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The Standard Heel Drag hooks one foot around the opponent's same-side ankle, drags it inward toward the centreline, and simultaneously inserts the knee through the space created to establish half guar...

The Heel Drag Escape subfamily covers mount escape techniques where the defender uses one foot to hook and drag the opponent's ankle, creating enough space to insert the knee and transition to half gu...

The Hook Back Control subfamily covers back control positions using hooks — feet inserted inside the opponent's thighs from behind — as the primary lower body control method. [1] Hooks are the traditi...

Standard Ko Soto Gake executes the classical minor outer hook where the thrower places the sole of the foot behind the opponent's heel from the outside, hooks it to prevent backward stepping, and driv...

The Hooked Hook Kick features an exaggerated hooking motion at the end of the arc, wrapping around the opponent's guard to strike the back of the head or neck. [1] The deep hook action pulls the foot ...

The Alcatraz is a mount escape from the 10th Planet system where the bottom player frames on the opponent's hips, hip escapes to one side, uses the far-side leg to hook under the opponent's foot and e...

The Tripod Sweep is an open guard sweep where the bottom player places one foot on the opponent's hip and hooks behind one of their ankles with the other foot, then pushes and pulls simultaneously to ...

Ko Soto Gake (minor outer hook) is a judo ashi-waza technique in which the thrower hooks the opponent's heel or ankle from the outside with the sole of the foot, trapping the foot while driving the op...

Standard Leg Pummeling uses the free leg to swim inside or outside the opponent's controlling hooks, systematically clearing entanglements while maintaining boot defence on the endangered foot. [1] Th...

The Standard Outside Ankle Trip executes the fundamental outside ankle hook-and-trip where the attacker hooks or blocks the opponent's outside ankle with their foot while driving the opponent's upper ...

The tripod sweep is a foundational open guard sweep where the guard player places one foot on the opponent's hip, hooks behind the opponent's ankle with the other foot, and grips the far ankle — simul...

The Hook Kick family groups kicking techniques where the leg extends past the target and then hooks back inward, striking with the heel or sole of the foot as the leg retracts in a hooking arc. [1] Th...

Heel hooks are among the most powerful and dangerous joint lock submissions in grappling, attacking the knee's rotational ligaments (ACL, MCL, LCL, meniscus) by controlling the heel and twisting the l...

The Hooking Throw family encompasses ashi-waza techniques in which the thrower uses the foot or leg to hook behind or around the opponent's leg, trapping it and preventing retreat while the upper body...

The Single Hook back control uses one foot inserted inside the opponent's thigh while the other leg is positioned differently — typically wrapped around the waist, posted on the mat, or in transition....

The Inside Ankle Trip subfamily specifically targets the opponent's ankle from the inside, using the attacker's foot to hook or block the ankle while upper body pressure drives the opponent over the t...

The Reverse De La Riva positions the guard player with the DLR hook wrapped around the opponent's lead leg from the inside rather than the outside, with the foot hooking behind the knee from the oppos...

The Standard Hook Kick subfamily covers the basic hook kick where the kicker extends the leg as if throwing a side kick, then hooks the foot back to strike the target with the heel as the leg retracts...

The Outside Ankle Trip subfamily targets the opponent's ankle from the outside, using the attacker's foot to hook or block the outer ankle while upper body control directs the opponent's fall over the...

The Upward Hook Back Kick combines back kick power with a hooking redirection at the end of the trajectory, sweeping upward and around the target. [1] The initial motion is a standard back kick, but n...

Yoko Gake is a side sacrifice throw where the attacker hooks the opponent's ankle with their foot while falling sideways, dragging the opponent down with them. [1] The attacker steps to the side, hook...

Headquarters (HQ) is a top control / pre-pass position in modern Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu where the standing or kneeling top player parks one shin across the bottom player's near hip with the foot hooked b...

The Ko Uchi Gari Trip subfamily applies judo's minor inner reap as a takedown, where the attacker reaps the opponent's inner ankle or lower leg from the inside while directing the upper body backward ...

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 rear triangle applies the triangle choke from back control by locking the legs in a figure-four around the opponent's neck and one arm from behind. [1] The attacker, established on the opponent's ...

The figure-four clamp finish for the twister from truck uses a figure-four leg configuration to lock the opponent's legs in place while applying the rotational neck crank. [1] From the truck position ...

The Lasso Guard subfamily covers the open guard position where the guard player wraps one leg over the opponent's arm and threads it through, creating a 'lasso' that entangles the arm and provides pow...

The Standard Standing Guard Position establishes the fundamental standing-versus-seated dynamic with one fighter standing and the other seated or on their back, using feet on hips, hooks, or grip-and-...

The Open Guard family covers all guard positions where the guard player's legs are not closed around the opponent, instead using feet on hips, hooks, or grip-and-foot combinations to maintain guard co...

The Foot Sweep group covers throwing techniques where the thrower uses their foot or leg to sweep, reap, hook, or trip the opponent's supporting leg, causing them to lose balance and fall — the most t...

Sok Tad (the Horizontal Elbow) is the second foundational elbow strike in Muay Thai's classical 24-elbow system (Cherng Sok 24 Cherng), delivered in a sweeping horizontal arc parallel to the ground, t...

The Deep Half Sweep subfamily covers sweeps from the deep half guard, an advanced half guard variation where the guard player dives deep underneath the opponent, positioning their body entirely beneat...

Standard Ko Uchi Gari executes the classical minor inner reap where the thrower hooks or sweeps the opponent's near foot from the inside with a quick reaping action of the sole, pulling the foot out f...

The Ankle Pick X-Guard sweep completes the X-guard sweep by reaching out and picking the opponent's far ankle while elevating with the X-guard hooks, removing their base and toppling them. [1] From th...

The Waiter Sweep is a deep half guard sweep where the guard player hooks the opponent's far leg with the foot (holding it like a waiter holding a tray), then elevates and sweeps the opponent over by e...

The Standard De La Riva establishes the classic DLR guard with the outside hook wrapped around the opponent's lead leg, foot behind the knee, near hand controlling the ankle, and the far hand gripping...

The Standard Upa (trap and roll) traps the opponent's wrist and hooks the same-side ankle with the foot, then bridges explosively by driving the hips toward the ceiling while turning to the trapped si...

The Elevator Sweep subfamily covers the closed guard sweep that uses a butterfly-style hook (elevator hook) inside one of the opponent's thighs to elevate and roll them over while controlling the uppe...

O Soto Gake (major outer hook) is a judo ashi-waza technique in which the thrower hooks the back of the opponent's leg from the outside using the calf or back of the thigh, trapping the leg at a highe...

A hook thrown with the lead hand, pivoting on the lead foot and rotating the torso to generate power through a short horizontal arc.

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 Guantanamo Escape is a 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu technique for recovering half guard from the mounted position, using a specific hip movement combined with knee insertion that differs from the standar...

The Trap and Roll (also known as Upa or Bridge and Roll) is the most fundamental mount escape in BJJ — the bottom fighter traps one of the mounted opponent's arms and the same-side foot, then bridges ...

The Standard Boot curls the toes downward, points the foot, and tucks the heel tight behind the opponent's thigh or hip, making the foot impossible to grip and preventing the opponent from isolating i...

Standard O Soto Gake executes the classical major outer hook where the thrower steps outside the opponent's lead leg, wraps the calf or hamstring behind the opponent's thigh, and drives the opponent b...

The Trip Takedown group encompasses all takedowns that primarily use the attacker's legs or feet to disrupt the opponent's base by tripping, sweeping, or reaping their feet or legs. [1] Unlike leg-att...

The Bent-Body Spin-Back Hook Kick combines the spinning hook kick with lateral body lean, creating an extended-range spinning hook attack. [1] The lean compensates for the body's natural tendency to s...

The Check Hook Counter is a defensive-offensive technique where the fighter pivots on the lead foot while simultaneously delivering a lead hook punch to an advancing opponent, using the opponent's own...

The Boot Defence subfamily covers the technique of hiding the foot from the opponent's grip by curling the toes, pointing the foot, and tucking the heel behind the opponent's body or thigh. [1] The bo...

O Uchi Gari (major inner reap) is a judo ashi-waza technique in which the thrower drives the leg between the opponent's legs and reaps the far leg from the inside, sweeping it backward while pushing t...