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The fundamental ground knee strike delivered from side control or mount, driving the knee into the opponent's midsection or thigh using hip pressure and body weight.

Knee strikes delivered to a grounded opponent or while in a ground position, commonly used in ground-and-pound situations from top control.

A knee strike delivered from a dominant top position on the ground, using body weight and hip drive to strike a downed opponent's body or head.

A Muay Thai horizontal knee strike swinging the knee in a lateral arc parallel to the ground, attacking the opponent's side or thigh with a sweeping motion.

The Kneeling-Up Side Kick is a side kick delivered while rising from a kneeling or ground position, often as a surprise counter-attack. [1] As the practitioner rises, they use the upward momentum to p...

The fundamental flying knee executed by explosively pushing off the ground, driving one knee upward while pulling the opponent's head down with the hands to maximize impact.

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 Kneeling Up Roundhouse Kick is delivered while rising from a kneeling position, using the upward momentum to power the circular kick. [1] The rising motion adds vertical force to the horizontal ar...

The Mae Mai (แม่ไม้, 'mother techniques') of Muay Thai clinch work represent the foundational clinch techniques of traditional Thai boxing — the core curriculum for controlling an opponent at close ra...

The Body-Lock Takedown secures a tight body lock (clasping both hands around the opponent's torso, typically with one arm over the shoulder and one under the armpit, hands clasped behind the opponent'...

The Position class encompasses all distinct body configurations and spatial relationships between fighters that define the tactical landscape of grappling and striking combat. [1] Positions are the fo...

The Standard Shell covers the head by placing both hands over the ears and temples, tucking the chin to the chest, and bringing the elbows together in front of the face, creating a compact protective ...

The Hip Out Mount Escape is the fundamental technique for recovering guard from the bottom of mount position, combining a hip escape (shrimp) with an elbow-knee connection that inserts the knee betwee...

The Lift Kick is a short-range upward scooping kick delivered with minimal or no chambering, targeting the groin with a fast upward arc of the foot from the ground. [1] Unlike a standard front kick th...

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 Top Position group encompasses all dominant ground positions where the fighter on top has passed the opponent's guard and achieved a controlling position. [1] Top positions represent the upper hal...

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...

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...