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The Standard Dirty Boxing Takedown subfamily represents the fundamental takedown sequence from a dirty boxing clinch, where the attacker uses collar tie and head control to off-balance the opponent be...
The Clinch Takedown family covers all takedowns executed from clinch range — where both fighters already have gripping contact — using trips, throws, drives, and lifts rather than shot-based entries f...
The Double Leg From Cage subfamily covers double-leg takedown entries executed while the opponent is pressed against the cage wall, using the fence as a backstop. [1] Unlike open-mat double legs that ...
The Takedown Defence group encompasses all defensive techniques used to prevent an opponent from bringing the fight to the ground through takedown attempts. [1] Takedown defence is one of the most cri...
The Double Leg Wrestle-Up subfamily covers standing techniques where the bottom fighter executes a double-leg takedown-style entry from the ground, using the double-leg drive to simultaneously stand u...
The cattle choke from standing headlock is a species where the bulldog-style compression strangle is applied while both practitioners are on their feet, with the attacker controlling the opponent's he...
The Takedown group covers all fundamental techniques for bringing an opponent from a standing position to the ground while the attacker remains in a dominant or neutral position — the essential bridge...
The Clinch Takedown group encompasses takedowns that are initiated from and dependent on an established clinch position, where the primary mechanism is neither a pure leg attack nor a body lock lift. ...
The DeSouza Special is an MMA-specific technique that converts a defended double-leg takedown attempt directly into a guard pass, bypassing the intermediate step of landing in the opponent's guard. [1...
The Cage Clinch family covers clinch positions specific to the MMA cage environment, where one fighter has the other pressed against the cage fence and uses the structure to maintain control and set u...
The anaconda choke from sprawl with hip-walk finish applies the head-and-arm strangle after sprawling on a takedown attempt, then uses the hip-walk method to progressively tighten the compression. [1]...
The Standard Double Leg Wrestle-Up drives from the bottom position into a double-leg entry, wrapping both arms around the opponent's legs while driving upward with the legs to return to standing. [1] ...
The Kick group encompasses all striking techniques delivered with the leg — using the foot, shin, heel, or knee of the extended leg — to attack an opponent at various ranges and heights. [1] Kicks are...
The Side Step is a quick lateral movement where the fighter steps directly to the side, perpendicular to the line of attack, to evade an incoming strike or takedown. [1] The side step removes the figh...
The Standard Standing Guard subfamily covers the basic configuration where one fighter is on the ground in an open guard position while the other fighter is standing, creating the classic guard-passer...
The Wrestling Takedown family covers takedown techniques originating from competitive wrestling — freestyle, Greco-Roman, and folkstyle — the most battle-tested and highest-percentage takedown system ...
The Close Range subfamily covers the fighting distance where fighters are within arm's reach and clinch engagement is imminent or active. [1] Close range is the distance where hooks, uppercuts, elbows...
The Low Base Defence subfamily covers the preventive defensive stance where the fighter maintains a low, wide athletic base that makes takedowns mechanically difficult before any specific takedown att...
The Body Lock Takedown group comprises all takedowns initiated from a locked body clinch where the attacker's arms encircle the opponent's torso. [1] The body lock provides a powerful platform for tak...
The Defence class encompasses all techniques designed to prevent, neutralise, or mitigate an opponent's offensive actions across all ranges and phases of combat. [1] Defence is the complementary pilla...
The Takedown class encompasses all techniques designed to bring a standing opponent to the ground while the attacker remains in a dominant or neutral position. [1] Takedowns are distinguished from thr...
The Leg Lock Entry family covers techniques for entering leg entanglement positions (ashi garami) from standing — primarily through rolling entries, sit-outs, and guard-pull-to-leg-lock transitions th...
The Rear Belt Grip subfamily covers positions where the attacker grips the opponent's belt from behind, reaching around the body to secure the belt at the back of the waist. [1] The rear belt grip est...
The Collar Elbow Clinch is the most fundamental clinch position in wrestling, where one hand grips the back of the opponent's neck or collar (the collar tie) while the other hand controls the opponent...
The Standard Fifty-Fifty positions both fighters with one underhook and one overhook each, heads positioned on the underhook side, with hips squared and active. [1] The position is neutral — both figh...
The MMA Clinch family covers clinch techniques adapted specifically for mixed martial arts competition, integrating striking (dirty boxing), takedown attempts, and cage work into a unified clinch syst...
The Single Leg Wrestle-Up subfamily covers standing techniques where the bottom fighter attacks one of the opponent's legs from the ground, using a single-leg takedown entry to stand up and attack sim...
The Standard Duck executes the fundamental ducking defence where the fighter rapidly drops their level by bending deeply at the knees, lowering the entire torso to bring the head below the incoming st...
The Dirty Boxing Clinch is an MMA-specific clinch position where one hand controls the opponent's head via a collar tie (cupping the back of the neck) while the other hand delivers short punches, elbo...
The Turtle Position group encompasses all positions related to the turtle — the defensive curled-up posture on hands and knees — from both the perspective of the turtled fighter and the attacking figh...
The Dirty Boxing Takedown family covers takedowns initiated from the dirty boxing clinch — a close-quarters position borrowed from boxing and Muay Thai where the fighters are in punching range with co...
The Clinch Control family covers techniques for establishing and maintaining dominant control positions in the clinch — the grip configurations, body positions, and pummeling strategies that determine...
The Knee-Strike Counter subfamily covers the defensive technique of delivering a knee strike to an opponent who is level-changing for a takedown, using the downward trajectory of the attacker's head t...
Harimau (Tiger) is a ground-based fighting style and stance system within Pencak Silat, the martial art of Indonesia and Malaysia. [1] The practitioner fights from an extremely low position — often on...
The TKD Takedown family covers takedown techniques found within Taekwondo and related Korean martial arts — techniques that are less emphasised than kicks but exist within the complete curriculum for ...
Rolling Entry takedowns are techniques where the attacker uses a forward or lateral roll to rapidly close distance and enter into leg entanglements, takedowns, or submission positions — sacrificing st...
The Standard Hip Sit drops the hips sharply downward and backward when the opponent initiates a takedown, lowering the centre of gravity below the attacker's grip while widening the base for stability...
The Kick Catch Parry subfamily covers defensive techniques where the fighter catches an incoming kick by grabbing the kicking leg, simultaneously defending against the strike and trapping the opponent...
The Staggered Wrestling Stance subfamily covers the low, wide fighting stance used in wrestling, with one foot slightly forward, knees deeply bent, and a low centre of gravity. [1] The wrestling stanc...
The Standard Double Underhook positions both arms under the opponent's armpits, hooking up and around the shoulders or upper back, with hands clasped behind the opponent's back in a Gable grip or simi...
The Standard Double Leg From Cage executes the fundamental cage-wall double leg where the attacker drops level from a clinch position, wraps both arms around the opponent's thighs, and drives upward a...
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 Wrestling Clinch family covers clinch techniques from competitive wrestling disciplines — the collar-and-elbow tie-up, underhook positions, and the pummeling exchanges that form the opening of mos...
The Standard Low Base positions the fighter in a wide, low athletic stance with the feet wider than shoulder width, knees bent, hips back, and weight distributed evenly between both legs. [1] The spin...
The Side Body Lock subfamily covers positions where the attacker locks the grip around the opponent's torso from a lateral position, with the attacker's hip against the opponent's hip. [1] The side bo...
The Distance Management family covers the spatial zones between fighters and the tactical implications of each distance. [1] Distance management is one of the most fundamental concepts in all combat s...
The Hand-Clasp Guillotine is a guillotine choke variant that uses a palm-to-palm grip (both palms pressed together around the opponent's neck, like praying hands) rather than the traditional interlock...
The Wall-Cage Clinch group encompasses all clinch positions that are specifically defined by or dependent on the presence of a wall or cage structure, where the vertical barrier creates unique positio...
The Upper Body Takedown group encompasses takedowns initiated through upper body control — arm drags, collar ties, wrist control, and head manipulation — that redirect the opponent's balance and creat...
The Standard Close Range position places both fighters within arm's reach, typically at a distance where the lead hand can touch the opponent without fully extending. [1] At standard close range, the ...