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The Leg Lock Entry family covers techniques for entering leg entanglement positions (ashi garami) from standing — primarily through rolling entries, sit-outs, and guard-pull-to-leg-lock transitions th...

Rolling Entry takedowns are techniques where the attacker uses a forward or lateral roll to rapidly close distance and enter into leg entanglements, takedowns, or submission positions — sacrificing st...

The Inside Heel Hook Entry covers the specific pathways used to enter inside sankaku (saddle) ashi garami for the inside heel hook — the most dangerous submission in modern grappling. [1] Entries incl...

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 Imanari Roll is a rolling leg lock entry named after Japanese MMA fighter Masakazu Imanari — a forward shoulder roll from standing that threads the legs around the opponent's lead leg, landing dir...

The Imanari roll is a rolling entry into leg entanglement positions, developed by Japanese MMA fighter Masakazu Imanari around 1998-1999. [1] The attacker grips the opponent's ankle, drops onto their ...

The Standard High Crotch executes the fundamental high crotch single leg entry and finish where the attacker shoots a penetration step to the inside, drives the head to the inner thigh, and wraps the ...

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 D'Arce choke applied from the front headlock position, one of the most common entries for this arm-triangle variation. The attacker uses a snap-down or sprawl to establish front headlock control, ...

The Backstep Pass is a guard passing technique where the passer steps backward and away from the guard player's legs, pivoting to pass from the back angle rather than driving forward through the guard...

The Standard Outside Arm Drag executes the fundamental outside arm drag where the attacker grips the opponent's wrist and elbow, pulling the arm outward and away from the body while stepping to the in...

The open guard triangle applies the triangle choke from open guard positions such as spider guard, lasso guard, or de la Riva guard, where the attacker's legs are actively engaged with the opponent's ...

The crab ride is a transitional control position where the attacker is face-up behind the opponent, hooking insteps behind the opponent's knees, used to expose the back or achieve top position. [1] Fi...

The MMA Takedown family covers takedowns specifically adapted for mixed martial arts competition, where striking threats, the cage wall, and small gloves fundamentally alter takedown mechanics compare...

Koshi Nage is the aikido hip throw — distinct from judo's koshi-waza in that the entire body, not just the hip, serves as the throwing axis. [1,2] In aikido koshi-nage, the thrower turns deeply under ...

Modified Fireman's Carry encompasses variations of the standard fireman's carry throw that alter the entry, grip, or finishing mechanics to adapt to different competitive rulesets or tactical situatio...

The Standard High Crotch Russian Tie executes the fundamental high crotch entry from the two-on-one position, where the attacker maintains the Russian tie grip high on the opponent's arm while steppin...

The Low Single Leg subfamily attacks the opponent's leg at the lowest point — the ankle or lower shin — requiring a deep level change where the attacker often drops to one or both knees. [1] The low s...

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 backstep pass is a guard pass where the passer rotates their hips 180 degrees away from the opponent while maintaining weight on the trapped leg, converting a stalled knee-cut or half guard positi...

Kaiten Nage (rotary throw) is one of the canonical aikido throws — a spiral throw in which the aikidoka guides the opponent's head down toward the ground while the opponent's arm is extended overhead,...

The Standard Single Butterfly establishes one butterfly hook inside the opponent's thigh while the other foot is positioned on the mat, on the hip, or in a secondary control position. [1] This positio...

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 Sit-Up Guard subfamily covers the open guard position where the guard player sits up with one foot on the opponent's hip and the other leg positioned for sweeps or transitions, with hands controll...

The Standard Shin-On-Shin places the guard player's shin horizontally across the opponent's lead shin, with hands controlling the collar/sleeve or wrists, creating a connection point for guard entries...

Kokyu Nage (literally 'breath throw') is the most fundamental and widely-practiced throw in aikido — a category of throws unified by the principle of using kokyū (the Japanese concept of unified breat...

The Standard Re-Pummel executes the fundamental pummelling action by swimming the arm inside the opponent's underhook, driving the elbow down and the hand up through the gap between the opponent's arm...

The Duck subfamily covers the defensive technique where the fighter rapidly drops their level by bending the knees, lowering the head below the path of an incoming strike. [1] The duck is a pure level...

The Side Step is a quick lateral movement where the fighter steps directly to the side, perpendicular to the line of attack, to evade an incoming strike or takedown. [1] The side step removes the figh...

The Headlock Control subfamily covers clinch positions where the attacker wraps one arm around the opponent's head while controlling the arm on the same side, creating a secured head-and-arm clamp. [1...

The Standard Single Collar Tie places one hand firmly behind the opponent's neck, gripping at the base of the skull with the thumb on one side and fingers on the other, while the free hand controls th...

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 Collar Tie family covers clinch positions where the attacker places one or both hands behind the opponent's neck, gripping the back of the neck or base of the skull to control the head and posture...

The Standard Inside Arm Drag executes the fundamental inside arm drag where the attacker grips the opponent's wrist with the same-side hand and the tricep with the cross hand, then pulls the arm sharp...

The Standard Cross-Sleeve Grip reaches across to grip the opponent's far sleeve at the wrist or forearm level, securing the fabric with a firm pull to control the distant arm. [1] The diagonal angle o...

The Overhook Closed Guard establishes the closed guard with an overhook (whizzer) control on one of the opponent's arms, pulling the arm across the body and trapping it. [1] The overhook grip creates ...

The Cross-Collar Grip subfamily covers positions where the attacker reaches across the opponent's body to grip the far side of the collar or lapel, creating a cross-body connection that generates stro...

Spider guard is a gi-dependent open guard where the bottom player grips both of the opponent's sleeves and places their feet on the opponent's biceps, creating a web of control that manages distance, ...

The Wrestling Clinch family covers clinch techniques from competitive wrestling disciplines — the collar-and-elbow tie-up, underhook positions, and the pummeling exchanges that form the opening of mos...

The Same-Side Grip (Ai-Yotsu) subfamily covers the gripping configuration where both fighters adopt the same stance — both right-handed or both left-handed — creating a symmetrical clinch dynamic. [1]...

The Crab Ride is a back-taking transition where the attacker establishes control from behind the opponent by placing both feet on the opponent's inner thighs (like riding a crab), using this hook conf...

The Dirty Boxing Clinch is an MMA-specific clinch position where one hand controls the opponent's head via a collar tie (cupping the back of the neck) while the other hand delivers short punches, elbo...

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 Front Body Lock subfamily covers positions where the attacker locks the grip around the opponent's torso from a front-facing position, with both fighters' chests facing each other. [1] The front b...

The Single Butterfly Hook subfamily covers positions where only one butterfly hook is inserted inside the opponent's thigh, with the other leg positioned differently — on the hip, on the mat, or in an...

The Knee Pass (knee cut / knee slice) family covers one of the most versatile and highest-percentage guard passing techniques in BJJ — driving one knee across the opponent's thigh while establishing a...

The Basic Butterfly Sweep subfamily covers the fundamental butterfly guard sweeps that use a single hook elevation combined with upper body control to off-balance and sweep the opponent to one side. [...

The tornado guard is an inverted guard position played from half guard where the practitioner rolls underneath the opponent using a twisting inversion to create sweeps and submission entries. [1] Whil...

The Standard Russian Tie Position is the genus-level execution of the classical two-on-one grip where the attacker secures the opponent's wrist with the far hand, grips the tricep with the near hand, ...

The Clinch Takedown family covers all takedowns executed from clinch range — where both fighters already have gripping contact — using trips, throws, drives, and lifts rather than shot-based entries f...