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The Z-lock from prone control is applied against a face-down opponent by trapping the wrist and bending it into the angular Z-configuration, combining flexion with lateral deviation to create compound...

The Arm Control Clinch group comprises all clinch positions where the primary mechanism of control is gripping, redirecting, or immobilising the opponent's arms or wrists. [1] By controlling the arms,...

The Over-Arms Bear Hug subfamily covers bear hug positions where the attacker's arms encircle the opponent's torso over the top of the opponent's arms, pinning both arms against the body. [1] This is ...

Guard passing encompasses all techniques used by the top player to navigate past the bottom player's legs and achieve a dominant position — it is the yin to the guard's yang and arguably the most comp...

The Back Escape group encompasses all techniques for escaping when an opponent has achieved back control — one of the most dominant and dangerous positions in grappling. [1] Back control gives the att...

The Crucifix Escape family covers techniques for escaping the crucifix position, where the opponent controls the back while trapping one arm with the legs and the other arm with their arms, leaving th...

The Crucifix Back Control subfamily covers the extreme back control position where the controlling fighter traps both of the opponent's arms — one arm with the legs and the other with the arms — leavi...

The Standard Crucifix establishes the full crucifix position by trapping one of the opponent's arms between the legs (using a figure-four leg configuration) and controlling the other arm with both han...

The Pressure Pass family covers guard passing techniques that use heavy bodyweight, chest-to-chest compression, and methodical forward drive to flatten the guard player, immobilise their hips, and slo...

The Leg Weave Pass is a pressure-based guard pass where the passer weaves one arm through and around the opponent's legs, creating a configuration that pins one leg while clearing the other — a method...

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 Mounted Crucifix subfamily covers the mount variation where the top fighter has trapped both of the opponent's arms — one under a leg and the other controlled by the hands — while mounted, complet...

The Standard Mounted Crucifix traps one of the opponent's arms under the top fighter's leg while the other arm is controlled by both hands, spreading the arms apart while maintaining the mounted posit...

The Outside Low Kick is the most commonly thrown low kick in combat sports, targeting the outside of the opponent's lead thigh (vastus lateralis and IT band) with a circular shin strike. [1] The outsi...

A no-gi guard variation of the arm triangle where the attacker first immobilizes the opponent’s arm via wrist control (pinning the wrist to the mat or across the chest). With the wrist anchored, the a...

The crucifix rear strangle is applied from the crucifix position, where the attacker traps one of the opponent's arms with their legs (typically threading the far arm between the legs and locking it) ...

The crossface face crank from crucifix uses the crossface forearm to drive across the opponent's face while the crucifix position traps both arms, preventing any defensive action. [1] The attacker con...

The body-triangle extension combines body triangle back control with a cervical extension crank, using the body triangle's hip compression as an anchor while the arms drive the head backward. [1] The ...

The can opener from closed guard top is applied by the top player who clasps both hands behind the opponent's head and drives the head forward toward the chest, flexing the cervical spine under intens...

The cradle neck crank combines a wrestling cradle — where the attacker links the opponent's head and leg together — with cervical flexion pressure. [1,2,3] The attacker clasps hands connecting the hea...

The cradle neck crank from top half-guard is applied when the top player locks a cradle from the half-guard position by reaching around the opponent's head with one arm and under the near-side leg wit...

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 ...

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 Wall Pin Clinch family covers clinch positions where the attacker pins the opponent against a wall or cage using body pressure and positional control, with the primary goal of maintaining the pin ...