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The Peruvian necktie from front headlock with shin across the neck is the standard application of this technique, where the attacker holds a front headlock and swings one leg over the opponent's head,...

The Peruvian necktie from closed guard with shin across the neck applies the necktie's signature leg-over-head mechanic from a bottom guard position. [1] The attacker, playing closed guard, wraps the ...

Necktie-lever chokes use a necktie grip (arm draped over the back of the opponent's neck) combined with a leg or body lever to apply choking pressure. [1] The Peruvian necktie is the primary technique...

The shoulder-post Peruvian necktie variant modifies the standard entry by using the shoulder as a posting point against the opponent's back while applying the shin-across-neck compression. [1] Instead...

The Japanese Necktie is a front headlock choke/crank hybrid that combines elements of the D'Arce choke and the front headlock guillotine — the attacker threads the choking arm under the opponent's arm...

The Japanese necktie is a front headlock choke that combines blood choke compression with neck crank mechanics, executed by threading one arm under the opponent's arm and around their head (similar to...

The Peruvian necktie from closed guard is applied by the bottom player who secures a front headlock grip, then throws one leg over the opponent's back to create a lever that drives the head downward i...

The Peruvian necktie from front headlock is the primary application of this technique, where the attacker secures a front headlock and then throws one or both legs over the opponent's back while sitti...

The Peruvian necktie is a front headlock choke where the attacker wraps one arm around the opponent's neck, locks a grip, and throws a leg over the opponent's back to create downward leverage that tig...

The Neck Lock family covers joint lock submissions that target the cervical spine through cranking, twisting, or compressing the neck beyond its normal range of motion — among the most dangerous and c...

Neck crank chokes are hybrid submissions that combine cervical spine manipulation with vascular or airway restriction. [4] Unlike pure chokes (which target blood/air) or pure cranks (which target the ...

The Rear Neck Crank From Back Without Hooks is a neck crank submission applied from a back-control position where the attacker does not have hooks (feet inside the opponent's thighs) — instead maintai...

The Neck Crank Defence subfamily covers defences against submissions that apply rotational or lateral bending force to the cervical spine, including can openers, neck crank variations, and face locks....

Standard Neck Crank Defence involves immediately aligning the spine by tucking the chin and turning the body to face the same direction as the force being applied, reducing the rotational angle on the...

The Neck Crush Finish is a one-arm rear naked choke variation where the attacker uses a single arm wrapped behind the opponent's head to create a crushing compression on the neck — squeezing the neck ...

The rear neck crank from back without hooks is a cervical-spine submission applied from a partial back position — chest-to-back contact established, but no hooks or body triangle. [1] Rather than rely...

The rear neck crank from body triangle uses the stable body triangle back control to anchor the opponent's torso while the attacker grips under the chin, across the forehead, or on the face and pulls ...

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 chin strap neck crank uses a cupping grip under the opponent's chin to force cervical flexion — driving the chin toward the chest. [1,2] The attacker places one or both hands under the chin in a '...

The Catch Wrestling Neck Crank applies rotational and compressive force to the cervical spine, a technique from the original no-holds-barred catch wrestling tradition. [1]

The Nelson neck crank uses a half-nelson or full-nelson position to drive the opponent's chin toward their chest (flexion) or force the head sideways, creating cervical spine pressure. [1,2] In the fu...

Shin-over-neck chokes use the shin or calf placed across the opponent's throat from guard positions to create choking pressure using leg strength. [1,2] The gogoplata is the most famous technique: fro...

The three-quarter nelson crank from turtle applies a nelson variant where the attacker controls approximately three-quarters of the neck-cranking pathway — more than a half nelson but less than a full...

The Ten-Finger (No-Arm) Guillotine from standing snap-down is a guillotine variation where all ten fingers are interlocked around the opponent's neck WITHOUT trapping the arm — creating a pure neck-on...

The Jiu-Claw is a 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu submission from rubber guard where the attacker grips the opponent's face with an open-hand claw grip while the legs control posture, creating a combination fac...

The anaconda choke from turtle targets an opponent in the turtle position by the attacker threading the choking arm around the neck and under the far-side arm from a front-facing or side-facing angle,...

Front headlock chokes are submissions applied from a front headlock position — where the attacker controls the opponent's head and one arm from the front, typically after a sprawl or snap-down. [1] Th...

The D'Arce choke from turtle is a species where the head-and-arm strangle is applied against an opponent who has assumed the turtle (all-fours) position. [1] The attacker positions to the side of the ...

Standard Headlock Throw is the classical head-and-arm throw in wrestling, in which the attacker wraps one arm around the opponent's head, secures the grip with the other hand, loads the opponent onto ...

The anaconda choke from turtle with gator roll uses the signature rolling transition to attack an opponent in the turtle position. [1] The attacker positions to the side of the turtled opponent, threa...

The can opener is a cervical flexion crank applied from inside the opponent's closed guard by clasping both hands behind the opponent's head and forcefully driving the chin toward the chest. [1,2,3] T...

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...

Cranks and twists are submission techniques that apply rotational or torsional force to a body segment — most commonly the neck (neck cranks) or the arm — forcing the structure beyond its natural rota...

The RNC-Grip Extension is a neck crank finishing variation where the attacker uses a rear-naked-choke-style grip configuration but extends the neck backward (cervical extension) rather than compressin...

The arm-in guillotine from closed guard traps the opponent's arm alongside their neck inside the choking loop, creating a head-and-arm strangle rather than a pure neck choke. [1] The attacker wraps on...

The Arm Wrap Choke is a closed guard submission where the attacker wraps the opponent's arm across their own neck and secures a deep collar grip on the far side, creating a choking mechanism that uses...

The ten-finger guillotine from standing snap-down is a no-arm-trapped variant where the attacker clasps all ten fingers together around the opponent's neck without trapping an arm inside the loop. [1]...

Hak Kor Erawan (Break the Elephant's Neck) is a devastating clinch technique that twists the opponent's neck using the clinch grip, named after the mythical three-headed elephant Erawan. [1] It combin...

The nelson neck crank from front headlock is applied by threading one or both hands behind the opponent's neck from the front headlock position and driving the head downward into cervical flexion whil...

The nelson neck crank from turtle is applied against a turtled opponent by the attacker threading a half-nelson or full-nelson grip behind the opponent's neck and cranking the head forward while maint...

The Collar Tie Snap Down subfamily uses a collar tie grip — one hand behind the opponent's neck — to snap the opponent's posture down, driving their head toward the mat and creating a takedown opportu...

The Double Collar Tie (Thai Plum) subfamily covers the clinch position where both hands grip behind the opponent's neck, creating maximum head control with bilateral grip. [1] The Thai plum is the sig...

The Collar Tie family covers clinch positions where the attacker places one or both hands behind the opponent's neck, gripping the back of the neck or base of the skull to control the head and posture...

The sleeve wheel choke (judo's sode-guruma-jime, also known as the Ezekiel choke in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) threads one arm behind the opponent's head, feeds the gi sleeve of that arm across the neck wit...

Sliding lapel rear chokes involve gripping the opponent's collar from back control and sliding the hand across the neck to tighten the strangle progressively. [1,2] The sliding collar choke is the pri...

The brabo choke from closed guard is applied by the bottom player who secures an overhook on the opponent's arm while feeding the lapel around the opponent's neck, creating an arm-in collar strangle f...

The Brabo choke from guard uses the opponent's lapel threaded across their neck while the attacker maintains an overhook from closed or open guard to create a collar strangle. [1,2] The attacker feeds...

The standard brabo choke from closed guard is a gi-based head-and-arm strangle where the attacker uses the opponent's own lapel to thread around the neck and arm from bottom guard. [1] The attacker fe...

The reverse guillotine from front headlock with elbow-pin finish uses the opposite arm orientation compared to a standard guillotine, with the finishing pressure applied by pinning the elbow against t...

The Forearm Compression Short Choke is a rear naked choke variation where the choking arm wraps only partially around the neck. The forearm compresses one side of the neck against the practitioner's b...