Techniques
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Ko Soto Gake
Tori hooks the outside of uke's heel/ankle and, keeping it trapped, drives uke's upper body straight back over the pinn…
Ko Soto Gari
Tori reaps the outside of uke's heel with a small scooping motion of the sole/instep, first driving uke's weight onto t…
Ko Uchi Gake
Tori hooks the inside of uke's foot/ankle and holds it trapped while driving uke straight back over it — the hooking (g…
Ko Uchi Gari
A technique where tori reaps the inside of uke's heel/ankle while pulling them forward and to the side.
Lapel Knot Choke
A complex choke using the opponent's own lapel wrapped around their neck before applying pressure. The practitioner man…
Leg Drag Pass
A redirection guard pass where the attacker secures ankle or pant-cuff grips on both of the opponent's legs, drags them…
Limp Arm Finish
A finish from the Single Leg used against a defender who commits heavily to controlling/framing the attacker's securing…
Long Step Pass
A pass from half guard where the passer takes a long step with their trapped leg
Lumberjack Sweep
A guard-bottom sweep executed when the opponent stands up inside closed guard or open guard to attempt a posture break …
Marce
A D'Arce choke applied from mount ("M" for mount), part of Jeff Glover's "Darcepedia" family of unorthodox D'Arce varia…
Mat Return
From the rear bodylock, drive the hips forward and lift the opponent off the mat, then lower them back down with contro…
Metzger
A counter to an opponent's bodylock attack. As the attacker locks their hands around the defender's body, the defender …
Morote Seoi Nage
A variation of Seoi-nage where tori uses both hands to grip and load uke onto their shoulder.
Mount Armpit Escape
A fundamental mount escape where the defender creates space and recovery by framing directly on the opponent's armpit a…
Mount to Guard Recovery
A positional escape from mount that focuses on recovering a functional guard position rather than creating maximum sepa…
Nami Juji Jime
A strangle where tori crosses their arms in front of uke's neck, palms down, and applies pressure to the carotid arteri…
No-Gi Cross Collar Equivalents
Adaptations of cross collar principles for no-gi application, typically using the forearms, shoulders, and hands to cre…
North South Choke
From north-south position, wrap arm around opponent's neck and shoulder. Support with non-choking arm. Place head besid…
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…
Octopus Guard Sweep
The core sweep from octopus guard, functionally a sit-up sweep with superior leverage since the opponent's posture and …