent's back to create a lever that drives the head downward i...

The gogoplata from closed guard is applied by the bottom player who brings one shin across the opponent's throat from inside the guard, then pulls the opponent's head down onto the shin using an overh...

The Standard Knee On Chest places the knee directly on the opponent's sternum or upper chest, with the shin applying diagonal pressure across the ribcage, while the posted foot provides base and the h...

The Two On One Hand Fighting escape uses both hands to control the attacker's choking arm, creating a two-against-one advantage on the most dangerous arm while working to clear hooks and turn. [1] The...

The standard gogoplata from closed guard is a shin-across-throat choke where the attacker places the shin of one leg across the opponent's throat from a bottom guard position, then pulls the head down...

The D'Arce choke applied from the top half-guard position, where the attacker threads the arm under the bottom player's neck while they attempt to underhook or recover guard. This entry capitalises on...

The North-South family covers the top control position where the controlling fighter lies chest-to-chest with the opponent but in opposite direction — head-to-feet — creating a 180-degree orientation....

The Stoner Control Arm Triangle applies an arm triangle choke (kata gatame / head-and-arm choke) from the Stoner Control rubber guard position, using the unique leg positioning of the rubber guard to ...

The near-side cradle from top half guard hooks the opponent's near leg — the leg on the same side as the attacker's head — and connects it to the head through a clasped grip, folding the opponent late...

The Ezekiel choke from guard with sleeve grip finish uses the attacker's own gi sleeve as a lever to compress the opponent's neck from the bottom guard position. [1] The attacker threads one arm behin...

The Standard Scoot And Turn slides the hips downward along the attacker's body while simultaneously turning toward the bottom hook side, working to slip below the attacker's control and turn to face t...

The standard brabo choke from closed guard is a gi-based head-and-arm strangle where the attacker uses the opponent's own lapel to thread around the neck and arm from bottom guard. [1] The attacker fe...

The standard triangle choke from closed guard is the foundational variety of the triangle family, where the attacker locks a figure-four leg configuration around the opponent's head and one arm from b...

The figure-four headscissors from guard uses a figure-four leg configuration — one leg bent behind the knee of the other — to lock the head squeeze from a bottom guard position. [1] The attacker traps...

The standard can opener is a cervical flexion crank applied from inside the opponent's closed guard, where the attacker clasps both hands behind the opponent's head and pulls it forward toward the che...

The Standard Defensive Turtle establishes the basic defensive turtle with the fighter on hands and knees, elbows tight, chin tucked, and hips low, creating a compressed, protective ball that is diffic...

The cradle neck crank from top half-guard is applied when the top player locks a cradle from the half-guard position by reaching around the opponent's head with one arm and under the near-side leg wit...

The Peruvian necktie from closed guard with shin across the neck applies the necktie's signature leg-over-head mechanic from a bottom guard position. [1] The attacker, playing closed guard, wraps the ...

The Fundamental Mount family covers the core mount position variations and techniques for maintaining, controlling, and attacking from the mounted position — the apex of the BJJ positional hierarchy a...

The can opener from closed guard top is applied by the top player who clasps both hands behind the opponent's head and drives the head forward toward the chest, flexing the cervical spine under intens...

The standard headscissors strangle from guard is the fundamental leg-based head squeeze where the attacker traps the opponent's head between the thighs from a bottom guard position and squeezes. [1] T...

The mount is the most dominant ground position in grappling, where one fighter sits astride the opponent's torso with knees planted on either side, applying gravitational pressure and controlling the ...