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Grinding Elbow from Half GuardSub-FamilyStrike

The Grinding Elbow from Half Guard is a short-range elbow strike delivered while in the top half guard position, grinding the point of the elbow into the opponent's face or temple. [1]

Standard Elbow BlockgenusDefence

The Standard Elbow Block drops the elbow to meet an incoming body strike or low kick, using the point of the elbow and the forearm to create a hard surface that blocks and punishes the attack. [1] The...

Hiza-GatameSub-FamilySubmission

Hiza-gatame (膝固め, 'knee hold') is an elbow lock where the attacker uses the knee as a fulcrum against the back of the opponent's elbow while controlling the wrist to hyperextend the joint. [1,2] The a...

Z-LockgenusSubmission

The Z-lock wrist lock from seated guard is a flexion-based submission that uses a distinctive Z-shaped arm configuration to hyperextend the opponent's wrist joint from a bottom guard or seated positio...

ArmbarSub-FamilySubmission

The armbar (juji-gatame) is the most fundamental elbow lock in grappling, hyperextending the elbow joint by controlling the opponent's wrist and pressing the hips upward against the back of the elbow....

Arm Wrap ChokeSub-FamilySubmission

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...

Fundamental Elbow StrikefamilyStrike

The Fundamental Elbow Strike family covers elbow-striking techniques across all martial arts traditions — the most devastating close-range weapon in combat sports, using the sharp point and hard bone ...