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The Submission Defence group encompasses all defensive techniques used to prevent, escape from, or neutralise submission attempts including chokes, joint locks, compressions, and cranks. [1] Submissio...

Submissions are techniques that force an opponent to concede defeat — typically by tapping out — through the application of joint locks, chokes, strangles, cranks, compression locks, or pain complianc...

The Submission Escape group encompasses all techniques for escaping submission attempts — joint locks, chokes, and compression holds — that have been initiated but not yet fully secured. [1] Submissio...

The Electric Chair Submission is a groin and inner-thigh hyperextension applied from the lockdown half guard position, where the attacker elevates the opponent's trapped leg upward and outward while s...

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 Invisible Croc Submission is a choke entered from the Invisible Collar position through a crocodile-like rolling motion that tightens the collar grip. [1]

The Crowbar is an armbar variant from rubber guard where the leg acts as a crowbar across the opponent's arm while the hips create the extension force. [1]

The Side Control Escape family within the Submission Escape group covers techniques for escaping submission attempts that are initiated from the side control position — combining submission defence wi...

The wrestling-entry twister accesses the twister submission through a traditional wrestling back ride transition rather than the truck position commonly associated with 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu. [1] The ...

The Low Mount subfamily covers the mount variation where the top fighter's hips are positioned low on the opponent's waist or hips, providing a more stable but less submission-oriented mounting positi...

The three-quarter nelson crank from turtle applies a nelson variant where the attacker controls approximately three-quarters of the neck-cranking pathway — more than a half nelson but less than a full...

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 ...

The Double Lasso Guard uses the lasso wrap on both sides — both legs threaded over and through the opponent's arms — creating a symmetrical control that severely restricts the opponent's ability to us...

The Standard High Mount slides the hips up to the opponent's upper chest or armpit level, with the knees close to the opponent's shoulders, creating a dominant position with direct access to armbars, ...

The truck is a back-control position developed by Eddie Bravo in the early 2000s as part of his 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu system, where the attacker uses a figure-four leg configuration to pin one of the ...

Clinch locks are standing submission techniques applied from a clinch position — an upright grappling engagement where both fighters maintain grip contact. [6] Unlike ground-based submissions, clinch ...

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 Arm Lock family encompasses all joint lock submissions that target the shoulder, elbow, or wrist — hyperextending, rotating, or compressing these joints beyond their normal range of motion to forc...

The Spladle is a unique submission hold that originates from wrestling and functions as a compression lock/stretch submission — the attacker traps the opponent's head and one leg together, then forces...

Cranks and twists are submission techniques that apply rotational or torsional force to a body segment — most commonly the neck (neck cranks) or the arm — forcing the structure beyond its natural rota...

Chokes and strangles are submission techniques that restrict either blood flow (strangles) or airflow (chokes) to force a tap out or render an opponent unconscious. [6] The distinction between a choke...

The 10th Planet Joint Lock family covers joint lock submissions developed within Eddie Bravo's 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu system — locks designed for no-gi grappling that are applied from the system's prop...

The Grip Breaking family covers defensive techniques focused on breaking or stripping the opponent's grips to prevent submission setups, guard controls, and positional dominance. [1] Grip breaking is ...

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 Omoplata (Portuguese for 'shoulder blade') is a shoulder lock submission applied from the guard where the attacker uses their legs to isolate the opponent's arm and rotate the shoulder beyond its ...

The Leg Lock family encompasses all joint lock submissions targeting the hip, knee, or ankle joints of the lower extremity — including heel hooks, kneebars, toe holds, calf slicers, and straight ankle...

Front headlock chokes are submissions applied from a front headlock position — where the attacker controls the opponent's head and one arm from the front, typically after a sprawl or snap-down. [1] Th...

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...

Shoulder locks are submissions that attack the glenohumeral joint (shoulder socket) by forcing the arm into extreme internal rotation, external rotation, or abduction. [1,2] The shoulder is the most m...

The Bread Cutter Choke is a gi-based submission applied from side control where the attacker reaches across the opponent's neck to grip the far collar, then drives the blade edge of the forearm across...

Smother locks are submission techniques that obstruct an opponent's breathing by covering the nose and mouth with the body — typically the chest, belly, shoulder, or arm — creating a seal that prevent...

The Kimura Grip Sweep is a closed guard sweep that uses the kimura (figure-four) grip as both a submission threat and a sweeping mechanism — when the opponent defends the kimura by posturing, the atta...

Back control chokes are submission techniques applied when the attacker has secured a position behind the opponent, typically with hooks (legs wrapped around the torso) or a body triangle for control....

The Toe Hold is a foot lock submission that attacks the ankle and foot by gripping the opponent's toes/ball of foot and rotating the foot outward (or inward) using a figure-four grip — creating torsio...

The Guard Top group covers all positions, techniques, and strategies for the fighter on top when the opponent is playing guard — the offensive counterpart to the guard player's sweeps and submissions....

Guard chokes are choking submissions executed from bottom guard positions — closed guard, open guard, half guard, and various guard variations. [1] These techniques exploit the guard player's ability ...

Compression locks are submission techniques that crush muscle tissue against bone, causing intense pain through deep tissue compression rather than joint hyperextension or vascular restriction. [7] Th...

Hip locks target the coxofemoral (hip) joint by forcing extreme abduction, adduction, or rotation of the femur within the hip socket. [1,2] The hip is an inherently stable ball-and-socket joint with d...

The Attacking Closed Guard subfamily covers closed guard configurations specifically set up for offensive attacks — sweeps, submissions, and transitions — rather than passive control. [1] Attacking cl...

Forearm and collar chokes are submission techniques that use the gi lapel, collar, or the bare forearm pressed against the front or side of the neck to restrict blood flow or airflow. [1] This family ...

The Stoner Control Arm Triangle applies an arm triangle choke (kata gatame / head-and-arm choke) from the Stoner Control rubber guard position, using the unique leg positioning of the rubber guard to ...

The Heel Hook Escape subfamily covers techniques for escaping the heel hook, one of the most dangerous submissions in grappling due to its ability to cause catastrophic knee ligament damage with minim...

The guard is a ground grappling position where the bottom fighter uses their legs to control, defend, and attack the top player — widely considered Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu's most revolutionary contributio...

Joint locks are submission techniques that isolate a joint — elbow, shoulder, knee, ankle, hip, wrist, or spine — and apply force to hyperextend, hyperrotate, or compress it beyond its anatomical rang...

The Choke group encompasses submission techniques that restrict the opponent's breathing by compressing the trachea (windpipe) or obstructing the airway. [1] Unlike blood chokes (strangles) which targ...

The Attacking North-South subfamily covers north-south configurations specifically set up for submission attacks, particularly the kimura and north-south choke. [1] Attacking north-south positions use...

The Standard Low Mount positions the top fighter's hips on the opponent's waist or lower abdomen, with a wider base and lower centre of gravity for maximum stability. [1] The standard low mount priori...

The Twister Side Control subfamily covers the side control variation specific to the 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu system, where the top fighter sets up the twister submission (a spinal lock) from a modified ...

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 Neck Lock family covers joint lock submissions that target the cervical spine through cranking, twisting, or compressing the neck beyond its normal range of motion — among the most dangerous and c...