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The Goes Guard is a specific open guard configuration from MMA grappling where the bottom player hooks one leg behind the opponent's knee while controlling the same-side sleeve or wrist, creating a dy...

The Goes Guard Push Sweep uses the Goes Guard configuration to push the opponent backward over the hooked leg, leveraging the sleeve control to prevent the opponent from posting. [1]

The Goes Guard Switch Sweep redirects the sweep direction mid-execution, switching from a push sweep to a pull sweep when the opponent resists the initial direction. [1]

The Seatbelt Back Control subfamily covers back control positions defined by the seatbelt grip — an over-under arm configuration from behind where one arm goes over the shoulder and the other goes und...

The over-under pass is a pressure-based guard pass where one arm goes under one of the opponent's legs (underhook) while the other arm comes over the opposite leg (overhook), creating an asymmetric le...

The Inverted Guard is an advanced guard position where the bottom player inverts (goes upside down on their shoulders/upper back) to create angles for guard retention, sweeps, and back takes — a high-...

Aiki Nage is the Family-level grouping of the canonical aikido throws — the throws that most explicitly demonstrate the aiki principle of blending with and redirecting the opponent's energy. [1,2] The...

The clinch encompasses all standing grappling techniques performed at close range where both fighters have gripping contact — the critical transitional zone between striking distance and the ground. [...

The Seatbelt Escape family covers techniques for breaking the seatbelt grip (over-under arm control from behind) — the most critical first step in any back escape, because the seatbelt grip enables th...

The Knee-In-The-Middle Pass is a guard passing technique where the passer drives one knee directly through the centre of the opponent's guard, splitting the legs apart from the inside — a fundamental ...

The Standard Inside Ankle Pick executes the fundamental inside-angle ankle pick where the attacker uses a collar tie to snap the opponent's posture forward, loading their weight onto the near foot, th...

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 D'Arce choke (also called the Brabo choke) is a front headlock arm triangle where the attacker threads one arm under the opponent's armpit, across the neck, and locks a figure-four grip with the o...

The anaconda choke is a front headlock arm triangle where the attacker threads one arm around the opponent's neck, under the far armpit, and locks a figure-four grip to create bilateral carotid compre...

The Standard Leg Over threads the far leg over the opponent's head from behind, hooks the ankle or calf around the opponent's neck, and pulls backward to break the kesa gatame control and force the op...

The Leg Over Kesa Escape subfamily covers the kesa gatame escape where the defender threads the far leg over the opponent's head, using the leg as a lever to pry the opponent off and create a reversal...