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.
Calf Slicer
A compression lock that uses the shin bone to apply pressure to the calf muscle
Canto Choke
A gi choke, named for Brazilian judoka and BJJ black belt Flavio Canto, distinguished by threading the choking arm — af…
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…
Clock Choke
Applied against an opponent in turtle position by securing a deep collar grip and circling around their head (like the …
Collar Drag
A technique where the attacker grabs the opponent's collar or neck and pulls/drags them forward and to the side, creati…
Collar Sleeve Guard
An open guard position where one collar and one sleeve are controlled
Collar Tie
The collar tie is foundational across wrestling (freestyle, folkstyle, Greco-Roman), BJJ, Judo, and MMA. It represents …
Cow Catcher
A versatile control technique that combines head control with an underhook to dominate an opponent's posture and moveme…
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…
Crescent Choke
A face-crush strangle popularized by UFC veteran, EBI Champion, and ADCC finalist Vagner Rocha, sometimes called the "V…
Cross Collar Choke from Guard
Application of the cross collar choke from guard position, requiring more hip movement and control of the opponent's po…
Cross Collar Choke from Mount
The classic application of cross collar choke from the mount position. Often considered the highest percentage finish f…
Crossface
A control technique where the attacker places their forearm across the opponent's face/neck, typically from the side, t…
Crotch Ripper
A rotational hip lock applied from the truck/half-back position, closely related to Banana Split but anatomically disti…
Cut Back
A versatile finish/off-balancing tool from the Single Leg. From a secured single leg (often on the knees), the attacker…
Dagestani Handcuff
A dominant control technique popularized by Dagestani wrestlers, particularly Khabib Nurmagomedov, that involves contro…
Daki Wakare
Daki-wakare is a sacrifice throw executed by embracing uke's torso from behind or above, then rotating to the side whil…
D'Arce Choke
A no-gi arm-triangle blood choke. The choking arm threads under the opponent's near arm, across the front of the neck, …
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…
Deep Half Guard
A variation of half guard where you position yourself underneath your opponent's center of gravity
Demian Maia Escape
A mount escape popularized by UFC fighter Demian Maia, this technique combines elements of the shrimp escape with preci…
Double Leg Takedown
The double leg is a takedown where you grab the opponent's legs while pushing their upper body forward, forcing them to…