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The Standard High Mount slides the hips up to the opponent's upper chest or armpit level, with the knees close to the opponent's shoulders, creating a dominant position with direct access to armbars, ...
The Double Attack Mount is a high mount position where the attacker threatens both an armbar and an arm triangle simultaneously, forcing the opponent to defend one and opening up the other. [1] BJ Pen...
The Low Mount subfamily covers the mount variation where the top fighter's hips are positioned low on the opponent's waist or hips, providing a more stable but less submission-oriented mounting positi...
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 Standard Low Mount positions the top fighter's hips on the opponent's waist or lower abdomen, with a wider base and lower centre of gravity for maximum stability. [1] The standard low mount priori...
The Standard S-Mount positions one leg swung up with the foot alongside the opponent's head, the other knee remaining by the hip, with the top fighter's hips angled to create the S-shape. [1] The stan...
The High Mount subfamily covers the mount variation where the top fighter slides the hips up toward the opponent's chest or shoulders, creating a higher mounting position that increases submission acc...
The Standard Mount positions the top fighter straddling the opponent's torso with the hips centred on the midsection, knees tight to the sides, and feet hooked under the opponent's thighs or extended ...
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 S-Mount subfamily covers the modified mount position where the top fighter swings one leg up alongside the opponent's head while keeping the other knee by the hip, creating an S-shaped body config...
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 Seated Rear Mount establishes full back control with the controlling fighter sitting upright behind the opponent, hooks or body triangle secured, seatbelt grip established, with the oppon...
The arm triangle choke (kata-gatame) is a family of blood chokes that use the attacker's arms in combination with the opponent's own trapped shoulder to compress both carotid arteries. [1,2] The defin...
The head-and-arm choke subfamily encompasses all arm triangle variations where the attacker traps the opponent’s head and one arm together, using the trapped arm as a wedge against one carotid artery ...
A choke where the opponent’s arm and head are trapped against the attacker’s shoulder, restricting blood flow to the brain via carotid arteries. Can induce unconsciousness if held.
The Palm Up Palm Up Choke is the standard cross-collar choke where both hands grip the collar with palms facing upward, creating bilateral pressure on the carotid arteries. [1] This is the most fundam...
The Grapevine Mount uses the legs to hook inside the opponent's legs (like grapevines wrapping around a post), spreading the legs apart to flatten the opponent and prevent bridging. [1] The grapevine ...
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 Seated Rear Mount subfamily covers the rear mount position where the controlling fighter is sitting upright behind the opponent, with the opponent in front and typically flattened or leaning forwa...
A classic arm triangle choke variation applied from the mounted position. The attacker isolates the opponent’s arm against the head, driving shoulder pressure into the neck while lowering chest weight...
A classic arm triangle choke variation applied from the mounted position. The attacker isolates the opponent’s arm against the head, driving shoulder pressure into the neck while lowering chest weight...
The Standard Supine Rear Mount has the controlling fighter lying on their back with the opponent face-up on top, hooks or body triangle locked in, and seatbelt grip secured. [1] From this position, th...
The Gift Wrap Mount uses one arm to control both of the opponent's arms by threading one arm through and wrapping it around — 'gift wrapping' the arms together — creating a dominant control that frees...
The Full Mount subfamily covers the standard mount position where the top fighter sits with the hips on the opponent's torso, legs straddling the body, and full bodyweight applied. [1] Full mount prov...
The belly smother from mount is applied by positioning the chest directly over the opponent's face from full mount, using body weight to seal the nose and mouth. [1] The attacker typically maintains a...
The Supine Rear Mount subfamily covers the rear mount position where the controlling fighter is lying on their back with the opponent on top of them, face up, with hooks or body triangle maintaining c...
The mounted triangle applies the triangle choke from the mounted position, where the attacker transitions from mount to a triangle configuration by isolating one arm and threading the legs around the ...
The Mount Escape family covers all techniques for escaping the mount position, where the opponent sits on top of the defender's torso with legs straddling the body. [1] Mount is one of the most domina...
The triangle choke from mount is applied when the mounted attacker isolates one of the opponent's arms and swings a leg over the head while maintaining the mount position, then transitions to the tria...
The Mount family covers the dominant ground position where the top fighter sits on the bottom fighter's torso, with legs straddling the body. [1] The mount is one of the most dominant positions in the...
The Trap and Roll (also known as Upa or Bridge and Roll) is the most fundamental mount escape in BJJ — the bottom fighter traps one of the mounted opponent's arms and the same-side foot, then bridges ...
The Monoplata is a shoulder lock submission similar to the omoplata but using only one leg to control the opponent's arm — applied from mount, side control, or back control rather than from guard. [1]...
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...
Smother locks are submission techniques that obstruct an opponent's breathing by covering the nose and mouth with the body — typically the chest, belly, shoulder, or arm — creating a seal that prevent...
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 side headscissors applies the leg-based head squeeze from side control, where the attacker is positioned perpendicular to the supine opponent. [1] The attacker captures the opponent's head between...
The Ezekiel choke from mount with sleeve grip finish is the most common application of the Ezekiel, using the mounted position's weight advantage combined with the sleeve-assisted forearm strangle. [1...
The Palm Up Palm Down Choke is a cross-collar choke variation where one hand grips the collar palm-up and the other palm-down, creating a scissoring action across the carotid arteries. [1] This mixed ...
The Walk-Around Armbar is executed from side control by walking the legs around the opponent's head while maintaining arm control, transitioning into an armbar without needing to mount first. [1] This...
The S-Mount Armbar is executed from the S-mount position (a high mount with one leg hooked under the opponent's shoulder), providing superior control for the armbar finish. [1] The S-mount eliminates ...
The loop choke from mount is applied by threading one hand behind the opponent's neck and gripping the collar to form a loop of fabric while in the mounted position. [1] The attacker uses the mount's ...
An arm triangle variation applied from S-Mount. The attacker raises one knee high beside the opponent’s head and swings the other knee across their chest, creating the “S” shape. This tightens control...
The monoplata is a shoulder lock applied from top position (mount or side control) where the attacker traps the opponent's arm under their armpit using a single leg, then sits down to hyperextend the ...
The Ezekiel choke from mount uses the sleeve of the gi to create a forearm strangle while the attacker maintains the dominant mounted position. [1,2] The attacker threads one hand through their own sl...
The Underhook Side Control uses an underhook on the far arm as the primary upper body control, with the other arm controlling the head or near hip. [1] The underhook provides strong control of the bot...
Ude Gatame is a straight arm lock in judo and jujutsu where the attacker controls the opponent's arm in an extended position and applies pressure against the elbow joint using the hands, forearms, or ...
The Crossface Side Control uses a crossface — driving the forearm across the bottom fighter's face from jaw to shoulder — as the primary upper body control from side control. [1] The crossface turns t...
The mount loop choke applies the loop choke collar configuration from the mounted position, where the attacker feeds one hand deep into the collar and wraps it around the back of the opponent's neck t...
Forearm and collar chokes are submission techniques that use the gi lapel, collar, or the bare forearm pressed against the front or side of the neck to restrict blood flow or airflow. [1] This family ...
The Leg Entanglement (Ashi Garami) family covers the system of leg-on-leg control positions that serve as the platform for all modern leg lock attacks — the positional hierarchy that revolutionised su...