Techniques
Browse every submission, sweep, escape, pass, and takedown in the library. Search by name or filter by phase, position, and mechanic.
Butterfly Sweep
A sweep performed from butterfly guard where the hooks are used to elevate and roll the opponent.
Carry the Baby Sweep
A signature sweep from Lucas Leite's Coyote Guard no-gi system, so named because the attacker ends up lifting and carry…
Coyote Sweep
The core sweep of Lucas Leite's Coyote Guard system. With a deep underhook to the opponent's far hip and the bottom hoo…
De Ashi Barai
Tori brushes the outer (little-toe) edge of uke's advancing foot sideways with the sole, sweeping it into or past the o…
Electric Chair
A dual-purpose technique from the Lockdown (10th Planet leg-weave half guard variant). The attacker controls one of the…
Flower Sweep
A sweep from closed guard using sleeve control and hip movement to off-balance the opponent
Harai Tsurikomi Ashi
Tori first lifts and pulls uke up-and-forward (the tsurikomi action) to load them onto one tensioned leg, then sweeps t…
Hip Bump Sweep
A sweep from closed guard where the hips are elevated to shift the opponent's weight forward, allowing them to be rolle…
Hip Bump Sweep from Octopus Guard
A hip bump sweep variant run from octopus guard, popularized by Neil Melanson (Ground Marshal Half Guard) and Craig Jon…
John Wayne Sweep
The John Wayne is a half-guard sweep where the bottom player traps one of the opponent's legs (typically via the lockdo…
Lumberjack Sweep
A guard-bottom sweep executed when the opponent stands up inside closed guard or open guard to attempt a posture break …
Octopus Guard Sweep
The core sweep from octopus guard, functionally a sit-up sweep with superior leverage since the opponent's posture and …
Okuri Ashi Barai
Tori sweeps both of uke's feet in one motion, catching the trailing foot as it slides toward the lead foot during a sid…
Pendulum Sweep
A sweep from closed guard where the defender swings their leg like a pendulum to disrupt balance and roll the opponent.
Scissor Sweep
A fundamental sweep from closed guard where one leg cuts across the opponent's body while the other pushes to roll them…
Shaolin Sweep
An eponymous half-guard sweep popularized by Vitor "Shaolin" Ribeiro. From the knee-shield half guard, the bottom playe…
Sickle Sweep
A sweep from De La Riva guard where the free leg reaps the opponent's far leg
Squid Guard
A lapel-based open guard variation popularized by Keenan Cornelius as part of his lapel guard system, using the opponen…
Steamroller
A turtle-position reversal developed by Eduardo Telles, used when the top player has locked in seatbelt control or is a…
Tilt Sweep
A bottom half-guard sweep that punishes an opponent who reaches their arm underneath to weave between the legs for the …
Tomahawk Sweep
A guard-bottom sweep against a standing opponent that attacks one ankle and sends uke falling to the side rather than s…
Tripod Sweep
A sweep from open guard where the foot on the hip and sleeve control are used to off-balance. A foundational open-gu…
Tsubame Gaeshi
A counter-technique against de-ashi-barai where tori lifts their foot as uke attempts to sweep and then sweeps uke's su…