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Americana

A shoulder lock applied from mount or side control, where the arm is folded and rotated outward.

Arm Bar

A fundamental joint lock that hyperextends the opponent's elbow joint by isolating their arm between your legs and appl…

Ashi Garami

Ashi Garami is a leg entanglement technique in Judo that targets the knee joint by entangling the opponent's leg using …

Banana Split

A hip-crank submission applied from truck/half-back position. The attacker traps the opponent's near leg (often hooking…

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Baratoplata

An armlock that's a variation of the omoplata that rotates the shoulder differently

Calf Slicer

A compression lock that uses the shin bone to apply pressure to the calf muscle

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Crotch Ripper

A rotational hip lock applied from the truck/half-back position, closely related to Banana Split but anatomically disti…

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Electric Chair

A dual-purpose technique from the Lockdown (10th Planet leg-weave half guard variant). The attacker controls one of the…

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Goth Lock

A leg-assisted americana (shoulder lock) — also called a leg americana — attacked from underneath side control or scarf…

Heel Hook

A leg lock that attacks the knee by twisting the heel

Kimura

A fundamental shoulder lock submission that targets the shoulder joint through rotational pressure and leverage. Applie…

North-South External Shoulder Lock (Trab Lock / Scorpion Lock)

An external-rotation shoulder lock from the north-south / reverse scarf-hold position, entered via a sit-through (sit-o…

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Omoplata

A shoulder lock where the legs are used to apply pressure against the shoulder joint by pinning the arm to the ground.

Reverse Omoplata

A shoulder-lock variation reached from the Side Triangle stage of the High Ground system rather than from closed guard.…

Scottish Twister

An unconventional spinal and rib-cage compression submission popularized by Scottish fighter Stevie Ray. The lower half…

Straight Ankle Lock

A foot lock that hyperextends the ankle joint by applying pressure against the Achilles tendon.

Toe Hold

A foot lock that twists the foot, attacking the ankle joint

Triangle Armbar

Triangle combined with armbar.

Triangle Kimura

Triangle combined with kimura grip.

Triangle Wristlock

Triangle combined with wrist lock.

Turtleplata

An omoplata-style shoulder lock adapted by Eduardo Telles to the turtle position. When the top player reaches in to est…

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Twister

A spinal lock that rotates the spine against its normal range of motion

Ude Hishigi Juji Gatame

A joint lock that hyperextends the elbow, typically applied from guard, mount, or side control.

Wrist Lock

A joint lock that applies pressure to the wrist, forcing it to bend beyond its normal range of motion.