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The Spin-Back Side Kick combines a full 180-degree spin with a thrusting side kick, generating tremendous rotational power that makes it one of the most powerful kicks in any martial art. [1] The prac...

The Standard Scoot And Turn slides the hips downward along the attacker's body while simultaneously turning toward the bottom hook side, working to slip below the attacker's control and turn to face t...

The Standard Upa (trap and roll) traps the opponent's wrist and hooks the same-side ankle with the foot, then bridges explosively by driving the hips toward the ceiling while turning to the trapped si...

The Seatbelt Escape family covers techniques for breaking the seatbelt grip (over-under arm control from behind) — the most critical first step in any back escape, because the seatbelt grip enables th...

The Scoot And Turn Escape subfamily covers back escape techniques where the defender slides the hips downward and sideways while turning to face the attacker, using the scooting motion to create the s...

The Crossface Side Control uses a crossface — driving the forearm across the bottom fighter's face from jaw to shoulder — as the primary upper body control from side control. [1] The crossface turns t...

The Square Stance subfamily covers the fighting stance where both feet are approximately even, with the body facing the opponent more directly rather than being turned sideways. [1] The square stance ...

The Shoulder Roll Defence is a boxing defensive posture where the lead shoulder is raised high to protect the chin, the lead arm hangs low across the body, and the rear hand is held tight against the ...

The Standard Shrimp Escape from north-south frames against the opponent's hips, bridges to create space, then hip escapes to one side, turning the body to create enough angle to reinsert a knee and re...

The Kneeling-Up Side Kick is a side kick delivered while rising from a kneeling or ground position, often as a surprise counter-attack. [1] As the practitioner rises, they use the upward momentum to p...

Sok Chieng Lang is the skew back elbow, delivered diagonally backward when the fighter's side is turned to the opponent. [1] It is used as a counter-attack when a punch, kick, or elbow has missed and ...

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 Half-Pivot Hook Kick uses only a 90-degree pivot rather than the standard hook kick's full 180-degree turn, enabling significantly faster delivery at closer range at the cost of reduced power. [1]...

The Standard Shrimp Recovery executes the fundamental hip escape to recover guard, where the defender turns onto one hip, bridges to create momentary space, then drives the hips away from the opponent...

The Shrimp Recovery subfamily covers defensive techniques that use the shrimp (hip escape) movement to create space and recover guard position when under pressure or when the guard has been partially ...

The D'Arce choke applied from the top half-guard position, where the attacker threads the arm under the bottom player's neck while they attempt to underhook or recover guard. This entry capitalises on...

The loop choke from mount is applied by threading one hand behind the opponent's neck and gripping the collar to form a loop of fabric while in the mounted position. [1] The attacker uses the mount's ...

The headscissors from north-south is applied when the attacker is in the north-south position and traps the opponent's head between their thighs by closing the legs around the neck from above. [1,2] T...

The Back Side Kick is a side kick delivered toward the rear, targeting an opponent who has moved behind or to the side of the practitioner. [1] Without fully turning to face the opponent, the kicker c...

The Standard Body Triangle Escape addresses the body triangle lock by turning into the locked side (toward the leg on top of the triangle), then using hip pressure and leg positioning to pry the trian...

Sok Klab (the Reverse Spinning Elbow) is one of the most spectacular and devastating techniques in Muay Thai, delivered by turning the body 180 degrees and swinging the elbow backward into the opponen...

The Standard Overhook Counter hooks the arm over the opponent's attacking arm at shoulder depth, drives the hip forward on the overhook side, and uses the combined arm-and-hip pressure to redirect the...

The Standard Rear Body Lock positions the attacker behind the opponent with arms locked around the waist, hands clasped with a Gable grip, S-grip, or butterfly grip. [1] The attacker presses their che...

The Loco Plata is a variant of the Go-Go Plata (Gogoplata) that attacks the opponent's throat with the shin from a modified angle, using a lateral or diagonal shin placement rather than the standard d...

The Standard Front Body Lock Takedown subfamily represents the classical front body lock technique where the attacker secures a locked grip around the opponent's waist from the front and drives them t...

Standard Uki Goshi executes the classical floating hip throw where the thrower turns partially to the side, places the hip against the opponent's front hip, and uses a sweeping hip motion combined wit...

The Standard Bridge And Roll from side control bridges the hips explosively while turning into the opponent, using the bridge momentum and body rotation to tip the opponent over. [1] The defender time...

The Standard Thrusting Side Kick is executed by chambering the knee, turning the hip over, and driving the heel into the target with a full linear thrust of the leg and hip, following through the targ...

The Side Body Lock Takedown family covers takedowns executed from a lateral body lock position where the attacker is positioned to the side of the opponent with arms locked around the torso. [1] The s...

The Standard Side Body Lock Takedown subfamily executes the classical lateral body lock takedown where the attacker uses hip-to-hip contact and rotational force from the side position to bring the opp...

The Standard Shell covers the head by placing both hands over the ears and temples, tucking the chin to the chest, and bringing the elbows together in front of the face, creating a compact protective ...

The north-south choke is a strangulation applied from the north-south position (kami-shiho-gatame orientation), where the attacker lies chest-to-chest on top of the opponent but facing the opposite di...

Ashi Uchi Mata (leg-style inner thigh throw) is a variation in which the sweeping action is performed primarily with the lower leg rather than the thigh, with the thrower's foot or shin contacting the...

The Standard North-South subfamily covers the basic north-south control position where the top fighter lies chest-to-chest in opposite orientation, using bodyweight and arm control to pin the opponent...

The Standard Snapping Side Kick is executed by chambering the knee to the chest, turning the hip over to align the foot laterally, and snapping the leg out to strike with the blade or heel of the foot...

The Kesa Gatame Escape family covers techniques for escaping the kesa gatame (scarf hold) position, where the opponent controls from the side with one arm wrapped around the defender's head and the ot...

The Side Kick family groups kicking techniques delivered laterally, where the kicker turns the hip over and thrusts the foot (heel or blade) sideways into the target in a linear trajectory perpendicul...

A head-and-arm choke applied from the north-south position. The attacker traps one of the opponent’s arms across their neck, drops the near-side shoulder beside the head, and sprawls chest and hips to...

A head-and-arm choke applied from the north-south position. The attacker traps one of the opponent’s arms across their neck, drops the near-side shoulder beside the head, and sprawls chest and hips to...

Single wing lapel chokes use one arm threaded under the opponent's armpit (creating a 'wing' control) while the other hand grips the collar to apply a strangle from back control. [1,2] The one-wing co...

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 Attacking Turtle family covers positions where one fighter is on top of or behind a turtled opponent, seeking to break down the turtle, take the back, or execute submissions. [1] Attacking the tur...

The Side Front Kick is a front kick performed with a hip turn so that at full extension the upper body is perpendicular to the opponent rather than facing them. [1] Practiced extensively in Wado-ryu k...

The Standard Kesa Gatame wraps one arm around the opponent's head, controls the near arm with the other hand, and turns the hips to face the opponent's head, with the near hip pressing against the opp...

Pressure techniques are pain compliance methods that use focused body weight, bony prominences (knees, elbows, forearms, chin), or grinding pressure to create intense localized pain on sensitive areas...

The Kesa Gatame subfamily covers the scarf hold variation of side control, where the controlling fighter wraps one arm around the opponent's head and the other controls the near arm, with the hips tur...

The Inward-Tilted Front Kick is a front kick with a trajectory change at the end from outside inward, creating a hybrid between a front kick and a small roundhouse. [1] The kick starts with a regular ...

The Standard Crossface Control drives the forearm bone (radius/ulna) across the opponent's jaw or cheekbone, using the rigid bone structure to turn the head while the other arm controls the opponent's...

The Standard Crossface Block executes the crossface defence by placing the forearm bone directly across the attacker's jaw or cheekbone as they shoot, then driving the hips back while pushing the head...

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...