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The Uppercut to Body drives the fist upward into the opponent's midsection, targeting the solar plexus or liver. [1] Unlike the head uppercut, the body uppercut can be delivered with less risk of coun...

The Upper Body Takedown group encompasses takedowns initiated through upper body control — arm drags, collar ties, wrist control, and head manipulation — that redirect the opponent's balance and creat...

The Upper Body Clinch group encompasses clinch positions defined by specific upper-body tie configurations — underhooks, overhooks (whizzers), and the over-under combination — where the primary contro...

The Extreme Upper Body Submission targets unconventional upper body joints including the wrist, fingers, and shoulder in configurations not commonly seen in sport grappling. [1]

The Back Control family covers the various methods of controlling an opponent from behind, using combinations of hooks, body triangles, and upper body grips. [1] Back control is defined by having the ...

The High Front Body Lock positions the locked grip high on the opponent's torso, around the upper back or ribcage area, with the attacker's arms encircling above the opponent's waist. [1] The high gri...

Lateral Drop is a family of wrestling throws in which the attacker secures an upper-body clinch — typically a body lock or over-under position — and falls laterally to one side while arching to lift a...

The High Crotch Russian Tie subfamily covers the variation of the two-on-one position where the controlling grip is positioned high on the opponent's arm near the shoulder, with the attacker's body cl...

Standard Spinal Twist Defence works to keep the shoulders and hips aligned, preventing the opponent from creating the rotational separation needed for spinal twist submissions. [1] The defender focuse...

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...

The Standard Outside Ankle Trip executes the fundamental outside ankle hook-and-trip where the attacker hooks or blocks the opponent's outside ankle with their foot while driving the opponent's upper ...

The Major Outer Reap family covers ashi-waza techniques in which the thrower reaps the opponent's leg from the outside, driving the attacking leg against the back of the opponent's supporting leg to s...

The twister from back ride is applied when the attacker has a back ride position with one hook controlling the opponent's far leg (the 'truck' entry) and threads an arm under the opponent's chin from ...

The Standard Ko Soto Gari executes the fundamental minor outer reap where the attacker drives the opponent's weight backward over their heels using a push-pull hand action, then reaps the loaded heel ...

The Body Lock Takedown group comprises all takedowns initiated from a locked body clinch where the attacker's arms encircle the opponent's torso. [1] The body lock provides a powerful platform for tak...

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 Leglock Escape family covers all techniques for escaping leg-based joint locks and compression holds, including ankle locks, heel hooks, kneebars, and toe holds. [1] Leglock escapes have become on...

O Soto Gari (major outer reap) is one of judo's most fundamental and powerful throws, in which the thrower steps alongside the opponent, drives the leg behind the opponent's supporting leg, and reaps ...

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 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...

The Inside Ankle Trip subfamily specifically targets the opponent's ankle from the inside, using the attacker's foot to hook or block the ankle while upper body pressure drives the opponent over the t...

Ko Soto Gari (minor outer reap) is a foot sweep subfamily where the attacker reaps the opponent's heel or ankle from the outside using the sole of the foot or the heel, while driving the opponent's up...

The Ko Uchi Gari Trip subfamily applies judo's minor inner reap as a takedown, where the attacker reaps the opponent's inner ankle or lower leg from the inside while directing the upper body backward ...

The Clinch class encompasses all standing grappling positions where two fighters are in direct body-to-body contact, using grips on the opponent's body, limbs, or clothing to control distance, posture...

Standard O Soto Gake executes the classical major outer hook where the thrower steps outside the opponent's lead leg, wraps the calf or hamstring behind the opponent's thigh, and drives the opponent b...

The Inside Slip moves the head to the inside of the incoming punch (toward the opponent's centre), rotating the upper body so the punch passes over the outside shoulder. [1] The inside slip is more ag...

The Suplex is the family of wrestling throws in which the attacker secures a body lock or waist grip, lifts the opponent off the ground using hip and back extension, and arches backward to slam the op...

A side-control kata gatame finished with one knee pinning the near-side hip and the opposite leg posted (knee-on-belly–style base). The knee-hip pin blocks shrimping and guard recovery while the poste...

O Soto Otoshi (major outer drop) is an ashi-waza technique closely related to o-soto-gari in which the thrower places the leg behind the opponent's supporting leg as a block or prop rather than reapin...

The Rising Draw Cut is an iaidō nukitsuke variant in which the blade is drawn upward in a rising arc rather than horizontally, cutting from the opponent's lower body toward the upper body or face. [1]...

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 Scissor Sweep subfamily covers the closed guard sweep that uses a scissoring leg motion — one shin blocking across the opponent's chest while the other leg sweeps the knee — to roll the opponent o...

Cervical rotation cranks twist the head laterally, applying torsional force to the cervical vertebrae. [1,2] The twister is the most well-known example: from back control, the attacker traps a leg, co...

The twister is a cervical rotation crank that applies extreme lateral rotation and flexion to the spine by trapping the opponent's legs (via a lockdown or leg entanglement) while cranking the head in ...

The twister from truck is applied from the 'truck' position, where the attacker controls the opponent's far leg by threading their own legs through in a lockdown-style configuration while positioned b...

The Leg Ride Control family covers the technique of using the legs to ride and control the opponent from behind — a wrestling-based control system where the top wrestler threads one or both legs betwe...

Sukui Nage (scoop throw) is a te-waza technique in which the thrower scoops the opponent's body upward with the arms, typically by reaching between or around the opponent's legs to lift and turn them ...

The Two-On-One Snap Down subfamily uses a two-on-one arm control (both hands gripping one of the opponent's arms) to snap the opponent's posture down, using the controlled arm as a lever to break post...

The Evasion-Distance Management group encompasses all defensive techniques that avoid offensive attacks by moving the body or head out of the attack's path, or by controlling the distance between figh...

Tai Otoshi (body drop) is a te-waza technique in which the thrower turns in, extends one leg across and in front of the opponent's lead leg, and pulls the opponent forward and over the outstretched le...

The standard twister from truck is the signature cervical rotation submission of the 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu system, applied from the truck position by rotating the opponent's spine along its longitudin...

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...

Standard Hane Goshi executes the classical spring hip throw where the thrower turns in, places the hip beneath the opponent, and drives the back of the calf or thigh upward against the opponent's inne...

An uppercut thrown with the lead hand, dipping the body slightly and driving the fist upward with rotation from the hips and legs.

The Fencing — Sport group covers all techniques within the three Olympic fencing disciplines — foil, epee, and sabre — as governed by the Federation Internationale d'Escrime (FIE). [1] Sport fencing i...

The Shoulder Walk Escape subfamily covers back escape techniques where the defender walks the shoulders along the mat, sliding downward and out of the attacker's back control by incrementally shifting...

The power nelson crank from front headlock is a cervical flexion attack where the attacker drives the opponent's head downward using a nelson-style arm placement combined with aggressive downward forc...

The Parry of Seconde deflects low-line attacks by dropping the blade down and to the outside with the hand in pronation. [1] It is a powerful parry used against attacks to the lower body and is partic...

The Takedown class encompasses all techniques designed to bring a standing opponent to the ground while the attacker remains in a dominant or neutral position. [1] Takedowns are distinguished from thr...

The Dirty Boxing Clinch is an MMA-specific clinch position where one hand controls the opponent's head via a collar tie (cupping the back of the neck) while the other hand delivers short punches, elbo...