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The Wrist Control family covers clinch positions where the attacker's primary control mechanism is gripping one or both of the opponent's wrists, providing direct control over the hands and their abil...

The Double Wrist Control subfamily covers positions where the attacker controls both of the opponent's wrists simultaneously, completely managing the opponent's hand placement and grip establishment. ...

The Standard Single Wrist Control positions one hand on the opponent's wrist with a firm C-grip, controlling that arm while the free hand works for position — establishing collar ties, pummelling for ...

The Single Wrist Control subfamily covers positions where the attacker controls one of the opponent's wrists, maintaining control of that hand while keeping the other hand free for offensive actions. ...

The wrist choke from front headlock is a species of the wrist-control-assisted front choke family where the attacker uses the bony edge of their own wrist as the primary choking surface against the op...

A no-gi guard variation of the arm triangle where the attacker first immobilizes the opponent’s arm via wrist control (pinning the wrist to the mat or across the chest). With the wrist anchored, the a...

The Standard Double Wrist Control positions the attacker's hands on both of the opponent's wrists, gripping firmly to control hand placement and prevent the opponent from establishing offensive grips ...

The Wrist Control Clinch uses both hands to control one of the opponent's wrists, creating an asymmetric advantage for angles and takedown entries. [1]

The two-on-one wrist lock from seated guard is a flexion submission where the attacker uses both hands to control and bend a single wrist from a seated or guard position. [1] Both of the attacker's ha...

The two-on-one wrist lock from prone control is applied against a face-down opponent by isolating one wrist with both hands and bending it into flexion using the doubled grip leverage. [1,2] The prone...

The Arm Control Clinch group comprises all clinch positions where the primary mechanism of control is gripping, redirecting, or immobilising the opponent's arms or wrists. [1] By controlling the arms,...

The chin-down wrist lock from prone control is applied when the attacker has the opponent pinned face-down and traps one wrist, bending it into flexion while pressing it toward the opponent's own face...

The figure-four wrist lock from prone control is applied by trapping the face-down opponent's wrist and locking a figure-four grip configuration to apply concentrated flexion force. [1,2] The prone po...

The Irish Collar Tie is a clinch position where one hand controls the back of the opponent's neck (collar tie) while the other hand controls their wrist on the same side — creating a diagonal control ...

The Wrist Choke from Front Headlock is a choke applied from the front headlock position where the attacker uses wrist control to position the opponent's own wrist against their throat, then applies co...

The two-on-one wrist lock from clinch uses both hands to control a single wrist during a standing clinch exchange, with one hand gripping the hand and the other controlling the forearm or wrist to app...

The Z-lock from prone control is applied against a face-down opponent by trapping the wrist and bending it into the angular Z-configuration, combining flexion with lateral deviation to create compound...

The two-on-one choke from the front headlock uses both hands controlling the same side of the opponent's neck to concentrate the choking force. [1,2] The attacker wraps the neck from a front headlock ...

The Standard Whizzer Kimura transitions from the overhook position by reaching the free hand across to grab the opponent's wrist on the overhook side, then locking the figure-four grip by connecting t...

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 Goes Guard is a specific open guard configuration from MMA grappling where the bottom player hooks one leg behind the opponent's knee while controlling the same-side sleeve or wrist, creating a dy...

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...

Pain compliance holds are submission techniques that generate sustained pain through pressure, pinching, or grinding — without directly threatening a joint, blood supply, or airway. [5] The goal is to...

The Standard Stick Defence Technique executes the fundamental impact weapon defence by stepping inside the arc of the swing, blocking the weapon arm at the wrist or forearm with both hands, and immedi...

The Two On One Hand Fighting escape uses both hands to control the attacker's choking arm, creating a two-against-one advantage on the most dangerous arm while working to clear hooks and turn. [1] The...

The two-on-one wrist lock from standing uses both hands to control and bend the opponent's wrist into flexion while both fighters are on their feet. [1,2] One hand grips the back of the opponent's han...

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 straight armlock hyperextends the elbow by controlling the wrist and applying force against the back of the fully extended arm. [1,2] Unlike the armbar which uses hip elevation from a perpendicula...

The arm drag with gi-specific grip uses the lapel, sleeve, or cuff of the gi uniform to secure the controlling grip for both the drag and the wrist lock, creating friction-based control that is imposs...

The two-on-one wrist lock from seated guard uses both hands to control and manipulate a single wrist while maintaining guard position. [1] The attacker grips the opponent's hand with both hands and ap...

The Standard Russian Tie Position is the genus-level execution of the classical two-on-one grip where the attacker secures the opponent's wrist with the far hand, grips the tricep with the near hand, ...

The No-Gi Hybrid RNC is the no-gi variation of the Hybrid RNC Kata Gatame crossover — executed without gi grips, relying on body positioning, forearm placement, and wrist control to maintain the hybri...

The wrist choke from the front headlock uses the bony edge of the wrist as the primary compression point against the throat or carotid from a front headlock position. [1,2] The attacker establishes a ...

Wrist flexion locks force the hand forward (palmar flexion), compressing the wrist joint and stressing the dorsal ligaments and extensor tendons. [1,2] Nikkyo (二教, second teaching) in aikido is a clas...

The arm-drag wrist lock applies wrist flexion — bending the wrist toward the inner forearm — using an arm-drag grip as the controlling mechanism. [1,2] The attacker uses a standard arm-drag motion to ...

Standard clinch lock techniques are the foundational standing submission methods applied from basic clinch positions — underhooks, overhooks, collar ties, and body locks. [1] These include standing gu...

The chin-down wrist lock from seated guard uses a sharp downward flexion of the opponent's wrist while controlling the forearm from guard position. [1] The attacker traps the opponent's hand and drive...

The Standard Headlock Control wraps one arm around the opponent's head from the side, securing the head against the attacker's ribcage, while the other arm controls the opponent's near arm to prevent ...

The flexion gooseneck wrist lock bends the wrist forward (toward the inner forearm) while curling the fingers backward, creating a gooseneck shape in the flexion direction. [1,2] The attacker grips th...

The figure-four wrist lock from seated guard uses a figure-four grip configuration to hyper-flex or hyper-extend the opponent's wrist while maintaining guard control. [1] The attacker isolates the opp...

Standard Fireman's Carry Technique is the textbook execution in which the wrestler secures a collar tie and wrist control, drops to both knees while threading the arm between the opponent's legs to gr...

The gooseneck extension wrist lock bends the wrist backward while curling the fingers downward, creating a shape resembling a goose's neck. [1,2] The attacker grips the back of the opponent's hand and...

Arm cranks apply rotational or torsional force along the axis of the arm — twisting the humerus, forearm, or both in ways that stress the shoulder capsule, elbow ligaments, and surrounding musculature...

The Inside Ankle Pick subfamily targets the opponent's near-side (inside) ankle, reaching between the opponent's legs or across the centreline to pick up the ankle on the same side as the controlling ...

The Ankle Pick family covers takedowns where the attacker controls the opponent's upper body with one hand while reaching down to pick up or block the opponent's ankle with the other hand, collapsing ...

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 Cage Brace presses the back or hips against the cage fence while establishing underhooks or wrist control against the opponent, using the fence as a third point of support that prevents b...

The Single Underhook subfamily covers the clinch position where one arm is hooked under the opponent's arm, providing inside position on one side while the other arm is engaged in a different tie (col...

The Standard Single Underhook threads one arm under the opponent's armpit, hooking up and around the shoulder or lat, while the other hand establishes a collar tie, wrist control, or elbow cup on the ...

The Dirty Boxing Takedown family covers takedowns initiated from the dirty boxing clinch — a close-quarters position borrowed from boxing and Muay Thai where the fighters are in punching range with co...