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Radial deviation wrist locks bend the wrist laterally toward the thumb side (radial side), stressing the ulnar collateral ligament and the ulnar-side wrist structures. [1] These are less common than f...

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 Standard Two-On-One Grip Break grips the opponent's wrist with one hand and their fingers with the other, then peels the grip open by pulling the fingers in the direction opposite to their curl wh...

A strike delivered with the inner edge of the hand (thumb side), swinging the hand inward in a horizontal arc to target the temple, jaw, or neck.

The Hitchhiker Defence subfamily covers the armbar escape technique where the defender rotates in the direction of the thumb (like a hitchhiking motion), turning the body to relieve the hyperextension...

The Forward Grip (also called saber grip or hammer grip) holds the knife with the blade extending from the thumb side of the fist, as one would hold a hammer. [1] This grip provides the greatest reach...

A knife hand strike using the inner edge (thumb side) of the open hand, the reverse of shuto uchi, targeting the temple or jaw in an inward chopping motion.

The Standard Single Collar Tie places one hand firmly behind the opponent's neck, gripping at the base of the skull with the thumb on one side and fingers on the other, while the free hand controls th...

The radial deviation wrist lock from closed guard applies sideways wrist pressure toward the thumb side while the attacker maintains closed guard control. [1,2] The attacker isolates the opponent's po...

The thrust lapel choke from guard is executed by the bottom player who grips the opponent's collar and drives the fist directly into the throat or the side of the neck, using a pistol-grip or thumb-in...

The radial deviation wrist lock from the clinch applies sideways pressure to the wrist — bending it toward the thumb side (radial deviation) — while standing in a clinch position. [1,2] The attacker i...

Kote Gaeshi (小手返し, "wrist turn-out") is an outward-rotating wrist technique in which the practitioner turns the opponent's hand outward — combining forearm supination with wrist flexion — to load the ...

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....

The Crane Beak Strike bunches all five fingertips together into a single pointed formation — like the beak of a crane — and drives this concentrated point into vulnerable anatomical targets such as th...

The Standard Cross-Collar Grip reaches the attacking hand across the opponent's chest to grip the far lapel or collar, typically at shoulder height. [1] The grip is secured with a deep thumb-inside or...