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Cross lapel cross chokes are front-facing strangles where both hands grip the opponent's collar in a crossed configuration — each hand on the opposite side of the neck — and pull inward to compress bo...

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...

The cross collar choke from mount uses the dominant mount position to apply a crossed-grip lapel strangle with gravity-assisted pressure. [1,2] From mount, the attacker feeds both hands deep into the ...

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 cross collar choke from front-facing positions uses both hands gripping opposite sides of the collar in a crossed configuration to compress both carotid arteries simultaneously. [1,2] From guard, ...

The cross collar choke from guard (jūji-jime) is a fundamental gi strangle executed from closed guard by feeding both hands deep into the opponent's collar with crossed grips. [1,2] The attacker pulls...

The Palm Up Palm Down Choke is a cross-collar choke variation where one hand grips the collar palm-up and the other palm-down, creating a scissoring action across the carotid arteries. [1] This mixed ...

A crossface-based variation of the arm triangle choke applied from the guard position. Instead of using a collar grip, the attacker drives a crossface under the opponent’s head, trapping the far arm a...

Cross lapel rear chokes are back control strangles where the attacker reaches across the opponent's neck to grip the far-side lapel, then feeds the collar across the throat to create a cross-collar co...

The Palm Up Palm Up Choke is the standard cross-collar choke where both hands grip the collar with palms facing upward, creating bilateral pressure on the carotid arteries. [1] This is the most fundam...

A subset of back control chokes where the attacker uses a cross-grip baseball bat configuration on the opponent’s lapel or collar while maintaining back control. [1] The arms rotate around the opponen...

Forearm and collar chokes are submission techniques that use the gi lapel, collar, or the bare forearm pressed against the front or side of the neck to restrict blood flow or airflow. [1] This family ...

The Fundamental Choke family covers the core choking techniques that form the foundation of submission grappling's choke curriculum — the essential air chokes, collar chokes, and hybrid chokes that ev...

Nami Juji Jime is the normal cross strangle in judo — both hands grip the opponent's lapels with the palms facing down, and the forearms cross to create a scissors-like choking pressure on both sides ...

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 ...

The Cross-Grip Closed Guard establishes the closed guard with a cross-body collar grip — the guard player grips the opponent's opposite-side collar, pulling across the centre line to break posture and...

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, ...

Kata Juji Jime is the half cross strangle — one hand grips the lapel palm-down while the other grips palm-up, creating an asymmetric cross choke that attacks from a slightly different angle than the n...

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...

Gyaku Juji Jime is the reverse cross strangle — both hands grip the lapels with palms facing up (reverse grip), crossing the forearms to create choking pressure. [1] The reverse grip creates a differe...

The arm triangle rear naked crossover combines elements of the rear naked choke and arm triangle by trapping the opponent's arm alongside their neck while the choking arm threads across the front of t...

Single hand collar rear chokes use only one hand gripping the opponent's collar from back control, while the other arm reinforces or controls posture. [1,2] The one-hand collar choke is the defining t...

Standard Hand Fighting defence against chokes involves using both hands to control the opponent's choking hand — typically gripping the wrist and pulling it away from the neck while simultaneously blo...

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 Near Side Knee On Belly positions the knee on the opponent's near side (closest to the controlling fighter) with the posted foot on the far side, creating the most common and mechanically stable k...

The High Mount subfamily covers the mount variation where the top fighter slides the hips up toward the opponent's chest or shoulders, creating a higher mounting position that increases submission acc...

Lapel feed rear chokes involve pulling, threading, or feeding the opponent's lapel (or the attacker's own lapel) around the neck from back control to create a choking loop. [1,2] Unlike standard cross...

The one-hand collar choke from back control uses a single deep collar grip with wrist rotation to press the knuckles or forearm blade into the carotid artery while the collar fabric compresses the opp...

The Hybrid RNC Kata Gatame is a crossover submission that combines elements of the rear naked choke (applied from back control) with the arm triangle (kata gatame) — threading the choking arm around t...

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...

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 ...

The crossface cradle from side control combines a crossface forearm drive with a cradle leg hook to fold the opponent in half, generating extreme cervical flexion stress. [1] The attacker drives the c...

The face crank applies pressure across the opponent's face — typically the chin, jaw, or nose — to force cervical hyperextension and create intense pain. [1,2,3] The attacker clasps hands under or acr...

The Gi Hybrid RNC is the gi variation of the Hybrid RNC Kata Gatame crossover — using lapel and collar grips to reinforce the hybrid choke configuration, adding the mechanical advantage of gi fabric t...

The rear choke subfamily encompasses all no-gi strangles applied from behind the opponent without using collar or lapel grips. [1,2] The rear naked choke (hadaka-jime) is the defining technique: from ...

The crossface face crank from crucifix uses the crossface forearm to drive across the opponent's face while the crucifix position traps both arms, preventing any defensive action. [1] The attacker con...

The one-wing collar choke combines an underhook through the opponent's armpit ('wing' control) with a cross-collar grip on the opposite side to create an asymmetric strangle from back control or mount...

From standing backpack control the attacker secures cross-lapel grips and uses a controlled roll or spin (often dropping level and rotating around the opponent) to increase rotational torque and finis...

The Posture Defence subfamily covers choke defensive techniques that use body positioning and postural alignment to prevent the opponent from applying choking pressure. [1] Posture defence addresses t...

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...

The two hand collar choke from back control uses both hands gripping deep inside the opponent's collar to create a cross-pressure strangle. [1] The attacker feeds both hands from behind into the lapel...

The wrestling-entry twister accesses the twister submission through a traditional wrestling back ride transition rather than the truck position commonly associated with 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu. [1] The ...

The No-Gi Hybrid RNC is the no-gi variation of the Hybrid RNC Kata Gatame crossover — executed without gi grips, relying on body positioning, forearm placement, and wrist control to maintain the hybri...

From standing backpack control the attacker feeds the near lapel under the opponent’s chin using the inside hand, establishes a deep inside grip, then cross-grips the far lapel and rotates wrists in a...

The Bread Cutter Choke is a gi-based submission applied from side control where the attacker reaches across the opponent's neck to grip the far collar, then drives the blade edge of the forearm across...

The Hand Fighting Defence subfamily covers choke defensive techniques that focus on controlling the opponent's hands and grips to prevent them from securing the choking position. [1] Hand fighting is ...

Sliding lapel rear chokes involve gripping the opponent's collar from back control and sliding the hand across the neck to tighten the strangle progressively. [1,2] The sliding collar choke is the pri...

From a standing backpack control the attacker feeds the near lapel under the opponent's chin to the far hand, secures a cross-grip on the far lapel, drops the chest and rotates the wrists in a basebal...

From standing backpack control the attacker feeds the near lapel using the outside hand to wrap over the collar, secures a cross-grip on the far lapel, establishes a strong outside bite, then rotates ...

The sliding collar choke from back control involves gripping the opponent's collar and progressively walking or sliding the grip across the neck to remove slack and increase pressure. [1,2] Rather tha...