Techniques
Browse every submission, sweep, escape, pass, and takedown in the library. Search by name or filter by phase, position, and mechanic.
Stack Pass
A guard pass where the defender is stacked by driving their knees toward their head, allowing the passer to move around…
Steamroller
A turtle-position reversal developed by Eduardo Telles, used when the top player has locked in seatbelt control or is a…
Straight Ankle Lock
A foot lock that hyperextends the ankle joint by applying pressure against the Achilles tendon.
Tate Shiho Gatame
A ground hold where tori controls uke from the top, straddling them while securing all four corners of their body.
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…
Toreador Pass
A guard pass where the passer backs away from open guard, controls the legs, and passes to the side.
Trap and Roll (Mount)
A mount escape that uses the opponent's own posture and weight against them by trapping one or both of their arms and r…
Triangle Choke
A technique where the legs are used to form a triangle around an opponent's neck and one arm, cutting off blood flow to…
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…
Turtleplata
An omoplata-style shoulder lock adapted by Eduardo Telles to the turtle position. When the top player reaches in to est…
Ude Garami
A shoulder/arm lock where tori entangles uke's arm and applies pressure against the natural direction of the joint (com…
Ude Hishigi Juji Gatame
A joint lock that hyperextends the elbow, typically applied from guard, mount, or side control.
Upa Escape
An escape from mount where the defender bridges their hips to disrupt the attacker's balance and create space to recove…
Waiter Sweep
A sweep from X-guard where the top person is loaded onto the bottom person's foot