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Leg chokes are submissions that use the legs — primarily the thighs and calves — to compress the neck and restrict blood flow or airflow. [1] The triangle choke (sankaku-jime) is the defining techniqu...

The truck is a back-control position developed by Eddie Bravo in the early 2000s as part of his 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu system, where the attacker uses a figure-four leg configuration to pin one of the ...

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 reverse guillotine from sprawl spin-behind is applied during a transition where the attacker sprawls to defend a takedown, then spins behind the opponent while maintaining a reverse-wrapped neck g...

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 Leg Lock family encompasses all joint lock submissions targeting the hip, knee, or ankle joints of the lower extremity — including heel hooks, kneebars, toe holds, calf slicers, and straight ankle...

A collar-grip variation of the arm triangle choke applied from the guard position. The attacker uses one hand to grip the opponent’s collar (gi) while trapping the head and arm, anchoring the choke an...

The Neck Lock family covers joint lock submissions that target the cervical spine through cranking, twisting, or compressing the neck beyond its normal range of motion — among the most dangerous and c...

Joint locks are submission techniques that isolate a joint — elbow, shoulder, knee, ankle, hip, wrist, or spine — and apply force to hyperextend, hyperrotate, or compress it beyond its anatomical rang...

Rubber Guard uses extreme leg flexibility to control the opponent from closed guard by placing the foot behind the opponent's head, creating a platform for submissions and sweeps without relying on gi...

The Invisible Croc Submission is a choke entered from the Invisible Collar position through a crocodile-like rolling motion that tightens the collar grip. [1]

The Crowbar is an armbar variant from rubber guard where the leg acts as a crowbar across the opponent's arm while the hips create the extension force. [1]

A no-gi variation of the arm triangle choke applied from the closed guard. Without the collar grip, the attacker uses arm positioning and shoulder pressure to trap the opponent’s head and arm. Proper ...

A no-gi variation of the arm triangle choke applied from the open guard. Without the aid of collar grips, the attacker uses arm threading, shoulder pressure, and hip angling to isolate the opponent’s ...

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 EM Ankle Lock is an ankle lock entered through the Electric Chair series, attacking the foot when the opponent defends the Electric Chair sweep or submission. [1]

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 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...

The 10th Planet Joint Lock family covers joint lock submissions developed within Eddie Bravo's 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu system — locks designed for no-gi grappling that are applied from the system's prop...

The Loco Plata is a variant of the Go-Go Plata (Gogoplata) that attacks the opponent's throat with the shin from a modified angle, using a lateral or diagonal shin placement rather than the standard d...

The reverse guillotine from front headlock with elbow-pin finish uses the opposite arm orientation compared to a standard guillotine, with the finishing pressure applied by pinning the elbow against t...

The reverse guillotine from front headlock is applied by wrapping the arm around the opponent's neck from the front but with the choking forearm positioned on the opposite side compared to the standar...

The reverse guillotine applies a front headlock choke with the attacker facing the opposite direction from a standard guillotine — wrapping the arm around the neck from the reverse angle, typically wi...

The reverse guillotine from front headlock with overhook assist adds an overhook (whizzer) grip on the opponent's arm to supplement the strangling pressure and prevent escape. [1] After establishing t...

The Ezequiel Choke from the Back applies the Ezequiel (Sode Guruma Jime) choking mechanism from the back control position rather than the traditional mount. [1] The attacker threads one arm under the ...

The reverse guillotine from sprawl spin-behind with elbow pin applies the reverse neck wrap after the attacker sprawls on a takedown and spins to a perpendicular angle behind the opponent. [1] The spi...

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...

The Ice Pick is a wrist lock submission from rubber guard that isolates the opponent's hand and applies leverage against the wrist joint. [1]

The Carni is a shoulder lock submission from rubber guard entered through the Kung Fu Move sequence, isolating the arm and applying rotational pressure to the shoulder. [1]

The arm-in guillotine from front headlock sprawl traps the opponent's arm inside the guillotine loop while the attacker maintains a sprawl position on top. [1] After sprawling to defend a takedown, th...

The Stoner Control Calf Crank applies a calf compression from Stoner Control by threading the leg behind the opponent's knee and applying pressure. [1]

The guillotine choke from closed guard is applied by wrapping one arm around the opponent's neck from the front, locking the hands together, and squeezing while using the closed guard to prevent the o...

The ten-finger guillotine from standing snap-down is a no-arm-trapped variant where the attacker clasps all ten fingers together around the opponent's neck without trapping an arm inside the loop. [1]...

The arm-in guillotine from standing snap-down captures the opponent's neck and one arm simultaneously as the attacker snaps the opponent's head downward from a standing clinch or collar tie. [1] The s...

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 guillotine choke from front-headlock sprawl is applied after the attacker sprawls to defend a takedown attempt, catching the opponent's head in a front headlock and wrapping the arm around the nec...

The arm-in guillotine from closed guard traps the opponent's arm alongside their neck inside the choking loop, creating a head-and-arm strangle rather than a pure neck choke. [1] The attacker wraps on...

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 high-elbow guillotine from closed guard — often called the Marcelotine when applied from guard — positions the choking elbow high above the opponent's back, creating a steep downward angle of the ...

The Go-Go Plata (Gogoplata) is an unorthodox submission that uses the shin bone pressed across the opponent's trachea while the hands pull the head downward into the shin, creating a windpipe compress...

The standard rear naked choke (hadaka-jime) is one of the most fundamental and highest-percentage rear strangles in grappling. [1,2] From back control, the attacker wraps one arm around the opponent's...

The gift wrap lapel choke uses a controlling position where the attacker wraps the opponent's own arm across their head or body and pins it there, then feeds the lapel around the neck to create a stra...

The Posture Guillotine Escape uses postural adjustment to relieve the choking pressure of the guillotine by extending the spine and lifting the chin line above the attacker's choking arm. [1] The defe...

The Guillotine Escape subfamily covers techniques for escaping the guillotine choke (mae-hadaka-jime), a front headlock strangulation applied from standing or guard position. [1] Guillotine escapes mu...

The Electric Chair Submission is a groin and inner-thigh hyperextension applied from the lockdown half guard position, where the attacker elevates the opponent's trapped leg upward and outward while s...

The Rubber Guard family covers the guard system developed by Eddie Bravo that uses extreme leg flexibility to control the opponent's posture from the guard by pulling the shin over the opponent's shou...

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...

The Choke group encompasses submission techniques that restrict the opponent's breathing by compressing the trachea (windpipe) or obstructing the airway. [1] Unlike blood chokes (strangles) which targ...

The figure-four extension wrist lock uses a figure-four grip configuration to hyperextend the opponent's wrist — bending it backward beyond its natural range of motion. [1,2] The attacker grips the op...

The Choke Defence family covers all defensive techniques used to prevent or escape from choking attacks including blood chokes (strangulations that compress the carotid arteries), air chokes (compress...