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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 Underhook Side Control Escape subfamily covers escapes where the defender establishes an underhook on the near side from bottom side control, then uses the underhook to create a frame and generate...

The Underhook To Single Leg converts the underhook escape from side control into a single-leg takedown attempt, using the underhook to drive into the opponent and then switching the grip to attack one...

Mud Dog Control is a rubber guard position maintaining an underhook from bottom while the legs control posture, creating a platform for back takes and sweeps. [1]

The Underhook family covers clinch positions where the attacker threads their arm under the opponent's arm from inside, hooking around the upper body and securing inside position. [1] The underhook is...

The Kuzure Kesa Gatame (modified scarf hold) is the variation of kesa gatame where the controlling fighter underhooks the far arm instead of wrapping around the head, providing different control dynam...

The Clinch Control family covers techniques for establishing and maintaining dominant control positions in the clinch — the grip configurations, body positions, and pummeling strategies that determine...

The Standard Underhook Escape establishes a near-side underhook from bottom side control, then uses the underhook to drive into the opponent while rotating to the knees, escaping the pin. [1] The defe...

The Underhook Cage Clinch subfamily covers cage clinch positions where the attacker controls the opponent against the fence using one or both underhooks as the primary clinch tie. [1] The combination ...

The Old School Sweep subfamily covers the classic half guard underhook sweep where the guard player obtains an underhook, comes up to the knees, and drives the opponent over using the underhook levera...

The Escape Against Wrestler's Pin addresses the specific problem of being pinned by a wrestler who uses cross-face and underhook control rather than traditional BJJ side control grips. [1] Ribeiro dem...

The Inside Elbow Control subfamily covers positions where the attacker controls the opponent's elbow from the inside line, cupping or gripping the inner elbow to prevent the opponent from establishing...

The Standard Side Control subfamily covers the basic lateral side control position where the top fighter lies perpendicular to the bottom fighter, using chest pressure and arm controls to maintain the...

The Fundamental Side Control family covers the core side control variations and techniques for maintaining chest-to-chest control, attacking with submissions, and transitioning to more dominant positi...

The one-wing collar choke combines an underhook through the opponent's armpit ('wing' control) with a cross-collar grip on the opposite side to create an asymmetric strangle from back control or mount...

The Wrestling Clinch family covers clinch techniques from competitive wrestling disciplines — the collar-and-elbow tie-up, underhook positions, and the pummeling exchanges that form the opening of mos...

The Standard Underhook Cage Clinch positions the attacker with one or both underhooks secured, chest-to-chest with the opponent, while the opponent's back is pressed against the cage fence. [1] The at...

The Underhook Half Guard positions the guard player with a deep underhook on the opponent's far arm while maintaining half guard leg control, creating the most offensively oriented half guard configur...

The Re-Pummel subfamily covers the technique of swimming the arm back inside after the opponent has secured an underhook, re-establishing inside position and denying the opponent their underhook contr...

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 knee slice pass is the single most common guard pass in modern competitive BJJ, where the passer's shin acts as a wedge splitting the opponent's legs at a 45-degree diagonal angle while upper body...

The Stick Shift Sweep uses a gear-shifting hand motion to switch underhook control in half guard, creating an off-balance angle for a technical sweep. [1]

The Standard Plan B executes the backup half guard sweep by redirecting the opponent's forward pressure into a sweep, typically involving a change of grip from the underhook to a different control and...

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...

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...

The belly smother is a smother lock applied by pressing the chest, abdomen, or ribcage directly over the opponent's face — primarily from mount position — to obstruct breathing through the nose and mo...

Safe Haven is a 10th Planet back escape from seatbelt grip control where the defender pops their shoulder out of the upper body control and slides to the underhook side (not the overhook side, which m...

The Godfather Sweep is a 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu technique executed from The Stomp Position — a specific guard configuration entered when the opponent achieves double underhooks from inside the practiti...

The Standard Double Leg From Cage executes the fundamental cage-wall double leg where the attacker drops level from a clinch position, wraps both arms around the opponent's thighs, and drives upward a...

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...

The invisible collar is an advanced rubber guard control position providing 'the ultimate control from guard,' reached by progressing through Mission Control and New York. [1] The guard player underho...

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 Front Body Lock Takedown family covers all takedowns executed from a front-facing body lock position where the attacker's arms encircle the opponent's torso from the front. [1] The attacker typica...

The Defence class encompasses all techniques designed to prevent, neutralise, or mitigate an opponent's offensive actions across all ranges and phases of combat. [1] Defence is the complementary pilla...

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 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 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 Standard Seated Butterfly establishes the fundamental butterfly guard with the guard player sitting upright, both hooks inserted inside the opponent's thighs, hands controlling the upper body via ...

The clinch encompasses all standing grappling techniques performed at close range where both fighters have gripping contact — the critical transitional zone between striking distance and the ground. [...

The Side Control family covers the dominant top position where the controlling fighter lies perpendicular to the bottom fighter, chest-to-chest, having passed the guard to achieve a lateral pin. [1] S...

The Cage Clinch family covers clinch positions specific to the MMA cage environment, where one fighter has the other pressed against the cage fence and uses the structure to maintain control and set u...

The Side Control Escape family within the Bottom Escape group covers the fundamental techniques for escaping from underneath side control — the most commonly encountered bad position in BJJ and the po...

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 Single Leg From Cage subfamily covers single-leg takedown entries executed while the opponent is pressed against the cage, targeting one leg from the clinch position. [1] The attacker drops level ...

The Jailbreak Variation is an alternate version of the standard Jailbreak side control escape using an arm hook instead of the standard underhook for guard recovery. [1]

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 MMA Clinch family covers clinch techniques adapted specifically for mixed martial arts competition, integrating striking (dirty boxing), takedown attempts, and cage work into a unified clinch syst...

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. ...

Side control is a dominant ground position where the top player lies chest-to-chest across the opponent's torso, perpendicular to their body, using a combination of crossface, underhook, and chest pre...

The monoplata is a shoulder lock applied from top position (mount or side control) where the attacker traps the opponent's arm under their armpit using a single leg, then sits down to hyperextend the ...