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The Pull Counter pulls the head straight back to evade a punch while simultaneously firing a counter straight, using the opponent's forward commitment. [1]

The Marcelotine is a guillotine choke performed without the opponent's arm trapped inside, using a high elbow position over the opponent's trapezius to create direct blade-of-wrist pressure on the tra...

The Head Movement family covers defensive techniques where the fighter moves the head and upper body to evade strikes while the feet remain relatively stationary, using trunk flexion, rotation, and la...

The Boxing Counter family covers counter-punching techniques specific to Western boxing — the highest expression of pugilistic skill, where the defender exploits the openings created by an opponent's ...

The Standard Leg Over threads the far leg over the opponent's head from behind, hooks the ankle or calf around the opponent's neck, and pulls backward to break the kesa gatame control and force the op...

The Esgrima Pass is a half guard passing technique where the passer uses a fencing-like leg threading motion — sliding the shin forward and through the opponent's half guard like a sword being drawn f...

The Standard Sit Guard Pull establishes a collar or sleeve grip, then sits directly to the ground while maintaining grip control, immediately establishing a seated guard position with the feet posted ...

The Movement Defence family covers body movement techniques that avoid strikes through head movement, torso displacement, and body angles rather than blocking — the most sophisticated and energy-effic...

Standard Tani Otoshi is the classical valley drop in which tori, from a standard gripping position, slides to one side, extends one leg behind uke's legs to form a barrier, and drops their body weight...

The Pull Back subfamily covers the defensive technique where the fighter leans the upper body backward, pulling the head out of range of an incoming strike by shifting the weight to the rear foot. [1]...

The Standard Pull Back executes the fundamental pull-back defence by shifting the weight to the rear foot while bending the upper body backward from the waist, pulling the chin and head just out of ra...

The basic palm heel strike thrusting the base of the palm forward into the opponent's nose, chin, or solar plexus, with fingers pulled back to avoid jamming.

The Standard Kani Basami executes the fundamental crab scissors where the attacker drops to the mat beside the opponent, extends one leg behind the opponent's ankles and the other in front of the oppo...

Tani Otoshi, the valley drop, is a side sacrifice throw in which tori drops to the ground beside uke while sweeping or blocking uke's legs from behind, causing uke to fall backward over tori's body in...

The Mat Return subfamily covers techniques where the attacker, having secured a rear body lock, returns the opponent to the mat from a standing or partially standing position. [1] Unlike lifts that el...

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 Coupe Attack (also called the cut-over) is an indirect attack where the fencer lifts the blade over the opponent's tip by withdrawing the point upward and forward, passing over the top of the oppo...

The face crank from rear mount is applied from standard back control by placing a hand or forearm across the opponent's face — typically under the nose or on the chin — and pulling the head backward w...

The Standard Fence Walk positions the upper back against the cage fence, plants both feet underneath the body, and uses a combination of leg drive and fence friction to push up to standing while maint...

The face crank applies pressure across the opponent's face — typically the chin, jaw, or nose — to force cervical hyperextension and create intense pain. [1,2,3] The attacker clasps hands under or acr...

The Heel Roundhouse Kick is a roundhouse kick variant that strikes with the heel instead of the shin or instep, concentrating the kick's circular force onto a small, hard, bony surface for maximum pen...

The Snap Front Kick subfamily covers front kicks delivered with a fast, whipping motion that emphasises speed and retraction over push-through force. [1] The snap kick chambers high by lifting the kne...

The Standard Mat Return is the fundamental technique where the attacker drives the opponent from standing back to the mat using a rear body lock, typically by applying forward-and-downward pressure wh...

The Standard Hook Kick Technique is executed by chambering the knee, extending the leg past the target as if delivering a side kick, then sharply bending the knee and pulling the heel back to contact ...

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 fundamental superman punch executed by lifting the rear knee as if throwing a kick, then driving the rear hand forward as a straight punch while pulling the kicking leg back for counter-momentum.

Seiken Jodan Tsuki is the fundamental upper-level straight punch in traditional karate, delivering the fore-fist (seiken — the front two knuckles of the index and middle fingers) to the opponent's fac...

Juji Nage (literally 'cross throw' or 'X throw', from juji 十字 — the kanji shape of the cross) is an aikido throw in which the aikidoka crosses the opponent's arms over each other and then off-balances...

The Standard Inside Ankle Trip executes the fundamental inside ankle hook-and-trip where the attacker, from a clinch position, steps between the opponent's legs, hooks the near ankle with the instep, ...

Hikkomi Gaeshi is a rear sacrifice throw where the attacker pulls the opponent forward while falling backward, then uses the feet against the opponent's body to launch them overhead. [1] The attacker ...

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...

Hiza-gatame from standing is a standing armbar where the attacker uses the knee as the fulcrum point against the back of the opponent's elbow, pulling the wrist downward while driving the knee upward ...

The Standard Two-On-One Snap executes the fundamental two-on-one snap down where the attacker, controlling the opponent's arm with both hands, pulls the arm sharply downward while stepping back, break...

The Go-Go Plata (Gogoplata) is an unorthodox submission that uses the shin bone pressed across the opponent's trachea while the hands pull the head downward into the shin, creating a windpipe compress...

The backdoor sweep is a deep half guard sweep where, when the initial forward sweep is blocked, the guard player exits out the back by riding the opponent's resistance to rotate behind them and establ...

Standard Sumi Gaeshi is the classical execution of the corner reversal throw in which tori secures a standard sleeve-and-lapel grip, steps in close, places the sole of one foot against the inside of u...

The Leg Over Kesa Escape subfamily covers the kesa gatame escape where the defender threads the far leg over the opponent's head, using the leg as a lever to pry the opponent off and create a reversal...

The Arm Throw family encompasses te-waza techniques in which the thrower uses the arms to scoop, lift, or pull the opponent into a throw without turning the back or using hip contact as the primary fu...

The Standard De La Riva Sweep executes the fundamental DLR guard sweep by using the DLR hook to stretch and off-balance the opponent backward, controlling the ankle of the hooked leg while pulling the...

Harai Goshi (sweeping hip throw) is one of judo's most powerful and dynamic techniques, in which the thrower turns in, places the hip beneath the opponent, and sweeps the opponent's leg with the back ...

The Standard Russian Tie Drag executes the fundamental two-on-one drag where the attacker secures a Russian tie on the opponent's arm, pulls the arm sharply across the body and past the hip, then foll...

The stack-through can opener combines the traditional can opener neck crank with a stacking guard pass, driving the opponent's knees toward their face while cranking the neck in flexion. [1] From clos...

The lateral drop (Polish throw) is a sacrifice throw from clinch position where the attacker drops laterally, pulling the opponent over their body to land on their back. [1] A staple technique of Grec...

Hara-gatame (腹固め, 'stomach hold') is an elbow lock where the attacker uses their abdomen or hip as the fulcrum to hyperextend the opponent's elbow. [1,2] The opponent's arm is trapped and extended aga...

The TKD Sacrifice Throw uses a falling-backward motion to throw the opponent over, adapted from judo sacrifice throws for TKD competition. [1]

A jab thrown while stepping backward, used to maintain distance, score points, and discourage opponents from pursuing aggressively.

The own-lapel rear noose choke is executed by the attacker pulling their own gi lapel free, feeding it under the opponent's chin from back control, catching the tail with the other hand, and cinching ...

The Standard Double Collar Cage positions both hands behind the opponent's neck with elbows tight against the opponent's collarbones, the opponent's back against the cage, creating a trapped plum clin...

The Standard Collar-Sleeve Sweep executes the fundamental collar-sleeve sweep by placing one foot on the opponent's hip and the other foot on the bicep of the controlled sleeve arm, then off-balancing...

The Hooked Hook Kick features an exaggerated hooking motion at the end of the arc, wrapping around the opponent's guard to strike the back of the head or neck. [1] The deep hook action pulls the foot ...